Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-05
LUCKY TIGER
GOLD MINING
OPERATIONS
President E. c. Sooy's Report
to the Stockholders lnd;-
Gates Splendid Showing at
Mines During Past Year.

In the annual report OF the Lucky
TigerC Reconciliation Gold Mining com,
pany. a copy of which has Just
reached this office. e. C. Sooy, presi.
dent Of the company, says:
Kansas City. Missouri.
Mach IT, 1908.
ITO the Stockholders OF the Lucky
Tiger-Combination Gold Mining
Company:
when our last published report
was submitted. The Lucky Tiger,
Combination Gold Mining company
was comparatively unknown. Today
it is one of the most important ano
best known companies in the south
west Different conditions have
brought about this result.
THE general public and especially
those interested in mining have
watched with much interest the gil
gantic litigation in Sonora, Mexico.
wherein we successfully resisted
one of the greatest wrongs ever at
tempted in the mining history of
any country. Page after page could
be written upon this interesting sub
ject, but our limited space forulos
more than a brief outline. At mid
night July 6, 1905, one who had pre-
yiously been honored to the highest
degree by this company, conveyed a
band Of armed men by special con-
veyanceS and animals owned by
this company and its employees and
upon arrival at the Ri Tigre Mines
took forcible possession of the
mines and all the personal property
of the company Illegally and without
any process of law, falsely claiming
we aad defaulted in our payments
and our rights forfeited. We a
once engaged counsel and our rights
wdre successfully defended In the
courts OF Mexico, and on December
II, 1895, five months later, the
property was placed in the hands of
an Intervention, who operated the
property under instructions of Une
court and in our behalf until Decem-
Der, 1907, when final decision was
rendered in our favor by the SUI
prenne court of the republic and the
property turned over to us unreserv-
eddy. Thus final decision was rem
dered within 30 months OF the time
the outrage upon justice was Cum
mitted and the Republic of Mexico
is to be congratulated upon her just
laws and the promptness with which
they are executed. And the fact was
fimiy established that individual
rights are as fully protected in the
Great Mexican Republic as they are
under our own Stars and Stripes.
"Of course. column upon column
was printed regarding the litigation,
giving the property much publicity.
but the real basis for the promi-
Of h.
TiEe Mines is the extent G the
property, the progress being made
in the development and the remark
able richness of the ore.
Since our last report we have
developed tae property so thai We
now have 15,36S feet of underground
workings. as shown by the statement
of the superintendent.
We are Just completing extensive
additions and improvements to our
concentrating works which when
completed VIII enable US to work
from ESQ to 300 tons of ore daily.
We have also installed a complete
telephone system connecting the
company's Office at the mine with
the company Office at Yzabal, the rail
road station. This system erected
at considerable expense, has easily
caused saving of the amount as
well as added greatly TO the ccnYen-
fence, being an actual necessity.
Tt has been our desire to provide
a camp where the better class of
workmen and men with families
would seek permanent employment
To this end. we have in the past two
years added many new and comfort
able homes to our rapidly growing
camp, now numbering about 700 in
habitants, and have also established
a school where the children of ouI
people may enjoy the advantages Of
an education.
"Freighting our ore a distance 81
SO miles made it necessary that we
should have a good wagon road to
70 facilitate transportation.
I'VE conduct a store at the mine
and at Yzabal yhere we carry
goods of every character needed in
the district Increase of business
has made il necessary to build new
and larger store buildings at botf
points.
I'VE also conduct a hotel and
boarding house at each point ana
proride for a tri-weekly passenger
stage carrying mail in each direc
ton.
Il think the stockholders maj
congratulate themselves upon thu
physical condition of the property
and upon the capable and eficien
men in charge of the operating and
accounting departments and beflev'
the next year will show greater ad
vancenlent than the past.
Yours very truly,
E. c. SOOY, President.
Kansas City, Missouri,
March II, 1908.
Mr.. E. C. Sooy. President, kansas
City, Missouri,
Dear Sir:-I beg 10 hand yo'
herewith annual statements OF IN
oryerations and condition OF thi
company for the year 1907. express
ed IN United States Gold and ar
ranged in nine sheets, as foDoWs
General operating statement 70
year, showing net ga;: Tor 1ssd
s2ss .s62.43. This amount is arrived
Al, after deducting $24, 900 Interest Of
bonds and $98, SSS.92 expense y
Euseuada litigation for the year
which latter amount includes ma
settlement vita d. J. Han for attor
neys's fees. Attention is called .
Yne item denominated NET galn OF
ali Mexican operations" $4vs, ozz.lI
gfTTa{fQd State