The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-19


il very an maj, i'm d srnaiI way il Mr.
tCharles d. Robesoif. Highly Respectable ID
lappearafiC st.ase Id manner eloquent but
usually reserved In sleecli, and about fifty
years di dye, Mrs Robe son ltct long since
turned up In. Ii9stSf fTa cline thither MS ii
stranger, but he soon Spiaf .ftiatfa triends.
One reason for this, besides the. advantages
named, probabIy lay In the fact that he asked
| no f;lyors. Alter time it leaked ont, no
| one could exactly tell how, thnt Robeson
was the owner Of gold mine OF fabulous
wealth In Oregon. Some adventurous person
questioned him or the subject, but ne cpaded
its discussion witt graceful and cireiess
| case, well calculated to fire curiosity and
establish confidence, On other occasions Mr..
Robson protested annoyance that his secret
should have been limited at. He admitted 1t
was true that he had such a mine; nay, he
was not unwilling to show to particular
friends specimens of the ore. Beyond this,
however. he begged that he might be spared
further debate. The specimens wereshown,
and they were magnificent. No more hand
some fragments Of auriferous red sandstone
quartz were ever seen. They represented,
Mr.. Robson incidentally observed, a proba-
bic value in his mine of hundred millions
of dollars. 1t is not surprising To hear that
on this hint the solid men of Boston spoke.
Here was scheme worthy of the Hub Of
the Universe betting the city that held
Gilmorc's jubilee. The fortunate owner
of their new Ophir increased the num-
her Of his respectable acquaintance apace.
They gave him nice suppcrs Mt Par
ker's, drove him proudly behind their
fast-trottinS stecds, and otherwise evinced
their appreciation Of modest opulence.
The ul,shot Of it all, rs the reader anti
cipatcS, WIS that 10 large number took
stock in the Robson minc-parted with, of
course, with infinite reluctance by the pro.
prietor, and that, while fraction OF the
money was put in the hands of directors TO
eXpcnd for machinery and other improve
ments. most of the cash found its way into
the pocket of Mr.. Robson. The directors
actually went out to San Francisco, Robson
cooly accompanying the party, with the pur-
pose. us was understood, of guiding them
directly to the mine. Arrived ut the Golden
City, tickets were bought to go on to Port
land, and OH the morning the steamship was
to sail Robson coolly managed to give his
companions the slip. So adrOit was he in
this that the whole party, with the en-
ccption of himself, went OH board the
packet, the Ajax, and were carried
off to Portland, while Robson, as is
supposed, took the railroad. and made for the
East. The representatives of the solid men
OF Boston will return no doubt i'll good time,
and make their way to the thrcC-hIlcd city
wiser if saddcr men. The moral Of this may
he expressed in terms somewhat like tie pre-
caulionary admonition of Mrs. GlaSsc:
First catch yollr hare" said that worthy
dame, and " first sec your mine" may judi
ciously he!suggeSted to those who, like the
dupcs of Robson; are tempted into golden
speculation. In the mean time it is to lie
hoped that the enterprising operator may fall
into the hands of justice, since, apart from
the wrong inllictcd on particular victims,
such roguerieS us his have Il tendency to in
jurc legitimate mining projects. TO which
capital aud ron!lticnGc are alone essential to
bring about results of genuine and solid
profit.