, 1876-03-01
HIS OLD CHICAGO PARTNERS.
TnANR rARSfELKE

| lay contained synopsis Of tho intereeting tes-
| tin1ony given by James E. Lyon bofole the
Congressional Investigating Committee In ra-
! gard to tho Emmn Nine with which Gen.
! Bchenck and other high offlciala arc 10 un-
pIoaeaatly connected. Many Of the old Chicago
citlzcns remember james E. Lyon, and, In order
| to lind out something In regard to Ills previous
career, TRIBUNE reporter yesterday called on
A1r. Frank Parmoleo, wlth whom Lyon was
formerly oounected In partnership under tho
| tirm-naHo Of James E. Lyon T. Co., from 1864 to
| 1866.
Mr. parmolee WAS found ut bis barn, corner
OF Jackson and Franklin atrcota. Bald tho re-
porter. after exchanging tho usual couttesioa 1:
"Did you know Mr. James E. Lyon7"
"Yes, air aud go fur 10 know him. ho ia \
pfo.ty e9unro mau."
"What Is your knowledge Of himf"
~ met him in Colorado IN 1865. Ho then
owned tho Gregory n1,ne in Central City, Gpin
County, where aEss saw lin. He had good
thing then.'
y %Rsl Ria s;9. y9q hDo" him 0e''F' that :"
"Do you know anything OF
Ills PREVIOUS Iss1onff"
'tQnly what ho told NO."
tWhRt wAs that 2"
"WelI, isB about this: Up to 1859. and for
some ycara previous, Lyon lad boen III tho
conmBBion and luu,bcr busncaB in thia city.
lio was an embarrassing, pushing sort OF man.
tue sold
plains and prosPect!nG aud ID thtS way ho got
hold Of tho Gregory Lodo."
"Dus how did you become connected with
him ?"
II eaw no had good thing IN Central City,
80 David A. Gage, Charles II. Moore, friond Of
mino In Orleans, N. Y, aud myself, bought an
interest In tho Gregory Lode and formed CO.
partnership under tho nnno Of James Z. Lyon
'4How long did you work together7"
1.-TWO years--from 1864 to 1885,"
"Worc you succeBstul ?"
"Yes, In meaHlltc."
ibid you dnveiop tho n!ne 7"
"bome. We sold ts to tue Gregory, Mining
Company, Of Now York, for $500, ,0Gu, taking .
portion Of our pay in stock. THIS was tn GA"
"What did you do noxt?"
"Wel, we got Dr.. Juhnson and put up
BMELTlN1 woRRB
At the ming, which re afterwards sold to the
Gregory Company. which WAS then named tie
consolldsted. and % 30 known now"
"Were the smelling works q Aucceea7"
"No, ssr, They were failure, but not until
after No bad consolidated"
"What wae tho cause Of tho failure ?"
"a 'ack Of skilled labor. It WAS nat Mr.
Lyon'a fault. or mine, Or any enc else'a, except
a luck Of knowledge Of how to run ths works."
''Dld you lose ANYTHING on this p
"YeB. It WAS losing Speculation al around"
"I1 NJ. L5qn worth anything 9owi"
1a.uly. th1nK Rood uea4 fa down In tho
Emma hfibo now"
"Do you know anything about
THE EMMA NINE ?"
"Only what read In tho pApers."
"po son t19, kuey anything OF Ill., LyoDa oon-
mo, air. shink ho was badly bitten; tnat's
"Da Lyon act square with you7"
"A;wsy"si and ho was very xood.hearsed
:, What docs David A. Gage know about this
20, I don't know; bod tell i long story prob.
ably, but Ae's pnur ~ TO dates-"
ThiB closcd tEle interview.
.i1- DAVID A. dAon
admits to brlef but intonso acquaintance With
Mr. LyoM. ''In 1906" snd Mr. 1sKe, Lyou.
Cha1lss Il. Moore. Of Albion. N. Y. and George
u. A. tulimsn aI % owned mine. Frank parnslee
followed him. aud together wo bought Pullman's
share. He Owned one-thsrz1. Moore oue-thifd,
and Lyon owned ono-thitd. Aftor our purchase
q 1f Fu.lnaa'a share tho lim bocame Jamca
Of Moore. rarmotee and nysalf. In 1867.
We consolidated with other m.nes calling It the
Gregory Consolidated, and put tie Atock on tho
market In 1857 tho concern built some smolt-
Just 500, COO Apiece.
~ always found Lyon to bo = very visionary.
Wild, c1trayagant man, full Of schemos. Hawas
smart enough, but very reckless, and in gonor-
never know tho man until PAl1ne1es inducod me-
to 20 in with him, but Afterwards found him
70 be aneouasor. with all that term impllcs.
lie Was always IN schomea and apeculxtiony. aud
wan extrasagaht ana visionary TO tho essrsmo.
Lyon told mo that lo wRa the 1iscoyarur of
THE EMMA MINE.
Lie said he had opened It, and that he kunu II
to b8 Eood. Al that time he wus having torribin
trouble with i, and 10 told me- that HenrY II,
bAxter and arenos Park wors trying to beat
him cut Of tho mine. Ie eaomed d.
tarm!nod to keep hold OF It, and sa!d he
would compel those fellows to eottlo WITH
him In eomo way that would bo perfectly eatls-
factory to him. lie told me then that ho had
engaged the Services Of aanssor o. r. Morton
and benasor stewart, of Nevada, who, ho wa
sure, would protect hts interests and zoe that he
should come out Ill right.
''Titat WAS tho last ayor SAW Of Lyon, but
Gubseqnnntly learned from othor parsics that
Lyon claimed 10 have como out alt right; that
he bad settled up with Park and Baxter ou tho
understanding that the niue should be sold IN
nas % receive t60o. 900, and Stewart *iD0, 900,
tho latter amount to be pa.d al foes. Whether
this echeoeo WAS ever cafElod out or not, ouly
know from tho papers.
"My idea Of tho Emma Mine Is thst II sss
only pocket ftch enough ~ far ~ II went,
but nos going Tar enough. think tho4e fellows
found It was : pocket and. having 'aalted thu
hole. put tho mine on tho European market aud
rot the best ps1ce !hoy could for Il. Au con.
viuced that ths parties who sold 1t know 1t to be
tho nina to tho best advantage"
IVA pocket" ~ tho mining term Eos q shallow
lend more OF less broAd, "rich ~ fas ~ IL Roos"
but promising nothing beyond !ts oan actual
turlsdlction., "balslng tho hole IL tbs classic
fos 'nt5odHs,ne o. purchased quartz
from which al that eser grew shess hts prs-
NouAly bean ApAka3 out. Ii thia oxplsnst,on