Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-09
STRUCK 1T RICH.
Rising from Poverty to the Ccm-
forts Of Wealth.
A YOUNG JOURNALISTS BIG FIND
He "Got Stuck on Mines" in New Mexico,
and Three fea1 Of Toll is Hand
someIy Rewarded-AWed-
ding to Follow.

PHILADELPHIA, June S-A correspondent
| writing to the Press from Silver City,N. NJ,
says: about three years ago young boy
left Philadelphia to seek his fortune in the
West. He came to Colorado, and, having
had some experience il newspaper work,
supported himself for awhile by writing
letters to the Chicago papers. To use the
native phrase OF this country, he finally
"got stuck on mines" He bad been in the
West about o year, when he iell in with
an old fellow, who was an e.spert mining
engineer. The two became fact friends.
The newspaper writer knew little about
mines and'less about prospecting.
Then he was rather frail yosug man,
lily fitted for such hard life.
He Drtfted Inco View MeNsco.
and was employed on the Las Vegas Ga
zette, afterwards getting control of II. He
worked very hard, and divided his earnings
with the old miner whom he had joined,
without question. He grub staked' MIN
for all Of his prospecting tours, and every
now and then, when he would come into
ci yihzaton, furnished him the extra money
he required for spree and new clothes.
For TWO long years, in season and out OF
season, this young boy stood by and helped
the miner from out OF his scanty earnings.
He was expecting TO marry 3 Miss Paxson,
of Philadelphia, and yet he divided with
the miner the same as though lie had not
contemplated increasing his individual ex-
penseS with a wife. Although the months
went on. and the
Miner Did Not Mahe.a Find.
the boy honored, without word, every
fresh draft upon him for money. lie
worked hard on the Las Nagss Gazette, and
the miner toiled steadily in the mountains
and gulchee. The newspaper man never
lost faith in the prospector, and he proved
faithful TO his young friend. About three
weeks ago he struck il very tHt and he at
once transferred a large interest in his
claims 10 Il e boy who had stood by him
in diversity. Theyare both rich now, and
the young lady in Philadelphia who eX.
pected 70 marry poor newspaper ,writ9r
and live down in New Mexico will have a
rich husband, who will be able TO live
where he plca,es But here
Comes ihe Lucky Man IFtmseIE
"Let me present you to Mr.. Walter c.
Hadley, of the Las Vegas Gazette, OF whom
/ have been speaking,' said the gentleman
whO told me the story above related.
Mr.. Hsdley and shook hands cordially,
for the man who was poor yesterday and
worth q million to day is Qnite a.curiosity.
The fortunate young man who. fills this
bill is should say, about twenty-three or
four years of age. He is rather below the
medium height and OF slender build. lie
has small, scholarly face and wears spec
tacles. In appearance he is tie last man
in the world one would take to have nerve
enough to endure the harships and priva.
tiOns OF this
Rnde Country
for three years. More especially 10 be the
benefactor OF hardy, rough miner for two
years or more.
Let me congratulate you on. your good
fortune" said !. The story Of your life III
this territory sounds like a romance. BE
kind enough to let me hear somC OF it from
your own lips.
1T is not stranger than many others,
suppose. ] came from Phi.adelph pha to the
far West in the hope Of making something.
! got interested in mining and had faith
il it. ! met this old: rrospeC;or, who is
thoroughly educated man and mem.
hcr of the Royal College of mining
engineers. | hsd faith III his honesty
AID ability, and for more than three years
Our
Mining Interests
have been inseparable. have divided all
could earn with the old man ever sInce
VIC met and, although it has been long
time coming have never lost faith in his
striking il fat some day. | suppose have
gave him 81 800 or s., 600 in all, and would
have continued to hell him as hong as he
wanted it, 1t was mighty hard grubbing
for both OF us sometimes, but we stuck
to one another as though everything had
been sunshine. A few weeks ago he
struck it very rich, and, the honorable,
honest m,n that he is, he at once trans.
ferred me one-haf interest in all his
claims, seven in number
"Was he bound TO be SO liberal
mot at all. Everything depended upon
his sense of right. Legally, he was
Sot Bound 90 Give NE Anything,
but ne has more than Justified my opinion
of him as a man of honor and ability
How riOi: are your claims
"The most valuable yet found about Sill
yer city, the richest mining region 0f
New MevCO. Last week | gathered up -
pounds Of the debris from the diggirgs.
took II 10 Denver and had it melted. Tney
gave me "A check Of 81, 900 for the pro Cceeds.
This would make. the ore yield s., +Nn per
ton. think this is only fnir estimate OF
the value OF the mines.
will vcu hold end work them?
II have not yet determined what ! will
do. I have lust refused ST5O,Un for my
interest in the property. But = - worth.
and can get, a much larger suu fDr Il.
nav sell. for | am in love with my prOfes-
sion. and if made bali dn2-n millions
| would still want to be connected with
newspaper.