Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-09
THE GREAT MINING SUIT.
Eureka Consolidated versus The
Richmond Consolidated.
TESTIMONY OF MANAGER PRosERT
What Ex.President Corrigan Said.
II IL the Il. &. N. e. (I.isnited). or
the l. n. &. or Nevadm?
sixth Day.


Pay-rsIls. returns of Daniel Meyer, and
receipts Of Richard. introduced.
Mr.. Probert took the stand and testified a
follows: Reside in Eureka; have residsd her,
for the past three years and q half; q portion
Of the time l was looking after my own in
tsrssts Is proprietor. and the balance Of tn,
time IS trustee Of the Richmond Mining
Company Of Nevada: the Richmond Mining
Company Qimitsd) is incorporated in London
a. such director. I have never transacted any
business for it Ia Eureka; l eccasionally cor
respond with that company, as director Of
trustee; / never caused to be furnished
vouchers Of the expenditures Of the work.
inys at Eureka to the Richmond Mining Com
pany 1imited): [Ths line Of examination
pursued, and the last question obj -ctsd to;
discussed bycounsel and Dbl ectisn overru'ed.
Richmond sMining Company Of Nevada t.
tho Richmond Mining Company Qimitsd),
was introduced and read.
Examin alton Of witness resumed-I am q
director Of the London Company, and trus-
tee Of the Nevada Com pany; the Secretary
of the London Company isl W. Hall; do
not know the names Of the auditors; state
ments are annually prepared BY the Nevada
Company and furnished to the London Com
p.ny; prs,ums the last statetasnt vas for
statement: the relations Of the two compa-
mics have not changed since last statement,
that l ana awars Of. statement bore shown
witness. That is the statement Of the K. C.
surs that l ever read this report: / recoR-
nizs this pa per rs the report Of tho London
directors. [Second statement shown.l These
statsments bsar the signature. of the secre-
tary; l do net know the signature o. tho
auditor; l do not know that the money or the
property Of X. G. NJ. Co. Omitted pays the
expenses Of the workings at Eureka: tho
stsck Of the Nevada Com paEy is not locked
up that l am aware Of. the London Company
issues its own stock; when | became 4 share
holder Of the K. C.. M. U Qimited) | supposed
and beloved that Ne had property in Ne
vsda: subsequently this property became
sub Get to litigation: then the Nevada Com
property they had in Nevada; til. K. c. N.
20. Qimitod) does not pay or deiray the ex-
pensss incurred At the Eureka workings;
these expenses are not deducted from the as
sets or property Of the r.. Z. N. Co. Qimited).
by defendants counsel; fully DISCUSSED by
respective attorneys, and objection sus-
taipsd.l Refors the 10Th Of February. 1876,
the same company was working the mins as
At present; after that date no change was
made that an aware Of; tho work has con.
tinusd Just the same up ~ date: . portion Of
| the ground, whsro it had caved. was aban.
donsd,. and no work has been dope on it
since; before the 18th Of February, Is;s. the
pany: thu dividends have been paid
to tas stock holders Of tho Nevada incorpo-
ration; it has been tho loudest complaint Of
the shareholders in London that the CO IL
pany seem to have no property; and it has
been fully explained to them that they are
holders OF STOCK in tho Nevada corporations;
the London company have owaed for the last
year the Richmond patented property. l am
\ stock holds in the Nevada corpsrsti m: 1
hold some stock in the Nevadt corporation
through tie London corporation; l bold one
certificate issued By the Nevada cor poration;
out OF the orc tax on from the grouLd is paid
tho expenses Of extracting and working il;
the ore coming down from Ruby HILL is con-
yerted into dors bullion, consigned to Daniel
Meyer, and returns made to tia Nevada COM
rsny. | do not propose to be entrsppsd into
any pitt II IL | can help it; l know OF DO con-
tracts in writing between the London and
Nevada compunies. lQusstion-Do you own
moro shares Of tho London company than
you do Of tho Nevada con- pany? Question
amount OF dividends declared by the London
company are determined here in Eureka; |
do not think the Nevada corporation was
created for the purpose Of working the Rich
mond mins for the English corporation; do
think there were other objects; Mr..
Wren may not think it prudent for me to tell
ali the facts; l do not ALLOW that the English
company own the property; the Nevada Com
psny has worked IN the property OF the EnI-
Q-Has the L, I. NJ. G.. Of Nevada. worked
. portion Of tho ground belonging to the Eng
lish company? lObjcctsd 70; argued by coun-
sci. and form Of question chsngsd.l The Ne
vada Company has worked orc out of the
ground near the Champion mine; it is as
snmod that the Nevada company work
without tho interferonce OF tho Lond"n COM
pany; the bullion WAS never turacd ovor 10
mits that the ore was taken out, mined.
worked. converted into bullion, sold. returns
made, and tho profits divided with tho En-
glish conpany.I Tho English company own
the ground conv 'ycd BY the patents: those
three surface locations have been conveyed
to The London company; | say that do not
know what property We have got here; tie
American company own oil tho property aud
work IL; the English company oOss net pay
the salaries Of III. sapsrin 9ndsnt. manager
mond shaft. nor driving the Lizotts { 'nnel.
statement shown witness Have net ex.
aminsd the papers; am not familiar with
them; ! cannot know whether this is . state
msnt; / think ! have seen this statement
never read il through; 1t same when l knew
all the facts, and l did not have any interest
in reading it: l have received similar papers,
but don't know who scLt them to me; the
| Com pany, OF eOmo VI tuo VuicoAs VI tuS Ooen-
psny, probably sent them. / an not NOR
ally certain; Q frienl might have sent them;
was familiar with tho broad result before
the statements were sent to London fro u
Eureka; ! am 4 director Of the English COM
pany and . trustee Of the Nevada company
pay particular attention to tho prep
srty, works and ground In Eureka, - . SUBJ
ordinate; every act Of mine must DO submit,
ted by ms to the president; the consent Of
tho English company was never tougnt D,
the Nevada company for the privilege g
working the ground; some Of the proceed
are divided with the English company; pa
psrs and statement Of working expenses are
sent monthly 10 the English company.
Mr.. Bick ard testified Us to!iows: l know
the Nevada corporation; have no con
tract with English corporation lagrsemen
producedl under that agreensnt l cam
here and assumed control VI all tho propert,
Of the English company; directed work Of
Potts chamber.
Uross- sxamined-Anothe agreement pro
duced by Nj. Wren. and witness testii
that that was the authority under which b
came hero und took charge Of lac property.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
r, X, Morrison testified as fellows: I rssid
in Eureka, and am Secretary Of tho X. Z. M
q. Of Nevada; l have the books Of tn com
pany present; all tho accounts arc kept i
these books; to my knowledge 1t does no
state in the books whose books they are; tn
books do not chow who the accounts are with
-. -~Ln.s sc tho apfrtaa das tho hnok