Show I KNIGHTS WILL NOT ACCEPT OFFER FOR OFER FR AURORA CON While Wie It I was wa admitted at the Knight Knigt offices office In Provo Prove this morning that they thea the had ha under consideration tho the proposal made mae by George Georgo for 80 SO per par percent percent cent or tho the control of ot Aurora Consoli Consolidated Consol Consol- dated date mine shine they appeared to bo be very veO much concerned about abut It I and gave ga-e the tho Impression that It would not be consid consid- ered cred They said sad that they had ad until next net Tuesday Juno June 23 23 to aC accept pt tho the of offer of or 1 fer but announced that W W. Lester Mangum Man- Man Mangum gum Im would woud remain at tho the mine and see 56 that the mill mi plant was wa started started regularly regularly regu regu- of the product lart on Its reduction god gold The second option which c expired pire on Monday called clod for the payment to the Knights of When and hU hili engineers wore were In conference Fence with wih the tho Knights Knight in title this city elt yesterday he ho had a statement nt drawn up In which ho submitted a a. cash cosh ch offer considerably below b to this thi amount The situation was wa was gone one over creul carefully most rolt of cf tho the day bIng boIng bo- bo Ing devoted to the conference and an It 1 was left to to make the tho statement nt relative to the deal mae for or the public Before Before Before Be Be- fore leaving lea for Rono Reno last night nl t ho he simply alma sim Im ply pty stated that ho had made an offer for the controlling Interests malc or nil all the tho stock sock held hel by the th Knights Jesse Jese Knight In hi his frank way aJ of or tell telling tel ing lag about his mining operations lt let ll It ho bo 30 known kown that tha t he had Invested about abut In this Nevada Ne ada mining property and that he found that he hf needed the and was willIng will will- money for other purposes wa wU- wU Ing lag to sell sel his stok stock He wanted some somo profit on his Investment as the tho mine do- do development de development has ha shown Rhon more morn ore of the 5 grade than had been expected and the mill Is now completed ha and being limbered mH up tip for treating tons cal dally daily Wing Wing- Odd appeared to believe o bele that a a cash of offer or- or fer for of a lesser amount would consummate consummate mate the deal and nd Journeyed to this city to see the Knights ts In person It I Is apparent that Uncle Jesse Knight ht hanot has ha not been understood by and that the first price named will wi be bo strictly strict strict- ly b- adhered to Mr lr Knight stated today that the thc they would ou go o ahead nhe with operations op at Aurora Au Au- rora and that they should have havo It I on a capacity producing b basis ls within a short shor to be no question time There appears ton but that tho the mine maine will 11 mone money |