General Washington Mining Company record book, page 19

Minutes of Meeting Of the Board of Directors of the General Washington Mining Company.A special and called meeting of the Board of Directors of the General Washington Mining Company was held at the office of the Company, 417 North Main Street, Goldfield, Nevada, on Saturday, April 4th, 1908, at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M.The meeting was called to order by Mr. W. H. Parkison, President.Present and participating at the meeting: W. H. Parkison, President and Director, Presiding, F. A. Behling, Assistant Secretary and Director, H. L. Kane, Director, H. H. Hudson, Director,A quorum of the Board.The president then reported that the Goldfield Investment Company had advanced the General Washington Mining Company cash to the amount of $6,597.33, same being expended for the purchasing of machinery and carrying on the development of the property. There now being interest due on the above named sum to the amount of $564.83, and there being no money in the Company's treasury, asked the Directors for suggestions as to how to meet the obligation.After due deliberation it was moved by H. L. Kane that the Goldfield Investment Company be given a note of the Company for the entire amount, same being $7,162.16, the note to run for one year and to bear interest at the rate of one per cent per month, and secure the Goldfield Investment Company by giving a mortgage upon all the property, real and personal, of the company; and that the President and Secretary be authorized to carry out these instructions.