The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-24
WITH A SALTED MINE.
CALIFORNIA OPERATORS TAKEN
n FOR NEARLY 100000.

Inc Alli4aEGOS NINE IN sonora SOLO IOr
an Immense sum After it Had Been
Knausted-A Suit Filed.
a san Francisco special to the st. Louis
Republic says that Alvinza Hayward, W. S.
Hobart, George Crocker. and divers other
capitilis.s who have made their millions in
miuesof gold and silver on the Pacific coast
a;e tie victims of a most gigantic swindle.
They swear by all that's holy, and they
acoustic Aguayo brothers, the well-known
Mexican miners, of selling "saltedn
mine o them for no less a sum than
S1,5I5,)0O.
The property in question is the celebrated
uulattCs mine, situated in the state of
Sonora, Mexico, and was purchased in Lon
don last September This mine was discov-
cred in 1853, since which time it has at
various times paid dividends running far
up into the millions, but this must have
been one of Its unlucky periods, for, in,
stead Of paying at tue rate per ton at
which it was aisayed by two competent
experts sent ty Hayward and others
20 examine it-Messrs. Gillette aud
Jania-the mine has been run at a great
loss ever since these parties took hold Of it.
Now it is averred by all the interested par
ties that the Aguay brothers took the sacks
containing the CT, brought from theseveral
parts Of the mines by the experts, and sur
reptltIously, aud with view of defrauding
them, distributed pure gold in large
quantities in them, making the ores appear
rich with natures yellow mineral product
The experts were delighted and made con-
siderable haste In returning to the city to
inform the prospective buyers here and in
Loadon OF the bonanza that was TO be
theirs for paltry million and half or SO.
The buyers, old hands as they were in the
business, thus were duped with a trick SO
old that 1t has Rip Van Wrinkle whiskers on
it. The sum Of 5000 in cash was paid
over to Wencesloa Loazo, who represents
the Aguayo Bros. here, and the balance
secured by mortgage on some OF Hayward's
valuable city real estate.
The story that Ii. q. Lloyd. who had
bond on the mine, told in London and San
Francisco was that the mine was being
worked by ignorant Mexicans, with little
or no machinery, and that they had thou
sands Of tiers OF ores in sight of the mini
mum value Of So per ton, plenty of water,
ETC., and that in the hands of level-headed
men with proper machinery, it would be
veritable golconda in point of wealth.
The best of machinery was placed in the
mine and Mr.. Gillette one of the experts,
was made superintendent.
IT DOES NOT PAN OUT.
Try as he would he could not find any
paying ore, and the MulaCtos mine has been
run at great loss In despair, and thinking
that two heads were better than one, Mr.
Gillette sent for an OLD Nevada miner friend
to assist him in his endeavors to make the
mine come somewhere near the high paying
mark which he and Janin said it would
reach.
1t was all in vain, and now these veterans
IN the mining business say that there is not
pound of paying rock in sight In other
words, the bonanza is a myth, and the
Aguayo brothers knew it when they gave
Leyod bond on the concern.
Upon finding the true state of affairs the
syndicate had Loaiza, the agent, brought
before Judge Levy to show what he had
done with the money and securities. An
injunction was also served restraining him
from touching the mortgages To the great
JOY Of the members Of the syndicate over
$780, was found in Loaiza's possession,
and secured, and a suit for the balance will
follow, which will doubtless bring out many
interesting details of the manner in which
these old time mining mon were duped.
The agent is probably innocent of any
wrong doing in the matter. He claims
that he knew nothing of the value of the
mine, never saw any Of the ore, and is only
brought into the suit because money and
securities were left in his hands.
ONE AGENT TALKS.
Henry Champion Lloyd, the intermediate
agent mentioned, was seen at the Palace
hotel.
81 am heavily interested in this affair."
said Mr.. Lloyd, in diplomatic tone, land
don't care to say much about it. You want
to know whether the mine pays, do you?
Well, could answer that question, but |
am afraid l must not, as Mr. hayward
might not like it. However l will Just take
a superstition case. Suppose you had
mine which had been worked in one corner
and was found TO be pretty good one, but
when you come to drift into tho other cor
ners and other blocks OF the ground which
had teen represented as equally valuable,
you found were utterly worthless. Would
you call that valuable property? About
the sailing Of the ores | know nothing.
If the samples were raised from an actual
milling value of 50 a ton to fictitious one
Of SIS or 50, l know nothing aboutit. D. b.
Gillette q San Francisco mining expert, is
our manager down there, and understand
he, with Alexis Janin, another expert, has
made Investigations and sunk shaft with
results that we have begun the proceedings.
have not seen the last months returns and
would not like to say whether the previous
were good or not"
Mr.. Hay however, is loud in his de-
nunciation Of Aguayo Bros, and says he
will make them take back the mines and re-
turn the money paid.