Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-11-01
WALTERS. MlNEAR,
A BRIEF STATEMENT FROM THE
COXPANY'S SIDE,

J. Blake Walters President of the
Bullion Consolidated Mining Com
pany, called at the TINES office this
morning, in company with J. Boyd
Martin and Sam. Friend.
MIR. Walters did not care to engage
III any newspaper discussion, as he
did no: believe in taking the public
into his confidence; and any action
which he would take against Mr..
Minear, or to recover what money the
company had been robbed of, if any,
would be made public in due time.
But in the interview with Mr.. Minear.
which was published in the TINES last
Saturday, there was a statement
which, in justice to the Smoky district.
t. his soci~t s, and the many es.
Unable persons, whom he had met
since he came here, he could not per-
init to pass uncontradicted. was as
follows:
"REpoRrEE.-What do you think
OF the company's mines:"
Mr.. M.-The mines have not proven
in depth as good as hoped aud be-
llcved they would"
This statement is false. said Mr..
Walters, and can be proved so by Mr..
Minear's own handwriting. On the
2,th of September, just two weeks be-
fore Mr.. Mnear was summarilv dis.
missed as superintendent he wrote
Mr.. Walters letter from which the
TINES reporter made the following
extract.
"The mines are looking well-so
much so that whatever doubts or fears
| may have had have vanished, and |
feel as certain OF success as live"
"This," said Mr.. Walters, sis what
Mr.. Minear wrote. Since then !
have examined the mines myself, aud
am perfectly satisfied with them.
have no doubt but that they viii be
irstclass paying properties. found
that the working shaft had cut the
ledge at depth Of about Is feet, and
was then continued l0l feet in water
and country rock; no crosscut had
been made fro.a tn, bottom Of it, for
the purpose of cutting the vein; and
the VEN, where cut by the shaft, was
timbered up and therefore completely
concealed.
Only about 80 feet from this shaft,
another shaft was sunk. 1t was sunk
about 50 feet-for what purpose ]
don't know, nor can see.
There was a tunnel run on the Prov.
idence, one OF OR claims 1t was run
2lS feet, and ONLY GAINED TWENTY
ONE FEET IN DEPTH. They must have
been bothered to keep from cutting
the grass roots. Any miner can draw
his own conclusions from this state
mont.
The shafts were in fair working
ground, yet they were contracted, and
paid for by the company on the Super
intendent's order, at.the rate of $25
per foot. In addition, vouchers in
my possession show that when the
main Shaft had been sunk so feet
from the surface, the company paid,
in addition to the $25 per foot, for all
the timbe,ing, powder, and mine sup
plies. Any miner can likewise draw
his conclusion from this
81 did not come here" Mr.. Walters
added, "to Witty a. p. Minear or to
appeal to the public; but simply to
state what | know of the mines. do
not care to state how much money
has been sent there; but this much
will say, that all Of it has come from
myself and my friends. We have val
uaJle mines, AM as fine prospects in
the district as can be seen anywhere.
l have no reason to question the min
ing district, and | believe that all that
is required is reasonable amount Of
capital for its development
AS to our property, we know that
it is good, AMI we are going to develop
it. The concentrating machinery
which we are putting up is the finest
in this section of country, and we will
work from 20 to 20 men all winter
This, OR tomorrow evening, l wi!
leave for the East, but will come back