El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-22
That "SaIted Mine" Deal.

That "SaIted Mine" Deal.
Judge M. w. Stanton, on inquiry
made by q reporter of the HERALD in
reference to the mining deal with which
his name has been connected in the
newspapers. said: Il do not think it
proper to try disputes in the newspapers
where bona-fide dispute actually exists
and | certainly think it still more i'm
proper to publish groundless charges
in the newspapers: but in view
of the fact that Mr..
Knott and his attorney have
gone into print, L will simply state
that the charges are I1bels and without
foundation. 1t seems to me, however,
that the statement itself shows upon
it's face that it is'untrue. The idea of
making the test by breaking piece of
the ore into two pieces, and having
the pieces asssyed by different assay
ers, is absolutely ridiculous. One Of
the methods of checking up an assay
of a piece of ore is to have it ground
or crushed and the pulp thoroughly
mixed and quartered down and then
give an equal portion to different as
sayers. This makes fairly reliable
test, but as no ore is uniform, q portion
of the same piece of ore will often run
high, while another part of it will run
low, or show no value whatever
Mr.. Stanton, upon being asked as to
whether the deal was made in Ell Paso
or not, answered as follows: 81 never
saw Mr.. Knott. or had any communion
tion with him directly or Indirectly
before the deal was closed, and the ten
was signed several weeks prior to the
visit of Messrs. Seiberling and Knott
to FL Paso.''
Mr.. Stanton further said: 81 am
somewhat surprised that any attorney
should permit himself to be interview
ed or allow his client to rush into print
in matter of this kind
On inquiry made in reference to the
mines in question, Mr.. Stanton slid:
1.-The Planches mining properties are
situated in the state of Sonora, Mexico.
road, from Nogales. Arizona territory.
These mines have been worked for
many years and have been and are still
large producers of silver bullion. The
Ell Paso and Kansas City smelling
company have handled large quantity
OF ore from these mines, and / am per-
fectly willing that the smelling COM
pany disclose the results, to any one
desiring to make inquiries. / am also
informed that one OF their experts ex-
amined the Planches property at one
time. Mr.. Simpson kindly had the
ores anslized for US last fall and the
following 80 copy of such analysis:
Silver 13S ounces; gold trace: copper
$40 per cent: balance of conseuts sill
ica.''
AS to the representations made, Mr..
Stanton said: Il never made any re-
presentation as to what the mine
assay OF the ore would be. Neither
myself nor any one of the joint
owners was present or had anything to
do with the deal prior to the signing
of the contract. Mr.. Monroe Seiberl-
ing and Capt. o. B. Hardy, as l under
stood it, were old friends and had
known each other from boyhood. We
entered into q contract of lease and OPP
tion with Capt. Hardy and finally
agreed upon terms of sale to
him, and he made a deal with
ana their associates, and the
transfers were executed and placed in
escrow directly with Mr.. Monroe Sci
berling and his associates, in order to
save the expense which is very large in
Mexico, of making two transfers.
desire to say, however, on behalf of
Capt. Hardy that he is mining man
of integrity and ability as far as
know. He was in possession of the
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the trade was made. l do not believe
he made any misrepresentation either
to Knott or Seiberling in reference to
the mines. AS to the mines being |
sailed, it is simply ridiculous, and !
am informed by mining men that the
method OF sailing charged is impossi |
be-"
Mr.. Stanton further said his name |
had not in any way been connected |
with the charges in the eastern news |
papers and that he we'll understood the |
persons and the reasons for connecting |
his name with them here in Ell Paso.
GrOundless Smallpox Scare.
The citizens of San Elizario are |
pretty badly scared because of q death |
there from suspected small pOX. Late |
last evening DR.. Ysndell received a
telegram from q DR.. Bell of that place
saying: death of Mexican child
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