Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-27

ton. This was done on the nineteenth
day Of September, 1861, exactly ten days
after the frat session Of that legislature.
d. III. MofFat arrived In Colorado in the
rame year as Mr., ChafFee, 1860, and
Henry M, Teller in the spring of the fcl-
lowing year 1861.
1t was three or four years later that
Prof. Hill, at that time filling a chair In
a Rhode Island university, was dis
patched to Colorado to examine and re-
port upon the Gilpin property in San
Luis park IN the interest OF some capital
lists who we're contemplating its purchase
His opportunity In Colorado, and an OBJ
~servation of ore taken from mines there,
resulted later in the establishment of the
Boston and Colorado Smelling works,
which have since yielded to Mr.. Hill and
those furnishing the means to erect them
large revenues. Three of these gentle
men, jerome B. Chaffee, Henry M.
Teller and n. p. Hill, have served with
distinction the state of Colorado In the
senate of the United States. Mr.. Teller,
as is well known, formed n OF Pref.
dent Arthur's cabinet, controlling the
portfolio of secretary of the interior, aid
has but recently been sgain reelected 10
the United States senate to represent
this state In that body. Mr.. MofFst, now
president of the Rio Gtande railway, has
never been a politician In the senue of
activity in that direction. He is a
natural born financler and a most success.
full one, whose ability has been steadily
directed in that channel and vigorously
confined to it. He is the youngest of
those gentlemen; considerably so, and
probably the richer of the four. About
46 years of age, tall and we'll formed, a
man of blonde type, with b~lue-gray eyes,
cool, sagaclous and nervy, the manage
ment of the Rio Grande, with Its S75,-
DOC, 900 capital does not seem In the
least to disturb his repose, this, too, in
addition to other enormous interests
which he yields. Previous to the fall
ure of Grant & Ward, MIR. Chsffee was
richer than he is now, the peculiar man
ipulations Of Mr.. Ferdinand Ward hav-
reduced his bank account, so 1t Is said,
about half a million dollars or so.
Senator Teller Is not estimated to be
more than moderately ''well to do" the
honors Ct wealth In the vuartette and the
gain of 1t being now divided between
Hill and Motfat, with, presumably, the
balance in favor of the latter. In 1864
5, when the Indians were raiding the set
Elements and the settlers In this region
had anything but a feeling of safety from
the scslping knife, Mr.. Teller and Mr..
Motfat were serving the territory, the
first az major general of militia, the
latter as adjutant general; and each II
of these four mentioned have been here
prominent and active, identified with
Colorado and It's development and prog.
ress, and in many ways materially affect
Ing 1t, or in a measure controlling Its for
tunes. Mr.. Chatfee Is a widower and
wealthy. This l mention incidentally
for the benefit of such as 1t may interest.
Miss Chaffee (when she was Miss Chaffee)
had not been in Colorado for periods
long enough to have become a factor In
Its social life. Mrs. Teller's Colorado
home is at Central City, some seventy
miles distant from Denver. She is not
par excellence q society devotee, her pre-.
elections being rather toward intellect
ual and domestic pursuits, although the
grace, fascination and charm of her
presence Is universally ~eulogized in the
higher circles of Washington society,
Mrs. Motfat snd Mrs. Hill are stars in
the armament of Denver social life.
Mra. Hill Is SO widely known as one of
the beau monde at Washington for years
that little remains to be said with regard
to her that has not already been chroni-
cled over and over again; while of Mrs.
Motfat little or anything has bsen writ
ten. This lady might with fitness adopt
the violet as her floral emblem. With
her large wealth and the opportunities
that come with 1t. che is consp!cuously
unostentatious. A blue blooded Knlck-
erbocker "a great niece of Diedrlck
Kn!ckerbocker: somewhat famous in past
annals), she is herlelf a logical argu-
ment IN favor of the aiaPe blood will
tell" She is also a New Yorker. Her
home was at Seatacook, Saratoga county,
in her glrlhood. She came with her hus-
band to Colorado in 1860. 1t was her
first trip ACROSS the plains, and her bridal
trip; for she was but just married, and
had turned her face from civilization, 20
to speak, to encounter frontier life
among the foothills Of the Rocky Noun
tains. Here Mrs. Moffst has lived prin-
clpally for a quarter of a century. In
an elegant turnout che Is about as dainty
and restful a figure as one sees 10 the
beautiful drives in and about Denver. A
more modest, refined lady there is not.
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