Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George

Panaca,Nevada,July,5th,1917 Mrs Sadie B.George -Los Angeles,Cal. ^ear Madam Yours of 19th,ult received some time ago,with the option signed by yourself,but I too have been away fl from home,and very buisy and hence neglected to answer. My reasons for useing the Las *egas Bank for the escrow was that in the event of troible over it,with the purchaers, it could be handled at less cost,in the state where the^ cause of action arose,than it could to have to first get judgement here and then transferr the judgement to California and then go into court again,neither would we have been bitten on charges as you seem to fear. Possibly there may have been a wheel within a wheel,but if so l fail to know it,and if it is a well arranged plan of the Salt liake people(which I dont for a moment beliewe) I would have been very glad to have seen it materialize and the stock sold at that figure, But am sorry to say the fchole matter seems to have fallen through,and the laugh is on me. On the. 2nd inst,the majority of the board of directors of the salt company met at St^homasjit being the regular quarterly meeting day,and authorized the giveing of a new lease on the property to Bigelow and Main,upon substantially the same terms as the old one,but permitting them to assigne the lease to a corporation etc. They made arrangements to have the salt work commence when in StThomas,but diy*' to the trouble in getting powder and steel,it had not commenced when I left,but will imraldiatly, and they are due to have out 150 tons before the first flf August.The new lease will probably not be ?iven them before that date In the matter of pooling interests with Mr Toladd you will recall,that I have been telling you for 6 or 8 years ,that they would eventually desire to do that.As to the advisability of it,I Could not advise you untill I knew theyr terms under whivh it would be done,the whole matter would hinge upon the terras and the management.You must «se your own judgement,he has not mentioned it to us. Have had no word from Stewart thus for,and am somehow getting a hunch that he isent going to accomplish anything. H© has been stringing you about the Sloan wireing me to buy the deposit,and I dont think Sloan has any interest in the Los angeles Pressed brick Co.When in StThomas I ask Stewart if such was the case,and he said he dident think so,I am inclined i'anaca, Nevada, July, 25th, 1917 Mrs Sadie B.George Ajos Angeles,Cal* Bear Madam: - Under the terms of the lease on the magnesite,as given to Alonzo L Stewart,there is due to the owners of the said deposit and claims,the lesors,from him Stewart,the sum of $500,since he has failed to take the 500 tons of material. Within a day or two there will he forwarded to him,from StThomas,a statemtn in connection with the payment of said amount,which,for your information,1 herewith enclose you,a copy ofi said statement,which as stated above will go forward to Stewart,! trust the sane will be staisfactory and give you the desired information in connection with the matter, 1 suggest that you make personal demand upon Stewart for your part of the money,as shown by the statement,that is if you finde the same correct,and that you make such demand, or 1 should say that you serve notice of the facts,contained in the enclosed notice,upon him before the 1st of Agust,and that you have such notice witnessed nave had no word from him and dorit"know anything of how he is getting along,or what his intentions are,1!* he failes to make good on this payment,my own feelings are that we should at once serve notice of forfeiture of the bease upon him,and proceed to dispose of the property to some one of the different parties,who are desirous of purchaseing it. Nave you any prospects in sight. Under Bigelow and Main are moveing salt. very truly yours \ 8 tThoraas, Nevada, Jul y, 2$t h, 1 P17 Mr aIorach Stewart Los Angeles,Lai. wear Sir:- lh as ranch as the lease, granted you cn the 20th day of May ,A.l). 1917,hy -.re,the undersighed,and our co-owners,on the Success, Prosperity,bagnesi.ic and Magnesium groups of mining claims,situate in M'lurk county,Nevada,provides that on or before the 1st day August A . •*. 1 is 17, you shall have taken and removed *00 tons of corwodiiv from said claims or pay to the leasers of said claims the sura of $500, and since you have not renoved said coranodlty we assume it to. he your intention to so' make said payment of $100 a k you are no doubt aware said payment of $500 does not come under the general provisions of said lease covering rayradnts for commodity or the royalty due thereon,ie,by being deposited with an agent to be named by t t & & & the owners of said cl aims {that, is the leasers)but the conditions are that you are to pay said $100 direct o the owners of said claims .herefor,we a majority of said owners,hereby notify you .as to the respective interests of the, various owners in and tp said claims, and as to ’.that is the interest of each said owner in and to said V">G0, providing you conclude to pay the same,which said interests are £ % as foliowsi 'Vile interests of Harry Gentry,Martha ,E» Gentry and Harpy f.Gentrv arc combined, andv amount to 3/8 of claims and to $3.87,75 df the clara M.Syphiis lias a three Sixteenth interest and is rtw© ;:h#r Edward S.typhus has 1/8 interest and is due him $fls2, *0, John r.^erhlns lias a one sixteenth interest ami is due him $tj&: ,.2d,-»?llen C.Perkins (;!>is wife') has a one sixteenth interest and is due her $33, ,'yKtSamuel L.G.-ntry has & one sixteenth interest and is due him $31 ladle B. rc-orge has a one eight interest and is due Tier $33,18* Further- we understand it to be the desire of John ' .^erhins, Elide/ €.!'ei'kins, Samuel B. Gentry,and Sadie ".George that vou pay to them direct the respective amounts m e each one of them* iiU.'fc we, the undersigned,liereby advise and notify you to pay, the said respective amounts due each one of. us to our agent Levi Syphus, at Stihoraas,Ci&rk county,-evada,and that such pafwent be wade within the time in said'lease limited therefor.thereby greatly obliging lours very truly, Harry Gentry Marth E.Gentry ) ) Harry S.gentry ) Clara M.Syphus ?) •) $ 187.7-5 ) By Levi Syphus.her attorny in fact) Edward E.Syphus Amount to "be paidG'evi Syphus is— — $343.75 By Levi Syphus,fier attorney in fact) d> f*p r;p >vi Syphus naca,Nev. Mrs S.B.George 802 East Kensington* Road Los Angeles Cal. panaca,Nevada,Aug.22nd,1 P1 Mrs S.B.George Los Angeles,Lai. Lear Madam.— Yours of about Aug.4th|came dul.ty to hand,bu+ the very critic illness of my Mother,who is still in a dangerous condition.has rreben ted from giveing attention to corrispondence. matters with Gtewart are O.K.untili bct.lst,was hary ily surprised'to have him meet the Aug.payment,from the megre information I have been able to receive,his progress seems fare,will he a good thing if he can nut it over, I here are quite a number ofprosp ective buyers, some of who^e seem ver anivious to do business aigelow is getting about ten tons per day of salt up to StThomas. -^et me know any happenings of importance Truly vours Levi o y ~it u s t’anaca,Nev. - . ...v . ; Mrs S.E.George 802 East Kensington Road. Los Angeles Cal St'Thoroas, Nevada, August 1st, 1°17 Mr Alonzo L Stewart ^os Angeles Cal. uear Sir:- Under the terras of thelease on the Success,Prosperity, magnesium,and Magnesite groups of mining claims,as gives to vou by the owners of said claims on the 2Sth day of Fay,A.D.1917, you were to either have taken and removed Five Hundred ( W u ) tons of commodity from said claims,or have paid the owners of said claims, the leasers,the sura of Five Hundred dollars IS^OO) on or beforefe the 1st day of August,A.D.1917,and you have failed to comply with either of said conditions. Therefor,because of your failure to comply with either one of said conditions,vou are hereby notified that you have forfeited the said lease and all of your rights thereunder and that the saee is hereby cancelled,And that the owners of said claims and property will on the day of_____ _________ ,A.D.*917,take possession of said claims and property,covered by the said lease. Very truly yours a ? \ 4 Panaca,Nevada,Aug. 1st, 1P17 Mrs Sadie -B. George JGos Angeles,Cal. Gear Madam;- Yours of 26th ult.came duly to haidd. Have had no word from Steart,and dont know whether or not herf made payment,if not his lease is forfeited if the owners care to call the forfeiture on him. . Enclosed is a copy of notice I have this morning orerared and sent to StThomas to the claiments there,and havereco mended to them that in the event Stewart has failed to pay in the money,that they signe thepaper and mail same to you,for your signature and to he by you served on him. What action they will take 1 dont know,but am Inclined to W think they will signe and forward to you at once,providing he has failed to pay the money,and I dont expect that he has,In the event they send you the paper signe it,and see the date at the bottom corsponding with the places left blank for insertion of date,in the cpy which I herewith ebclose, is made at a date ten days in advance of the date upon which vou mail or serve the said notice on him,whichever method vou take.but takepf one or the other method and get it to him.I am giveing you these orders(?) on the strength of what you have said in the matter,and believeing the same will meet with your approvel,There is no use in fooling with him longer if he cannot make so smal la payment. (Jant‘ say what course you should take to "’•et rent f&p& o&m& your iddia tfould suggest that you come to some understanding with him on the subject,make him a proposition to pay you so much or get ot*f of the ground,then if he dosent you will have to take the matter into court and disposess him. My Mother has been very seriously ill for sometime,and I must close for this time,let me know at once what you know of Stewart . Very truly yours S .tThomas Nty Mrs S.B.George 802 East Kensington Road Kps Angeles Cal