Mohave County miner., 1883-07-15
AN OPEN LETTER

the firm of Welton x Grounds, W. Ii. Cure ton, late of the Alta Arizona, or whom il may concern.
 EDITOR MNER-Dear Sir:-In an issue o1 the Alta Arizona, dated June 23d, 1883, ap pears an article headed Betrayed Conf dence, Personifcation of Pure Cussedness Son-of-a-gun, &c.," and as it all relates tc me, and, as l own no press on which might publish my rights, I ask for space in your valuable journal to redress my wrongs and refute several false asser ions. Ii seems that it was the only chance the senior partner had to distinguish himself except the time he got shot in the neck
 and he concluded to use 1t. It was the only chance he had of writing to hls brother-in-law, who Is putting up for him. telling how he he was robbed by me, and to send him paper, telling of the great rob bery which was committed. The article in question was gotten up and written ill his office and printed at his dictation. The people, perhaps. may know that he had mortgage on the paper and. of course. could write what he pleased, and that Cureton was his lick-spittle. It was the nly chance he had of advertising bimself at the ex- pense of another. as there was surely no other object in view. Now, Melton, you knew you were lying when you wrote if, or else were you under the impression that by vilifying ne you could cover up your own dirty tracks? According to your own state Xo haI vrOrlT for ynr but what robbed you. You haven't good word to say for any one. Now, why is 1t Is it because you are a thief yourself that you think everybody else one ? It surely looks so. You say ie firm is we'll knowE and does large (?) amount of business. As far as you are we'll known is concerned. you are right. Any person ever having bus mess with you once and who has taken your word never wants to try the expert nent again, and as for the great amount of business which you advertise at my ex- psnse that you have done, 1t consists main y of drinking whisky, gambling and viii flying. your nelghbers. You might have lone good business if you had attended 70 it. But as general thing the height of your ambition is bottle of whisky and a dirty Wallapal sqUaw, durins. your oarous- als with whom, ether merchants. whom you were prone to close up and drive out of the place, were doing he business you could nave done. Your pedigree is too we'll known n that line to need any further comment at present. You charge me also with purloin- ng bolt of gingham which you found ill ny house. You must acknowledge that yourself, Mir. Mackenzie and MT. Grounds lad permission to hunt or go through every portion of my house. In fact 1t was de- tired that you should do 50. l simply re- Iuestad that 1 would rather you would wait Intil my wiie came i'll. as she knew more ,bout the house than dld. But yoa did 1ot wait, and you went through her bu- tesu and you found piece, noS bolt, of yingham, which you claimed in your maj ssty, came of your shelf. As far 2s ! was concerned 1 told you that my wife could tell you more about that gingham than l Iould, but you went of intoxicated with .he idea that hat piece of gingham was ,tolen from you; so much so that you had 0 publish it. Now, for your benefit and ,ur own, we still retain the same piece of ;ingham: there is ten yards in it and 1t ,ost ten cents yard, which amounts to S1. md you csn sec it any time hereafter thst 5ou please. B at thank God there are ladies nd gentlemen who know that you lied will ully and maliciouly, and I an ready to rove It. You talk of setting traps ana aen to watch me. That does it surprise ne. Any wretch that will set traps for ana watch hIs own wife, especially as good a Slfe as you have got. Is liable to watch anything but himself. But 1 neither care TOT fear your traps. lived ir shis con- nunity and territory about seven years be- ore 1 ever heard of you, and mover, and tefy you or any of your watchers to prove contrary, has my name or integrity been npeaohed, and if there is anything wrong low can only relate 1t to the influences surrounding me. 1 have some friends who 1 inew me for years and they realize the diff | erence and true worth between us two. l According to your own ideas your brain and intellect is too large to be encompassed in ,uch a narrow sphere, the county Is not 1 dive enough for you to spread yourself so hat the inhabitants or native can appre | slate your true worth. You had better buy | mother Alta Arizona or go into the ios l business, wrap your head up in muGh ice and try to keep cool and keep your mouth | shut for few days at least, then, I think | you will survive and be ready 10 write an- other dirty article concerning mo, OF be 1 ready to go to SAe next territorial council | to disgrace the whole county again. You. sir, are like a mean mule, you would be a 1 friend to person just to get good chance to kick him to death the first opportunity. l As for Cureton of the Alta, he is too well known in this county, and as he had to do | as he WAS told by yoH, and as he iE aot here. don't propose to waste my time on him in this issue. There are plenty of peo- ole though who would be pleased to see him providing he had any money to put up.
 Your obedient servant,
 JAMES VI. HAAS Mineral P .rk, July 10, I662. The following letter explains Ii Selfi