Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-11
The Great Mining Suit.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

mention of the Hermes location and pro-
ceedings were stndiously avoided. Also
a private letter to A. j. Mouldtr, the
Secretary of the Raymond & Ely Com
pany.
W Ill. Clark was called, and testified
that he thought the contract for sinking
the Hermes shaft was let before the in
corporation OF that company.
W. II. Raymond was recalled, and
1 stated that he had seen copy Of the
Meadow Valley Mining District records
that was made by and under the direc-
ton Of Henry Raymond. He saw it at
the Office in Meadoy Valley; had seen it
within two months at the Raymond a Ely
office in San Francisco; it was sent to
Phoebe nine or ten weeks since. He re-
ferred to book A of the records. The
copy was here shown the witness, who
identified it 1t was packed in box
and sent TO Judge CARRIER, at Pioche, by
| express; had seen the box since at Col.
| Thornton S Office in the last of Sertem-
| Der or beginning of October, 1871; he
had an interview with Mr.. Hearst, in
San francisco, at Mr.. Higgins Office;
| Mr.. Hearst told him that he wanted the
4OC feet Of Panaea ground bought by
Henry Raymond of the Box to put in a
new company; | think that during the
interview was shown map with the
Hermes location mar ed on it; had be-
| fore the interview received letter from
| Col. Lightner respecting the formation
of new company; Mr.. Hearst said he
\ wanted the Panaca ground my brother
! owned; | never owned it; Mr.. Hearst
wanted to put il in the Hermes COM
! pany with the Monitor; Hearst said it
! (the Panaca) was not good for anything;
he offered me 6,000 in cash and one
sixth of the Hermes stock; i replied that
| l didn't want 10 sell worthless thing;
| said thought Paneea might be as good
as the Hermts; l said there might be
| some reason in 1t if he offered me 20, 600
shares. He said that he would give me
\ the control; | said that l then could
strangle the cat in its infancy; came to
no understanding to go into the Hermes
with Hearst l had suggested before to
Lightner that the Panaca shaft was the
proper place to prospect and work; In
May or in the first of June, when came
/ back, Lightner told me he had COM
menced new shaft; had conversation
with Lightner respecting the expediency
of connecting the Lightner and panaca
i shafts last april year ago; it was urged
/ several times; l stood ON the
second or third level, right under
where it was said the Panaca shaft
would penetrate if extended. "a
memorandum written by Colonel
| Lightner was here shown to witness.) |
furnished Colonel Lightner the names Of
| the witnesses, and directed Henry Ray
] -, -, Oh oh ba
/ time of striking the ledge in the Lightner
| shaft told Lightner where Atchison,
! Pulsifer and Hamlin lived; l was present
when Lightner made payments to Perley
for the Monitor; Perley wanted $500;
Lightner paid $500; never knew what
portion of the Monitor it was for; I'M
derstood that it was for the property
bought of MeLane; McLane told me he
had AGO feet.
The memoranda of Lightner, hereto
| fore referred to, was then read, being the
statement of Colonel Raymond as to the
names and residences of witnesses to the
/ Panaca title. 1t was here offered and
admitted rs evidence. Also the copy of
Book "A' of Meadow Valley Mining
Records, made by Henry Raymond.
Cross-examint d. saw Henry Ray
mond and his employees make it; think it
was made in 1870 and 1871; my first
interview with MIR. Hearst was in Sep
TENDER or October, 1871; | don't recol
lect when the Hermes was located; l
can't tell when Henry Raymond bought
out Box; think Henry Went to Salt Lake
City to buy out Box; it was at or near
the time when the ledge was struck in
the Lightner shaft; it was III September,
after Henry Raymond had bought the
Box title, that you told me of the loca-
ton of the Hermes; | don't know for
certain whether Henry bought the Box
extension in September, 1871; l never
went with Lightner to the Hermes
shaft; he might have pointed it out /
never went to it; thought that the Box
title might run into the Raymond 4
Ely ground; the old Panaca title showed
quite a deep shaft, on which / had
spent $4,000; don't know whether at
the time of the location Of the Hermes
there was or was not a stake on the Pa.
naca ground; never staked off an inch
of ground that did not own; after the
old Panaca shaft was started l could
have pointed out the Panaca ground
the only work done in this camp at the
time was the old Panaca shaft; think
that persons could have gone on the
Panaca ground and ascertained it by
pacing from the shaft, aft,r consulting
records; saw one stake in 1863; that
400 feet was bought from Box to sup.
port the title; never offered to take
10,0 900 shares of Hermes stock and settle
with Hearst; 1 told him that if he had
made an offer of 10000 shares there
would be some sense in it, and l then
could kill the cat; Henry Raymond PAID
the money to Box himself; he has
money; / did not furnish it to him;
thought he could get it for $1,000, bu
said he might go as high as $4,000
when he wants money he takes it; W,
have money in common; cant tel
whether it was my money or not that h,
took to buy Box's title; Igot Sherwood
title within the last three or four months
, don't know that Alpheus Bull denie,
J the Panaca title; don't know when tn
| answer in the McDermott suit wa
! drawn; | never instructed you (Perley
, to deny Hamlin's title; told you in gen
eral terms to put forward the poores
title first and keep the Panaca, which
considered the best, for the last; the pro
posed answer in the McDermott sui
| might have been read, but do not re
member distinctly; l never denied tn
, Hamlin and Pulsifer titles; l was nc
: in San Francisco when McAllister a
t lowed the demurrer in the McDermol
suit to be overruled; can't tell whethe
the trustees were saved from denyin
the Panaca title through your (Perley S
r efforts; the case WAS ably managed, an
Q it was considered that you had saved tn
s case. ms t-.f IA
$ At this time Mr.. Perley became quit
indisposed, and, it being nearly time fc
recess, the Court adjourned until II
afternoon session. aeI.fae
:, AFTERNOON SESSION
u Examination of Colonel W. II. Ra,
Il mond resumed-[ Judge Mesick now col
l,,.,4 al tl.a tilaa In hnhaG Of Il