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hnois he was appointed consul atTrieste, Austria, but declined the appointment.Leigh says that he and Helzard of | Prescott sbonded the “Little Jessie”! for six months and lost over $5000.I They relinquished control of the property November first.Before they took hold Leigh says the mine was in the hands of a receiver ana debts amounting to over $50 000 had accumulated. Thesethey were asked to pay. Their contract gave them the privilege of ship ping bullion and ore, the proceeds to be applied to operating expenses, andthe net proceeds to the payment of old debts,“We were prohibited from shippingore, ’ said Mr. Lee, “and after the mine owner refused to liveup to his contract wegot out of it the best wav we could andwere heavy losers by the whole transaction.I did not know Mr. Maggi at that time but met him later. That is all there is to the matter. It was a purebusiness transaction.”The two men say that they are prepared to go ahead and give El Paso a modern street railway and are ready to submit to the most searching examinations as to their business integrity.Messrs. Lee and Maggi have addressed letters to the editor of thePrescott paper asking him to give them space.
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El Paso Daily Herald
El Paso, Texas, US
Mon, Dec 05, 1898
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