The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
A BREEZY MEETING
OFFICIALS OF THE STOCKTON
MINING COMPANY AT OUTS.
TRUSTEES DEPOSE A. WALKER
Corporation and Leaves the Room
New superintendent
Appointed.
TRUSTEES DEPOSE A. WALKER

The Stockton Copper Mining company
is in trouble.
1t is working the Ida claim, located
at the north side of Saratoga gulch. 1t
does not own the property, but it has
a lease and bond on it.
Last Thursday was payday at the mine,
but as the affairs of the Walker-Gamer
company (Which firm has been handling
the property are in the hands of a re-
ceiver, the wages due the men were not
paid. 49,
The men continued work, however, on
the promise of Mrs. Alice Dee, treasurer
and secretary of the company, to assume
responsibility for the payment Of the
money.
Last evening the directors of the COM
pany held meeting for the purpose of
Strengthening out the difficulty, but failed
to accomplish much.
Many Persons Present.
There were present George Stevenson,
]. Chauvin, Alex. Walker and P. A..
Gamer, and also the following stock
holders: J. p Mccarthy, M. v. Conroy,
Mrs. Alice Dee, J. M. Hinkle James
Brown and p. S. Fishback.
E. w. Harvey, president of the COM
pany. not being on hand, Alex. Walker,
the vice president, called the meeting to
order, but at once suggested that post
ponement until next Tuesday. be taken.
The other officers opposed the SUCCESS
ton. This was the first wave that dashed
over the deck.
Jim Brown of the Times, which paper
has contained many kind predictions for
the Ida property, was called upon to act
as temporary secretary, while M. ".
Conroy was being elected to the posi-
ton, but the chairman refused to recog-
nize the motion.
The majority of the trustees wanted
Mr.. Brown, however, and voted him into
the job.
Mr.. Stevenson was then elected pres
| dent, which caused Mr.. Walker to gather
up the books and leave the room. Mr..
Walker had been acting as managing di-
rector of the mine. but after he left the
meeting the directors declared the posi-
ton vacant and then elected j. P. Nc
Carthy to fill it.
Will Superintend the Work.
Mr.. Mccarthy will superintend work
at the mine, under the direction of the
| board.
! Mrs. Dee stated in the meeting that
! Mr.. Walker had received some money
| on assessment during the day and re-
| ceipted for it on a leaf from one of her
Excerpt DOOkS.
This announcement resulted in the re-
| vocation of all authority the Stockton
company had ever given Mr.. Walker,
| and the issuance of instructions to the
| secretary to secure control of the books
of the corporation and begin legal pro-
ceedings against Mr.. Walker if neces-
| sary.
1t also resulted in the passage of res
! olution to publish an announcement OF
| the termination of Mr.. Walkers engage
| ment with the company.
! A. Lee Rice, who has been exporting
! the company's books, made partial re-
| port of his investigations, stating, it is
| alleged, that he had found some discrep-
| ancies. He did not say just what they
were or who was responsible for them.
| After the meeting, p. A. Gamer and
; the secretary found the company's books
| in Mr.. Walkers desk at the office Of the
Butte & Bingham company and took pos
| session of them.
| Mr. Walker stated last night that he
| intended to place the mine in the hands
| of a receiver and would make application
| for an order today.