World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-05-11
Big Mining Pro-
perty Sale in
California.

California. I
lTnHUUNDllNG TRACT ON WHICH
IIs LlcArap The GuNpL NG |
MINES NEtR foRTuNIA, CON
lrAlNlNG lOo A0Rls isfoLD BY
lGRANf HAUS sTRu TEE IN
BANNRUPrcl FoR $l5fao
Grant Mans, tfustee IN tankrn-
p,cy, for the Gundltng Mining Co,
( sold the land on which this lunods
1 lpad and ziuc mine is situated, near
FolIunla embracing 100 acres,
4 Friday last. a Il. Curry Of Che
ago being the purchaser at Sl5, 40, !
v II will be remembered that dur
4 iug last year the company had
,rouble, suits being entered agalns,
tho company by A. I Adams,
President o. the Upton Bank ana
9th ers who were stock holders,
which illuminated in the company !
going into ban kruptcy and the
property beng sold,
{ The sale was rather interesting,
, there being some six or eight gen
! tlcmen from abroad attending, re-
' presenting Chicago, Joplin, Webb
City and Upton, with apparently
!. four different parties bidding,
d Tbs property was started AZ
k SloO0,-and Mr., Maus patiently cnIl'
!. ed the var5usyb,ds for long time
e on advanced bidding OF but -, IN
: ,till II wos, Knocked of 70 Mr.,
N curry at Sl5,750, consuming lilly
one and onc-half hcufs.
Il The bidding as started dwe''cd
: Tor some time on S5 advanced bids,
If nntil /, reached about Sl2,OOo wheh
AZ Mr. Curry jumped three hundred
I'd A n Adams Of Upton go'ng
no him SIS better, Curry continuing
a. his two and three hundred dollal
Jumps and Adams going him "
better This bidding continuing
rn,il knocked off, Mr.. Aoam
bidding Sl5745 and it was knock
cd Of! 10 Curry at sl5,75O.
There was "mysterious s'ra'
.yis cor 'among the bidders who 50
on the steps under the anct'ohee'
'i'y hc was middle aged gcnteel ioot
~ INV we'll dressed and bald headed
!, An Investigation proved that 2
one knew him. lie had no cor
K mnuicaion and nothing 70 say
any pno--in fact no one knew ifo
cnt vhence he came, nor could II
found out how he left or got OUT
town As before remarked y
nmysterious stranger sat qa'e'
M lander tho auctionecr and VII
wilh Curry and Adams would halt iro
bidding tor a respite or short re
~" ~, the "myslerious stranger woa
MN bid. generally IS in adyance ot'
leading bid, The "mysterlc
ilax stranger quietly kept up Y
method OF bidding until The p
! !. : perty reached about $4,000,
\ I. did no, bid alter that but quic
for held lis position. When the P
perty was knocked on e \
Curry he lifted bis derby, DR.
XN his cumbrie handkerchief and v
ed the prcspiration frcm his b'
NJ footed craninm and walked
There were sevcsal conlectures
to who was the mysterious sli
near oern the most feasible being
Sc was partner o. represe
raif| tive oi y, A. Hardy Of Jop'ia,
wheat once owned and sold the Gundl
mining tract to hepreseat own
talk. The machinery and pers'
i the property Of the company was
On The premises Saturday las
!, and ipublic auction, bringing Sl,So'
! Mr. The federal conrt will prob
approve u 'he salc before
4 las,l Anal transfers are made,
" rhe Gnndhng y very yal,
"a cot Imincrable property ind i is
acbine hoped the mine will again sh
. crew. ibc under full headway
wind Clipped from The catii
Democrat