The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-19
VOL. XLllL-N0. ZIG.
AEOrHER sWINDLE IN WHJCH GEN
SCHENCK TOOK A PIhTi
rry,ns 90 NoSotinte tue Bonds In Lonaon ,o.na
Budgc, Of Intore-,iua Letters Found An.o"a ,,'n
the Effects Of G. NJ. Fisher who ,''. wen. Do
ana ,yes Lo.t In the steamship N'""'''

wAsuiSoroS. April Is. - Curlousy |
-,',,a ,ns Emma mine investigation Is
..u handling before the Foreign Ah"i' No,"-
,,,,,.a of tho House Of Representatives. '"o
Iondon Hour, tho organ Of the sWindled bh'InA
go ,,ocLboldets, csme 10 possession Of a
BUDGET OF Ietters belonging 10 1. NJ fls"Vr' "no
rad been concerned with Gen. schenck While he
v.s Chairman OF tue Ways aud Moons Commit
,soinIs7O Fisher. W. II. Reynolds, and Max
voodhull had organized a company under
A chtrter from tue Territorial Legislature
OF Culuado, known as Ihe lfeehOiu
Land and Emigration Company" The directors
were william Gllpin, now Of Colorado Charles
Landlord, Director OF the Union Pacific hah-
r,ad, and Gen. Ambrose l.. Burnside Of Rhode |
I,land. Fisher was to negotiate the bonds OF
tne company In England, aud went TO London |
f,r that purpose. They cot up haming pros |
rectuses, aud represented that they owned
IolOD acres OF land 2OO miles south Of Dem
YER. Cot, on which were several gold mines and
two or three silver mines. They got Prof. Ed
H. Kent Of the New York Assay ONCE to certify
tnst be- had examined the land, and described II
O. follows:
That asto the extent OF gold mines he wa. not rre
pared TO give su estmae. hut ~ to tner tchurss e
tVer Discovered and tia ith sceace capital and ihe
Iaclnc isaro ID Coiurtio vas destined 70 ryAl Az.
Es.i Esi' OF NO'"'"' '"' Oe'O"' '"' q D'''' VI ''
schenck made q bargain with Fisher and bis
COn(rd,es 10y which he was to have an interest In
the lob Tor putting through Congress bin con-
frming the INCORPORATION OF the company, and
this he did on March &, 1870, the bill being re-
ported 10y him and pressed through In the House.
Tho scheme did not work well, It seems. At
ioast Fisher WA poor In London wnen Schenck
went over there, and when the Emma mine was
to he noated he had Fisher taken In. Fisher
started for this country on the Inflated Atlantic,
and went to the bottom OF the sea In her. His
Effects wero bou,ht by McDOuiall, now Presi-
dent Of tho Emma mine company, and among
other papers tho following letters were found;
ovsE 9, .,,, IJs fSsSfIsE ~ Islo
MY Dg4 h MIR. tIsnERi hir LAtngard wnoH. famed
.sce 10 hd IA hem erA w.,n Tect ta.rg tof ~ VA
tny aame snOud be used u lie directors 4 tie
Rs s 'na 2a. @e GSE' fS'S7 ta .%f ft 70
wsshington during the week Just osed He did 10;
ssS 20 sa,SSsed SSS 1 Z 70 sSeaS iSf M Iabsd sse parties
q Se sGiS1s. %s. ous sent SI Gea woda to eli on Mr. Reg
hS S fePorsSs in,svcw seSG i 70 YOU Tor The pGr
po.e calling your AZ n.i9n On and nj sASsmo,e to
socsed WIN inc IN our ION. enterprse r,fers to The
"S3 Ss Yer, truly yours - '''' EopT C. scaisCi.
sO'' .Ts,sT SorsrS J. e. i. ,sss
pr.K GrsEaAL. In c.np anes with youI request
e 2S, M %% G Ssw Of YUs S ySO
sea 10 tefe5esoe to the oIs.nanop 0i tue cSiSTad9
sSd Z. s.Sfcd me tnat New YoE W pares % ouS e
tappy 70 carr ou, sny agreement 'hs. had had
aud Mr. Bl,ckmOrss aecoani. ! told him ih.i
t6st You s oGid act Vita Gen Burnside as trustee
ne oo9dnoders In reply he s-s that ina, had eern
and cOull be moe NauaJe 10 The COMPANY a.
dsr saa 1oaS s5s name
= be, used IN that connection. Answer!ns foI
wiling 70 aot me best interest, Of ,ns
nISht you thai you ouli ue perfectly satisfied
Rev holds informed Le th-t iney h,pcd 10 Law t..r
GasTsr r9n bse % L,s t qre sSsae te 's rs
r. IN Tue foregoing. my dear General you viii see
sTss !; se 10 os ,6st pts,e 9os 10 M .s i an
carry Slt hn.'sa srsvn Ve9 stuy ys,,i,,, I'D Igoc
~ Providence, May 10 1871.
DrAa slR' arrived h Ine last evening. after an ae
I'm Apil and can my sl{ iaat y, , s,9a
ssq %e "a s me up the @S o enc "a s'y via
bl,ek@oTs e g. me sgl, aisgaslas cannot con y;
your ana & 60 oseS 90 y.Fos sG1sset
biacxmorc You Know very well mat tie ow ners the
q SSi 5Sy d, osnsI,
z ,taD SSnas an yUS sSOs % Be S 9s TO ss
90 Or si7.goo', me whjie to be put into pool
H.. oylded 6etsesn ySn, anu oe99; nHaeS SGnsaeS
you had received from Baron DE Guy $4,000;
Ga Sy" S preumeg ." ne @ woaa .ooa fsesye 5000
& Sn ps spd c Of 9a e u Scn 81 se s oy n qes ss
arrangement We m'de IT, and II MIR 81. [. FIsner
S"sS5s sSs'} i s'siri and as
s il on said gar 70 ISer MN. man Gf iGu ifH
'ue Who viii ssptesal5 9sG .es tS & NY II IrGST yyNop,
House. RErEysEsrAuyrs,
Nix fIsSrR You Ia lave ~ 90 doudess Sondeied
no ee, viz, i.D tbe @ ssiIo Of s e1 SH
w. ne al iuy shsmeIeu l1ur pfopvsl 5ns IA
ma l.d sspl.insa 70 Sou vhy ,,hee, could noi
5 Pr9possa 9s mhsa
las seemed TO b. SLOW ana little stupid IN rvxsrd
ST b,oro6st he e. Sdsred Inc control of the N ter
a'neS turn Of Inc suSieet Sss ~ oa'e dia1reas seemed
= u tiom whst h. q PREVIOUSLY sad 70 me. on,
isa u,acstooG %'' from nm Tat WRe 1t isss sss
y a .S % the Sse Depen G1 y Ug'ssa s
"a declined TO act iu the mater aud had turued
VIM Mr hlutveli sooul II. lie explains to me
o. noag /. Tat he hs, GiscoVerei provision mia 10 az
G me o. iUS 10 ns - srnss9 S 9,
knl for tle United ates upon contract Tor = r
*. s SSSssS % '06 lie ''piSs'Hi hfs
such .S;sor .sS s SDso S,Ds 5s:STSs BE-
zone In the me.n time. have TAXED with him shout
be sses nsuea 10 cue nsasT sTsSt L SofS iSt aIS
for %SSs Sosr n.us t ss: Sd s @s may o: 3:
SunS x, 70 v !s 5 e2PI,ss sx, 6eS s9 res.
tAu D IIre tue secretary. hr. W. A. Reynolds
f.: Sex ,S,o nsss f1 From tsy dsys PA' ana Si
5sn end 'ayonng 20 AID him IN tilng an act / rougi
Congress whica will supplement action the Ter
ftura Legislature OF Colorado. Enclosed give YOU 4
copy OF the 1t er WnlCh have addressed HIM to day
hch may be OF some service 10 preventing any sop u
business OF the company. am As ct without any
aLd the exact relation to the company of Gen ID.
lul aud myself Very truly an sincerely yours,
cM. FISHER. ESQ, London. England
WASHINGTON. ID. c., March II, 1870.
DEAR blR hI. Fisher, underftand, has ALREADY
iYtyed the COlOrad pTOperty to the company, nj "a
SN heen organized under the act apprOYr d
fr0- II, 1870 amendatory OF the revised ri 1.
wee OF that Territory concerning corporations
te co ~ sptoce eding to do business under IT, Too
20 ~ conf rred 10 certainly ample, "a yen are thus
NY sea with ali the powers. rights ana privileges
~ n % any corpor 4 on under the laws Of
Ypiido, Including the right TO build d ialryad. IL
..m' to me h-t you mi.ht property 80 on VI
s uusiness OF the company thus Organized while
'u nle waiting Tor additional eais.atJn from
sYtgrees, such legislation being cuy cumulative
tNl Hlend " TO make assurance GnNh tufe -
'.h bl ha that which has been n,ruuucr m the
nAlt Il 30 manfesty right mat C.nt,i o. there
br any d1uDt Of It's pAssing bltl houses Of
oAgf ss. IL ia not 60 be CHpecttn lDWrNrr that II
~ h'come law for several We ts. cr tuti
i'slme, In thus active season Of your oper tons,
h,usl be NerI Important to YOu. Lave passed
~ territorial lesislatVe boIi do not r..
tlite lhe sanction - Congress to give them
,au y but when not Inconsistent Win tht ton.i u
,nA ~ ne United States the chart.r rltnlli hing
|ilJ y ufs. EoBEET 4. 'ScurNcE'