, 1873-12-15
A "SALTED" SILVER MINE,
Capt. T.. II. Ward Claims to rnnyc
lsecn sNvindlcd Out of aO0,ODO--Ar-

S+.FAs 1' ~ "AEA OlaahlS To 1QnyE
3ccn S,vinilcei Out oY SaOO,OO0.-Ar,
! rest or tho Accused Spccul;,turs,
From the Detroit Tribune, Dec. II,
| In oil probability no intelligent citizen O,
Michigan would bo astol,ished to hear that 4
allyer Or other mino had been "eultcd," and
been cleaned out Of their last dollar; but II NC
toll them that nun Of tho acknowledged bust.
ncsa capacity OF Capt. Ebcr B. Ward, Of Detroit.
lad boon yictilnixed by gang Of mining sharp
ers to tho tuno OF ovor @200,000, We opino that
little moro aBtonishmont would DO denictcJ
upon tller countonancos From prosont a,,pcar-
ances the latter intination seems to be fact.
ala TWO o. tile maln operators hayo been ar--
roatcd anu arc now on their way to this CITY to
e oe .rlea. Ih9y and their alleged victim arc men
OF mcahs, ana the chlnces arc TINT uplcaB a
prompt settlement il offectod tho courts viii
laye to determine tho caso.
Ihe story OF this particular Halted " silver
Mins vIi'nmn nuslness T. oasly told In 1872 John M
Lawrence, then OF Ohicngo, bit mora recently Of
Hew iork CITY, represented, 10 it il charged. to
Capt. 2. D. Ward TINT tho Eureka mlne 81 Utah
WIS boiling ovor with wealth, or words to that
emoct e'; snd 10 wa urged to invost few Of his
~ The rich proypccts which, 1t was ropseBeutcd'
TIE future surely had in store for all who nut in
their dollars.
Capt. Ward gave a patient hearing to all t1,e
stollea TUT wero told Of Utah aud i.s wealth,
Luroka mine. Finally ho determined to inycsti-
gIto tho matter for himself and SELECTING ono az
tie TIC most t14sty aad experienced oyersecrs OF tic
wyaado.fe Iron Worls bade him 50 to Utah and
timing wlother all tho reports Of its GREAT wealth
were ttuo; The gentlomnu referred to did 70 to
Utah, aud was agroeably astonishod to find tl1o
most incontroyertlblo evidences of silver ORC in
abundance q, down in tic Eureka mine updor-
IIa selected humorous a,oc;o. .,5 ...,.
them away, aud they "aro subjected to tho ox-
ammunition Of exports and nsHayars, and nro-
nonncod !lnuhuaily rich. These reports were
a maao 70 GaRt II D. Ward and on oot 1872
mel. above nanod to tho aggregate amount Of
S2ao, 600. For this stock Ae gave:
Ihreo promABory nnteB each of tho value of
slu,ooo, payable IN one year from Oct. I, 1872,
with intorost at per cont.
Iho deed Of tract Of land in Oa1land County.
described as the southwest quarter Of Sec. 93.
north Of range enBt, II, containing 1G0 79.l0j
aores, aud valacl at SO, 200.
=, Twelve hundred allares Of Silver Ialot (Lako
oapor'or) m1ning stock. valued at 500, 200.
-, Thirtoen hundred shascB OF tue stock of
Wyandotte Roling-Alill Company, worth SCI. 600.
Lots l0l, 102 aud 103, 8oc Of the Governor
and Judges plan Of tic City Of Detroit. I'm
oid Mansion Housc property On tho corner of
1r'awola M ahu Aswater strccts). valued ut 1885,
-, THUS matters stood for several noutha. In
The course OF time Capt. Wnsd began to Think
Elat he liad been awiMded, and the more lie nr-
lmlned tho matter tho more lie became convinced
!ha1 ! ss ths was correct conclusion. Ho organ
1oa aeconu a s;ep ;eexpiorig expedition, Which was
1loss1s. Whitney or Lawrence, aud it IL clalued !
hat 10 las aecllrod evidence not only thot tGo
Eureka mine was "sa1ted with tle deliberate
Intention Of dotraudlng him, but that plan
latf oeen puraueu to completely blind the exncrt
originally sent to examine tho property.
1t ia claimed that whom tho expcrt referrod tn
rent INTO Tue mine he, as requested, pjc]tod IN
peclMens to suit himseIf, and without reference
ay previous Understanding with tho opor
ny particular locality. lo socurcd 4 several ,r
mall bags full Of specimens, and as they woro
90 heavy to carry about ho ~ fast as ho fllied
honl. deposited tue treasures as he pursued his
apsorin!:aons, "a ~ ~: IN convenient places. to be picked
uttered into tho "mountain OF wealth." mon
mploycd for the occasion cautiously followed
bis rear, and changed tho selected spocilnons
m oa otners o. greater valuo, and that III this way
=" as,;.s .s'Eanssu iraad was cons'l1nmated. AM
con procured md Criminal Court hore viii,
4 I'LL probability soon be called upon TO detor..
'ino mt' their l' truth Or falsisy.
: sld, ~ tho lss OF 1 December Capt. Ward made q
Whitney and Lawrence, in wliol, ho ollurarti tilat
70 property nbove described was obtalnell from
I'M by ialso representations on tho part Of thoso
lel'. warrants were issued. aud TINT for tho
rrcst OF Lawrence WIS placod iu tho hands Of
etoctlye John i. Ssadler, whtlo that for tho
r. lress ot i, whitney was given to seargont Brit
~, 9f the police forco. Those oilloore immo-
lately procured tho necessary rool,sjtions rum
u State authorities upon tic Governors OF tlo
Eato ~ Of NSw M York anl Utah Territory mud early
" weels they went in quest Of the alleged crlni-
als, Mr; ata{]or going to Now York and Drit-
~ ~ 70 o. salt hako oity. Tho acouaoa, as tho tel-
,raph io.aay announces, Woro arrostod yestor-
y, anu unleaa Y, something intoryoucs to prevent
thoy will both DO brought horo to anawor tic
larEos mado against tLom. They arc both
c[altliy men, and it Ia not improbable that tLoy
" mnho strenuous llgAt for liberty, '
bosldos oapt. Ward, thoro arc somo ton or I
'enty 1thor porsonB In tllH city WHO aro own
'ont 9lo0,oo0., TAey arc alnlotly gnashipe
Or teeth, ant go far hayo hot entered anY t
llnlnat anG, l. G9omplalnts: q however, civil suits
NJ who lleyo boon arroH.otl, or gottIoneats
oul4 be tlamanded, thoy ire preparing to