Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-09-13

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tice stock has been remarked upon
pretty generally in this vicinity.
The recent rich developments report
ed in the mine were supposed to he
what was sending the stock upward
so slowly but so surely. Our 'peo-
pie were fondls hoping that all the
reports might be true, and that bo-
nanza might he unearthed ut this
end Of the lead. The rise i'll the
price of shares correspondent with the
Official letters sent firm the mine t"
the San Francisco office and pub
lished in the stock papers. Sudden
| ly there came tumble and the
San Francisco Chronicle. always
really to explain mysteries and pub
lish attractive news, essayed an ex-
| PLANTATION. 1t declared that II plan
had been thoroughly concocted be.
tween Tom Williams and Alviuza
Hay ward to squeeze Schultz L. Won
Bargen,, and get control of the mine.
II will be remembered that the
! Williams party lost control at the
last annual election It was reason
able to suppose that Williams felt
hurt mt that event and was ready
to play even. Hence. perhaps, the
theory of The Chrcnic!-. 80 tar. at
least, AZ he was concerned. On
the llih Williams published the fol-
lowing card in reply:
NY attention has inst been called
to an article in yonr issue of this
morning in which it is alleged that
I have been or am assncia Ell with
A. Havw ward in All effort to injnre
stocks held by M-ssrs Schultz &
Won Bargen. Allow me to say as
far as the article relates to me there
is not a word of truth contained i'll
it. I was never. directly or indi.
rectiy. associated with Mr.. Hiy-
war.i in any business or stock trans
actions, and have no recollecii III oil
having met him but once daring
the past year and then not exceed
ing minute, and have had no com
munication with him OF any kiu.l
whatever. In May last / sold all
the Justice stock I had and have moi
since then sold or purchased share
Of it, nor do want anyof Ii ut pres
ent prices, for ii my Information in
regard to the management of the
mine and financial condition of the
country is correct, the stock l.
worthless. / hold Alpha and I'm
peri,l. purchased in April last
never bought or sold u share o
s.xcheqmer at any time, and havs
not purchased or sold share oI
Bullion during the past five years
Mr.. Williams rem lrks about the
management of the mine and the
financial condition Of the company
are rather obscure. Neither coul,
have altered q great sight sine.
last spring. when he Was 1
heavy owuer of the stock, and ex
pressed good deal Of confidence
in the fntnye of tue niue. Sine.
then the company have not levied
a single assessment, an attdls TIM
they are tusniug out bullion to tue
amount perhaps Of hundred thou
sand dul'ars per month This must
be the Infringement OF the mine
that Williams allu,ies to. That Is
the process that is to make the
stock worthless. The financial con-
ditinn of the company nuSt have
been improved since the working
of the ore was commenced. II no
ore hal been wol ked aud noassess-
ments had be levied since the ser
vices of Mr.. Williams were dispens-
ell with. the financial condition of the
company could not have been made
worse by more than the expense OF
running the mine since that time.
unless through fraud.