Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-21
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Conc. April l+ih, 1864
To the Shareholders -ihd-oR TUnR,t and Mining
Cop.pdny:-I have just seen letter published III
the Gold Hill Ssrcs. April l2ih, by J. Weston and
will now give YOU the facts in the premises just
as they are On the day following WcSton's return
from Carson City, where he had ueen 10 obtain sub
scriberS 10 the stock, having collected some $3.50
he came 10 mc and told ne that Solomon was DIS
satisfied aud We had better give the enterprise up
Together We SAN solomon, and aItcr considerable
talk and An apparently hrn determination on his
pat to DO nothing more, tod Weston and Solo.
mon that my honor WAS compromised III the matter
and would return every dollar obtained by nm Ia
those taking stock OUT Of my Owl pocket If ncceS'
s;ry and IL they were determined in their course
would publish the facts III the morning papers,
Tnis produced Al effect. for after private consul
tatiuu they informed me thai nothing should pre-
vent the organization and success Of The company
Then arose the question III regard to the reserVA'
ton OF free feet, which At first Strcnuoisy oprO-
sed stating that the compensation officers Of the
company vas sufficient without the reservation OF
feet free Of ASSESSMENT and my belief That would
crealc trouble ana dissatisfaction with Shareholders
Weston. IN presence OF 4 witness, declared posi-
lively that he had told each and every person who
mad taken stock. that three hundred feet was re-
served free But have since been spoken to by
more than one siocShO!der who says that he done
no such thing and they knew nothing OF the re
serve Until they learned i: from other sources We
then Incorporated that clause IN lie preamble AID
Everything then went ali right for some days,
with the exception that all the 8 OK was not taken
When Weston Informed me that he had letters
from Marysville assuring him that cry loot VI
the ground would De taken if thoy only knew there
WAS no humbug about the Claim and wanting me
to ~ with him. Al list | refused 10 60 but know
ins coulu coUaecl Other business Will my trip 50
As 10 pay my EXPENSES | a: last CONSULTED We
stopped al GAS Valley where ninety Iharcs OF the
STOCK WAS taken, on which we received two months
assessment, which money unguardedly let Weston
keep II his possession event 10 MarySvile, but
did not gel foot VI the STOCK taken. We re;urned
10 Como when dcGiardel OF Weston some SIS OF
the Company's money wh.-l should still remain n
MS POSSESSION but OF which wOIld NO; and did
not give any account, but deliberately proposed 10
draw warrant on the treasury Tor SiJo assessment
received, and $40 he bad taken from the treasury
on the DAY started ihiS bill 10 &c a"- a trav-
cling anu contingent expenses told HIN would
do no such thIg. but having got myself into bad
scrape was Wiling 10 pay Tor my schooLnS and
would draw On the treasury on my wages as Secfe-
tary for $40 50, and he should draw On his wages
as superintendent Tor the remaining $780, which,
after some time he done Weston had already
drawn bill as travelling and other contingent ex-
pcnscs for Sp1, making the amount received by
MIN for the first months salary $780, reserved feet
$50 and bill for $e7, which deemed ample com.
peaSst,cn for his services
About the 10Th Of March learned through other
sources and no; Weston as he stated that he said
they would have another Secretary as was not
the kind OF person lie wanted TO do business with.
On the 18th resigned; on the 9Th OF April We held
the annual meeting; 81 knowing these facts and
that o. Wesons Claiming 10 catch one Of The work
men AZ the mine asleep and discharged him FOR II,
when he knew nothing OF the TACT until told by the
other worEmcG. These, and the fact Of his draw
ius bills on tue treasury al pleasure and having
myself demanded OF him as Trustee OF the Compa-
~ some account OF how he was spending the
satasf NDhf1
any; but knowing thai he kept none and that the
Company could OBTAIN as good men as there Was IN
the District 70 Superiniead the wOrS, stay al tue
nine make hand ~ the work, for 50 per day,
and thereby save II addition 10 those enormous
travelling bills. Slot per month TO the company.
Knowing all this l should have been more than
recrsant to my duty had not taken some meas
urvs to change matters in the future; 50 while on
business TO Virginia obtained some proxies, but in
no case taking one when could induce the share
holders TO be present IL person. or have some Trend
10 represent his interest and promising those VINO
gave me proXys TO represent them for the best IN
ierest Of the Company, ant rs those WHO attended
the meeting can testify, with no selfish motive
whatever.
would have accepted no office myself bat would
have used my luiiuence TO elect two Trustees from
Dayton. Mr.. l. L. Fowler and C. Carpenter, two
thorough going competent business men who were
the unanimous choice Of the Dayton shareholders,
with the exception OF one Of Weston S friends Tne
Company mel and Weston said ;hA; he represented
two hundred shares FOR his wife and some four
hundred on an order from original locatorS Know
Ing the order TO be invalid (which for l'so months
he had Tot found oull it having no date, no stamp,
and not specifying where the CHIN was, whether
! III Nevada or HIndoOsian- made known the facts,
then he disputed the validity OF one OF my prOxyS
We took vote OF the Company and It was sus-
tanned then moved and carried TO proceed with The
election Of officers, there being, according 10
the vote taken. L.S25 feet represented Weston
now claimed contrary TO his previous ruling, that
he could not represent his wfe's interest without
proxy, so the meeting adjourned half an hour
20 allow him TO obtain the proxy, he was absent
q few minutes returned and reported that she
would not let him have il, and catching only
few present, his friend from Dayton moved to
adjourn 10 the sd and carried several OF the
shareholders not knowing anything about il
until done IA 10 the Secrs;aryshiP, 1 ask that
each person viii come and examine his account.
and satisfy himself and find anything incorrect II
he can while had the books Hoping you viii
all be here on the 90, when viii IN person sns-
tain these the true faets and assist you in right
ing the wrong and electfns honest men TO III the
offices, 1 am, respectfully,
APRIL WA- h WIDEN