The Portland daily press., 1879-11-22
HIDDEN TREASURE.
Revelations by a California Stock
Operator.
THREE BONANzAS CONCEALED BY
FLOOD AND HIS PARTNERS.
Arrest Of Dennis Kearney.

San Francisco, Nov. 2l.-Union Hall was
crowded to sutfoeation Thursday evening on
the occasion OF nesting announced by Cowl
Dean, O prominent stock operator, for the pur-
pose Of telling the public the location of three
new bonanZas, which he claims exist on the
Comstock, aud of denouncing the management
Of the mines controlled by j c. Flood and his
partners. Dennis Kearney, who had announc-
ed his intention of breaking up the meeting,
was present with large number of followers
from the Sand Lot, and before the meeting
was called to order rose and made an attempt
to organize the meeting. Confusion ensued.
and Kearney was arrested on the charge of
disturbing the meeting. Mr.. Dean referred to
his speech some months ago in New York, in
which he stated that he would make known
the whereabouts of three bonanZas unless the
management speedily uncovered them. He
deplored the necessity of carrying out his
hr at and of censuring man who had oppor-
unities of doing the good OF j. c. Flood. the
evil genius of the bonanza firm. He then
talked at considerable length on the alleged
INSCRIPTIONS course of Flood and his partners,
and after defending himself from the charge
of being inspired by sinister motives, proceed
ed to locate three bonanzas
The frs he asserted to be the Ophir, extend
ing into the Mexican, probably into the Union,
and, perhaps into the Sierra Nevada. He adj
vsed no one to buy on his say, as Flood would
initiate the stocks, and after unloading, break
them down and punish those following the
| speaker ADVICE. lie asserted tfaC the eXlSu-
ence of this bonanza on the 2200 foot level of
Mexican was known to the bonanza firm two
years ago, but that the development in Sierra
Nevada was a surprise to them. The second
bonanza he asserted, was in the 22O0 foot level
of the Hale q Norcross He did not know
that it was a large one. He denounced the
failure of the Superintendent, De Idesheimer,
of Hale q Norcross, to inform the stock
holders in his official letter of the recent strike
on the POO level of the mine. The existence
of this bonanza he claimed was known four
years ago by the bonanza firm. The third boz
nanza he located IN the Yellow Jacket, but not
stating its whereabouts definitely. He then
alluded to Kearney's threats to break up the
meeting. and claimed that he was ting in the
interest of Flood, calling attention to the fact
that in all Kearney's denunciations of brokers,
mining operators, etc., he had scrupuously
avoided attacking the bonanza firm. Refer
ring to the Yellow Jacket bonanza he said his
statements would be fully borne out by an Ok
ploration Of the mine, and it was great mine.
AS for the proof OF his assertion he could not
betray the confidence of his informants, but
would state as an earnest of his belief that his
vile had mortgaged her homestead to carry
that stock. He said,s let the management
make cross. cuts where will direct. and if they
fail to uncover shall be covered with confu-
sion and lose every dollar [ possess in the
world. Should they refuse to make such cross
CUTS it will then devolve on the stockholders
to take strong means to obtain justice
ne ueHouHceu rioou III StfonS teruls, CHUNG
instances OF the manner IN which he had duped
his friends and the public by giving false IN
formation regarding the condition and pros
poets OF the mines under his control, thus
running thousands He intimated that the
bonanza firm was the agency that caused the
failure OF the Bank OF California. and com
pared Ralston and Flood, to the disadvantage
OF the latter. The rapacity of these men, he
continued, should be no longer suffered. The
press, pulpit and public opinion should band
together to check their lawless career. He adj
vocated the formation of a combination pow
erful enough to light the bonanza in the mar
ket, and urges operators TO enroll their names
for this purpose. He then gave Kearney Sc
we're scoring for his action in the premises, and
concluded by an appeal to the public to throw
off the bondage of the bonanza firm.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Deans address "
resolution was read by Mr.. Fay. denouncing
the manner in which by secret use of the dla-
mond drill, purposely breaking of pumping