Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

Exactly, exactly,n responded
Power. 81 understand, Mr.. White
| will attend to that. yoa may de
pend"
Show much will be your tee, Mr.
Power ?"
"Why-ahem -ha let me see
about-yes this matter Of consid.
cradle Importance, Mr.. White-abou,
oh say matter Of fifty dollars
"Here is your money, sir. Good
day, Mr.. Power
"Good day good day 10 you, Mr.
White, and pleasant ride. Call
again sir, do"
CAUGHT IN GULL TRAP.
Mr.. Leech returned from Blue
Rabbit Diggings to Galena in high
spirits, and splendid were the air
castles he constructed as he rode
into the busy little city, md looking
down, as from the CALLER of thea
tire, upon the hustle and activity in
the streets; the loading ind unload
ing of merchandise; the large guam.
titles of bar lead, some Of. It in piles,
and some of it laid up in the manner
OF cob houses, upon the bank Of
Fevre river, awaiting the arrival of
steamboats, to transport II down the
Mississippi river.
"Here," thought he, awill surely
be large city. 1t is or. fine navi.
gable little river, only seven miles
from the Mississippi, and in the heart
OF the mining country. This is the
mart to which is brough. all the lead
manufactured by thousands of min.
ers and smelters; here they sell
their lead, always for cash; and here
are purchased most of the goods and
even provisions used in the mines.
l will yet be an extensive lead mer-
chant here; build me a GOOD steam
boat for the lead trade; erect hotel
like the Planters in st. Louis, that
will be tit for gentlemen who visit
Galena to resort to; and on one side
OF this amphitheatre of hills l will
cause to be built an elegant mansion
for my private dwelling house. Let
me see. There is pretty site for
my house, on the hill, back of the
Catholic church, All /! but won't |
show these Galenians a pretty speci-
men or two in architecture !? They
do these things up better In Detroit.
After all, what can be done without
banks? Banking Notwithstanding
facilities--is what they want here.
Trade needs stimulus. There is no
more stimulus in specie than there is
in cold water. Would not make a
very respectable president of bank?
Let me think-yes /; President of the
= have it now-.he Blue Bullion
Bank OF Galena. Ha ha! but didn't
play the devil at banking in Michi-
gan! Well, let them come after me
IT thew nlaasn shns, -.su 10 nofhino
with me! Observation-Disclosures
by speculation--a victim to the pres.
ure OF the times-all the fault of Old
Hickory removing the deposits-and
so on. After all what is defalcation
nova days? foresaw embarrass.
ment and saved myself the best way
could. Should l be an infidel and
not provide for my own household ?
Everybody was preparing to make
run upon the bank. l was bound to
save myself the best way l could.
Should have left the vaults to be
robbed by the ragged rabble? Very
clear of it. No, no. The world
owes me living and l cheerfully
place this hundred thousand to its
credit. If tine world is my debtor,
then,and / hold its funds, why should
| give them up? Shall ever have
better opportunity to collect what
the world owes me? Never. Be.
sides | had retired from Wildcat des-
tltute, should have had no means to
90 into business here--could have
obtained no bank facilities-could
never have liquidated my debts, if l
had desired to do so-and in a word
could never have become the propri-
etor of this lead of mineral, by the
purchase of which | have this day, /
believe made my eternal fortune."
The xcashier's reverie was here
interrupted by his horse stopping at
the stable door Of Mr.. Funk's Hotel,
which stable too nearly resembles the
house 10 deserve description. 1t be-
ing now generally understood about
Galena that Mr. Leech had large
sum OF money to invest in speculation
and otherwise, that gentleman was
hourly thronged with the company
OF persons anxiously solicitious to
give him information how he could
best dispose of his funds. One
wanted to hire few thousand dol
lars upon mortgage OF lotsin Belle
vue, another had span of beauti-
fol dapple gray horses and carriage
which he would sell at an immense
sacrifice. Messrs. Shark 81 Co.
knowing Of his mineral purchase at
Little Blue Rabbit, were DESTROYS
that he should contract to deliver
them half million of lead in Galena.
Halt score of attorneys and as
many doctors left their professional
cards with him. In short, Mr. Leech
was the Lion of the day in Galena
Mr.. Leech was too.much man OF
the world not to know the meaning
of all these civilities but who is Sc
cure amid a thousand gulltraps? The
next day Mr.. Leech was seduced in
to another mineral speculation. Mr..
Jonas, a self-styled alchymist, with
more brass in his face than silver in
his pocket, called upon the ex cashier
and introduced himself as gentle
man who had lately discovered ion.
mense quantities of copper ore near
Charleston in the Territory of Iowa
about which so much had been said
in the newspapers.
sits mint, Mr.. Leech q perfec,
mint, sir. Inexhaustibie-quite in.
exhaustible. 1t is copper, sir-pure
copper. Virgin metal, sir-virgin
Look at these specimens, Mr.. Leech
That copper is fit to coin, sir-to
coin. We only want capital to be
gin with--capital is all, sir" continu
ed the alchymist with great enthusi
asm. Il only want q gentleman
. OF capital and intelligence, aud in,
telligence. sir. to take An interes