, 1876-06-10


lives at Portland. Oregun-not 40 wealthy AZ
in days of yote, and not in such style as he
once smbit.oned to live in Wes,ehes,sr coun-
". where, in 1868, he bought domain Of
1890 acres of the best land in the eastern part
OF the State aud began building thereon 6
residence which should rival those of the
English nobility. He made over the whole
rs'ate to his wife, ao~ dss,~a~l- Ars~~I
the fertile acres of
OTuIR FARM
as the estate Of Mr. H1lladny is called, and
il named on the bars Of the great iron en-
trance gate. ran q tall granite wall. capped
| with smooth cut stone. This wall was bnilt
| BY special contract. and it COS; so per rod.
I Il eneioses the entire farm. and within its
circuit are lots Of farm houses and rural oot-
/ tages IN which dwell many tenants of the
estate. There are two entrances TO Ophir
| farm. One is at the sJu; ;hcast and the other
NJ the north, and each has a massive s,one
g1te-house, and solid gravel drive. Just
east of the stone dwelling, IN grassy val
l-v. near the turnpike, stands small gothic
cd fee of granite, in which Mrs. Holiday.
who WAS a devout catholic. vigorously per-
formed lie duties uf her faith. On yester-
day sale was begun on the premises. under
executions 10 the amount of S22O, 600,
on ACCOUNT OF UNPAID WORK
,,, f.r,, .,. al an, H., ,,,.ns;o, Tba
dinipg-room OF the latter had been planned
to seat at leas, 100 persons. Mr. Otis, Mr..
Holiaday's sgsnt, strolliug over the grounds
previous 10 the sa!e Of yesterday, gave the
follow Ing account, Of Mr.. HoIladay's career 4:
When Mr.. Holiday bought Ophir farm no
was in the full tide of his financial prosperi-
ty. lie was owner Of the Overland stage
roa;e, and was sPecuiat.ng in beef on the
plains that brought him thousands Of dol
| lars. His msii-pay from the government
on the Overland route amounted to about
/ SIJ0, goo per year, and from his stages he
! derived about $500 day. lie also owned
a Steamship line from San Francisco TO Port
land, Oregon; 4 line from California to the
/ SANDY ich Islands, and line to Australia
| At this time be wns estimated TO be worth
about $40 OCp. eco. Soon he sold out all his
steamship lines and inv, sred his money in the
san FraDcisco and Oregon Railroad. This
inves mrnt failed. and thereafter
! MIR. HoILiDAY STEADILY LOST MONEY.
His immense real estate fell in value, and
millions were lost almost as quickly as they
had been acquired. lie sold his Overland
mail route 10 Wells, Fargo & Co.. in 1868,
/ for $Sj9, eco. and received check for the
| property. For the estate in Wesfchester
county, with expenses Of building and adorn-
| rent, be paid $500 The chateau cost
! $l7i.000. His first wife is buried, with sey-
/ eral Sons and daughter, under the marble
| slabs at the tomb in the chapel. This
daughter died, it will be remembered, in a
railroad car near Chicago. when on her way
east from San Francisco. She was the wife
Of Count de Pourtales, now of the French
embassy at Washington. Not very long
after her death he married in Paris the noto-
riouz Mrs- Be~eber- This daughter Of old
Ben s, ike the one still living
MARRIED. FOR TITLES.
They we're tolerably go,d-looking, snowy, and
their breeding was Of that kind which,
backed with plenty Of money, was a few
shades removed from vulgariiy. At the
auction sale on yesterday about 20 oolts,
horsez, and mules, and large quantity of
household furniture were sold. The total
sale amounted 10 about $1,000. Only the
most common articles were hidden away
The lions ard butialoes, images Of which
filed The p4rks, were sold The mules,
COWS, horses, calves and sheep. and farming
implements were bidden off at high prices
Ophir farm is still for sale and several ohsrs
have been made. The Catholics desire the
chateau for a convent Of the ID Heart,
and they with for 100 acres on the front
park. They have offered $1,000 for the cha
'esu ant 100 acres. but r. the most OF The
acre. they sex cost $1,000 each, Mr. Otis re-
fuses 70 sell
3 IA has cast his lot with a blooming young
wife in Oregon; Ben. Jr., lives in San Fran
cisco, and he only surviving daughter Of
Pen L. consoling her arisiocrAtic soul some
where beneath the neglect Of a titled MIN
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