Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-03-01
Como-Eurelxa Affairs.

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the owners of the mine and Supl.
Symons. There has been talk of
settlement, and the resumption of
work on the mine in the near future,
but as yet there 10 no telling what
will be done. The following letter
was received this week from Mr..
Symons. 1t is published to give his
account OF how things stand and can
be taken for what it is worth by those
interested in Como affairs:
COMO, Fob. 2Sth, 1884.
ED. TINES: Since returning from
my recent visit to San Francisco, for
the purpose of effecting a settlement
with the Como Eureka Mining
Company, | haye been shown letter
from one ofthe officers Of the company
written to prominent merchant of
your town, 10 which the whole of the
blame is laid on me. As this is q
matter in which the citizens of Lyon
county have more than passing
interest, csnAot let it pass unnoticed.
The gentleman referred to, stated in
his letter that was offered terms that
were more than fair, but as he did not
state the terms offered, the public
can not judge, whether the terms were
fair or not. My object In writing
this is to state the terms offered and
let the public judge for themselves.
On my arrival in San Francisco, l
went to the Office in company with Q
friend who was instrumental in
bringing me to San Francisco. The
Secretary of the company asked me
if had my account against the
company with me. l replied l had,
and handed it TO him. The statement
shows that the company is responsible
to me in full to the sum of $Y,742 IS
and $500 shares of the capital stock
OF she Como Eureka G. & 8. M.
Company. After getting statement
from the Secretary's books as to
what stock had been sold by the
company as working capital, we
proceeded TO discuss the matter of
settlement, and after two days labor,
thought the matter was SO far
advanced that settlement would be
made the next day and 30 wrote the
sheriff Of Lyon county, but WAS
doomed to disappointment We met
again the third day, and to my
surprise, before word was said
about settlement, Condict requested
me to write letter to my brothers.
attorney in Virginia, and give the
company 80 days further time to file
their answer in the matter of the
leins. l replied that / thought we
had met for the purpose of 6 settle-
ment, and that could be accomplished
in five minutes, if 80 l would telegraph
my brother to stop all proceedings.
He said he did not want that. Then
refused to write. He then asked me
what would do. / told him that
if be had any proposition to make to
do so at once, as had concluded he
uid uOt mCou w oCtklCs I1O tuCu
made me the following proposition:
First | should abandon all claims
to the trifling sum of $9,74233 then
he would pay the bills l had
contracted on account of the boarding
house, and all personal judgements
against me, that be had already
bought up $1,000 worth, and that
there was but little more outstanding.
l asked to see the receipts, when he
replied be had made arrangements to
pay them, which would be all the
same to me. Then about the stock.
In place of the $500 shares of Como.
Eureka with capital stock of 100, 900
shares, he would give me 4, 400 shares
Of the Nevada Consolidated In 100000
or one tenth of the interest now hold.
In addition to this | was to get one
sixth of $4,000 shares he was saving
to pay for the Ely claims, making
the total number of shares to come
to me about 10, 500, and after every
thing was settled he would sometime
give me $500 to help pay costs and
attorneys lees. These we're the terms
in full offered me which / am
prepared to prove by Harry Smell,
gentleman well known in this
community, whose veracity has
never been questioned. The result OF
such u settlement would place me in
q difficult position. In the first
place I an bound to pay Mr..
Koosouth Shrader, 1850 shares of
Como Eureka, which is equal to
1880 shares of Nevada Consolidated