The sun., 1890-09-08
NEWS OF THE MINING WORLD.
COMsToCE sHAREBOLDERG ROBBED
BH THE MILL AND NINE COMBINE

Coaas.ooi, aSa.onoId.rs bnva bcon robbed bv
,hn ,nino ana mill combination has been cx-
.,.,nnd II, T,,r si,,,'s mining new. from this
si,- .D, tror, VIRGINIA civ. Tine stockholders
So. a, la, ,,o. ,boIr eyo. open. and organized
.n ossocj,,ton tn obtain redrcss and stop tho
s,a.Iln0 Tbo CnnIrnan Of their Executive
Cor,.,t,,oo "a " FoY bns opened hostilitios
h., nmhIolv charging that tie directors OF the
Ii,,o l. Norcross mine in fraudulent conspir-
- .s,,h ,to nil owro,a bnya stoIen more
a.. 40 nno nno In tho mat tbreo ,enrs. Mr.
r. I.al.rno ,hot bn IA raadv to show that al
-, ,Lo on,tro Cop,.,ocL haa boen plundered
a. ,ho go, ,ro, nna Tint tho amount stolen
Iii a., ,,,, o,o, s0n nOo 900 The st.nline has
-. S,o,,a Il. ,or,ors ,ynva from falsItyinp tho
sssors nnd ,,nI returns "a bold thef; Of bullion
IN ,ho nirbt
nns,nr, ,ho n,s, ,br.o voars the HnIe 4 Nor.
1900 RS hoor yisIainu ora assavina from $40
s.,no -. 80, hu, the ,enuipa aa.nva havs
80 vi,hhoId frnno the s,ock holders. md the
~. haon r,,,od with harron rnck 10 re-
l,,.a ,ho oror,ga ynlua and n, thu anna tIrne
fs.roo,o Tho nnrrbor NJ ,ora tn be -nillej. the
Iii ,,ot,,n,, o ,,ucb nsr TON for handling ora
IT. .yornoo yaInn NJ rho ore bna been about
s1s ton hut tho nsaav bns heen reduced TO
10 "a ,ho ~ m -o,nrna 10 ,oo Ora worth over
40 600 oon h,s violdsd N The connanv only n
,,,,,o aro- q, ooo ool md thousands Of tons OF
,aoh hov, hoor crrsbed md nilled at heavy
ioss % tho comnanv and nrof1t TO the mill.
WHEN tho ore Ia crnsbed the pulyerized
.,a,arisi Ia rrn nvor onicts tsiIyer which ia sup-
,,o.od 70 ro,,In tb. cold and alIow the refuse
- IN IN ,n,o s,r;cs ho,es, Al tho Hale 4
Ns.-o.o.a a, w.. tour, tbat tha sIuicos wore
49,, - ,ho .odi,n.n. aI,ovea To seItle. and
al. :. .rI,,so - oss,red S1In to rho ton
n,rinr, j,o ,,y,e,igotIons tho association dis
.o,oraI ,h,t 10 uins which erpshed the
oroe ~ tho richest rines on the Comstock nre
oontro,Iod hr n sacrst CORPORATION. tho ex-
;s,orcn ~ ,rbic, has been unknown to the
urbIIc Tho mil ornors. who are charged by
1,or with coI,usion with the mine directors
nro senator John p, Jones, Samuel Jones. W. s.
Trohor, o,d A,vinzn HAYWARD II IL sienia-
'4o""i" 90" 80, =, -. -
cant that while Mining STOCK 10 himost WORTH
nnnv's s,ock ia for sale
p' ~ 4, ,. r
inc ring appears 10 DO complete. Evan
Williams superintendsnt OF the MILL Is man
,,or, and ree.nttbs owner of tho bullion Ey
Sset anI nj. - Go.son r,ho'a .h, hrllion
from the mines is taken. The cashier Of the
bonk ia Sscretarv Of tho niied States Mint at
Carson. Williams is also the lessee of Gov.
Stevenson's mill, which works tho Savage ore
1t ia charged by The stockholders that the
Mint Is the storehouse lor the nuiiioh taken
from the mines and THAI Evan Williams has
80 Tho Mimi and taees tha hullion thar. nj
NO, w ,'io Nat,1' @ c a Wv ~ , ~
midnight. Tho Mint theV say Is 'he screen
Sto,I.l ,,o,L,olIars Jt bos h.an .scar.
go '.,.,. - Iii. -,
tained that large quantities OF phlion nave
been taken secretly 10 the Mint at night and
tho rI,b, ,vatohmnn who carslaeslv mentioneI
that @ TACT has been discharged for talking too
much"
The facts were reported TO Secretary VIM
'ue inC'9 "eio ieP'ilou w .eSAo'"t' "'
dom ard lie was requested TO investigate the
matter and furnish transcript OF the Mint
records to the association. hr. WINDOW 'dt-
tailed personal friend OF the accused persons
70 ni"he 'e ihvestiea,,%h anu promise" 20
Wa'u 'ne 'r"nsctip'' "n" 'nat ,n IL tuo ',9' 'uaS
has been heard from him. The agent detailed
hy'Mr Window spsnt nm hour in Cnr-on n nd
tho inyestirati0p, OF course was a urce
in 1856 q body Of pay ore was struck in the
Hale & Norcross. hut the sioc. was not all in
me hands & mi me rnH ri ~ a .nat the ] ruas We're
hodsd ma tho stock vent down To- 81 cents ~
snap. Alter ieyyilg an assessment the ring
60 Duped lin all the loose stocN. tho mine was
symnsl out, the saEeFinssnden, Iosa rspSr!sd The the
wspt up 10 SIS, and the ring unloated Iut
TIE people who bought the stock iidnl get tho
dividends from tho Inc b dy OF ore IN Derem-
her. ISsi. Tie mine yiedei l.2GU tons o. ore OF
I'm average of Si2l2 After It got tht ouGh the
Emrin,S ihs same ~, Nth iyJ tons wee sold 10
the Savage Company. who.e directors are the
Ton The lowest ASSAY for tho month wassTl 10
And some Of the ore was as hiyh as sis per
Ton I'M no as-av renor,s we're made mn II
March 1888 when by mixing barren rock with
tbs orc the average had been brought down TO
s9S Tho T,rsailent ~ ths comIany got the as-
snys re9ulariy Tor his private in FORMATION
Ihs IGoks Il the company when nnnIyzed
contain evidanca SnonCh 10 hack m the civil
suIts and crin-inpl actions begun by Tho stock
hol.iers' Association and it Is believed that the
mini iscordS vii SLOW bullion deposits made
by Inysterious strangers sufficient TO account
ior a great dcaI OF tho TO on nrorerty
n Gns heen stoteI ,rrrrtiy thst Comstock
nssessments @ neyc eycc, Il hs ,iiyilonds %eid
but the Virginia CITY r'e contradict, the
abatement and nrlnts lrures 10 show that the
assessmenis 10 dato aegrr.ute ti5S7s. .iJj. anI
fLe diyidends mid foot IN 400 5jS 10
silver ia now worth II cents an ounce mora
thnn yoar NO, and at the present rate Of
We'd TINT nIH ance il rrico if mai ntain"d Tor
the veal viii Increass tho yniue q the Com.
sock ostput S i.UHUWUI The discount on silver
has coat The Tomsto.k nincrs ~ OIuy O0O in the
last four Years, 80 NV
ITEMs from NEW MEXICO.
Srrvyr CRY NJ >cnt o-Con.,darob,a
iron nre ia unyy Him shinnaJ rom Ht;s ninf
AMI an eIrnEt /, b..',lg nt.,,s To- get >. towrr.
iraiyIt ma, To- t'rshi', nnJ ij.nver % thor iron
car be- .hinr" 70 ;ln sn,,rers iic If Ioter - or