Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-20
The Ophir Fight.

The Ophir Fight.
SAN Francisco. Dec. l9.-The Ophir
minidg election to-day was bitterly con
tested, the fight being between Flood,
who held control, aud Sharon, who is
anxious to possess it. 1t was the most
exciting since the great Hale aud Nor
cross fight of 1865, when the shares of
that mine rose to $4,000. The
capital stock of Ophir is $40, 500, 900.
shares The real fight was to obtain
possession of the milling ore, in which
the whole profits lay, Up to this morn
ing the general behef was that Sharon
had captured the mine. This was
strengthened by the known fact that Sec
retary Mccoy, who married Sharons
niece, was gong to vote his eleven hun
dred proxies for the Sharon interest. At
midday the Nevada block was surround.
ed by an eager crowd anxious to learn
the probable result. Voting commenced
at l;05 2. NJ. AT 2:30 the vote stood,
Flood, AHA; Morrow, representing
the Sharon interest, 2,537; Rich.
ardson Of the Bank OF Califor.
MIA, holding the Sharon certificates
and proxies, appeared and voted
solid, d7,7l5. This was offset by W. III.
Wright, who cast 1860 solid vote for
Flood, giving him the victory with So.
922, against Sbaron's 4S,S55. The State
law calls for seven trustees. By mutual
agreement four were TO so to the win
ming side. They are C. l.. Weller, Con
O'Conuer, Charles Fish, X. II. Follis;
Sharons trustees are n. K. Z. Harmon,
Morris Schmidt, j. II. Dobinson. Il.
b. Holmes was elected Secretary. The
victory is credited to the energy
of j. l.. Flood, son OF the millionaire
He says the policy OF the company will
be to continue work on the lower levels
with the hope of finding new bonanza,
and will continue the search as deep as
it is possible to go. The Secretary's re-
port showed n balance of cash on hand,
DecemberlS, deducting oil indebtedness,
of $500,
Sharon's defeat is due to mistake or
deceit. When the name of Homer s.
King, mining broker, was called, Nor
row produced the firms proxy for 2665
shares The Flood party Immediately
reduced this 10 ten, producing 2655 of
actual stock, Three similar occur
renees followed. This gave Flood
the game, While Sharon held
all the proxies, Flood held the
solid stock. Verdict; Rough deal on
Sharon, The contest cost for the pur.
chase OF shares and proxies over a quar-
ter of a million
OF the total 100, 500 shares, all voted
but 1917.
Further Returns OF Oh Flood-
sharon Contest
SAN FRANCIsco. Dec. 10. After Rich.
ardson, OF the Bank OF California, hold
ing Sharon certificates and proxies, ap.
peared he voted 81, l0J. Flood was re.
duced by these 2,03S. standing, Flood,
43, 752; Sharon, 47,604. At 3 p. m. the
vote stood, Flood, 80, 1901; Sharon, 49,
092. Wright followed up for Flood with
1850 making the final vote, Flood, 81,
lS03; Sharon, 1902.
The Oregon Robbery Canard.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l9.-An Associ.
ated Press Boise City, Idaho, special
states that the report of the robbery at
Huntington, Oregon, is false.
Trotting-Big Offer Declined.
San FRANCISCO, Dec. l9.--The match
trotting race at Oakland Park this after.
noon, between Nellie Burns and Moscow,
for $3.50 a side, mile heats, best three in
hive, was won by Nellie Burns in the
second, third and fourth heats; time,
2;30i, 2;3S4, 2;30. Moscow won the
first in 2;30.
Robert Bonner telegraphed to-day to
J. c. Simpson, of this city, offering him
100000 for his four-year-old "Anteco.p
he offer was declined.
aH2 The Poultry show.
SAN FBtNcIsoo, Dec. l9.-Thu iirst
annual exhibition of the California Poul.
try Association opened at Dashaway
Hall this morning and will remain open
three days. There are about eight hun.
dred birds on exhibition.
wheat and Barley Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l9.-Wheat
weak and dull; buyer, Sl.S0; buyer, sea.
son, Sl.9l4@l .93s. Barley weak, but
active; seller, season, 81 .00G oil; buyer,
season, Sl.llS@l.l3.