Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-22
\ Q. FAIR.
4 0raphie sketch % ths Millisn-
sirs-Mis ChsrsessS. Habits asd
Way sr Living.


rem the San Yraneiseo Mall. February n.
Ono Of the msst notable men On "
Pacific Coast to-day IL james @. Fair
Much has been written about this gentle
man and the other members Of the bonaasl
firm. but a. the only object has bssn dat
terry. no truthful sketch Of any 81 them hai
appeared. There 10 NO reason Why thu
truth should not be told Of . millionaire
as we'll As Of . beggar. and II . man get'
angry At seeing his Owe photograph 10 II
not the fault Of the picture. and merely
proves the ili-tempsred ons 70 b . very
hl-fAvored man indeed.
Mr.. Fair was born In Ireland IN 1881
and came 10 the United statss In 1919
He acquired his business education In
Chicago. and came 10 California during
the gold excitsment In iS49. Since that
time he has devoted himself principally "a
mining. and from that source 70 Q en-
ioying an income Of about 5000. 900 per
msnth. Mr.. Fair resides In Virginia City
and personally s~upsrintends the work on
the Consolidated Virginia and California
mines. His house on ID street 10 one Of
the sights Of the town. being pure whits
and - prettily ornamental a. . toy. In
the front yard there IL . bird houss
elevated on . high pole. and II 10 fnished
in the highest style Of the confsctioner's
art. No bird was ever known 10 enter II.
Mr.. Fair has . coed presence. His com
plsxisn Is ford and be has . sharp. rest.
less eye. His hair and full beard. origin
ally black. are now beautifully sprinklsd
with gray. He 10 about Ave feet ten In
hight. and. although rather pertly. 10 very
active and energetic In manner. The
v~irginians. with that lore tor military
tities which 10 characteristic Of them.
have dubbed Mr.. Fair "Celonsl." BE
ps..sst. the scale In Virginia City stands
thus: A man worth s25, 900. Captain ;
$4,000. Major 500. 900, Cslonsl; $3.50.
000 and over. General. Mr.. Pair has been
rather neglected In the matter VI handles,
for Notwithstanding his millions. he 10
allowed to remain . nero Colonel. NOT
~withstanding this. no 10 practically
TUE KING or VIRGINIA.
And he shows his good sense In living
there. We're he to come to San Francisco.
no would be Lost in tho crowd Of million
aires, but on the side Of Mount Davidson
be 10 one among 1900, and altogether
glorious. Tho people bow down before
him. and "a there goss Fair" follows him
wherever he goes. His aostrils are for.
ever greeted with tho incense Of saulation.
The newspapers Of the region speak OF
him ever in q tone OF absolute worship.
They would no more dare 10 say . dis
respectful word concerning him than the
Berlin Zsitag would call Kaiser William .
r~sd-handed rufian. Mr.. Fair Is q man OF
strong senss, but like the rest Of US he is
not averss 10 the adulation Of the mob.
There il very little Of the snsb about Mr..
Fair. II Is true that he has furnished for
his family q barouche drawn by four hor-
sea with gold-nobbed harness, but . pair
Of gsldings drag his " buggy and there
is no gilt upon tho straps. Mr.. Fair 10
exceedingly polite 10 everybody, n % my
son'' il one Of his f~avorite forms OF adj
dress. Borss have NO terrors fer him. To
young and disagrseably inquisitive tour
ist, Mr.. Fair 10 the essence Of suavity.
Placing his hand upon the tweed shoulder
Of the stranger. he will say. with an snga-
gipg smile; my son, would 10 b too
s,nsh A. az Won /. corn. Around to-mor.
,ov1 Th..c min,s are any amount Of
,ro.bls to me. and busin,.s, YOU know,
m.l.. NARRATIVE demands upon ones
,im.. Than he yses 10 n clark. and saws:
"h that idiot comes again. sh MN LIN
Th.n .o.a u.nx .toriss currsnt
In Virginia, Illustrative Of Mr.. Fairs pc
euliar style OF doing things. one u. tna'
AZ q ums .nsy : ",oa,ns 49, ,;ch
wa. male. and 4, was polite to keep
tho fact secret. Fair went down the shaft
about midnight. and found two miners IN
the main drift cooling OIL.
MY son." said Mr.. Fair. picking upa
piece " rock that had fallen from acar
from the srosscut, and addressing \ o.
the men. MY son, what do you MINK
rock Il worthf'
ut won't pay Tor crushing Ahsws'ee
the judicious miner.
"what do You think. my onr askeu
Mr.. Fair. turning to the other. Tbs man.
anxious 10 display his knowledge, biurha
cut: -.
Its worth two thousand . ton II irs
worth q cent"
"You're . miner" said Mr.. Fair. APP
provingly ; and i've minutes Mar, vnen
he went on top, he ordered me foreman 70
discharge the second speaker. o. tno
ground that =" 10 knew '"o n'uen'
INV rowup nv WEALTH.
:, v,..;,,.
ohe oi 'ho '"
City il q groveling respect for money, and
NJ. r,,r and nj. b~elourinys come in for
-,,..,-,,,. N. 4. No.,
their uue snaio " ''au'sA
with very bright ehitdren' and employs
tutor 10 educate thom. Ii happens that
r., m. -xoprg.,er, undergo their quar-
- ~a,...ina,io.- reportsr from each
az. = nr...n, anil . bslf eolpmn with 4
49,. h.sJ !. ,lsyoicJ to tbee event. Jim
w.. ~. t'n,,.sn.ye.r.oIi son AMI heir Of
VI, F.i, H. a s,e boy. and mot spoiled Al
a, "a .....l.. -. An. rxa.,.rtixa In.
heritor OF inillions. On one occasion he