The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-15
North Carolina Promoter Gets
Aid. From Clerks Of Com
mittees Who Use Official
Paper
Hayes Incident
Is Here Recalled
John Shelton Williams and
Senator Swanson Men
toned in Connection With
Other High Officials Who
Wax Hot

Washington, June 1t--lf you hap
pen to have received eonln1unica-
ton on the ofie!al letter paper of the
committee on census United States
Senator William E. Chiffon, Of West
Virginia, chairman painting the rosy
prospects Of North Carolina mine,
IL is due TO p mistake
Also. Il you>have been favored WITH
ar identical communication on tho
official letterhe5d Of the committee
on rules, II. too. was the result Of
mistake You can take the works Of
Senator Chiffon ara Senator ovetn1an
for that While acknowledging an
interest Il the mining venture they
both sisclaiua personal responsibility
for the extra ordinary use ~ the eff
cial stationery of the senate commit
taes
They say their clerks were - blame,
But The appearance Of these letters
among curb brokers in New YORK
has brought 70 a definite foundation
ettyies that have been circulted IN
Washington fer Some time that q sec-
ton Gf the senate ard others IN Demo
cratic of1clai3ena were in the thraes
of an iHeipient gold fever that drea ms
were being dreagred - fabulous for
tunes 10 b. drawn from the hs.eels
CT a North Carolina mountain that
senators we're letting their frian5s in
en- the good things that clerks and
pa res who were fortunate enough 10
get shsrf cn. - easy street" were
With. pns thatr money fr-ra the
hanks e hus stocks. ahd that alt
were task.ire irtr the sunshine ra-
IL 81 n. - ~a.res Newman =
promoter wne has ran something A.
q record n mining ventures.
Mr. wliliar,s' Humble Part
Eat i- tn5t rseneoeeat5c Eold move
ment J,hn sxelton wintarrs comp
trol!er ot n tu.rene. has PLAYED IN
hur-hEe part Mr. Williams when he
was ass istaef secrstarys o. the treas
nrv haA the chief expert es the
1rnitea etatas assas office sent -
North Carolina, i is said a. the GOV
ernnaert's fxoensa and Investigate the
Newman sold naire Same Of the
Democratic senators availed them
ee!ves of the resul, ~ that visit bat
II said that 'hs report made by the
expert. though rot entirely unfavora~
BILE ~as hardly as rosy as rerreser-
tations fhat rad beer made,
The mining rsopery that has
aroasna ~ much democratic enthus
stasn1 il thn. Of this f9otdhill Console
dated eorl. PAM. whos- r.ine Is at Cold
tElts, ftfIEtlss = f-H0EAtft ~ t-s lila ~
nary fe RS successor Of the ella Gold
Mn company 81 lesnertea EnemorT,
The latter is described 10 tire copper
handbook a recc gnszed authority on
such rn@tters ar a notorious pro
nrosicr tAat caueht many Wall Street
operators" but that ~ merely mat
ter cf history
A new eo1,nanX has heAn organized
with Waiter George Newman as pres
a1s4 hry ritaf Nf
$4,000 Aaa par ss a share. The let
ters cert out On the senate commit
;sA'e stationery is sien&S by ]. VII.
lian,s. economic ard mining Eeologist.
He is rot listed in the American In
stitute ~ Mining Engineers SO far as
could BE- ascertain.
As Mr. Newman, the promoter ard
owner of 4 ma iorit~ interest in the
nroperty. saws Mr. Williams WAS sent
dow to Cola Hill ~ the instance OF
Senator Chiffon. Thereafter the min
ing engineer wrote a letter 10 the
eenator which has been reproduced
nv mistake on the official stationery %
the two senate committees and fal-
len into the hard& Of stock brokers
The letter to Senator Chiffon reads:
Letter In Question.
"Go1d Hin Consolidated Company,
Gold Hill, n c. May %. 1914
"Hon.W e, Chiffon. u. 8. Senate
Washington D C..
Dear Sir,--After snend,ng some
thirty DAYS on the Gold Hill property
and feelins you may be interested In
what ! may know and believe about
the property. write this condensed
information.
Il have sone over the property OF
the Gold Hill Consolidated company
very carefully both on the surface
arrrt through the Faiae4~damH- IL the
s0n-foot levels After exar1ing seven
veins from ?. q to IL feet in width,
sannpling and assaving them, I must
say | see greater possibilities in the
Gold Hi property EVERY day.
my frst opinion is fully confirmed.
and the veins will go to much greater
denth than the s00-root level, and
carry high values in gold, silver and
copper. The copper veins along viii
naval expenses. and show hand
some dividend. leaving the gold and
silver clear.
After comparing the Gold Hi
propertv with other mines and mining
properties which I have examined,
both In the United States ana Canada.
On which valuations have been ffxed.
I would saw believe that $60.0oo.0 900
fContinuer On Second Pnesl