The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-25
JAY GOULD

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JAY GOULD
Something About the Railway Mag
nate as he Appeared in Boston.
Imagine mite of man, listless and
! tic over loo pounds. with no particularly
intelligent expression. and. in fact, with
hardly Il manifestation Of any kind
of power or force in his whole showing.
Physically. indeed, he Is weak, and it 10
said of himself and another distinguish
cd New York capitalist that They have
hut one lung between them. Mir. Gould
came into the New York end New Eng
land meeting and took his scat upon IL
'r' mt Settce, near the platform. He
slOlicllctl down UPON the bench so Eat
his head rested upon the rail Uf the SGT
tee hack, and he entered into the pro-
cetaIing$ very much 10 Il Stlntttl ;arii:rr :.
hoy is wont IT, do in y country church ="
s.r :ss position and apparent interest in
I the exercises are concerned. Iurin. the
routine he was thus partially hidden
from many woul.i-lr inspectors win:
were lxvring anxinuS'y in his direction
his nci.:!'Mls on either hand nvcrtni,-
ping and outlnllking him When the
formal business w:,S over and speeches
wer. in ois;cr, cries Of ''(:.uid: Gould"
!ille.l the hall, nn.! The little great n..,,
worked hinnsrl: into u st tan'lin- position.
| II he had been Il country lGIni;,:;i., c--
<aying first speech in Il village ivrcu!.,
lie must have been laughed y: a. i:c
stood there. His ,a.r was wrtat'u.! in
simpcr>. anil his whole manner was an
cxa.g :,cratel sim)er. When 1T la! hr
did speak, his uttcrancc was la!~rc'l ana
hc.itating and ~i,npering, his voice light
anil with notaSing quality. and there
war not sympathetic or winning lca-
ture about him. InvOluntariIy his crit
ics--vicwing him new 'or the first time
said tu Themselves: :" This is not the
mighty Could Of tive Stock Excl,onyr,
the dictator. almost absolute. Of rail-
roads worth $50 'sxs', ,'EM' ret this was.
/ indeed. the very man. this Sliyht-h,ii,!.
apparent body of weakness 81, :nrty-fivr
years continuance. Iii, reply to the
calls OF the :.Sscnh'asc was, ;" iar :.$ lii.
! words were concerned: IL will make
YOU Il speech. gentlemen. after our ii:st
! dividend j., tltclarr,i.' Hr %i.l r:v:"
! Keep his word. W:m;c:eY turns out, for
| he can no mere make Il speech than &c
can weigh Il ton. the meeting eyer The
co,,,n,ny ~;,,,n,c:.! and !oitrr,"t :lr"l:,
exchanging words before +"'tin: u,nn
the street A.:,in. Ti|is was t':r golden
op;nr, unity iMi:rnrc' ',y many to- get :.
! "ots! l,ok Mt Gould. II" appeared n.r
vu,,s and watchtuI rtg"rs;ng the c',>c
a,..r. ..ch 20 himself "i amy stranger. -
| ;iu,,l:.i, not entirely :S.r from ;.pi'rrl,rn-
| sion that. even il, S,ir'' Il place. and
surrounded hy trirn"~. some enemy
might /" stckin., him. Il is said that.
! since. the attack nas!" ulrn him sa:,c
tire ago, H. has never appeared ahrra'!
without the company o! II $:riEr:.'
! who would protect him i:;'En,c:' threat
enc H. AMI r wout' certainty Nee! >"'''
| sui, helper i; attacked, even though, -
l. r.lu:,iy t!,: c:,.r. hr :r' ''c:.r: " o.!
y coward physically. =" "u"s :"'
| the personal appearance Of Il man VIII"
made his !i'*; cn.ry I'M" New i"r:; c.i!|
during the Crystal Palace cShi''!'i"r
and who. un;il :hc year $50. '.'l never
: been r..knnci other tl:;in :""I 'n'V.
! True. i,c was y I,rrr l'n.' u: tn" tine a.
| that first visit. AMI ill his hopes and rS-
,rvtuti"n- !Nr th' future NJ centred III
| n cun,riv:.u.e v';icl, hc carried IN - ,i.:.-
| Ln.anv bon un,;.. his arm, ana r'iz: 4!
! j,r,1.instc'v--, wonderful ni"s;-"'-lr.;'.
/
! ,,;u nothing bat try.,,':H. .,n.: Il i"rin!
out ~ it has turn."! "ui ON t::o;s"n'
! times cv.n in New York. that II in'u-.-
t.np, cv..., though: Il !" !. wonderful "l-
: fair i. a. ,n :,,..r,.int in',.>> il !". tful.u.
/ in tl,:. riyl,; hands. i'i:~; are nd the
ran, which ;:>n.i,! WAS i".-, f:;:.,l to
nuui;"::.!r. Mr.. Gould j. ROW forty
livc wear. old. and hi. ri, WlS :.pr,'rs M;
: IL admire. the s,a!r!l"rt wEci '!'"v ~:,r
! ne has n:.:;. :nr '.,,'~ci! ::.nia'n" ini'
,,verv wear IL. has live! liz the world.
! Thew l,r.'r,:.lv uE'i"r-,t" him ia this s.i'
r.c,in,, sn,. Iii: @:::i.i ;ns!;vi'l;:.! wealth
; i. without siOu:G. greater tim iiI"-t'
figures would r';':.'~r!t. Eui ~! G;'' =
there. = rlr:!r,'lv no |':.rs"r worker. ~"
greater .lav.. to fortune. nn more ;H'r-iS
tent follower "i destiny than this same
Jaw ;:u,l,l. IL hi~iilr.~ ;.!l:.ir h- i ali
:u,t,ori.,.i .!rv.!un:n~N' 81. li,n'ai,::".
and a.! his ,,ani|r;;a!iM. are strokes %.
genius. However, It si:"'S not HOW :.l.-
pear that this ~ori ui thing is I" lii, Wit,
him, for hr has ii son reported to We "
greater GENTS than his father. in tl"
S,,.. directions. -f:r>irn fnr. '"H ~
o"y .AHm'"i"".
John MC(&:au was eat IN the n,OIt!:
last "Wednesday afternoon hy ski!
with wl,icl, he WAS rnliin" logs al r.. II.
TraSk'. saw mill, near Dillon.
The (;l"ntlive I;u'* SAYS tl,"r.. arc
thirteen corp*..s in their littk: cemetery
at (:lentlivc. and only two have died Il
natural death.
The BOzrn0an (nuI;"y' sa.'S that last
week :. NJ. Fitzgerald and John =.
Stacker filed on what promises to lr. al
incxl,nllstible vein Of excellent coal iil