Show CLOSED A BiG B DEAL Shells Out 90000 for Afterthought Af-terthought Group PLACING IT FOR 130000 Will Be Equipped Wilh a Modern q Mod-ern Smelter The Tnrbet Syndicate Parts With Piece of Its Most Valuable California Territory Title lo the Afterthought group of copperbearing mines In Shasta county Cal yesterday passed into the hands of WJllard F Snyder of this city For the acquisition he went into his purse for no lebs Hum 30000 the final payment pay-ment t amounting to 80000 having1 been placed to tills credit of A 31 Tarbct on Saturday last The deeds to the properties were at once forwarded to California for record and on December 1st next till obligations having been discharged dis-charged jt conveyance of the same will be made to the Great Western Gold company which for the bargain shelled out 130000 although in the original contract it was stipulated that Mr Snyder should receive 130000 It vas about a year ago that Mr Snydrr succeeded In getting from Mr Turljfit n nd his syndicate oC this city by which the property had been previously l acquired an option Under the option the vendors WC1L to receive SlOJOU A few hours later Mr I Snyder contracted lo deliver the same property prop-erty 10 the I Great Western Gold company com-pany for 150000 the latter as hold inonov forhinir out S20000 onehdlf of Which sum was handed over to Mr Tar bet It was during Mr Snyders absence In the East thru an allegation was made by the Great Western company that their Icluesen tic Mr Chambers had entered into an arrangement with Mr Snyder and W F Mitchell where by lie would be permitted to share In the prolits of the transaction This al legation was sent out of California by wire and published quite freely throughout through-out the West It was to this attack that Mr Snyder yesterday replied That the I purchasers were dfssatl tied said Mr Snyder he had never received re-ceived the slightest intimation True when hard times and tight money was pleaded he had reduced the purchase price to 1UO000 on condition that the balance of 0000 due him and Mitchell be paid on or before December 1st of the present year Instead of March 1st next but that Chambers was suspected sus-pected of anything wrong astounded him In that his personal Integrity has been assailed Mr Snyder has demanded of the attorney for the Great Western an explanation and that it will be accorded ac-corded him he has not the least doubt Meanwhile the company has acquired a most valuable group of mines and with Its equipment should soon begin the eainlng of good money |