Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14
WORK DISCONTINUED.
The Directors of the Mining Com
pany Relieve Contractor SEQ
field-TheIr Reasons.
At meeting of the Directors of

At a meeting of the Directors of
the Mining Company last night,
Contractor Scofield was instructed
to discontinue work on the hole-In-
the-ground. 1t will be remember
ed that Mr.. Scotield was employed
by the company to superintend the
boring OF the hole for a certain sum
of money per day, the company re-
serving the power TO drop the
work at its will. Early this month
MI. Scofield began work, and on
yesterday he had arranged the
prelimlnaries necessary to begin
active drilling. When the directors
meet last night 1t WAS determined
to allow the work to proceed no
further and Mr.. Scofield was ac-
cordingly notified that his services
would be no longer needed.
The members of the Board were
advised by their attorney, George
Robertson, to discontinue the work.
| Mr.. Robertson said that it was
simply ii precautionary measure
IN the interest of the men who were
sufficiently friendly to become the
company's bondsmen. In case of
the company's defeat in the pend
ing litigation, which he does not
think at all probable, he is of the
opinion that whatever damages
that would follow should come out
of the company's Golfers rather
than the pockets of private in
dividuals.
Hon. C. F. Clark, II of the five
directors of the company, was not
present at last nights meeting,
owning to his absence from the
city. This left four directols-A.
c. Barnes, II. a. Ricketts,, j. C.
Bassford and R. Hisey-to trans
act the business. OF these four
gentlemen, Mr.. Hisey and Mr..
Barnes favored continuing the
work, while Mr.. Bassford and Mr..
Ricketts, opposed 1t. Mr.. Hisey,
president of the Board of Directors.
occupied the chair and, of course,
when tne..question was voted on, 1t
was settled that work should stop.
Mr.. Ricketts, and Mr.. Bassford,
members of the Board of Directors,
also favored the stoppage of the
work. Mr.. Ricketts, thinks the
possibility of complications too
, great to admit of taking the risk oil
| further work. He also favors
keeping the tools just a they are
and when the proper time comes
+ proceed with the drilling. Mr..
Bassford believes in following the
advice of the company's Legal
counsel and he thinks to avoie
trouble it is best to quit work. He
I says the business of the company
, Is already sufficiently complicated
He wants everything Strengthened
out before drilling is resumed.
q Mr.. Barnes, another director.
tavors continuing the work,
Everything connected with tn
mechanical part of the e%nterprls
will be unfit for use, he says, Ion!
6 before this matter is out of tn,
r courts. He thinks the original de
:, sign, to bore a hole 5000 feet il
depth, should be carried out.
R. Hisey, as president and
member of the Board of Director
+ of the Mexico Mining Company
desires to state that he is op
posed to the stopping of work a
II the hole in the ground. He say
the expenses were only 81 per da
and the prospect good for from 1
to % feet per day. He claims tina
It the work should have been pushe
II as long as there was any money i
d the treasury.
r An election for the purpose Q
> selecting a new Board Of Director
h for the company will be calle'
1t soon.