Show SALE IS 1 NOT DENIED President of Company Declines to Either Affirm Af or Deny D ny Reports of Dea Deai COMPANY NOW ORGANIZED TO OPERATE MINES ADJOINING SILVER KING j n It no now seems seem more certain tan than e ever er that te the control of the Honerine ho bo naza nanza at Stockton is to pass t to the American Smelting Refining corn com pay pany or to Bore some of that corporations interest interests This conclusion is draw drawn from te the evasive statement of George A of the te West Wester er era Exploration company which wit with Fn Prank n H Buhl is in a poston position to de delver deliver lver liver te the goods whenever i It is deemed advisable Mr r Baird came in from te the et east S attend the special Sundy Sunday nIght to meeting ot of te the Westen Western Exploration company yesterday at which the ai aice amended ce ele of incorporation were so a as to mae make it possIble to hold meetings of te the company outside of te the state for business convenience Wen When asked what grounds there were for the re report report port which reached here during last week to the effect that negotiations had been pending In New York looking looking to the sale of the Honerine interests men mentioned toned M Mr Bair BaIrd wit with a twinkle I In hs his eye replied I am not i In a position to eiter either a af affirm firm rm or deny te the report Neither c can I Isay Isay say just now what wIl will he be done at te the property I expect to visit te the mine tomorrow see Manager E B J and ler learn in just what shape ever every everything thing is isen When en he was told that te the prediction had been made here that when the property b began production it would be under the direction of the American and not by th present ma man lIr Mr Baird smiled agin again but declined suavely suavely to enter into ay any dis discussion discussion a as to what might or might not happen Regarding te the details of te the of the company Mr Baird pleaded tat that he was not ato alto altogether gether familiar though he understood that AmerIcan Smelting Interests were now behind te the a as indi indicated in te the news that has been print printed ed concerning the deal |