The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-16
CLERICAL sPFCULfTORs.
The syndicate OF the Aztec Mining pi.trict-
Pool OF PresbyterIan Preachers.

A Pool Of Presbyterian Preachers.
f,or NE SIN ftanciso Chronicle
Tho passers along Montgomery street
| must sometimes have noticed in gill letters. on
On UPPER window at 302, the Syndicate Of the
Aztec Mining District Of Arizona" Tho Aztec
nod m1Ia ana silver Mining Company is one Of a
Presbyterian preachers syndicate. This synd i.
cate. following the noble example Of tho ho-
| ninza kings of Nevada. the desert land re-
| Chalmers. and tho Mcndocino timbcr.inkers
nave nave Appropriated unto Themselves numerous
| mining claims belonging to Uncle Sans do
| NUN down In the distant regions of Arizona
-, The syndicate. as they term themselves. nre
! We hev, 7. NJ Cunningham, y. D.. pastor Of
| the Centennial Presbyterian Church In mis-
city; the Rcy Calvin A. Poagc. quondam pastor
! Haynes. an cllcrin Dr. Cunninghams Church
T2l. ). d. Graham. liohemiani and Col BOYLE.
lhe nominal capital of the syndicate is xlO.ODO
| 600. but the amount paid in prior 10 the sale ~
| We stock was limited - very few thousands
T. MT hundreds Of dollars, The plan adopted
| nv the members of the syndicate 10 become the
bonanza kings Of Arizona is M UNIQUE ms ii is
proiitnDl". rs gppears from the sequel. Tho
any citizen more than 500 feet in one claim on
inc same ledge, but they do not prevent GRITTY
einiins IN me name OF Tom. Dick, or Harry.
ana then getting said claims transferred for n
trln'i and sometimes coming into possession Of
u y, valuable property. Ihe Aztec syndicate
already lay claim ~ about thirty locations
IN me same vicinity; INCLUDING. 400 acres Of
land and the water facilities Of tho Senoitn
river. The syndicate have incorporated four
companics- the Attic. the Inca. the Hurbde
i nmu tnn AlmoncrIand thr particular beauty
% t,,r sssicli IL ilal tn' same men are the
nanics,, The directors OF the Aztec Gold and
SILVER Mining Company are the Rev II. NJ. Cum
ninghNm, ID. u. the Row Calvin A. poagc with
"ui ~ ~ ~. put VINO may eventually be In y ro-
1,'v'i 10 ihhse one JQhn Haynes. m elder in
* a., niiiinEham churcn = l;enedict MGR.
,,nalt tnilnr; ma \. is. T. SaNori. Governor Of
Ar1onn The Inca mine has the same board Of
directors a. the above. and So has tho lturhidr
ana also the AlmOurr. and prn-umul ~ the other
.MNhiN slN 'lhilns VIII ne similarly favored rs
49, ss q IRE ~ e"rpordt"i anu the shares
y, - b;rrhrdrt. res dent; J. u. Graham. Scrre-
MY; IR2mas DAVIS Suneriniendont; and }. c:
al me mines.
s,i S SS oi me syn rnte IN placing their
"i ~ , t', w, i ,ii NY ,tuh,nvi zuupO shares
snen,laniion III ,n' ipon ,h" great public sea IT
s '"i,, inns wYul. apIhtrntly net $4,000 IN the
t ii.",u' ~ guy we lreslirh published per
sin nm ia "cn,t,,e ia - ui"t h,l more tnnn
siu.e hnen ,rinrrnd ,hn,n pr.W , ~ unI II mas
s'1c , - IL be- acrounted for IN the form Of
PAPER, inc notes, ~. or parties who have
pnirn, so",v'V urnclehcy me syndicate has
H. lima men ~, cSi7inre anput igur mouths hut
NNi ah,uE.. nnl while the work Of plaringthe
s s,v i n.9 !, p,vh uonn very pu.iv, no one will
may b.. consolation g. lo NJ stock dahhl0rs 10
NnuW thW comparatively litlr Of this stock has
JN, syndicate found "a much moro fruitful
nnli among their Eastern friends aud acpunint-
Hnr"s. who have been gOblling up their stock
TX uo' yaN.s.
W nay can tho pious 10 whom thoir pastors 70
I. mor tbn n ,e, n' N.l,s - III" charmsr
st"hi. one cannot drop into the fine Office ~
i,i hg Allr, Gold ana SILVER Mining Company,
ill"d win chpic" srecinnn- az rich orf and
ie.l-lal, MAPS Of the iHr-awiy gold fields and
,s,rn nte minutes 10 tne Liquid cloluen'c IT
q I'M D. - tkf