New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-04
WHO JAMES E. LYON rs.
WHAT THEY THINK OF HIM AT RACINE.

Special iisoateh 70 me Chicago Tribune.
RACINE, Wis, Feb. 29.-James II: Lyon nas
not been a resident OF Racine for a number OF Yeas
At present his headquarters are supposed TO DC III rew
York, Tut he visits his very excellent fanny heIG aoO
once a epr lie is Of brilliant financial ability anu
iTdomable energy and has been engaged in mining spec
uons evorsnce the silver mining fever broke out IN tue
Of the Enma Nine correct beyond question, and ms
general statement before the Congress ona Commit ls
believed by those who knew him best whe In ths cry
since bis reverse in his western speculation however he
has led "a rather nomadc lie.
SOME OPINIONS OF HIS OLD PtRTSERs'
Prom The chicago Tribun', March j. -,
Many Of the old Chicago citizens remember Jane,
10 iis previous career tribune reportr yesterday
called on Mr. Frank Parmelee, with whom Lyon was
of lanes r. LYON Co. from 1854 1866. Said the re-
porter: "Did YOU know Mr. James +. LyonP
eyes Sir; and, so far as know MIN, he u pretty
Mr. David 4. Gage admits to brief but intense &C
Lyon, Charles H. Moore Of Albion n. T., and
George NJ. Pullman owned mine tr,nk 1t
/ followed him, and together we bought Pnllman,S
share. lie owned one-thrd, Moore one thi.d,
of Pullmaps share the firm became James T. Lyon Co,
the company composed Of Moore, Pdrmeee, and myself
In 1867 consolidated with other mines calling IL Tue
Gregory Consolidated aud put the stock Oh the maiet
In 1867 the built some smelling works, anu Oh
the whole concern We lost just 100000 apiece. ~,
trayac1nt man, full OF schemes lr was smart enough,
money he had no equal. never knew the man untn
Pamelee induced me 10 10 IN with him. but attrwaus
u
lie was always and speculatlOns ana vas ex-
Iraydgint and visionary TO the extreme
Lyon told me that he was The discOyerer OF he Eluh
Mime lie said lac had opened IT, ana that he knew u 20
be good. Al that time he was having terrible Irohoo
with IT, aud he lud ms that Henry H. Baxter ana Iren@r
PARK were trying beat him out OF the ln!ne. ne
seemed determined TO keep hold OF IT, aud said he would
compel those fellows to settle with him In som way that
wOud perfectly satisfactory 10 MIN. lie told me lh,h
tnat he had engaged the services OF Senator D. 4.
Morton anu senator stewart OF Nevada, WhO, ne was
snre lyould project his interests and that he Should
out oil right That was the Last ever saw on L i
but subs qucnty learned run other parties Una lyon
claimed have come out all Tght mat ne laa sew, ~
IN, with Puk and Baker on the understanding that tne
mine should be sold IN Europe for slOOOOOO o. F3'OOO
600 of which 10 receive S1JJObO ana ~ "art
300 900 The latter amount Ia be paid rs ices Nhcther
ths ever carried out OF not only kho" o
IN. papers =, r,,,,.,, ,oo, mn, ton, Tint I'm years
gone by he too relied upon Mr. Lyon. IL was In 1850
said Mr.. Pullman, that Lyon, MOOR ana mY.cl went
into partnership, not IN mining, but IN geeih Dusiueso
merchandising, milling ana the IKE. Inc NINE oaino
into the hands az H. m sort of ~ accuulatiohs you
know The partnership existed until the Spring %, lsoJ
when my interest transferred IL Messis cage ana
Parmsre Now that is all know about the thing" 80
What il your impression a to Mr. Lyons integrity y
As TO tie Emma Nine" responded Mr.. Pullman,
OF don't know anything except what nave rea'l
really don't know anything OF the matter OF my Own
:" But WAT ia your impression as to Mr.. Lyons In
Nav Dave Gage or Frank Parrnelee tell you all
about the purchase OF NY interest, and how the nine
came out You see, don't know anything ABOUT IL a'rr
Us, know, bat what IA your impression as TO Mr.
Lyons integrity aud honcstyT -, -. ,,
ness responded Mr. Pullman. 4" hut can understand
lust how 4 At that time II was fashionable TO give
SHARES OF minng-stock 10 prominent men, and eleNat1
ION 10 suue digmfed POSITION In the Board, ana
believe that the way scnenck got IN, Dut Diane mn
for gon; ia a Government official and not an private
"Bni. Mr.. Pullman. what is your impression Of Mr.
Lyons honesty and INTEGRITY e. 49,, ,,, puu,,, ~ no
"Its cold tonight isn't itI asEeu MI ruiinan' "S io
bowed the reporter out