The New York herald., 1876-03-13
THE EMMA MINE.

LETTER OF PROFESSOR sILLIMAN TO THE COM
MIrTEE on FOREIGN AFFAIRs-PoINT BLANK
DENIAL OF LYONS TKsrIMoNY-THE FAMOUS
TELEGRAPHIc DESPATCH.
NEW HAVEN, March IL, 1876.
The Palladium of tomorrow morning will contain
the following letter from Professor Sliman to tho
Committee Foreign Arairs:-
To Hon. ABRAM = HEWITT, Committee on Foreign
Affairs, House OF Representatives. Washington
DEAR SIR have occupied myself since returning
from Washington with an investigation into the alleged
elegraphc despatch, TO which my attention called
by your committee the 9th inst forming part of
the testimony Of James Il. Lyon Considering myself
still under OATH now desire TO add to my previous
testimony as follows
First never signed or authorized any party to sign
for me the despatch cited by Lyon on pages 10 and 81
OF his printed testimony.
.Second-No such despatch was ever sent and the
statement OF there being such despatch is false.
Third have caused search To be made by tho
Secretary in the Office Of tho Western Union Telegraph
Company In this city for cable telegram of any de-
scrpton on or about April TO April bearing nv
signature but all the dispatches 1877 have becn de-
stroyed so that all evidence from this fails
FOURTH have also examined properly authentica-
ted record OF all the meetings OF the directors OF the
Emma silver Mining Company u.mitcdl from March
10 May, 1872 and no auson TO any such despatch ap-
pears thereon is there any reference any
lar or other publication OF the company Of similar
tenor although the records have apparently authorized
and directed the Official publication Of all communca-
tons made by me, Individually or jointly with others,
TO the company and | viii add that my letter OF
April to the company from Salt Lake is directed to be
published by the meeting on the 18th of April copy
Of this last named letter lodged with the committee
when was before them | will further add that have
examined the published statements Of the price Of
Emma shares contained in the London MiHing World
and London Mining Journal between the 18th Of
March and the 18th Of April, 1872. ana find that be-
tween those dates the quotations did fall below
G23 nor rise above ga per share. IL is, therefore,
plainly evident that no alleged despatch authorized
report OF NINE could have materially affected the price
OF Emma shares during this period.
la the London Mining journal. Of April g. 1879, oc-
ours the following copy Of telegram received In Lon
don, April ), 1s72:-
Very great improvement since last report On 7th floor
drcd 10 feet and 10Th floor 40 feet all In
Wine 10 feet below old workings drfted feet all In
sample assays - percent lead and silver
serves discovered since last report Everything
connected with the mine Is highly satisfactory Mailed
Elementary report Canyon road still bad Shall forward
LOO tons first class forthwith. Have o. bullion
worth S2OODO Propose selling here. Arranged all other
matters here. VIII report fully return
WILLIAMS. SILLIMAN 4 HUSSY.
You will see that there nothing in this despatch to
justly the monstrous statement made In the garbled
extract from II, that these 1000 tons OF had an
assay value OF 81 900, that the despatch above
quoted gives 10 the any specific value what
ever also believe you will find nothing In this tele-
gram inconsistent with the detailed statements OF
my letter OF April upon which, far as any respon-
sibty goes, it was bascd
hbvc the honor TO remain, with high esteem your
obcdicnt servant, SILLIMAN.
NEW YORK. March IL