Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-12
MOREOF IT.
A VICTIM OF A MINING FRAUD
 MAKES A STATEMENT.
Cumulative Charges Of Fraud and Rascal ity of which Proof is Oferer--HOw the Stockholders were Worked
 at Profit,
MORALES, Ariz., July 1st, 1890.

MORALES, ArIZ., July lSt, 1S9U.
 EDITOR ENIERsR1sE;-I have carefully read the article entitled Grave Charges in your issue of the 21st ult and know that MT. England's beliefs are shared by almost every one here The following state ments in relation to MT. Christ's tEdus- actions in the Leandrena Gold Mining Co.'S. scheme, are not beliefs but very un- pleasant ceFtainties to these Interested.
 In the liberal moral atmosphere of the frontier there are, l know, distinctions made in designating transactions, which l do not think exist elsewhere, as for exam pie that nice difference between being beaten out of thing, and being rob bed of it. l have always thought the terms synonymous.
 l leave it to you to decide under which head to class ourselves in view of the aforesaid mining operation. Having se- cured the confidence of a prominent gentleman MT. Christ induced him to buy shares in the Leandreha G. M. Co.,, and also to use his influence in placing other shares with his friends. This vas done to the extent of S30,000 or more.
 In expatiating upon the value of his mining properties, MT. Christ exhibited three different expert reports so called, one of which at least he wrote himself, and caused to be signed Ey MT, Malt hous. A careful enquiry here reveals the fact that at the time, Mir W. who Is by occupation house painter and printer, was working at his trade here and knew nothing of mines. These three reports gave the average per ton Of the ore at $50 free gold, but a recent examination by bona 6de expert on behalf of the stockholders, failed to find more than from tFaee to $4.50 per ton, and yet the samples were taken from exactly the same places. The treasurer of our company paid to Mir. Christ as manager, between September 1888 and September 1889 9,500 to be used ill developing the prop. erty, and for no other purpose.
 | Of this sum he expended in work about 1900 the balance having gone, presum- | ably, to further his political aspirations for on the ground of his pressing neces sities ip tbat direction, he explained to the | Supervisors of the Iueson Convent his inability to pay for Mir. Nelsons daugh | ter.
 In his report to the company, January 1890, be acknowledges shortage of $2, 800 in his accounts, but adds that he vii pay 1t back into the treasury. l need no say that he has not yet done so. Having extracted all he could from the credulit. of the stockholders he has let the mine re lapse to the Government. As a specimen of one of his modes of accounting fo sums entrusted to him, have the swon testimony of Mr. JGe de Lusignan whom he hired as mill man at $4 per day, bu deceived into signing a receipt for $e This receipt he turned in to the compan, with other vouchers. Again in Dec. 188 the mine having been illegally denounce' by some Mexicans, he in his letter to tn treasurer asking for more money stated that, for the re-possession he was oblge to pay the Mexican officials $5000. Tn actual cost was $50. In fact every trans action of MT. Christ in this mining mat ter has been one of deceit and misrepre aentatiGH.
 That he knew well the real value qf th mine is proven by the facts, that althoug supplied with the necessary mill, he neve allowed one pound of the Leandrena ol
 to be treated in 1t, but brought ore frol q Geighboring mine which he hoped woul prove better. All the aboye facts are we known here. In the face of the genera dislike to him 1t seems amazing that h
 seeks public position here; but braze f effrontery and obtuse ignorance frequen
 ly go together
 ONE OF HIS VICTIMS.