The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-05

At a meeting of the attaching
creditors of the IbeX Mine & Smelling
company, held yesterday afternoon IN
the office of Attorney Whittemore, 1t
was decided to continue the operation
of the smelter of the company at
bennington for an indefinite period
and u is anticipated that THE furnace
will not be blown out until all of the
ores on hand are reduced to bullion
and matte. 1t is possible that some
lead ores will have to be purchased IN
order to make the treatment of the
sllicious stuff practicable and econom-
seal, but should such be the case, the
purchases will be made by the United
States marshal for the protection OF
the property, as the works are to be
operated under his direction. AT the
meetln the company was repre-
scented by its Attorney, rank Pierce,
and no objection was offered to the
arrangement, IN fact, full consent was
given. The statement was also mace
during the consultation, that Mr.. in
derWood and the other members OIL
the syndicate are now working with
the end in Veiw of making 1uu
settlement of the claims against the
company and it is also possible that
payment on the purchase price OF the
Tbex mines will be made on the nrst
of the month. At any rate, Messrs
Mount and Holbrook will await the
coming of the first of June before
they make any further move IN the
matter.
Contrary to expectations. nothing
was heard yesterday from either MI.
underwood or any of THE other inter
ested parties who are in the east anu
as the hour Of noon came and passed.,
Messrs. Mount and Holbrook gave up
the hone that they would receive d
dispatch stating that their PROPOSE
ton of the day before had bean &C
rented and they would receive without
ont delay the transfer papers Tor the
41r0Derties. In a roundabout way they
did receive a counter proposition, puI
Sis terms were not satisfactory, ana
they decided to bide their time ana Il
payment is not made by the company
on the first of the coming month Uhen
they will step in and assert Fhelr
rights. They are very wiIlI'~ ITO re
ceive back the properties and claim
that they are worth several times
what they were to receive for them.
II is anticipated that all development
will cease at the mines until there IS
a settlement of the financial ques-
fions.
Tracked to the door of the general
offices of the company in this city IS
a. notice to the effect that the contents
Of the offices are held by Sheriff Hardy
s1nder attachment. Assistant Score
cary Humphreys was in charge OF the
affairs of the company at the oflces
and endeavored 10 stand the depu-
tiles off when they attempted to serve
the attachments.
More Court Relief Asked.
Yesterday attachment suits against
the company came pouring IN tnlck
ard fast Attorneys Williams, Suther-
land & Van Colt filed two, one on be-
half Of the Union Pacific Railway COM
pany. claiming $9S5.76 for freight, and
one by the Utah Forwarding COM
panv for So 93S. % for ores. Attorney
Sonnedecker came in with suit on
behalf of w S. Henderson for S257,
Stevens &, Smith filed two actions Tor
the salt Lake Lithographing company
for Sl56, and the Sierra Nevada LUm-
Der COMPANY for $26.38.
Judge Mckay planted suit on be-
half of George NJ. Scott and company
for So. 662 90, for materials, and the II.
Dinwoodey furniture company came
along with one for S240. Superinten-
dent Paul Johnson, on behalf of him
self and others, brought in claims for
labor amounting to S1,269. Attach
ments were issued in all cases. The
total amount for which claims were
put in yesterday footed up to 1885
which. with $500 on the day before.
makes the total amount now levied
for about S17, 295.
Unless a special train is chartered for
the use Of the officers, the attachment
papers en- not be served until Mon
day, as no regular trains GO through
10 bennington today. 1t is hardly
likely that a special will be secured, a
there is nothing to gain.