The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-19
D|SCORD AMONG
THE OWNERS OF
The RAWH|DE
NevilIs Fears Displace-
ment as Manager.
CONCENTRATES LEGALACTION
SUDDEN CHANGES AsToNIsH
SONORA MINERS.
Rumors Of Sensational Suits to Be
Brought Against the Partners
of the Well-Known Min
ing Man.
CONCENTRATES LEGAL ACTION
SUDDEN CHANGES AsToNISH
SONORA MINERS.

Captain Nevills, the millionaire mine
owner, is once more in hot water. This
time it is the wealth-producing Raw
hide mine which is causing him mental
worry. If his present intentions hold
for few days he will file few suits
that promise sensational reading for
the mining public.
Nevills is third owner in the great
RaWhide mine, the remaining portion
being the property of John Ballard and
w. II. Martin in joint partnership. For
many years Nevills has managed the
mine, dividing his residence between
Sonora, which is not many miles dis
tant from the Rawhide, and this city.
The latest change, as the story goes, is
that Nevills has been forced out Of the
management by the combination Of the
other two mineowners and the mine
has been placed in the hands Of Sydney
Sprout, the builder of the electric plant
which supplies the operating power of
the Rawhide.
Ballard and Martin have been on the
ground for the past week in the alb
sence Of Captain Nevills, who is now in
San Francisco. Captain Nevills said
last night that his men were in control
VI the ullllG, anu Willie lie Ildu llOI UeGu
apprised of his displacement in favor OF
Sprout, yet he admitted that he knew
that this project was on foot.
There will be some big surprises in
a few days. he said last night. My
attorneys, w. H. Ricketts, and Thomas
Riordan, are now preparing suits which
will be filed this week, and 1 can tell
you they are full of big sensations.
These men think they have forced me
hI1f n
are mistaken. l will visit the mine in
a few days and look after matters my
SELF
Attorney Riordan, when seen last
night, said that he was at work on le-
gal papers which would be ready for
filing by Saturday and which would as
tonish Mr. Nevills' copartners and
others. He would not diVulge the ma
ture of the suits.
Rumors that the control Of these
mines was to be taken from Nevills
have been frequent, but nothing de-
veloped until the bountiful rains of the
last few weeks gave the owners a
chance to resume work. Monday work
began in the Rawhide, and the alb |
sence of Nevills after the long shut |
down gave rise to considerable gossip. |
MessrS. Ballard and Martin have been |
on the ground for over week, but they |
kept their own counsel, until now it is |
said to have been officially given out |
that Captain Nevills will no longer SUI
perintend the work at the mines. Com
mon report has it that Ballard and |
Martin have long been dissatisfied with |
Nevills' actions, and they finally de-
cided to take the reins in their own |
hands.
This radical and sudden change has, |
it appears, created more than ordin- |
airy excitement among the miners of |
Tuolumne County, and they all wonder
what will happen next. The arrival of |
Captain Nevills at Sonora is awaited
with suppressed excitement. Captain |
NevillS has had absolute control of the |
company interests for over nine years.
Some time after the decision in Boston, |
which was adverse to the Eastern |
claimants, who sought to purchase the |
Rawhide, the owners of the mine got
together and organized a new corpora |
ton. Before that the Rawhide was in
corporated, but the App was worked
under a partnership. Under the new
deal the properties were consolidated
and Ballard and Martin held two
thirds of the stock and Nevills held
one-t third.
The Rawhide is one of the richest
mines in the world, and Captain New
ills, who has long been considered the
moving spirit in it's development, is
known to every miner in the West.
To prevent any surprise constables
are said to have been placed on duty at
the Rawhide and App mines.