Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-31
BONANZA KINGS AS SENATOR'S.
The Remarkable Career of the Two New
Members From Colorado.
Mem York Tribune


7. NJ. Bowen, elected United States
Senator yesterday, is about tifty-twO years
old. At the outbreak of the war he was
living in Kansas, where he organized q
regiment and served in the Southwestern
campaigns. He was breYeted for
meritorious conduct, and was given a
special command in Arkansas. At the
close of the war he became a delegate
to the Constitutional Convention for the
reconstruction of the State, and was made
Chairman of that body. After the read
mission of Arkansas into the Union Mr..
Bowen was elected an Associate Judge
of the Supreme Court of the State, At
that time he was recognized as
one OF the prominent Republican lead
ers in Arkansas. In 1871 he removed
to New York, and in 1872 President
Grant appointed him Governor of Idaho.
Afterward he removed to Colorado and
was elected a Judge of one of the courts
in that State. He became interested in
mining property, and is now reckoned as
one of the .bonanza kings" He is an
able iurist, and man of dignified bear
ing,
In the spring of 1873 Horace A. w,
Tabor, who has been elected United States
Senator from Colorado for the term ending
in 1888, kept small store in California
Gulch, near Leadville, and was a poor
August Rische Ga shoemaker, J, both with
out means, induced Mr.. Tabor to enter
into partnership with them and put
in what miners call a 'Egrub stakev
In other words, Mr.. Tabor was to
furnish tools and provisions to them while
they were engaged in searching for min
erals, and in return he was to have share
of what they found. Hook and Rische
went up a hill near Stray Horse Gulch.
r4rho
III. Fryer was searching for ore. Soon
after Mr.. Fryer found the vein, Mr.. Ia
boris partners pierced it. They called
their mine the little Pittsburg, and Mr..
Fryer called his the New Discovery, Mr..
Tabor afterward bought out his partners,
and in five or six months he took out of
the mine and sold 100000 or $4OO, 900
worth of ore. He then sold the mine to
Messrs. Chatfee and MOffatt for a large
sum of money. These two mines and two
smaller ones, the Dives and Winnemuc.
were afterWard consolidated under one
management. Although the Little PitfsS
burg was the basis Of Mr.. Tab0r's present
wealth, about $4,000, 600, he has often said
that if he had known where his partners
were going to begin work he never WOULD
have risked anything on their success,
and more than once before the ore was
struck he talked of withdrawing his
''grub stake" In August, 1873, he re-
ceived the Republican nomination for
Lieutenant Governor. He was successful
at the election, ard held the office during
1879 and 1880. Mr., Tabor has been f6r
some time an aspirant for a seat in the
Senate, but his prospects were injured
somewhat last year-zWhen Gov, Pitkin
was about to appoint v Senator to fill the
vacancy caused by the appointment of
Henry NJ. Teller as Secretary of the Inte-
rior-by his wife, who entered a suit for
support and maintenance on the ground
of desertion. Mr.. Tabor was married
about twenty-five years ago, but in 1880
there was partial separation between
him and his wife. Mrs. Tabor did not ask
for a divorce, and when the case came
into the District Court, Judge Elliott de-
cided that she must be maintained in a
manner suited to her social position and
her husbands wealth. In politics Mr.
Tabor has been an earnest Republican
and a careful and thorough worker in the
party ranks. He Is careful in feEming
his views, and is courageous and frank in
expressing them, ''He might sit in a seat
three years without opening his mouth -
wrote friend two years ago, ''h.",t ;f ho
should break silence. The @ono+o ,,.a,,Ig ~ Ig
nsten rs AT lrs., perhaps with eurfds..
t!!, 1:! - eventually vita respectful atten-
uon." IN hiS attention to duty and bnsi-
ness DIR. TAsor is said 10 be 4 marvel NJ
promptness and diligence. He is largely
interested In several mining and other on
terprises, which he looks after with great
care. lie will go into the SenaEe as fhc
successor of George M. ChiIcott Rem.
who was appointed to The vacancy made
by the resignation Of Mr.. Teller last
spring, i"0'