The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-03

publicans. We do no. say that the
mystery has been lathomed, but
would like to state some facts, and
then ask some questions. Governor
Murray, las! fall, went to Montans,
IN company with the business mar
ager OF our esteemed morning coz
temporary, and other paIties; when
they returned our e. C. aforemen-
tiozed entered upon systematic
course of praising a Butte mine, the
Moulion. That course has been pur'
sued with tenacity and degree OF IL
dustry that have struck the readers OF
the Tribune as something wonderful.
Puff after puff has appeared, scarcely
day passing without some favorable
mention OF the Moulion. Yesterday
the organ referred to the mine IN
there places. People have been urged
to buy the stock, and have been told
that the shares would soon be moat
valuable. 80 persistent has been the
putting of the Moulton that people
have begun to wonder why the mine
required so much said in its favor.
The manager of the Tribune, who is
also secretary OF the Moulton Com
paDy, is now in the east, it ia said
placing the stock. Governor Muir
ray is vioe-president OF the Moulton
Company, and it is understood holds
a large block of the stock. He has
with him in the east the superinten-
dent Of the mine, distinguished
geologist and mineralogist. Mr..
Allen g. Campbell, the gentleman
who is Murray's choice for delegate
in Congress, is a director of the Moul-
ton Company, and a large stock
holder. These things are all facts.
Now, the Moulton Mine may be o
big thing, and probably is. The
Montana pspers speak of its wonder
ful richness and extent. The COM
pAny ia spending a large sum OF
money in its development, and Ii
about 10 erect an extensive mill for
reducing the ore. We have faith
tina! the Moulton is a vsst anc
valuable mine. But here is q good
plaos to PROFOUND some queries. Has
Mr.. Henry Watterson, editor of the
COUrier-JoarRQl. lately obtained any
of the stock? II he has, how many
shares did he get, and how much
did he or ia he 10 pay for
them2 Did be obtain them from
Governor Murray and Alien G..
Campbell, or has he bought upon
their recommendation and represan-
ta!ion? Has be undertaken to place
a lot OF the shares among his Louis
vile friends, AID does he get COM
mission on shares disposed OF By
him? Is he going to help along the
sale by means of the Courier-JOWr10t
columns? Has Mr.. Allen G. Camp
bell loaned, or ia he about to loau the
Moulton Company $4,000 with
which to continue work on the mine
and mill aud thereby keep up the
price of the stock? And does Mr..
Watterson know of this loan? An
exchange, last week, stated that Mr..
Watterson was soon to visit Salt Lake;
is be coming here merely, or is he
going to the Moulton Mine, for the
purpose of writing it up, and helping
the sale of the stock? We might
continue these questions, and ask
where Governor Murray go: his stock,
how much he paid for it. how he
managed to save the purchase money
out of a salary that does not more
than half meet his expenses, whether
any stock was given him for the
use OF his name, which would
be valuable outside OF Utah on &C.
count of his official position, etc.; but
perhaps enough queries have been
propounded for once. Some Of them
could, doubtless, oe answered in Salt
Lake, but it is just as we'll that Mr..
Watterson have the opportunity to-
explain. More people will thereby
get the replies. and the eastern news
papers generally viii have tae oppor-
tunity of seeing them. 1t may be
that the milk 10 the Watterson-Mur-
ray-Oampbel cocoanut will never be
for. but as science always
stumbles when it attempts solution
Of the phenomenon, guess work can
do no more.