The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-02-21
THE WEEKLY COURIER.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2i.-........lso2.
Carson Letter.

defendants in the case of Anderson
and others against Bassman and others,
tells "one'' on himself Several years
ago r. n. Graves was attempting to
operate in hydraulic mining ON large
scale near Lundy upon limited capital.
The dirt assayed well and justified the
expenditure oflarge capital, but being
short of cash he did what has ruined
many q promising enterprise-he re-
sorted to a ''make-shift." He got
water on the claim, but not low enough,
and when he started slucing he could
not reach bedrock, and the gold natu-
rally sifted through the boulders and
failed to reach his sluices. He in
Cured large Indebtedness, compare
lively, and the work was stopped, and
the creditors employed attorneys to
see If there was any way to satisfy
their demands. It happened that
amongst those from whom Graves had
borrowed money was L. P. Drexler, as
close a miser as ever skinned louise,
bat very wealthy, and man who
would put-up on promising showing.
Graves got 81, 700 from Drexler on his
showing. The lawyers argued to them
selves that DrexIer must be an inter-
ested party, as he would not likely put
up SO much money without direct in
terest in the promising results, and
they made him one of the defendants
In the suit. Drexler wrote to Miner,
whom he did not know, to represent
hinn, and in his business way, asked
frst how much he would charge.
Miner answered that he would charge
him $500, to win out. Drexler, in the
same business manner, offered to pay
$500, and Miner, who had never heard
of Drexler, argued to himself that he
had already lost $4,000, and mnst be
about broke, and he consented to take
the case for $500. He then gathered
the evidence and convinced the at
torneys for the creditors that Drexler
was a common sufferer with them, and
had no interest In the property, and
che case was dismissed as to Drexler,
and judgment was taken by default as
to the other defendants. Meanwhile
Drexler had paid $3.50 towards the fee,
and two or three months later Miner
found himself in San Francisco, and
''likely to be in need of money" as be
puts it, and he called on Mr.. Drexler
for the balance. He had never seen
him before, and when he found him in
asdingy Office, with a six months old
I5-cent necktie on, he concluded that
he would simply introduce himself as
the man who had represented him in
the suit. Mr.. Drexler suggested that
heowed Mr. Miner $3.50, to which fact
Mr.. Miner did not demur, as he usually
does. Then Mr.. Drexler, in his busi-
ness way, suggested that the case had
not gone to trial, and that he thought
MIR. Miner ought to receipt the bill in
full on receipt of 500, as he'was al
ready over $4,000 out on the trans
action, which sum he never expected
to get back. Mr.. Miner looked at the
old gentleman's neck-tie, and at his
belly-band, and noticing an impover-
ished condition of things, consented to
accept the hundred. Miner went out
of the office with the check In his hand
and met jolly Bob Graves few steps
from DreSler's shop, shook hands and
commenced to pat himself on the back,
"What is the cause of all this good
humor, Dick?' asked Graves. Dick;
"Why, | have Just found hundredi
come In here, (showing his check },
and let US take --- sFound he'll, .
said Graves; did you settle for $l00?''
Dick: "Why, the poor old fellow
"Poor old fellow? He's worth three
millions, if he is worth cent" Dick.
"Whatp' Total collapse, restoratives,
etc.
Mr. Newlands Is making good fight
to hold up the salaries of,the employees
OF the Carson Mint, and also for gov
eminent help for irrigation, and fol
Nevada's interests generally. He APP
peals for justice TO Nevada, with good
reason, good argument and with force
of moral character. But he is ad
dressing himself to band of pirates
and he ought to know 1t by this time
If a committee from the Methodist
Church were to forward a supplicatior
To- the brigands who hold Miss Stone
for ransom, to liberate her in tn,
name of all that is good, would Elk
pect Just as much result from it AS l d.
from any appeal to Congress to d,
Justice by Nevada. / would expect ,
big horse laugh from the brigands, anc
if the supplication was written oil
properly prepared paper, know wha
use they would put IL to. Nevada ha,
better understand its position betor
Congress right now, and act accord
ingly. There is nothing in it for tn