Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-04-06
The Carson Mint.

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San francisco has petitioned Congress
10 investigate the Cai son Mint. 1t is
urged that an investigations under the
direction of the Secretary et the Treas.
ury would only result in coat of
whitewash, SO Congress is asked to do
the work. 1t is charged by the psli.
TONERS:
That the Carson Mint has been the
common fence or depository of bull
lion stolen from the shareholders of
mines on the Comstock lode.
That the bullion was stolen by
nefarious mill ring, which controls
and dictates the Federal appointments
OF the State of Nevada, including the
officers of the Carson Mint.
That the Mint officials so appointed
by the powers included in this mill
ring are the willing tools of That ring,
and prostitute their positions and the
United States Mint al Carson TO sIVu
base use rs the mil ring demands:
That I. Il. Hotter, who is Chief Clerk
aud Acting superintendent OF the
MINI, is also the cashier of the Bullion
and Exchange Bank of Carson CITY,
and that the Mint and bank are worked
tsgether in harmany to cover the
thievag ut the mil ring.
That the abstracts of the records
of the Mint which were furnished TO
the Mining Stock Association do not
contain true descriptions of the bars
OF bullion which were deposited in or
purchased by said Mint at certain
dates.
"Said abstracts were certified as cor
rect copies of the records of the Mint
by 7. X. Hofer, and if said abstl acts
are untrue then they were falslfied with
malice aiorethcughl for the purpose ef
misleading the NJ ming Stock Associa-
tion, and to hinder and delay it In the
prosecution Of its search for the bull
lien stolen by The mill-ring thieves"
Ugly rumors relating to crock edsess
In the Carson Mini have been ailaat
for years. 1t was alleged that certain
persons, net officers of the Mint, had
access to it at all hours, AID that
bullion was repeatedly taken to the
Mint at night. Some years ago pre-
tence of investigating some of the
charges was made and certificate of
good character given the officials Re.
Gently rumors of crookedness were
revived and the evidence in he Hale 81
Norcross suit indicates that all is not
straight at the Mint. II is said that
the Superintendent has not been in
the Mint for months; that he spends his
time in San Francisco, probably owing
10 i'll health; and that it Is run as an
"annex" to the Carson bank.
Ip reply to the abave charges Sam
Wright, III an interview with a San
francisco paper says:
The only explanation that can be
given about unknown owners is, that
in order To receive large shipments of
ore In one day, different names must
be used. Under the law only 10000
ounces can be deposited in enc day by
one person Consequently, when 100,-
900 ounces or less GENE along they are
subdivided into lois, which are depos-
tied in the names of different people
known to the Mint officials. The
chez ks in turn are made out to the
same parties, who indorse them with
out taking them from the counter,
after which hey are forwarded to the
owners Of the bullion. 1t would be
difficult to handle the bullion from the
mines at Virginia unless This method
of doing business was adopted, as it
would neceSsitate the almost constant
attendance of the aiming snperInten-
| dents at Carson There has never been
any concealment Of this system of de-
posits, and as to unknown owners,
there IS no snch account on the books
Of the Mint. 1t is not customary to
ask who owns bullion wheH 1t comes
in, it being taken for granted that the
person making the deposit has right
to do So. The Mint officials are re-
sponsible for the correct weights and
returns, and as said before, each de
partment acts as check on the other
to keep these things all straight"
Safety In the Midst OF Danger.
This would seem contradiction-is
| So IN fact to the eve Rut the pxpr-