The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-17
NEVADA SOUTHERN SOLD
A Likelihood That II Will Be
at Once Extended
THE DESERT QUEEN NINE
The City Marshal MaIigued by a Los
Angeles Roysterer
A Probability That this rine Controversy
VIII Be Settied-ltems From San
BernardnO

SAN RERNARDINC, Oct 16.-The Ne
vada Southern railroad was sold today.
In fact, it was sold twice, once by Sheriff
Hocomb and once by Receiver Il. 5.
Seibert the two sales being within half
an hour OF each other. The sheriff's sale
was on executions in favor of Bright ~
Crandall and other creditors. This receiv-
er's sale was to satisfy still other credit
ors.
Sheriff Holcomb's sale was at II clock
and fter he had read the order of sale
he called for bids. Among the spectators
were Judge G. G. Wright and Judge Dill
lon of Los Angeles, and when bids were
called for JudgY Dillon bid $l53, 066. SO,
in the name of X. Il. Anderson, and the
road was sold to him at that price, subject
to the claims VIII ich were represented in
the receivers sale a few minutes later.
When Receiver Seibert put the same prop
erty up at auction, Judge Dillon bid
SOS, So again in the name of X. B.
Anderson, and was declared the success
full bidder. the certified check deposited
was in his own name and the identity
of X. B. Anderson is at present mys-
terry.
Why the secrecy in connection with the
real purchaser OF the road is a question
exciting no small amount of interest.
When asked about him both Judge Dillon
and Judge Wright pleaded ignorance, as
did Receiver Seibert. The most that
could be learned about him is that "he
is cltizen of the United States, but
Judge Dillon, who made the purchase,
was not able to give Anderson's place of
residence, when Sheriff Hole omb wished
to make out the sale notice. Judge Dillon
says he Is acting under instructions and
knows nothing further.
From inside sources, however, little
information was cleaned, although II 9TH
ing could be learned as to who Anderson
is. He is said to represent or bs a m em
Der of thu recently organized Califor MIA
and Eastern Railway company. THIS
company was recently incorporated in
Denver, and is made up of Chicago and
Denver capitalists. while it is claimed
the company has English capital behind it.
or course it includes r. W. Woodbury.
of Denver. who has been identified with
the Nevada Southern for some time.
The plan of this organization, SO far as
it has taken the public into its conf
dence, is to build line through to Dem
yer, by means OF extending the Nevada
Southern through Utah. 1t Is under
stood that the line Is now surveyed
through Nevada and Arizona to Phoebe,
in Southwestern Utah. and while that is
several hundred miles south of Salt L axe
City, it is hardly to be supposed that the
road will miss that city.
Locally, the completion of the sale,
which, OF course, is n cash deal, the inter.
est centers in the fact that Bright &
Crandall's claim which has been standing
so long is to leo settled.
Altogether the road cost to build $3O1,
000 and the added costs have increased
this sum to about 3d. 10000. 1t is the
purpose of the new com pany to pay all
these claims at once.
There have been some very satisfactory
attorneys fees in connection with tue
sale, the court awarding Judge Dillon a
Zee of $500 and Judge Gregg OF this city
$1,000. The sheriff's fees amounted to
nearly $lOOo. s-.=s
THE DESERT QUEEN.
A conference is being held this after
noon between the owners of record of tn g
Desert Queen mine, and an effort is t.
be made to reopen the mine at once and
continue the work of mining and milling
the ore.
With this in view, S. F. Zombro has
been given a power of attorney by James
McHaney, and he will represent the lat
ter IN the conference. OF the other
owners, Mrs. Carrie Harrington, the Sis
ter to whom William McHaney decided an
interest, and her husband are IN town,
having just returned from the mine, and
she is authorized TO act for William Nc
Haney.
The conference today between Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrington and Mr.. Zom bro look t.
the immediate working or the mine. 1t
has been shut down since September Is.
At that time the proposed sale to McMil-
Ian OF Denver was negotiated, and at the
same time a number OF suits were begun
| by people claiming an interest in the
mine. The litigation has probably had
the effect OF preventing the sale, since
| the first payne was to have been n.ade
today, and as yet it has not mater allied.
| But tie owners of record recognize the
fact that this pending litigation may not
| be settled for months, perhaps not in
| years. 1t cannot even get into court I'M
til the county boundary line is settled.
| With this in view, they have determined
| that they ought to proceed with work at
the mine and continue to take out ore,
making it source of income rnther than
| permitting it to lie idle and be at the eX-
| pense of looking after it.
The conference today will strive to
! bring about such an adjustment of the
situation, ana those who are acquainted
| with the circumstances believe that
such will be the result.
A new feature OF the case came up yes
! terday when document was filed with
the recorder, signed by George W. Myers,
who has secured Byron Waters of San
Francisco as his attorney in the case, and
this document gives him one-third inter
est in his one-third which he claims
with the McHaney's in the Desert Queen
mine and the mineral output already
| disposed OF.
MALIGNED OUR MARSHAL.
Some person representing himself to be
the marshal of this city took in the ten
derloin district of Los Angeles Monday
night, and when he walked Tuesday
morning he found him self minus his
10 the police of Los Angeles and they
tied the supposed visitor from San Ber-
possession. But here the matter stop
ped. for the com plaining witness asked
to have the matter dropped, but the Los
Angeles police not only dropped it and
released the woman, but gave out story
which outdues Baron Munchnusen in his
palmiest days. And they stick to it. A
Geographic inquiry this morning hrough,
back the answer that the police are sure
1t is the San BernaIdino city marshal,
but they did not have his name. The