Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-22
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The Kings Of the Big Bonanza.

A Virginia City New correspondent
writes as follows 10 the Rochester IN. Y,
Den0crdt:
Since the year 1850, when old Com.
stock stumbled upon a deposit of ledge
rock among these hills, the yield of silver
has amounted to q total OF 1913.
OO,0OO Last year alone the Com.
stock lode yielded about 100000.
OOO The most productive mines in
this lode and their respective yields for
the year past are as follows Virginia
Consolidated, Sill, 567. 9O2.7O; Crown
Point, $4,S74, 322. 80; Belcher, s., 49S, 1885,.
50; and Ophir, 81, 04s, 23616. The State
OF Nevada added, during 1875, not less
than SAC, 900, 600 to the worlds aggregate
of bullion. For the year 1875 the pro.
duction of the State will be at least $50.
0O0, 900, and of the whole Pacific coast
300, 100000. SO much for figures. The
especial topic among the mining experts
nowadays is the unparalleled develop.
ment of the California mine, owned by
the bonanza Kings, Mackey, Fair, Flood
and O'Brien. Their mine adjoins the
Consolidated Virginia, which has already
produced $50, 600, 900, and Prof. Rogers,
who accompanied the Government Com
mission sent here to investigate our min.
ing resources. officially Endorses the
statement that the California mine con
tains not less than $500, 100000 These
are large figures, and ! am glad to give
them on such good authority as that Of
Prof. Rogers, Of the University Of Penn
sylvania No one here has any doubt
that the estim ale is warranted by facts
| The four men controlling this stupendous
wealth are John w. Mackay, who owns
two tiftns, and James c. Flood, James G.
Fair and William O'Brien, each
of whom owns fifth. The men,
bers Of the firm are interested
and in the same proportion, in other
mines. Wherever the firm is interested
it controls large majority Of shares.
| The bonanza kings are monarchs or MOTH
| ing. Mackay is an Irishman about forty.
| five years old He is well made, has
. clear blue eye, and wears a light mus;
tachc. AT almost any hour of the day you
may see him among the mines, his trous-
/ ers tucked in his boots and rough felt
hat pulled down over his forehead, pad
| ding along through the snow from the
Savage to the Hale and Norcross, thence
to the Gould and Curry, and so onward to
/ the Consolidated Virginia and California
He has none of the airs of a monarch If
| you happen to know him he will say
| few pleasant words and bid you good
morning His demeanor is invariably
quiet and modest, and the most Jealous
eyes can detect no buster in it. He seems
to be somewhat distrustful Of his CONVEX.
| sational powers and thinks more than he
talks Fair is very different sort of fell
low. He is full of bonhOmie (the people
hereabouts call it barney, good talker,
good-looking and particularly social. He
is rarely seen afoot, but lays back in state
in his buggy and mentally puts UP jobs
on the stock market. Very sly is
slippery jim as his admirers call
him. Flood is the fnancier of the con-
Germ, and O'Brien the ornamental member,
He plays "cinch," California form of
seven up, and draws his dividends of
100000 a month. Now, having those
photographs in mind, which one of the
quartet would you prefer to see in the
United States Senate from Nevada? You
may be sure that one Of the four will be
sent when Joness time expires. The
population of the Pacific coast appreciates
merit when backed by blank shares in the
bonanza. Mackay is talked of some, but
doubt his ambition. He is not an edu.
1
| Then his business here requires and will
continue to require all his time for the
next ten years. Fair is the most inteli-
gent OF the quartet, and would perhaps
make the best Senator. Yet, notwith
standing his social inclinations, he can
hardly be called popular. 1t has recently
uanspired that the firm intends to send
100000 in bullion for exhibition at
the CpntpnDial This amount would ra
quire fifteen cars for transportation, and
would make the biggest pile of money
ever shown to the American public This
month the Consolidated Virginia mine
viii produce more than 50 900, 900. When
the new c. and G. shaft is completed the
combined monthly production of Con-
solidated Virginia ard California will
aggregate 5000, 900, fact which may be
as interesting to those who are not bonan-
Ia kings AS it is satisfactory to those who
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