, 1872-12-05

Roberts, and General Dodge is not known, but
they are all three heavy losers On paper.
REPORT OF TIE GENERAL MANAGER.
TO the Board Of Directors Of the San francisco and
Nese York Mintng and Commercial Company:
GENTLEMEN: On the 1st Of the present month
! Was rendered by. your body the position OF
c11mstances so liberal and f1attering that ! ac-
cepted the appointment, and proceeded at once
to acquaint myself With the affairs and property
OF the Company
On the 1ath instant, information having been
received from Mr. Clarence King, United States
Gcologist, in charge OF the survey Of the
Fortieth Parallel, from which it became proba-
ble that q grett fraud had been perpetrated upon
your stockholders, Immediately proceeded, un-
der the earnest solicitations OF your Executive
Committee, to the purported diamond fields.
My party Was made up Of Mr. Clarence King,
who most generously consented to accompany
the expedition, and Mr. Henry Janin, who had
previously visited the ground and reported on
eral OF this State, and Mr. E. II, Frey,-the
last two gentlemen having been on the
grounds with what is known as the =" Roberts
party"
on the Union Pacific Railroad, in Wyoming Ter
ritory, then, taking riding animals, We reached
the grounds on the 18th, it being in the Territory
Of Colorado, in q due south direction from Black
Butte Station, and not to exceed fifty miles
therefrom.
The locality ia perfectly easy Of access in good
weather, being situated on high table land
on the north side Of pine-clad mountain plain,
to be seen in three houts' ride from our start
ing point. As all the gentlemen with me-
time; and at once proceeded to prospect
the property. At the head of what was
designed on Mr. Janin's map and report as
Ruby Gulch, found bare, solid table OF sand
more or less by creyices, most Of them emptying
into Ruby Gulch, which runs parallel with the
west face Of the rock. On this table, as I am
informed by Messrs. Bost and Frey, the Roberts
party found the diamonds they brought to your
company.
At the head Of Ruby Gu1ch, and close by the
edge OF the rock, Mr. Janin pointed to the places
where most Of the dirt Was" taken from whick
were washed the large number OF diamonds and
rubies taken BY General Dodge, Janin, Har-
wards brought to San Francisco.
We proceeded at once to test the dirt in Ruby
Gulch, and, after making ffty-six distinct tests,
OF the most thorough and careful nature, from
surface to bedrock, the day closed On us with
out our having found a diamond or ruby outside
the limits Of tho bare rock first described;
whereas, on the table rock visible to the naked
eye, were many small Iubies, and q few small,
worthless diamonds, which had been overlooked
by previous parties.
The second day General Bost and Mr. Frey de-
voted their time to various tests Of the property,
particularly In opening on this rock two c1evices,
which showed unmistakab1e evidences Of not
having been tampered with. The result WAS,
they found no diamonds or rubies there or else
where during the whole day, outside the pre-
vlously described points where the first stones
we're found.
n the meantime Mr.. Janin and myself pro-
ceeded first to the point on Diamond Creek
where Arnold and others did their diamond
washing.
We found the gravel they had thrown away,
and, in testing it, discovered some small rubles:
and found some Of the same stones in several
ant~hllls near the trail they had travelled While
there,
We then proceeded on the eastern line Of Mr.
Janin's and Stocks survey Of the original loca~
tion going north.
Found all the stakes; and Mr. Jan1n. as We
reached there, identified all the holes on the line
from which they took the dirt with Mr. Arnold,
and found rubies as set forth in his first report
We made five separate, distinct, and careful tests
OF the dirt in and about each hole, making over
thirty tests. and never in one instance found
diamond or ruby. We also dug new holes, near
his old ones, and found nothing. In fact, after
making numerous tests-ninety-three IN au-m
different places Oh the one hundred and al1ty-
three acres of the original location, ne never IN
3 single instance found diamond OF ruby.
And to chow you the correctness Of our tests,
placed several times very Small ruby II the
dirt each gentleman worked, and IN every in
stance theY found the stone, believing it to be
genuine find until informed them Otherwise.