The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-15
Rules

Fac-Simile Oh letleT lTOm HllillI
sent OUT on the Senate committees sta
tionery is signed by -. G.. Williams
economic and mining geologist.' MIR
Williams is not listed in the American
Institute of Mining Engineers. so far
as could be ascertained here.
As Mr.. Newman, the promoter and
owner Of a majority interest in the prop
ertv. understands 1t. Williams was sent
down to Gold Hill at the instance OF Sen
NOR Chiffon. Thereafter the mining
engineer wrote letter tn the Senator
which has been reproduced by mistake
on the official stationery Of the two
Senate committees and fallen into the
hands of stock brokers.
Letter 10 the senator.
The letter to Senator Chiffon reads:
Gold Hin Consolidated Company.
Gold Hill. y. C., May 90. 1914
Hon. W. T.. Chiffon. u. S. Senate,
Washington, d. c.
DEAR SIR: After spending some
thirty days on the Gold Hill property
and feeling you may be interested
In what may know and believe
about the property l write you this
condensed information.
have gone over the property OF
the Gold Hill Consolidated Company
very carefully, both ON the surface
and through the mine down to the
Goo foot level. After examining
seven veins from feet inches
70 IL feet In width. samplng and
assaylng them, | must say | see
greater possibilities in the Gold Hin
property every day.
MY first opinion is fully confirmed
and the veins will so to much
greater depth than the 500 foot level
and carry high values in gold, silver
and copper. The copper veins alone
will pay all expenses and show
handsome dividend. leaving the gold
and silver clear.
After comparing the Gold HIN
property with other mines and mining
properties which I have examined
both In the United States and Canada,
on which valuations have been fixed,
would say believe that 5000, 600
valuation on the Gold Hill property
q conservative estimate. Yours very
truly,
J. c. WILLIAMS,
Economic and Mining Geologist
Just how this letter has been repre-
Auced on the official paper of the Senat
committees is shown by photographs I
the documents themselves. Each
MAINLY marked copy" and both Senate
Chiffon and Senator Overman belie'
that that fact alone Is sufficient TO II
dictate that the committees as such an
the other individuals whose names appea
~ the letterheads had nothing to do wit
the mining project,
some Senators Hot.
Some Of the Senators whose names al
near on the papers take different WEI
and are inclined TO be hot over IL nc
instance. in the upper left hand corner
the Census Committees letterhead Is N
name OF Robert NJ. La Toilette also tina
of Senator Albert B. Cummins OF low
uon Of Government supervision OF II
issuance of the stocks and bonds.
Mr.. Cummins has been favored beyor
any other Senator through the mistake
made in the offices of Senators Chllto
and Overman. His name appears on bot
letterheads, as he Is A member or u
Committee on Rules as well as the con
mittee on Census. He had never heal
of the Gold Hill Consolidated Compaf
until he saw his name on one OF the lette
heads bearing the engineers report.
Other Senators whose names appear
the official paper OF the Census Commi
tee are Henry A. du Pont OF Delawar
George p. Mclean Of Connecticut Charl
e, Townsend of Michigan. Republican
and Atlee Pomerene OF Ohio, Morris She
pard OF Texas, Benjamin F. Shively
Indiana, John r. Thornton OF Louisian
James Il. MARITIME OF New Jersey al
william II. Thompson OF Kansas, Dem
Gratis, and Henry Fry, clerk OF the cor
mittee.
The Senator's whose names appear
the letterhead Of the Committee on Rule
Of which Mr.. Overman is chairman. a
besides Mr. Overman and Senator Cur
Minis Francis f. Warren OF Wyomin
Jacob H. Gallinger OF New Hampshii
Knute Nelson Of Minnesota, Republican
and John w. Kern Of Indiana. James
O'Gorman OF New York John sharp WI
Jams OF Mississippi and Luke Lea OF TIE
nessee Democrats. and Charles H. Mart
clerk.
Mr.. POmerene Said TO Re In II.
or these Senators, besides Mr.. Ov'
man and Mr.. Chiffon, Senator Pomere
OF Ohio Is the only one who is said
have a stock interest in the mine. Sena,
Overman acknowledges that he is a stoC
holder and Senator Chiffon says Il
some friends OF his are very much int
ested in 1t, At Senator Chilton's Oft