, 1881-08-26
A Million Of Government Gold
ostenetbIy In the Re-
finery,
Alleged to llayo Been Loancil to tho
Bank Of California without
Security. !:
Open Letter Of Ex.gov. Low to the Com.
mission Now s'ttingSiu San
Francisco. T.;

Tomorrow publish M opon lottcr from cx-nov.
Frederick F. Low 10 tho Commission now liz
vcst1Rat!nH tho .FlFairs nf thp, San Francisco
Mlt,t In which ho mikes II startling oxtos6 ut
tho corruption which existed In thRt institution
when 1t wins ruin rs a polltfcnl machine In tho
interest nj Sargent, Graham, md 1nR0.
II viii he rumamberctl that Low wits 4 ,nctnbcrO
tho Commission, appointed by 1Inycs to examine
into tho Mint ntfats In 1878, tho Chronicle having
charged TINT Rross frauds wcro holng commit
tc.i. 1hb report Of tho Commission resulted In
tho rua1ovnl Of Lu 1ranKd, who was thcn Super
lntendcnt. Low now stntcs that since tll1t
tlno he has ohtatuc full proofs OF 1,l,liy things
which wcro only suspected ut tho ttmo OF tho
investigation. iita chnrgcs nre swccping, and
fnrffcatu large nimbcr at prominent officials.
1to aays: "An examination ot the books Of tho
Mint ~.
nIsC1.0sEn NOTHING T.;
going to show TINT such gr.tv0 Irregularities
tnd existed, nor could erItlcneo bc ubtuned to
jnattfy IN In sustaining tho charao as proven,
nLthouRA. speaking for tuyBolf, WIS fully slt1s-
fled from tho grl.'pNcc obtained tint Lu Grnnao
hnd loen " IN, tho .habit during TIM
ycnrs 1871. 1871, md 1876 Of advancing
lnrHc amounts of gold cotn iluninally
to tho San FrancIscU Refinery. but really to tho
Bunk Of California. without having bullion III
hnnd or my othor description of property 10
sccnro tho Goverpment AgattIst loas. All parties
to these transactions wore In tho pyo OF tho law
g,sIltt Df felony; therefore they could not bo
expected to givo testinlnnv which might co,l-
sign tnem to tho rcntcnttAry. ard few outside
Of tho guilty PARTIES who were cn9nlzant Of tho
facts wcrc disposed to give my information. ns
tho publicity Of these uninwful transactions
would be II serlo,'s aotrlnlont to tho 1'ank of
California, which WIS ut ttat .1ntu
HTtlu10LINfa TU IlStIAIlt1lT.tTE ITSELF.
Struggling to obtutn lcgal AMI competent atlvtco
to t1x tho responsibility, md layinR satisfied
itsot TINT whatever funds that might have bcou
tntsaprroprntod had been tnntlG uoo,l In sotlto
way, tho Commission decided 10 omit all metz
tiou OF tho tnutter In Ns rcpnrt; md
stnoe thpu, whtlo r had IN my pos-
session conclusive evidence Of these srayo
Irregularities, havo for obvious ronsons mait,-
tnlnc.l staltod nllcnce, but as Sir. Pa8e bus act
himself up as spoclal defender OF tho honesty
md economy Con. Le Grtnge'B administration
OF thu mint, In doing which he Inns ATTACKED
ths integrity and Yalrncss OF tho commissioners,
who. hn n!l!rnis, entered into n conspiracy
TO cause a vacancy In tho SUPPLEMENTARY, Jus
ticc t0 tho dead rs vol ua living nutnbcrs OF tho
Commission demands that tho Government shntl
be Informed Of cortAin faets which could not bo
established In 1877, Tho following statement Is
uade on my own responsibility, With tho asstir-
anco TINT,
EVERY ITEM CAN DE PROVEN,
and MIR. PnRc ind dcn.fa Grange aro challongcs,
to dispute or disproro ts accur'loy. 1t ls within
my knowledge that for long tsno, prior to
August, 1876, GsuL Le Grange WIS III tho
habit Of making iargo advances Of gold
eoln. >nominallyh ,to tho san Fran-
fsSS p m mr9nHF III nns roai'y to sho
vansed II not roshc' s a1"s so sun ~ f
million dulaEs and .lpvhr,ts:' thut for sl,ch nd.
yancgs ~ co'!steral or security ,yas Deposited
70 secure tho Government ngAlnst loss;
tnnf thu INV urtRlDt8 to thu HlaHrHft4tutl
ot tho = uat,k .or California In August.
ls 5hH % S 9F 6k Or nn r.
600 0uj; shat the nonoy TINS unlawfutly taknfl
from tho il!int VAS With tho consent and by. d.
fsaen ,sa o t1 tD Sp pna of Mo Mint
day when tho Hank Of California suspended,
UNDER COVER OF pAt.NHEss,
tho bullion ,5omn!9'ns tn tne san FsaneIsso re,
to VIZ ss0 SE nSwea e % aS9
tut ar TINT, thug Louis 4; A.; 0qTaett was Pres.
Eoratslent u tho roiIaeFy nd Within ID q.
italston was President md ThouHs I3rnwn Cnsl-
~ ss ct sn f4n f ta q .G tt hs a
who had J'lscsd il ii ths siistSdy 'y'St u '0ar.
sot aeo &c 'q ie % o" aus % f9oa sse
q Floosl cd { Snt!st. er 2, Of ; ;Inn!uK soinpan!os
Immediately eonaootcd with tho lnsnppropria.
y s9n' tSsr e h9r adp proSs!y os.s sSsi0mqn, x
tint lirin bccamo owners ct roal cstnts belong.
,9 e. e tnSs ya,n gnu 't'r property OF tuo
TILL: uuLLloN A1sTRAurED.,
n vlow Of tho relations which 1osuurly existed
between Gen. to 0rlngc mud Mr. Gariett, Il is
fore yonr CSmnisston a atioapt "EFGaf Il dofenJ md
tho n!ltntnatratpn Of tls pItruti and Frlon