New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-01
sEwYoRK DAILY rRBA. SUNDAY

u, "a. h,nncLus IL rotains all bis "ld-tine grace
AMI lars,iiy, aud lie dismissed a bsgetce the
verdict against h for $4,000 given In the suit
o. female book .e: Tor breach OF promise. She told
very cirumtintia story Of the OH mans woong which
was cnrrooratcd by sister and other female friends
sue $4,000 hut the jury thought one-hfth OF
this sun woali satisfy her injured affections. What
Gipsons may NC IL would be bold prophet
who would venture 70 foretel: Those who are familiar
with affairs the ,dwcb Islands predict that he VIII
spesy 10 restored 10 h's old place. as the tickle popa
ice Is aireaiy growing tired OF the new Ministry;
Whatever the years may have In store for lin ms past
is certainly surpassed remarkable vicssf-
tubes o; fortune by that OF any living American.
HE RISE OF BRANNAN.
samucl Braunan the other adventurer, was born
SPECTATOR. who mpn princey fortune In ten years.
loss 1t IN another decade AMI now In his Old age Is
sangnne Of Wrestling second fortune from huge land
grant In Sonora BraDnan came from Maine. AMI IN
Ohio learned the printers trade When ne was nineteen
he bought his time aud punl ed into real estate spec
uaiion. coming out with cash than he went Dut
learning valuable lessons In business experience Then
he oiled about the country as iourneyman
printer. In this way he came in contact with the
Mormons and being struck with their creed Joined he
and for three years in NewYork City published their
organ The New.York Messenger" II was In IS 10 that
lie conceived the plan Of founding Mormon colony In
California, then Mexican territory He secured the
approval Of Brigham Young chartered the ship Brook
I'M ed her up for passengers stocked her with food
and with all manner of agricultural. implements ana
asG passengers. mostly Mormons and then Sc, sail for
the new Western land. II five months before the
party reached the Sandwich Islands where they made
kici stay. Then they transferred 10 San Fran
cisco. Some stayed in the city but the majority went into
the country settling at place called Mormon siand on
the Sacramento River.
Brannan showed great administrative ability In bis
mana cement of this party, but when ne got all his
coonsts we'll settled he was intensely sguscd to learn
that Brigham Young had decided not to move the head
quarters OF the LatterDay Saints to the Pacific Coast
Brannan made trip salt Lake City to Young, and
being unable to shake his decision he returned to san
francisco with his Mormon enthusiasm greatly cooled
In the following year he wound mp the concerns OF the
Mormon enterprise and began business on his own
account lie erected -four mills in San Francisco,
established The STAR" the first newspaper published
Coast started largo country store at suffers
Fort on inc sacramento RIVER, auu a, s,a -,
Brannans great fortune When he learned the news or
Marshas discovery in the mrace suffers farm he
st once bought large quantities OF goods in San Fran
cisco and shipped them to h' store near the or When
norpns bnsncss his sales amounting to $50 900 a
month, which the profit was fully three quarters
The city of Sacramento, afterward the capital of the
State grew up around Brannans store. lie made
nds by selling off town lots but he soon found
Sacramento cramped for his speculative ability He
carried on mining at Mormon Island, went into the
China trade in San Francisco and bought heavily OF real
estate In the young and growing city He improved
everything that he purchased built fine business blocks
opened up and took lively interest III the
municipal government He president Of the first
vigilance committee and one OF the vice presidents OF
tie great Vigilance Committee OF 1856. As early rs
1857 he was recognized the richest man In California
energy anpcared inexhaustible Now he was develop
ing the resources of sugar fruit plantations In the
NevaIa and Utah. Every one with 4 scheme for devel-
oping the country went TO Brannah TOT ad III those
years, just they went ten years later to Ralston
THE MELTING OF GREAT FORTUNE.
For fifteen years Brannan the leading citizen Of
San Francisco. He was a man of immense force OF
character and great originality and independence. In
every public enterprise he was foremost AMI MS pcr-
alty kept pace with his fortune In an unucky hour lie
purchased the Castosa estate In the upper Napa Valley
and started in to make great public resort He built
a costly railroad to the place and spent hundreds OF
thousands trying to beautfy what was naturally a
sterile and mountainous spot He lost not less than hye
millions by this venture. Then one after another MS
mining schemes failed Like most of the Arsonaurs
who lived at high pressure and made fortune, IN
began decline he was seldom sober aItcr mltusy
h shpewIness was proof against ali tricks, fell
easy victim 10 swinders lie had his vices. also, and
Of ns orune ON %a ' she the
rage IN san Francisco His charities kept pace with his
prestige aud wealth were both on the wane
II took years to scatter than to gather his I'm
peria fortune Almost before the public was aware OF
f. Brannan had dropped out of prominence. The new
generation that had in from the East elbowed him
aside although in his wreck he was greatly superior to
them In ability enterprise. He soon lost his grip
entirely and he would have been left stranded without
money or friends had II not been for OF hs acts OK
enterprise years before, which bore fruit In his
dark DAYS He had always favor OF the Mexican
people, and when MACMILLAN tried TO capture the throne
and "A large number OF Americans. beaded by Duke
win were schemng 10 aid the foreign usurper, Bran
nan gavo money and equipped regiment of troops to
aid the Republican cause. Republics are proverDauy
ungrateful, but Mexico Is somewhat OF an exception
She voted BraDnan n large sum OF money, something
over 800 600, and grant or land In sonora. lie
obtained S2 600 1880 and went to Guaymas TO push
his scheme for establishing an American colony on his
land
Tho speculative instinct seemed for the time to get
the better dssoute habits and he entered actively
into the scheme OF colonization, but when he came to
survey he found that the greater part OF tho
grant ranged by the iaqu Indians and he has
been patiently waiting for settlement or the troubles
with this tribe, fierce and warke rs the Apaches
few weeks ago he returned to this city on oriet trp
but said before his arrival was almost unnotced
and received attention from the men VINO ought
hold him in regard can remember well now proudly
Rrannan walk the of san Francisco about
for he represented millions He was handsome then.
with strong features, broad forehead ana brilliant
eve dressed very richly and paid unusual attention
10 his No he Ii DID, gray broken
cane The old keenness OF eye alone shows that the
spirit survived the decay OF the body and In TACT
Brannan is sangune and full OF ambition rs man
his prime Considering the OF the Enscnada
colony on rodos Santos Bay in Lower Calorno, there
ia no good why Brannan II he lives ten years
longer. should not make his sonora grant worth
million Ii he should round out his lite with second
fortune his career would be remarkable as that OF
| Harry Megs, who fed from San Francisco TO escape
his creditors closed his life OF the richest
| OF Peruvian railroad builders
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REAL ALLAN OUAPERMAIN.