Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-25
Promoter Of Of African Noble Duke Mining Co. Drops
 Out of Sight.
EITHER MURDERED OR
 SKIPPED WITH FUNDS
Left Bisbee About Four Months Ago With 5000 to Pay His Men. and Has Never Been Heard of Locally Since.

With $500 in his possession with which to pay men he had employed for several months. George. w Vanier- mark, colored. left Bisbee four months ago to walk to his mining property in the vicinity of the Noun tain View claims. and since then 10 trace of him has been found.
 Whether Vandermark was foully dealt with by parties who wanted the money he carried. or whether he never went near his mine and got cut of the country has never been quite sat isfactorily explained to several who Put up funds to promote his mining ventures.
 About two years ago Vandermark launched the African-Noble Duke Mining Company, announcing to his friends that his scheme was to sell stock to only colored people, and to sell it in all parts of the country. To this end he sent several representa- tiyes into Texas and other southern States, but neglected to furnish them with any stock certificates.
 A number of colored people, who purchased stock in Vandermark's ven ture, are now and have been for some time wondering what has become of the ebony-hued promoter, who has so completely dropped out of sight that he cannot even be located by several who very much desire to serve legal papers in actions brought and that would be brought was there any hope of finding him.
 Vandermark was a fluent talker, and never tired of talking about his mining scheme. To hear him tell it, there were millions only awaiting his magic touch. On the strength Of his claims. he induced a number of his race here and in other parts of Ari- zona to make investments.
 After Vandermark departed it devei- oped that his ideas about the manage nient of mining company were vague and irregular. He located about f1Ity mining claims near the Mountain View. had them surveyed. but fsiled entirely to ever place location H2TeIs on record in Tombstone. This Was but one of the many bad breaks he made.
 While some fear that VandermaIk may have been murdered for his money, the greater number Interested in him are of the opinion that he is alive and well and now in some other part of the country promoting a min ing company or some other scheme.
 Unfortunately for Frankerberg Bros, who had Vaneermark employed for a short time to do some work, they have been made party with him in a suit which has been brought against them for SS45, by q miner who was employed under contract by Vandermark.
 Speaking yesterday about this suit, Sam Frankenberg stated that they own a group of claims near those that were located by Vandermark, but that they never had anything to do with the colored man in the organization of his company. They recorded their claims, and he did not. For this req son when g search was made in the records at Tombstone for the location of the AfIican-Noble Duke Cempany's property, no trace of 1t was found, but the locations of the Frankenbergs showed up, and the attorney bringing suit confused them with the defunct mining company.
 It is stated that Vandermark was one time offered s100,O0O by eastern capitalists for his group of claims, but that he refused on the ground that the property was worth Sl,000,O00, and that he would get it without trouble by holding on.
 yandermark was by several who kpew him considered rather cratic if not slightly insane on the matter of his mining company. It is claimed in his behalf, however, that if off his mental balance, he had sense enough ', leave the city with 5000 in his pocket. all of IL other peoples money.