The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-03-04
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Jnmcs I. Lynn. tt Vie. who criSi-
haily owned u ',l3ul iH1ercst in tho
Monitor lode, NSiIct, afterwards became
The notorious .E,nlua is:itc, gave mis-
Testimony before til, committee on
foreiEa affairs. in tho course of which
9-e'states that after he sold his ictcrcat
III the Fauna &c BAXTER ): Park, shits
arose and he employed Senator Stew
art and Gem. IIiilyer us counsel. Stew
art md himself Sisited Salt Lake whcro
they met Senator Morton 10 whom
Stewart related tho difficulty in obtain
Ing II trial inthat territory aud offered
Morton $4,000 for his assistance III
tho matter. Tkc otjertien was, Tint the
officers Of Justice, from tho highest
down, were To n great CT less extent
directly interested parties in the mine.
Some San francisco men had purchas-
cal front the csthto OF Silas Braine, ut
y nominal figure, cluims only n short
distance frcni tho Monitor, and had
organized the Emma Mine Company
with u capital Of $40, 100, 900, and Stew
art advised Lyon to consolidate his
interest with the now coirpany which
would hare sEGrcs rilough to give TO
Et'ilnessess, Judges, Jurirs and MI, but
Lyon was anxious to dispose Of his in
tcrest 10 Park, and for u confederation,
i%us willing to withdraw both his claims.
Stewart Eaid Park was not to 10 truatcd
tor, hp would pwcu 10 n lilo, Steal the
records Ct the court, bay witncsssI, or
dc my thing to carry his point. In
response. 10 these observations, Iron
replied: L have lseard Punk Eny hard
things about You. Tha. you would net
hesitate to buy Jurors and Witnesses
mt your personal convenience. Lyon
asked Stewart TO see Park and effect n
settlement Of the buair0e, it beirg
agreed that 50, coz, 600 had been taken
from the mino up 10 July, 1871. allowing
$500, 600 for expenses. Lyon was viii
ling 10 settle oil this basis; never hav-
ing surrendered his Interest in. the
Monitor loSd. Steward and Park left for
New York. August 9th, and etowarI
wrote that he could not make so good
e bargain with Park as he had, thought,
bTs Aere waS 10 occasion for dispute
about A. worked out mine. Lyon OBJ
jected to the proposed contract with
Park, rs it did not secure to- him the
$500, coo promised. Park discharged.
all the miners but six, AZ no orc was
itc be taken out. hut only prepared ios
examination by al engineer, al il van
to be, Eold OH its reputation.
Stewart aud PARK went u London. to-
SSher anil telegraphed. November
9Th to Lyon &c follow. Upon Lyons
arrival Shwsrt Eail there were a hun.
dfsd mines there for sale, aud no lad,
-sontrary to Lyons advice. been eom.
PEELED to identify himself with the
Emma mine. Tha! silIiEan'u report
had placed the Minis among tho great
loads Of the world, having already
yielded ore TO tho. ralue,of SIS, SOC, 900.
Stewart end EsrE were found By
Lyon, Occupying an oaico together.
Albert Grant. Of Tendon, received
$500,oco for framing n prospectus
81 the. mine and otherwise promoting
tdo scheme. Jay Gould, McCullouch
z Co. received SIPS, 900 for tho use OF
their name. and j. II. Pnihcraton, the
banker, was promised $50, 100 for tho
uss Of his namo BrEidaC tho SIMS cx-
pended, Schsucl wiss presented with
100 Rhares OF Tho stock at 500 per
share. Prof. Gilimar rrccived.Si5;0Ju
Tor hiS favorable topcr:, and Albert
Lewis g. Sons, Of Liverpool, ucie also
to have received SI0.0 900, but u~nforlu.
nhtcly cid not mako tho connection.
Lyon gavc'h his fnrthor experience with
Stewart, who riuds oxcilIcs for not. Oh.
tanning for him the suui no had promI-
ised, aud Lyon thinks that Stewart had
made n proposition TO close tho lransac.
ti9n for 500 900. Owing 10 tho lannon's
telegram from Williams Silliinan and
HaEzy, Of. New York, and discoveries in
the mine, the stock went up. Share
holders thought the Government was
hackihg tho speculation, on Major.Gen.
Schenck's rGIuO appeared in the pros
pectus as. Minister from tho United
States. Tho testimony will be con-
iinucd.
The State Prison Board, since tho