Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-08

Arain the shareholders met in MAY, when
MIR. Park stated Tor the second time in de
tail all he knew about the mine, and its Tor
nation into Il company. He was about to
leave for America, and he was ready, now
that the shareholders had the opportunity, to
answer any questions they might put. 1t
was then ne offered 10 take the stock from
any shareholder, and pay what it cost The
proceedings were reported in fall in the MN
ing papers, ami in the BUllonist OF that
date and the vote Of thanks to Mr.. Park,
passed by the shareholders, is recorded IN
those journals
In September, 1872, the quarrel with the
Illinois Tunnel Company brought the char
acter Of the mine directly into issue IN the
courts of the [ nited States the question be-
ing as 10 the continuity and extent OF the
Emma as a segregated tissure vein. The
Chief Justice ut the Federal Court OF the
Territory, Mexican, thought it advisable to
examine the NINE in person. and many min
ing expert. several Of them English, were
called as Witnesses, and u fall trial was had
to settle on the spot a matter involving the
very question 81 authoritlvely decided by
! Mr.. Palard "on the testimony of a British
] lAlltI UA4utA " i-LIN IL INV AANAi1t7 ~
! pendeen. Cornwall " The Court ruled that
the Tunnel Co. had broken into the Emma
vein, and granted an injunction in favor OF
I the Emma, with 81, 600 damage. This was
/ equivalent 10 the assertion of the highest
/ Court Of Law in [ tab that The Emma was
not a pocket, tut a iissure VEN. Pending
the litigation. the Chairman, the member
for Glasgow, Mr. George Anderson, went to
tab for tie double purpose Of defending
the suit and examining the mine with the
experts @! his own selection. On the 25th
OF September, lS12. fourteen months alter
NJ. Park : last visit, and nearly Il year alter
the purchase OF the mine by the Lnglish Co,
he thus teleg.arhel 10 the Board in London
VISIT to ne mine highly satisfactory. Been
through al but deepest level. Great wealth beyond
pessible dvgtt ere everywhere. Managelne
energetic. AMI thpruu shly reliable
Ca thc ~ ne dlv, Mr. Anderson wrote in
these words 10 Mr.. park II have been
through tie mine and am more than salts
fed with what have seen. think it quite
impossible FOR any one 70 ~ through with
out a full conviction that il i a mine of i'm
mense wealth, and that we are in possession
OF 4 splendid property" Turning 10 Profess
sor Sullivan, Mr.. Anderson wrote as follows
next day to him.
i have been throu IA the mine an. am more than
satisfied " Ia al have seen L marvellous re
atty even win what in ght; but, IL, as
seems probable, the lower working deveOpe rs the
upper nise done' and with richer ore, ina gination
may reNel a. Il pleases win reasonable chance OF
seepin- within the facts. l. has been most graf
u ius 10 lie 10 mud eNerb thing / have found u,
a-d II must be realty l. YOU ~ ind your
prognoscaii.us So iT trsiiged rs the results ofihe
explorations
The Chairman report when made public
encouraged many 10 buy. and among them
Mr.. Park, who directed his agent in London
to take whatever shares he could get at par
Over 1000 were thus purchased for Mr.
Park at 4 cost of over $40 600, when the
price rose beyond the limit
The last examination through that board
made by its chairman, more than year after
Mr.. Park had seen the mine and little less
than year after 1t had been sold to the
company, was Of such "a character that Mr..
Park strove to buy back, at the same price
he had originally sold the shares, ali the
stock he could get, and it was perhaps only
owing to the effect OF the same report on the
minds Of Others that he was prevented by
the rise Of tie stock from being ruined bv
his purchases laughabe commentary On
Mr.. Pafard's pamphlet.
Had it been a fact, as the author Of the
True History alleges, that Mr. Park bought
the Emma Nine knowing it to be swindle,
the swindle seems to have had such power
Of attraction over him that he preeipitated
himself into it even at the last, on the Re-
port Of the Chairman OF the English Com
pany in the way We have described-one of
the quaintest acts ever performed by
smart man, suck A Mr.. PafIard paints
him. As the writer OF the True History
DEVELOPS 50 strong tendency towards in
yestisation, might we suggest that he should
give evidence to the Commission sitting in
London, that he should bring up from Pen
deem, Cornwall, his British miner, W Eddy.
lie is aware AN action for libel, brought by
Suas W iiiiams, Is pending against New
York paper, for asserting that he ''plaster-
cd the mine to deceive The experts sent to
inspect. That evidence might be OF great
value, and surely lie who took 50 much trou-
bic 10 interview all connected with the
mine, no wrote letters innumcrable on the
subject, might take an interest in the facts
now being disclosed. 50 far a. they relate
to the Investigations, which furnish the full |
est reply 10 the allegation Of fraud against |
the vendors, the simple facts are as here |
given; and the next subject of inquiry NAV
be the composition OF the Board and the |
way IN which General Schenck became a |
u rector