Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-15
ANOTHER GOOD
 MAN WRONG
"EDWARD MoRASS" OF BOSTON
 CAME HERE OWNING MINES


 Him as a Fakir of First Water
 George Roberts of Port Huron. Mich. is the latest mining fakir in this vicinity. He put in his appear ance at the Copper Queen hotel on December 10th, where he registered under the name of Edward Morass of Boston. His first star engagement in this vicinity was to jump his board bill and in the meantime he touched a friend for three dollars. From this place MT. George Roberts, alias Ed ward Morass took French leave for La Cananea, where Cananea corre- spondent gave him the following send of:
 MT. John Pollock. prominent min ing man, has just returned from Aris- pc with one-half interest in the mines of the Mary and George L. Roberts. The mines in question are located near Douglas. It was only through great tact that MT. Roberts managed to obtain rights to the mines. Messrs. Roberts and Pollock are expected to organize a company with capital of S3, 900, ,000 to operate the mines. Ac- cording to the Arispe paper, there is an agreement between Pollock and Roberts to this effect. Roberts to se- cure the capital. A peculiar fact in connection with this gigantic deal is that there were not enough stamps in Arispe at the time it vas made to sat isfy the requirements of the law It is understood that General Alger, Sig mund Rothschild, W A Clark and Judge Burke are interested
 While ir Cananea at this time Mir Roberts purports to have made an ex- animation of the Sierra de Cobre prop erty, owned by Phelps, Dodge & Co.,, and from published accounts, express ed himself as well pleased. From re- cent transactions MT. Roberts had an ulterior motive in familiarizing him self with the workings of the Sierra de CObre
 A few days prior to this MT. Rob erts this time under the name of E. c. Roberts, was in Douglas and gave out the following:
 'E. c. Roberts, representing the Sierra de Cobre Mining company of Huron Michigan has been in Douglas several days hiring miners and send ing them out to his camp which is To- cated near Nigger Head in Sonora. ly- ing between the property owned by James Howell and an extension of the Atlas Mining and Exploration com pany's property.
 The new company has fine show ing for a copper mine carrying gold and silver and a force of about fifty men are now at work getting things in shape to sink a double compart- ment shaft. Mir. Roberts has been in | Arispe for several weeks getting his titles and all necessary papers in shape to permit him to proceed with 1 the work and he will push the work with much vigor. The company is made up of prominent copper men of | the lakes and they have no stock of | their company on the market for sale.
 The location of the property means good deal for Douglas as all sup plies will be bought here and the man at work will come to Douglas to cash i his checks and spend his earnings in the line city. The new company means business and are going about their work in a business like manner and will do a great deal to develop this new copper belt.
 l MT Roberts would not say what l the future intentions or the company
 were and would not go on record as
 saying they would build their smelteT
 at Douglas but told the Review man
 that this matter would come up later While all these mammoth undertak ings are plausible on the face oi
 things, several people who know the young mans history in Michigan sci
 on foot an inquiry and he was soor identified as George Roberts of Port
 Huron, Michigan, where he has beer
 involved in several shady transac
 ions, although his father is held ir
 ligh repute in the community ir which he lives. h answer to tele gram sent yesterday to the chief o police at Port Huron. Michigan, thi:
 cfice is in receipt of the following: Port Huron, Mich. Jan. 13. na;1