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FD-204 (Rev 3-3-59) Un. ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JL HICE FEDERAL BuREAU OF inVEstigaTIOn Copy to: Report of SA O#ic: ALBUQUERQUE Datet 7/21/70 Field Office File #t AQ 87-7861 Bureau Fife #: Title: BUCKHORN MINING COMPANY; MAGNETIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION;S STLAS MASON NEWTON : Character: INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY CONFIDENCE GAMES Synopels: SILAs NewroN, presently under indictment Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, for fraud, returned to Silver City, New Mexico, area January, 1970, and began to organize what appears as a mining swindle Investigation shows contacts. have_ been made with out-of-state individuals to purchase prop- erty developed by NEwTON. No traces of minerals claimed to be on property nave been located in assay and indications are property is being salted. P DETAILS: b7C AT SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO This matter reopened in the Albuquerque office upon the return of subject SILAS MASON NEwTON to the Silver City, New Mexico, area and the apparent indication that he has be- gun to operate a confidence game in this area.. NEwtoN returned to Silver City, New Mexico, approx mately January, 1970, and has associated'himself with. IThe business relationship between NEwtON and Thas not been established; however, Newron has opened an office in Silver This document contatns neither recommendatin