The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-19
SENATOR FAIR.
The Great uininx AHIisnsire rrss
peeted for Ife1s.
A Fine Lead struck which Assays
Way Up
samples or the Ore Obtained from a
Vein OF Good Humor.

Fair Is on this train.' said
several friends yesterday to the writer
as he appeared on the platform shortly
after the train from the west arrived.
Our first impulse was to look for him
in a special car, s~upposing, of course,
that he would travel in state, a Ia
Mackey, Flood, Mrs. Hopkins, ct al.
But Mr.. Fair "a not on a special, even
if he is worth from Sc, 000. 900 to s15,-
100000 and capable of buying a rail-
road if he wants to. Moreover, Mr..
Fair diDed with the rest of the passen-
gers at the same table and he didn't
s'airn a bit.
Now this is entirely contrary to the
style of travelling which has been adopt
ed by the mining millionaires of the
Pacific coast, and a departure from
their rule stamps Senator Fair as a
man of strong sense, plain and unas-
suming.
The interviewer very considerably
waited until Senator Fair had finished
his meal before attaching the pumping
apparatus. And it occurred to us that
the senator elect had a very good ap-
petite yesterday, else Messrs. Reed and
Hannafn set him out some extra
dishes to delight his palate, for he took
a very long time to eat. When he had
finished he leisurely stepped to the
desk, paid his dollar, carelessly picked
up a plebeian toothpick and then
scanned the register casually.
1t was then that he fell into tho
hands of tho Philistines-or at least,
he was beset by two newspaper men;
and, according to the great Napoleon's
standard, two newspaper men are more
to be dreaded than $4,000 bayonets.
Senator Fair very pleasantly greeted
his two prosecutors. His lace was
lighted by a very kindly smile and he
spoke in delicate tones for a short, stout
and burly man Of $50 pounds. While
determination is plainly set in his coun-
tenance. his features yet show much
kindness and amiability, and one would
take him to be an excellent husband
and a doting father. His face was Or
with a long beard and mus
tache, both of which were literally
sprinkled with gray. He is about 5
feet 9 inches in height. and wears a
short sack coat which makes him look
still more stubby. Well preserved is
he for a man Of nearly sixty. Appa-
there is a generation of active,
useful life before him.
In answer to a question, Senator
Fair said:
81 am just on my way to Washing
ton, but will go by way of Vermont, in
order to see my children, who are at
school there"
lyon will, of course, take in the in
augurationP" suggested the reporter.
"Oh, certainly. 1 want to become
in Washington, too"
81 suppose that you will vote with
the democrats in the senate, Mr..
"Oh, yes; that's my party, and 1
go back on it,
''Have you had selected a seat for
your"
"Well, l suppose 1 have, 1 asked
Senator Farley to attend to the mat
sOf course you know that Senator
Malone has had a seat selected for him
on the republican side of the senator"
SIS that sop asked Mr.. Fair, in
great surprise. Then recovering him.
self, he turned his surprise into mirth
and la%ughingly said, ''Mahone is a bad,
bad man.. Just tell him he's a bad
The conversation then turned on the
present and future of tho state Of Ne
vada. Senator Fair denied that the
was losing ground to the extent
advertised. He said all the talk arose
from the fact that the legislature re-
duced expenses all around the state.
people talked about the necessity of
reduction" said he, land 1 guess 1
talked my share to accomplish it.n
As to the Comstock lode, Mr.. Fair
admitted that it was failing, but said
there was plenty of low grade ore that
could be worked, If miners would ac-
cept n lower rate of wages. The ore
won't stand "a a day. There are thou
sands of men in the state who would
work for SO per day, but the
miners union prevents them. Hence
we can't work the low g~rade,ore. How
ever, it will DO all right shortly.
AS to the Black Hills country, Mr..
Fair said that he had no interests
there.
At this point Mr.. Fair asked to be
excused, in order to answer two tele-
grams which the messenger boy had
placed in his hands during the CONVEX
sation detailed above. Mr.. Fair then
stepped into tho telegraph office.
In a few minutes the train started
and was speeding away at a lively rate,
when Senator Fair suddenly came out
of the telegraph Office. He gazed at the
departing train, now 500 yards away,
and quickly took in the situation. He
would have to run or get left. The for
mer alternative was taken. and the
15-millionaire started on a run like any
Decent plebeian. He ran hard, too; his
speed would have done credit to a pro.
fessional pedestrian. There were nc
20-dollar gold, or 1-dollar silver pieces