Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-27
He Throws Considerable Light on the
Administrator Sale.

He Throws Considerable Light on the
Administrators Sale.
HELENA, Mont, October 23.-[To the
Editor OF the Independent. I'm reference
to one OF the ISLANDERS published in the
editorial columns OF the Daily Record OF
the 22d inst, concerning w. A. Clark, 1
/ have this to say:
That was present on the occasion of the
administrators sale of the real property
belonging to the estate of John III. Rogers,
and was acquainted with the character OF
the property sold. I was not only a bidder,
but purchaser of several lots OF mining
!. ground, sold at this sale. In my opinion,
the sale was in every respect fair one,
and the property brought as much as it
was considered worth at that date. The
bidding was quite spirited, as the creditors
Of the estate present at the sale did every
thing in their power to make it sell for a
good price. .-
The particular piece of property men,
toned in connection with this alleged fraud
was the interest owned by the estate
in the Original quartz lode in Summit
Valley district, Silver Bow county. 1t is
charged
THAT THE HON. GRANVILLE STUART
was bought off for the sum of 5000 to
cease bidding on the property. 1 Irecollect
that besides Mr.. Stuart and Mr.. Larabe,
that Z. H. Irvine, of Butte, myself and
others were bidders on the property in
question, and only stopped when the price
exceeded, in our Judgment, the value OF
the property. Mr.. Larabie and Mr.. Stuart
were representing creditors of the estate,
and while neither of them wished to be-
come the purchaser they were doing all in
their power to have it sold for the highest
figure possible. After had ceased bidding
was importuned by both Mr.. Larabie
and Mr.. Stuart to become the purchaser.
At that date quartz mines in Butte City
were not sufficiently developed to make
them OF great value, and declined to give
greater price for this property than was
then bid. After a delay OF at least ten
minutes, in which no other bids were
offered, the property was sold on the bid
Of S. E. Larabie, subject to the dover Of
the widow, that this property, alter the ex-
pendture of q considerable sum OF money
in Development. should have
PROVED OF MUCH VALUE
is fortunate for both the purchasers and
the heirs of the estate, as heard that as
soon asits richness was determined, Messrs.
Clark & Larabie not only paid the widow
an additional sum for the interest, but
credited The estate, which at the time was
lusolvent, with quite considerable sum.
1 l. h4o f6a rNah a GQ q
Of tseveral lots of placer mining property,
and subsequently, purchased from Mrs.
Rogers her dowry interest therein. On that
property have expended several thousand
dollars in prospecting, and have in no in
stance made q dollar out Of it. 1t is rea-
sonabe to suppose that, had my purchases
"panncd out" as we'll as that OF Messrs.
Clark & Larabit. l would be denounced
by the Record" as robber. Misfortune"
in this instance, "has proved blessing In
Disguise" believe that
THE HON. GEORGE W. IRWIN II,
Of Butte, whose Republicanism cannot be
questioned, q brother-in.law of Mrs. Rogers,
who administered on the estate and ap-
proved the sales made to Messrs. Clark d
Lari1ee mvself and others, acted in an
honest and conscientious manner and for
the best interests, as he saw them, OF the
estate.
| do not believe that any frauds we're
perpetrated at the sale, and am satisfied
that il everything pertaining to it had not
been perfectly fair and square that the
probate Judge of Deer Lodge county; oren
Emmcrson, a good Republican, would not
have confirmed the sale leorauthorizedd deeas
Issued for the property.
r. 8. KELLEY.