National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-06
AGENTLEMAN FROM NEVADA.
A Talk With ex-senator George III. Sue
Ger. of Alabama Ora YarJouS gTatfarx

Talk With ex-senator George III. Spen-
Ger. Of Alabama. On Various Matters
Ex-senator George H. Spencer, of Alabama, who
lives at OsceOla, New, has arrived in New York
and been interviewed by Gath"
He lives one hundred and eighty miles from
Salt Lake City, or four days journey by rail and
mule and is mining in a little town of one hun
dred inhabitants. He has built a house, and his
wife and he say they like it better than living in
Washington city aS Senator a asked Mr.. Spen-
Ger" said Gath, I" if he had originally appointed
Judge Woods, now of the Supreme Bench 10 Office
in Alabama
No." he replied. Woods is a double brother
fn-law of Willard Warner, who was INV colleague
in the Senate at the readmisSon of Alabama. He
married Woods sister, and Woods married his sis
ter Woods is man of more ability than Warner
not as egotistical, more studiouS, and better
balanced. When we rcorganized the State Warner
undertook to patrOnize me, and sent Woods to tell
me That had better withdraw, as could not he
elected. When the Legislature met however
Warner had only q few votes and l had over
Whelning control. offered TO make Woods
United States Senator, but he asked me TO let War
ner have II, and finally did So Woods has made
money in the South, and is interested with Warner
InIron works at TecumSeh. He is conviyial man
NoiuptuOuS IN his temperament, but with pretty
sound head"
Later in the conversational. Spencer said that he
Thought that the Judiciary, though it had escaped
political system. United States Judges in the Ter
ntorles particularly made a habit of deciding
mining and other cases with an eve to their own
revenue, and prepared public opinion in advance
OF the admission of those communities as States to
have but little faith in the Federal judiciary Per
hapS this theory of Southern Judges arises from
the condition of the judiciary Just after the war
when Dick Busted was think, district Judge i'm
Alabama.
As TO Nevada, Senator Spencer said that Fair
Democrat, had easily beaten Sharon for Senator
Fair did it neatly. He sent $500 to each Demo-
cratic candidate for the Legislature to pay his ex-
penseS, allowing him to use the money as he
pleased
As to the ComstOck lode, Spencer said they were
working on II some thousands of feet down and
brought out gold-bearing quartz, which, however
cost so much TO raise and to mill that there was no
profit IN 1t. He presumed that there were plenty
OF mineral treasures in Nevada though they had
not again been found in large quantities At Osce-
Ola they were making respectable sums of money
The Horn Silver Mine was paying no dividends on
account of the low grade of the ore which when
put through the mills, yielded but slight returns
As to Lcadyille, COL Mr.. Spencer said he never
had any faith in it, and thought it to be composed
of what he called - blanket deposits or circum-
scribed horizontal layers" He thought that Gen
eral Miller, the fur seal manager would become
Senator from California. The Indians around the
mines at Osceola were perfectly tractable and
constituted the only cheap labor, splitting wood
and doing chores for about 81 day and food
Ihey were next to worthless, however.