The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-18
From Denver Come RumOrs of the
Doings of the Smelter Sup
erintendent.
COMPANY have SPENT $4,000
And Wonder What They Have Got for the
Money-Interestlng Information.

Early last spring the people Of this
county, who for years have been try
ing to get the great Seven Devils
copper fields opened and put on the
high road to success, we're led to ex-
pect great things on the arrival of
Isaac Il. Blake. But the fact that
Immediately on his arrival he formed
close association with Eaves and
Locke in their scheme to bleed east
ern investors through the Klein
schmidt grade fraud, and has never
since severed relations with them in
the game, caused general suspicion
Of the man, and the work he was en-
gagged in, and scattered the hope OF
legitimate effort in connection with
his operations. The Denver Repub-
licau, of November 13, contains an
interesting reference to some of the
gentleman's past movements, as fol-
lows:
Testimony which created some
thing OF q surprise in court was in
troduced yesterday in the suit OF G.
j. Hughes, Jr, vs. Henry y. Dillon,
before Judge Palmer in the District
court. The controversy is over a
note for s5, 600 signed by Mr.. Dillon
in favor of Isaac e. Blake, which
came into Mr.. Hughes hands rs
trustee. Dillon claims that the note
WAS given through private arrange
ment between himself and Mr. Blake
and was never intended to be ncgo-
, tiated.
On the witness stand yesterday h,
accused Mr. Blake of having takel
= the note, together with a mortgage
, from the desk OF his Office in Los
Angeles Mr.. Dillon also stated tina
{ Isaac f. Blake was the man wh'
did up Roger W. Woodbury. ant
: wrecked the Union National bank. 7"
Dillon stated that he is an attorney
v and, during November, 1893, WI
n practicing law in Los Angeles. A
O that time Blake was attempting t.
swing the Nevada Southern railwa
scheme. Dillon says Blake came t
a him and said he was going to raise
pool of $50, 900 in two months t
% swing the railroad. He wanted Di
a lon to subscribe IS, 600 so he coul
), show the paper and inspire conidene
~ through the fact that money had a
n ready been subscribed to start IL
IN scheme.
Is Dillon said he gave him a note {
,r s5, 600 secured on farm Of 80
acres near Brighton. This he CLAIM
:" ed was on the express agreement thu
'y the note was only to be used as
er means to induce other subscription
H. If the entire money was raised, ho'
l., e yer, the money should 60 into Il
:, pool.
'o To make certain that the no
would not be used he says he allow'
Blake to have it only 10 days for t
purpose OF showing it, and then bo
note and mortgage were returned, al
ess Mr. Dillon says he placed them
OF his desk.
are A few days afterward the note a
D.. mortgage were missing and Dill
iy. M says Blake took them and gave the
Sit as security for debts he owed
so Denver. Blake gave the note as
tne IN. curity for debt to B. O. Adams, n
ssb Adams in turn assigned the paper
Hid Attorney 9. J. Hughes. Now \
of Hughes sues to foreclose on
"a farm, it being the only security
,re. re- the note. The plaintiff claims Il
,us, the note was given outright to Bl,
ON and lie had perfect right to do
atly he wished with it,
iii. Soon after the giving of the n
ex- Blake's railroad scheme failed ,
mp he was forced into bankruptcy. Sc
time ago news WAS received in u
yer that Blake was conducting
for taurant in New York city. 81
lers then Blake has quit the restauran
go into the brokerage business.
The above has no connection '
}. things local except as it may il
trate the methods Of one OF the u
User figures in this seasons operations
Seven Devils. 1t would be too
that men who want to aid in ope
'ehs. the Seven Devils should suffer thrc
similar questionable methods OF
Blake here; but the SIGNAL for
three months has been furnished
interested parties in New York
lsmen lstab elsewhere and they have been
1,iass % nnd warned of the skins game relatin
''nao' ao the Kleinschmidt grade, and il