The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-06-29
The Silver Monument Diff
Guilty.

The difficulties which have for some
time past existed between the bender
of the Silver Monument mine and the
owners thereof. was last week brought
before the public by the attchment by
the owners, of the ore which Mr. Won
Wendt who is working the property,
was shipping to Denver for reduction.
Last Monday evening Major Bhaney
came into the range with a warrant
for Alex. Won Wendt requiring him to
go to Socorro and show why he was
shipping the ore from the Silver Monu-
ment mine. The ore to the amount of
ten tons was already on wagons and
on Wednesday it arrived at San Mar
cial where the officer found it and at
tached it, giving bond in the sum of
five hundred dollars, Mr.. Won Wendt
raised the attachment by furnishing
double this amount and the ore went on
to the works without further delay.
The case will come up for settlement
before the October term of court.
The first of last January, Alex. Won
Wendt, of Denver, purchased of Frank
Caldwell the Silver Monument mine for
the sum of 100000. Payment was to
be made one year from date, and in the
meantime, the purchaser was given a
working bond in consideration of his
paying the owners fifteen per cent. of
the returns of the ore shipped. Mr..
| Caldwell made the bargain for himself
as half owner and as agent for his part
ners, but when the partners were asked
to ratify the bargain they refused.
| However, Mr.. Won Wendt went on to
work the property and to date has
spent several thousand dollars in de-
veloping the mine and in making it
accessible by wagon, while but two
shipments of ore aggregatlng sixteen
tons have been shipped. An unpleas-
ant feeling has existed from the first
between the lessee and the owners of
the property, not only on the part of the
noh-contracting parties but of Mr..
| Caldwell also who claims to have been
badly treated in various ways, and this
feeling was brought to a climax by the
attachment first referred to, which was
made by E. c. Gillem representing the
half opposite Mr.. Caldwell, but he in
this suit acting for all the owners The
BLACK RANGE appreciates the fact
that there are two sides to this ques-
ton and does not care to pass judg.
ment in advance of the court, but in
common with all the people of the
range whose interest in this property
are but little less than the parties in
the suit. it regrets that any trouble
should exist and it views with appre
hension its appearance in the court.
The law is expensive and tediously
slow and dragging. Almost any
thing in the way of settlement would
have been better. We, the people of
the range are living with hopes that
some of our many excellent properties
may be made into mines. The Silver
Monument is one of the most promis-
ing of these and Mr.. Won Wendt hav.
ing shown a disposition to spend his
money upon it we will regret to see
him denied the privilege and the work
shut down as it may be to await the
slow process Of law. To a man in the
steeple it looks as If Mr.. Caldwell In
selling for the fabulous SUN of $780,.
900 had made a bargain that his part
ners could not expect to better. Ger
tainly it would have been better than a
law suit. The RANGE has good author.
ity for believing that the work on the
property has been irst-class so far. II
has been purely developing without
any Stopping or otherwise damaging
work and thus is constantly adding to
the value of the mine.
Again the RANGE, in echoing the
sentiment of all the people, hopes that
the troubles NAV be speedily adjusted