Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-15

for.
Your petitioners would further repre-
sent that we are those who are at tn,
heads Of families, and need what we tern
our just dues.
Wherefore, We, your petitioners, pra,
that your honorable body enact a Law
whereby we may be paid our back or lait
off time; and your petitioners, as in dut.
bound, will ever pray, etc.
Dated Carson City, Ormsby County
March 4, A. d. 1880.
DAN. ABEL, Chief Engineer.
j. II. CHENEY, Meter.
S. P. OsGooD, Foreman in whitening.
room.
N. NJ. JELLERsoN, Foreman annealing.
room.
d. BIGLER, Meter.
MORTON E. GROVER, Meter.
MORRISON FELLOWS, blacksmith's helper
JOHN HANSEN, Helper.
HORACE 7. BARTINE, Drawer.
JONATHAN DoANE, Cutter.
VIM. SMYTH, Fireman.
PATRICK MCCARTHY, Sweep cellar.
HATTIE VERRILL, Adjuster.
ADA FINLEY, Adjuster.
MARY HoDGKINsoN, Adjuster.
G. BARDENwERPER, Adjuster,
ANNIE ATCHISON, AdJlster.
Being personally cognizant Of the CON
plant set forth above, and believing q
proper mode of relief should be made, ]
heartily indorse the foregoing petition.
JOHN H. K1NKEAD.
LITTER FRoM A TO R. NJ. DAGGETT.
CARSON, Nevada April %, 1880.
Hon. r. NJ. DAGGETT-Dear Sir: Hav-
ing been employed at the Mint for nearly
ten years, l thought it best to send you a
statement Of some of the workings as ]
saw them. You are at liberty to use them
as you wish. l also send some of the
reasons why our management does not get
bullion, which cause | believe to be greater
than is generally known. In the first
place, l do not believe that the Superin-
tendent, Mr.. Crawford, wants the Mint to
run steady, and for these reasons: That
the appropriation for labor is not suffi-
cieDt to pay for a necessary force of work
ingmen, and at the same time-to pay sew
eral extra clerhs and useless ~watehmen:
/ can prove that Mr.. Crawford has re-
csived d present from these same clerks
and watcbmen, and ! believe. with good
reason, that Mr.. Crawford has received
presents at different times, both before
and after the time I saw this one MAIDS,
which was last February, ons year ago,
after we put in the nav boilar. During
the work of reconstruction the most Of
the working force were laid OF without
pay, half time, and it was underStU0d by
the parties that subscribed that thoae who
had been laid off should not be allowed to
subscribe anything for the payment Of the
present.
There was, l think, in the Spring of
1870, an Act passed by Congress fixing the
salaries OF the Superintendent. the Conner,
Meter, Reiner and Assayer; also fixing
the salaries of the clerks and the number
OF clerks There was then allowed to the
Carson Mint five clerks. The Chief Clerk
was allowed 81, $500 a year; the next high
est was to have 81, 800; the next two
81 600 each, and one at 81, 400 per year,
and an appropriation was made accord
ingly. Now, Mr.. Crawford says the clerks
are all salaried men. There are II of
them nav, several of whom signed the
same payroll that I did last October.
They are, with the exception of the Chief
Clerk, drawing more money per day than
the appropriation for labor will warrant.
There are several of them getting 81 per
day, and the Mint doing nothing, and
believe that these extra men keep their
positions by making Mr.. Crawford pres
ents. There are also ten watchmen.
Again. I do not believe he dare to suspend
either clerks or watchmen, they being toe
well posted in matters irregular; and If he
should get bullion enough to keep the
Mint running he would have to let some
OF the clerks and watchmen go, for they
certainly could not work it.
Again, Il Chief Assayer. Mr.. Prescott,
is of no credit to the Mint, being frequent
ly too drunk to attend to his business
and the Assistant Assayer was given his
position by the Superintendent, Mr..
Crawford. The Chief Clerk, Mr.. T. R.
Hofer, is looked upon as a scoundrel and
despised by the majority Of the inhabitants
of This county. Since he has held the
position of Chief Clerk in the Mint he has
been partner to R. E. Kelly in the firm OF
Kelly i Hofer, stock brokers, which failed,
and after robbing this community OF
many thousands Of dollars Mr.. Hofer
still holds his position as Chief Clerk,
and. in fact, is looked upon as the man
who manages the Mint. The Superintend
ent being s~ubordinate; and I claim tina
Mr.. Crawford, Hotter and Prescott hav'
rendered this Mint a disgrace to the Gov
eminent and a curse to Carson, as much Al
any three men could do
Now / wish to give you q statement
made by J. H. Cheney, a melter in tn,
Mint, first made to me three weeks ago
since then he made the same Statement
to H. +. Bartine in my presenoe; also tt
| Parkinson, former editor of the Carson
Tribune, in my presence. and wanted hin
to publish it, but for some reason he di(
not. 1t relates to the Carson Min
sweeps.
rATEMEN OF JAMES II. CHENEY.
He says that Mrs. o P. Willis told him tina
they had 6 good clean up Of the sweep
(.hey said no more, but it set him to think
ing). Some time after he met u certain
banker at Soda Springs. Said banker wa
apartnersof Judge Beatty in the reduction
works at Sacramento City, CAL. where thu
sweeps were worked, and said banker tolt
said James H. Cheney that they made $50,
600 clear first clean up. The sweeps wer'
sold to a cousin of Mr.. Crawford, sait
cousin being a s~on-in-law Of said Judg
Beatty, and said J. II. Cheney says furthe
| that the statements made to him by Mrs
o. p. Willis and the banker Of Sacrament,
he believes to be true. Now if suoh is o
should pro We to be the case, I think l
shows that Supt. Crawford. Clerk Hofe
and Assayer Prescott are not only robhinI
tho workingmen. but. are robbing ID
parties that sell them bullion for the Mint
Hoping this may assist you, l remain
Yours Very Respectfully. DAN ABELL.
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