He was helped
here and there by a judicious question from young Longworth, and when he
sat down the impression was not so bad as might have been expected. After
a moment's silence, it was Mr. King who spoke.
'As I take it,' he said, 'all we wish to know is this: Is the mine what
it is represented to be? Is the mineral the best for the use Mr. Kenyon
has indicated? Is there a sufficient quantity of that mineral in the
mountain he speaks of to make it worth while to organize this company? It
seems to me that this can only be answered by some practical man going
out there and seeing the mine for himself. Mr. Melville is, I understand,
a practical man. If he has the time to spare, I would propose that he
should go to America, see this mine, and report.'
Another person asked when the option on the mine ran out. This was
answered by Longworth, who said that the person who went over and
reported on the mine could cable the word 'Right' or 'Wrong'; then there
would be time to act in London in getting up the list of subscribers.
'I suppose,' said another, 'that in case of delay there would be no
trouble in renewing the option for a month or two?'
To this Kenyon replied that he did not know. The owners might put a
higher price on the property, or the mine might be producing more mica
than it had been heretofore, and they perhaps might not be inclined to
sell. He thought that things should be arranged so that there would be
no necessity of asking for an extension of the option, and to this they
all agreed.
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