The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-09-20
. MoDERERN MONTE CHRISTIE.
TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MILLIONS COM
PLETED IN TEN MINUTES.

Tabor yesterday afternoon, after the style
of the item-monger
"Oh, nothing believe
"Why, have just been told that you
have recently been engaged in some very
important mining negotiations; how
is that3'
"Well if you care to know about such
things, | can give you on item or two
Scare to know about such thingsl"
you may say that have sold my in
terest in the Little Pittsburg Consolidated
Mining Companys property at Leadvillei
that have purchased"
"But hold One thing at o time. When?
To whoml How much2"
"Oh, to-day, to Chatfee and Motfat, for
100000; that is, I sold the remainder Of
my stock tor that sum-
What nextln
~ also purchased $50 of the 1000 shares
| Of the stock OF the First National Bank"
ooh, you did,"
"Yes; and bought the Matchless Mine at
Leadville, paying $4,000 for it,"
Anything more, pray"
II believe that is all"
II should suppose that enough Guess
you were pretty busyl"
"Oh, it took some telcgraphing and about
ten minutes time"
SWELL, can't you furnish some more par
ticular2'
81 guess you've got it about all. Those
are the facts, you can fix them up to suit
yourself
'Doyou mean to say that you have gone
entirely out OF the Pittsburg company and
have no further interest in the minel"
That's what say. Oh, the negotiations
were begun four months ago. volunteered
to sell out for certain sum, giving Moifat
and Chaifee the refusal. They paid me
some money then, and made final pay
ment to-day"
"You could't say how much stock the
100000 represents"
"No. ! don't want TO do that"
"Will any change be made in the man
agement of the First NationafH
II think no. now,--I can't give 1t much
more attention than have been doing"
"As to this mine you have boughN the
"The Matchless. 1t is situated between
the Robert T. Lee and the Duncan Mines.
1t is in the pay dirt, and both of those
mines are immensely rich. 1t was owned
by Foley, Morse s. CO.
1T will be energcticaly operated, | sup
pose.h
sob, yes; we'll push on with it and see
what there is in Matchless, and make il de-
serve its name if the stuff is there
"You have not disposed of your interest
in the property owned by Borden, Taber g.
= Cor
"0h, no, and don't expect to-"
This is the meagre skeleton furnished
the Tribune reporter, but it will be seen
that all the essential particulars of three
important transactions are gwen. The pur-
chase of the Matchless Mine will be a
great boost for the other mines in the local
ity, if it be possible to advance them in
public favor.
As will be seen, Mr.. Tabor now owns al
most half of the stock of the First National
bank of this city. He is, with perhaps the
exception of Mr.. Motfat, the largest stock
owner in that splendid financial institu-
ton.
The sale by Mr.. Tabor Of his last stock in
the Little Pittsburg company really marks
an epoch in the history of Leadville 1t
sewers Mr.. Tabor's connection with the
cluster Of minus which first attracted at
tention to Leadville, the history of which
mines IS the history of Leadville. Mr..
Tabor was one ofthe original owners of the
Little Pittsburg NINE, which gives name to
the company owning the Pittsburg. the new
discovery the Winnemuc, and the Highland
Chief. The story Of how he furnished Au-
gust Rische and George Hook, the actual
discoveries, with grub stake" amounting
to $500, taking his chances with them for
a third interest in whatever they might
find, has gone all over the reading world,
and made the name of our millionaire
Lieut-Governor familiar in all climes.
George Hook sold out for 100000 to
Tabor and Rischc, and soon afterwards
Senator Chailee bought in and he and
Tabor bought Risches interest for $780,
900. Then the Company was formed and
the mine stocked My Tabor, however.
retained a prominent connection with the
management of the affairs of the companv
until yesterday. 1t would be interesting
to know how much of his $G,000,000 of
wealth It has put into his pocket.
|