, 1881-01-02


=CH1CAGO. Dec. 3l.-In yoIr to-day's issue /
notice letter from IN " honest miner, signing
his name E. ?. Stevens, Postmaster, Irwin. Gun
nisou County, Colorado, who says he has no
"ax to grind,'' yet grinds one at your and the
expense Of the public in way TOO :" thin TO
wash'' "a III health may have taken Mrs. to
the mountains Of Colorado; yet ono can easily
see that he has his eye on tho main chance all
the same, and to further his own interest he
seeks to damage TINT Of others. In referring 70
=. a firm >" In this city who he says has stocked
mine for 81, 600 600 that only has ' twenty-five
foot shaft" while he, good. " honest MINER,
who is in Colorado = only for his health " and to
hold Government Office. is willing TO sell OF MS
q thirteen cainls,' either one, for $l0o0
Chicago" and TINT he " knows how those mining
and rcul estate swinlcs arc manipulated,
which is se!f-eyldent; fact to my one wno has s
not say that his thirteen mines" were the only
mines in ali Gunnfson County, Colorado. worth
owning. Perhaps be did and it was stricken o out
"The firm" offering the s, uo, 900 stock IS no
doubt selling the $l0 shares nt nse cents ehci,
and II they seil one-haf Of the @ shnres @ as t13s IN
for the half of the ean1ne, which $',0oo no aono5
will be expendedin developing The mine, nnd
owncrs oRv Of the haif sold While this Is the case
with tho firm" the good, y honest miner VINO
| went to Colorado and who, is Up To all the
| wants to sell bis mine out and out for $10.GUo,
| and the plool that buys may sing. pfay, or or
sweat uud swear, Us mo feW q our pcopie rt are
ut this time from hustng $louo prpers1es Iro.tt
good, "honest miners who originally "eht'"tst
1Gy nv saa business % nrings me more in contact with
| Western miners and mine operators than per-
| baps any one othBr':man in this city, and my
experience with .sneu teaches me that: ,tne e
! people Of the East have been ewtnoleo oul % u
| $40 from buying IN mines out ana our;: tIroin
Wbsr6 os ten nc e
buying mining stocks, the issue Or compan1ea
| composed or honestx and competent men.
/ THE public shouldnot be deceived IN tnie M Inat
| ter. Just ut this time there is an eHort Dehl4
| made gu the purt of powerful combination OF
men. in the West, as well rs in this city md the
| East, to bear and otherwise run 1oNI w I'M ~
ing stocks. There is class o. nv mrs
| and thus form public opinion ngainst all mnHil
stock and stock corporations, IN the'e o"n liz
| terest. .- ~. . ,a++o, fror,, m.
last ApriI, and another fruu1ils own special cor
respondent in LeAavlle few weeks u
wards contir1nnx hi TINT bud previously sa1s
job," sayedthousa,,1ls Of dollars TO It's readers
|, and It your paper will now aguiu prot ect II !!
readers by allowing some one who IS pnstgu I
expose the ga1ne OF xtlialny ING @ pea. ,,a ro
are now up to- it will be be doing tue ,f'ea
'I;ni Some days ago You published Gath's lette
about the mining interest," nnu ~ Is ~ set
Gath down as being both an-nl'-1ool uar I'LL
a syndicate has been formed in an Easter
so1 s ss SO se eup was 1s
| rofIronu stocks, ana as the shonest i'rnpgcr
was then hoodwinked, fooled, and bambooz!e9 !9
and brlbed IN that synaoa@es @ thn press ao
into shouts and cries against mlnang N,,r ~
| day. More Anon. 4hEo' Soi0'