Show EXPERT YM WORD YORD OUT IN A STATEMENT Explains His Full Connection With the Barnes Barnes- King Barnes King Mine nepul Republican lIcan Special Service Ser Helena Mont Nov XO 3 William am William F F. Word or of oC this elt city tho the well known mining min mn- mn ing expert Is out in a it statement giving hIs Ills connection n with tho the King Barnes mine The only examination and re report report re- re port on the tho Barnes King mines over er made marle by b- me mt was as made malle In the Iho latter part of ot April and tile Iho first t part hart of or orTa May Ta 1006 1906 for Mr lr A. A J. J Campbell lI This i was to be bo submitted to an any Intending purchasers as a 0 preliminary report subject suh- suh bet jeet to confirmation by their engineers As AR I understand It tho the report was so submitted and was confirmed At t te e t tI I time I made malic this examination the property prop rop- ert erty hail had pal paid dividends ld It In tho ho sum of oC and was then Lien paying pain month monthly dividends of or 1 I carefully examined examined exam exam- ined med tho the mines and made matJe an estimate es es- of tho the ore anti and after aCter going Join through the honks books of or the tho company compan and giving all Information and facts that lint ml might ht have havo an any bearing hearing on the subject I r placed an estimated value of or 13 upon tho entire property IncludIng Including ing log ted estimated tonnage of or ore mIning minim claims building machinery water rights casements leases l i contracts 11 1 hR In fact jovery- jovery thing that I tn b belonging loll to tolie the lie King Rimes company Property I In n Good emil I ion j At that time which was was was' about eighteen l elgh-l teen months month ago the property was In ina i a splendid condition and prosperous and appeared to me to be bC an nn excellent I mining venture Well VeIl known and capable capable cap cap- able ahlE engineers On have hn reported favorably favorably favor favor- ably on ott this property both before and nd after atter I did I have also 0 been Informed that the HIP King Barnes Development com company pan had bad reports by hy two or more I engineers before it took tool over tho the prop profi- profi crt ert erty last November o l' l I have had noth noth- In ing to with do tho tIme 1 property or its nan imin- a. a since m my oJ examination unit re report report re- re port was vas made 0 o u I 1 do tin not nt know what tIle tIe condition of ot tho the property was at tIme the time time- It ms iras I taken over h by the time present company from tho the old oil King Barnes compan nor norI I have 1 I an any an personal 1 knowledge of ot the conditions existing at the tho mines at tho the present time I I j never nf owned bought or sold soM a ashare ashare share of oC stock In either company I Imade Imade I made an nn examination and reported ported for forIr or Mr Ir Campbell Camphell as I have stated staled and anal If I were to examine the mine minI again and I were to find conditions as ns tile they thoy then lien I would make mako the were same samo report |