The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-11
C4LIFORNIA's FOUR KINGS.
Their Hundred Miiiion Dollars and How they
Got All that Wealth.

SAN Francisco, May 2S.-It has been my
good fortune 10 meet socially while in San Fran
cisco four Of the most conspicuous. the wealth
lest and the most influential men on the Parlilc
coast. These men are Senator Sharon owner
OF tho Palace Hotel and Belmont, and who
dsO owns the water works which supply san
Ffncisro; cx-Gov. Leland Stanford. President
OF Ito Central Pacific Railroads j. c. Flood
chief wner OF the mines on the Comstock lode
and the Warwick behind the Bank Of Ncvada
and CHARTS Croker President Of the southern
Pacific Raiioad. These four gentlemen are
worth. supprc one hundred millions Of dol
lars. and. as they IRE all young, fresh. vigorous
ana ambitious. thel will. no doubt. one day have
more wealth than all the rest OF the inhabitants
of the Pacific coast combined.
Mr. Flood is n strong man-about forty-nve
years old. first met him in his little Office ia
the Bank OF Nevada, and afterwari received an
invitation to spend an evening at his house.
Mr. Flood looks like n retired gymnaat. He has
bullet head covered with cose-cut hair, and
supported by u tremendous neck Naturally
fair. his face and hands are tanned to that scar
let red which appears on young lady's face
after riding all day in stage and eating II big
dinner of becisieak and onions. His hands
are large. like miners. and. il compelled to
20 into the mines again. they could shovel and
pick ~ much as any miner in the camp. Tho
artists, who ike 10 see every muscle Of u man
developed. would call Mr.. Flood handsome:
not handsome like the Apollo Bclvedcrc. but
sncwy and grand. like Hercules. His speech is
slow and careful; and. unlike HalstOn. who was
all outside show. he courts retirement. Indeed,
there are many people in San Francisco who
read and talk about Flood every day who have
never seen him. In this particular he is like
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anu ht'ehus persoh"ly 10 inc hnh'S' VINO
Flood mGnipuatcs them in his little room in
the Bank Of Nevada. durin. tho dav. nnl rotires
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quietly TO ms family at night. HIS tastes are
modest. and would do for a man worth 500 900.
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anu rcurlhS ueNot'hS her Whpo the 70 Aer
husbands and childrcn's happiness.
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first came 10 California. but az made no notes
at the time cannot recall the dates he .amc
originals 90 min.r anI ,vorkn ~ In tho ,,inea
with varying fortune until he accumulated
s3OOO
linen. sald Mr. ROOD uouEht J was
rich. and | haven't thought - sin'e. i was
h.,.,,,. ,,o-h,,,,i... ,b,n | .,, r.,, wont
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BACK 10 limos 10 hu) lurin. Thought lll5
5000 would keep mo ali my lfc"
Rut IL s,,ns TINT Mr. FL,nd soon usad nm his
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s3nup; soon SOFA ms iarin, ana was na'k 10 Itl
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'b' w." ~ - 7'''"' 7''''' j." '"' "a" 80 -
and mixed ten-ccnt drinks for anybody able -
quainianoes wcretwp miners. John Mact'y and
James Fair. In their mcauderinss around tn
Cnnietnek lode ia mountain tyycuty-tw, miles
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yadaI. Fair and Ma KEY saw some out.,oppincs