Just found this reference to Edward Blewett in the book Monte Cristo by Philip Woodhouse: While the road was slowly built up the Sauk, other problems arose. The construction required more capital than originally expected, and Mac and Fred became somewhat embarrassed for money. They were drawing funds against their financial cushion, the ranch in California; clearly the situation required quick corrective action. Because 1891 was a boom year, financing for any worthy cause was readily available for the asking. In the late spring, Mac and Fred closed a deal with Edward Blewett, a well-known mining investor, whereby he purchased a quarter share in twenty-three of the more important Wilmans properties for the sum of $9,000. This gave them some working capital. Shortly thereafter, on June 16 th Honorable Hiram G. Bond, judge and investor from New York, and Leigh Hunt of the Post-Intelligencer, a Seattle newspaper, together bought a quarter share in the same properties for the sum of $25,000. This action, as Mac stated in his reminiscences, put the Wilmanses "on easy street." Bond and Hunt soon purchased a quarter of Blewett's interest for an undisclosed amount, thus giving [39] them a still greater ownership in the major Monte Cristo mine claims. They also acquired a substantial portion of the Rainy group on July 23. This made them, after the Wilmans brothers, the largest land holders in the Monte Cristo region. Together with their associates, Blewett, Hunt, and Bond brought a new dimension of thought to Monte Cristo. Blewett's mining experience, Bond's financial background, and Hunt's financial and journalistic training made the trio a team to be reckoned with.