Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-08

Boyle Boyle complained that he did
not like Larsh's airs or IDEAS Of mill
ing. Larsh retorted that he did not
like Boyic's style and they came near
having trouble, Boyle picking up a
piece of lead pipe to strike Larsh.
Larsh had told Boyle on the 18th tnat
the mine ought to employ some intel
llgsnt person to superintend the mine.
Boyle Is Irish and this did not sound
good to him.
German and Rivers advised Larsh
not to return to the mine. that the
mine affairs were In such shape that
they could not AFFORD to have trouble.
German said he would try to get
new agreement from Boyle for one
half of the mine, under which German,
Rivers and Larsh could hold the half
together I said | would accept this.
remained in Durango until November
18th.
When | talked with German about
the position which l took at Rico and
he said II would be good Idea for me
to go there. as Boyle would not be
suspicious when he was asked to give
German a new contract. Goyman said:
@You be sure to hold onto our agree
ment for half until we get new con
tract. / told German and Rivers |
would help to pay of the debts of the
mine when got to work at Rico. |
went to Rico and made arrangements
with Mr.. Scout to go to work and
came back and got my family and
chemical supplies and went over. |
was next In Durango during the fol
lowing March. | had written to Cor
man in January. had his reply but
1t was destroyed. In March I talked
to German and Rivers. l said l see
You are coming out all right at the
mine. German said yes. I said, what
are you going to do with me? Cor
man said We are going to do nothing.
He said. You were not willing for
Rivers to come into the first deal. and
we are going to skin you out of your
interest" | insisted that would have
my interest and German told me to
see Rivers. Rivers said there was no
ore in the Neglected. that the ore was
coming from cross-vein. He then
told me to see German. | concluded
to get them together then. So l met
them at their office in the Newman
block. where they offered to give each
$3.50 to satisfy my claim, and | re-
fused to accept the offer.
Regarding the location OF new
claims after the contract was made
Larsh said he had written the stakes
and put them In place for the Sunny
side and Legal Tender lodes, and that
all the names of the company, save
perhaps the name of Rivers were on
the stakes. These locations were
one on each side. each stake being ten
feet from the respective sidelines. 1t
was my understanding that this
ground was to inure to the ownership
and benefit of the company.
About the latter part of September
or frs, OF October German and myself
got out a prospectus calculating to
secure luocal capital for the erection
OF a cyanide mile. We showed the
prospectus to Charley Herr. Johnnie
Bell and others. Frank Rivers said
that as we were so near to another
payment, 1t might look bad to be go
ing around with prospectus. and the
matter was dropped.
In the crossexamination Mr.. Reese
dwelt on the manner Of the acknowl
ment of the agreement and at ad
journment 1t had not been established
that the instrument had been acknowl
edged He asked Mr.. Larsh If as as
sayer he had not gotten onto the val
| ues of the ore. and used his position
| to thus work into the mine through
| Germans credit Mr.. Larsh denied
that he had taken advantage of his po
sition at the smelter to work into the
mine. He had been running a custom
| assay Office some time when he start
ed to lead German into the property