The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27

than majority of the stock. as shown by
the Stock Journal, standing in the name
of George Grant, trustee. Those shares
were voted at the annual meeting, October
IL, 1886, by c. II. Fish, president. continued
Mr.. Ravens, and the certificate of 80, 300
shares purchased by Morris Dore was
issued to George Grant, trustee, on De-
cember 25, 1885. Ten thousand dollars
paid to Senator Jones for release of con-
tract was charged to legal expenses.
On cross-examination, Mr.. Ravens testi-
fed that he had been secretary from No
vember II, 1888, until the consolidation at
$3.50 month and since then it had been
reduced to 5000.
Witness read from the records of the an
nual meetings, showing the following as
sessments of stock: November 5, 1884, 80
cents; January 15. 1888, 20: December Ii,
1892, 60 March 4, 1894, 80.
He testified to transfers of stock to
George Grant, trustee, held in the names
of different persons, from May q, 1886, to
shares.
Five reports of lots of ore treated at the
Morgan and the Eureka mills, with the as
says from March to June, 1886, were pre-
sented from the records by the witness as
follows:
Morgan, 1902 tons, assay $12 81; Eureka,
Morgan, I045 tons, $13 ss; Eureka, 1886
tons, $12 80.
Morgan, I156 tons, $40 81; Eureka, 174O,
$11 06.
Morgan, 1112 tons, $11 "A; Eureka, 1851
tons, SO 54.
Morgan. 1865 tons, $40 81; Eureka, 1868
TONS SIS SO.
George Grant, assistant cashier of the
Nevada Bank, testified that in 1884 he paid
the dividends in the Nevada Bank. One
check paid to ]. L. Flood for dividends on
January, 10, 1887, was for $47, 1876 80, on &C
count of the Consolidated California and
Virginia Mining Company.
C. H. Fish testified or direct examination
that he was clerk in the office OF the Con-
solidated California and Virginia and also
its president. He said he owned only one
share of stock and that share had once in
creased to five, but shrunk again to one
share. He had one share left him by
will and bought some last winter. He said
he came to the office first in response to
telegram from John w. Mackay in 1875 to
act as secretary of the company before the
consolidation. He afterward was made
president at the request of Mr.. Barron.
When asked how many times he had
been to the mine for the consolidated or
ganiZation from 1884 up to the present time
he said he did not know, but that he had
been present at all the meetings of the
company.
II have always advised with the finance
firm, Flood, Fair q o. Brien, when they had
control of the stock or were large owners"
said the witness in answer to a question by
Attorney Fl. G.. Sieberst.
"At the time of making the contract
with J. P. Jones in 1885 did you not sign
it by the direction of Flood, Mackay, or
both or either of them?"
"No, SIR"
"Did you not so testify in another case?"
81 did, but was mistaken about signing
the contract. These contracts were ex-
tended in one case three years. Flood
said to me the contract was to be extended
and it vas done by resolution in the
meeting of the trustees"
IN regard to the witness testimony in
the former case on the subject of the price
paid on Jones' contract the counsel asked:
Ibid you know the contract price on the
original Jones contract was SO a toni"
Eyes; under the contract of 1888. when
Jones took out the ore and took it to the
mill himself and crushed it."
In regard to the proposition of Jones to
surrender the contract provided new con-
cessions were made, witness said he did
not know that he said anything to Mackay,
but he did to Flood.
The case was adjourned at 80 o'clock at
the request of Mr.. Sieberst, who was too i'll
to continue. 1t will go on again at 10
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