Show BUTTE BOSTON DEAL M M Johnsons Examination Causes Eastern Gossips to Get Busy Since the examination of the Butte tle Bute Boston Bo ton properties In British Columbia by M 11 M St Johnson of or the New house staff staf this city clr eastern papers have huc been ben speculating widely on what would be done with wih the option on 0 shares of the stock held opton by b Samuel 5 or of ot New Now York York Some claim that the option opton has his been surrendered others that it i Js Is still sti In force and with it all aU the name mIme of or Samuel Newhouse is interwoven in such a manner that he might be considered as the man who sho was Undertaking to land the property The Thc New York fork Commercial professes to believe that Mr Ir has hIs dered his option opton and indulges In the fol lowing gossips but meaningless review of the tb situation as It understands it It Is known I positively that an ex cx examination of the in British Columbia has hns boon been ben made ma e b by by an a expert connected with w an houses staff and a d that this Investigation I Iwa was wa as followed olow by Ij a et t th test dG the te ores res on i This test I entirely different diCt rc t from any an heretofore at ati i tempted with wih a view jew of or the tho possibilities of the mines under Improved ore treating conditions It I may still sti be possible ps that Mr may ma under take to manage maage this thI property though this step baa ha become less les probable than it was last lat week This Is I not due to t any new feature that has developed In connection I wih with the mine but largely to the he inability of it Mr Newhouse e o to give the property the attention i he would f feel f It deserved if i he took up its it management I While no management one eared c red to talk for publication publication I cation caton in the Newhouse e office yesterday the impression existed existe that Mr Newhouse would not become further identified with Montreal Boston His Cactus property I and the Majestic affairs both bothI I in Utah will wi take up p much of or his time I and unless some very ver advantageous proposition proposition should develop with the Montreal Monteal Boston deal he will wi not take tae the question queston I Up any further There is good reason to believe beleve that t Rt I Mr Newhouse became connected with wih the theto story to of managing the I Boston Be property as a favor to Sir Mr who wh requested requestEd a report from one on ot the formers experts In order to give gho the pro proposed proposed posed buying syndicate s made up largely lar of of former broker creditors some Idea how matters m stood at the property pro ert It I is not improbable that spine some new plan to Interest other parties partes in this prop erty will wil soon be announced As the ter now stands It i Is doubtful if any an pat one faction facton holds control of the property pro pert and this block bloW which is on the market will wi probably Insure the purchasers ers era ln securing It enough h power to manage th the mines It I Is 15 known that the original underwriting syndicate s has hus no desire to continue in control of the property and that It Is also willing to cooperate with any an other Interest to perfect the consoli dation aton surrender if necessary the large block of stock which It holds |