Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-11-17
a GRAND SCHEME.
"A syndicate to Control the ComstocE
Mines.

Mines.
Yesterday Carsonite who had beer
a spending some time in San francisco
returned home with an astounding Bit
OF intelligence. He stated TO the APP
PEAL reporter that one evening last
week, while guest at the Union Club
at time when champagne corks were
popping at lively rate, noted heavy
capitalist for whom one cor,, too nanv
! had popped-but just enough TO nut
! him in confidential frame of mind
told him that the most powerful svn6i-
cate ever formed in modern times il
now being organized in New York. TO
control most of the Cemstock mines
from Utah to Silver Hill. In connec-
tioh with which it was asserted that |
Mackay returned from Europe for no
other purpose than to assist in further
ing the scheme The amount to he
subscribed by the syndicate IS fixed at
S2O0, 100000, and such men as Belmont.
the Lorillards. Astors, w. H. Wander
ollt, Cyrus w. Field, and others of q
like financial caliber are mentioned as
Delng interested in the venture. The
[unds are not 10 be devoted to the
further development Of the Constock
ODE. out rather to the manipulation of
he bulk of the stock that is now afieat.
which is eventually to be thrown upon
ne London, Partisan, Berlin and +
Jenna markets, and bulIed unit, it is
lear out Of sight. A part of this. syn +
lcate'S programme is said to be to get
ontrol Of as much of the stock of the g
orth end and middle mines as possible, p
)r which purpose, it is intimated.
alues are being depressed by the aid J.
the Nevada Bank. When all the la
ock required by this powerful syndi.
tie Is purchased and securely locked T.
p, then the uncovering of large bodies re-
ore: which could have been done a
Ear ago, will be the next step to allure 70
e European gudgeons, who will. by .,
oper Misrepresentation, be induced
most instances to pay the par value
the Veriest wild cats. If this scheme W.
owes successful, the chances are that w
thin a twelvemonth the large Euro
an capitals will be drained of their wa
ecle and the New York syndicate tai
II control the finances of the world. .
e foregoing may, perhaps, be accepted me
IN some allowance by the incredulous, Vo
the following circumstance adds
en- 10 strengthen the APPEALS be- Tai
in the matter: About ten DAYS is n
&c distinguished looking man came r
n Virginia on the morning train and nro
'ped at the Orlnsby House until Sur
ming, when he departed for San =
ncisco. He did not register at the 49,.
81, but from scraps of paper found in H.,
room after his departure it is in -
ed that he is member Of the New
k banking house of Henry Clews & ooh
Among the paper scraps there 0"p
a note, which the stranger most u
~ cast aside without examining the 'e''c
ents, which read as follows. aggl
Ff1cE New YORK CENTRAL r. r. Co.. ''>
New YORK, October 80, 1881. e.
DEAR CLEWs: See Flood at once mo
your arrival at San Francisco, and
that the other hundred million ~ 81
oe subscribed as soon as he is ready navl
let loose the dogs of war;" Use A
tograph Three. o.,>
gned) VANDERB1LT.n
e above evidently has bearing the r.
the operations of the syndicate, ~,
a may be sprung upon gullible a;a :,
e at any moment.
-e yeste
ALVIN JosIin Tonight did al