Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-04
STOCKWELL'S BONANZA.
A Theatrical Manager Who Has Struck
1t Rich
[san Francisco Chronicle.

[San Francisco Chronicle.]
l.. Il. Stockwell sat in the managerial
office of the Alcazar yesterday with a
smile of intense satisfaction ripping round
from the corners of his expressive mouth
to the intellectual department at the back
of his ears. Before the popular comedian
was spread little slip of paper on which
was written:
"Gold $3.50 70; silver S32 CO."
The prosperous look of Manager Stock
well would have justified the presumption
that the figures on which he gazed with Sc
much delight represented his share of the
profits of the Saturday matinee at the AL
cazar. Such was not the fact, however
The writing had reference to an assay Of
the latest strike in quartz mine near Ne
vada City, and Mr.. Stockwelps smile was
altogether disassociated from thoughts OF
theatrical ventures and successes. The
managers smile was provoked inadvert.
emily by loquaeious Thespian who had
just returned from the rural districts:
While up the country / heard very
funny story about jay who bought into a
mine near Nevada City," said the talka.
tive transformer.
Indeed" said Mr.. StockwelI, who has
always ready ear for anything like a
funny story.
3Yes. 1t goes to show how easy tits to
rope people into any kind of wildcat
mining speculation"
Well, let's hear it." said the manager
resigning himself to fate, and hosting his
heels on his desk while he lighted fresh
cigar.
You know Nevada City is quite min
ing place, and the country ali round has
been prospected long ago."
" | suppose it has,"
Yes-well, some time ago San Fran
cisco fellow was knocking around there
looking for work and he found some quick
silver on the road one day where flask
had dropped out of wagon and been
broken. He showed it to some miners
and they told him that he had made re-
markable discovery, as there must be a
quicksilver mine in the neighborhood,
sure. They filled him right up so that be
thought there was fortune in sight for
some one, and he became the guy of the
town. The boys, to keep him on the
string, sprinkled more quicksilver round a
well right on the outskirts of the town and
put him on to it. This set him clean out
Of his head, and on the advice of an old
miner he traced up the well to its source
up gulch near the town and located a
claim on the top of some queer-lookine
powders. Of course he struck quartz. for
YOU canno. mine anywhere round Nevada
City without finding quartz He might
as well have struck cobble-stones, for he
did not get a dollar out of the claim all
winter. But he was a slayer from base
and kept right along, doing odd jobs round
town to get money for grub, and then peg.
ging on again in the mine. In the spring
he had quite tunnel run in, and had
made several encouraging strikes, such as
layers Of tin cans, an ancient brick sewer
and an old boiler. These DEVELOPMENTS
caused him to doubt exactly what kind OF
property he had, and the boys used to tell
him that when he came to list it on the
market he could recommend it either as
an oil, brick or iron mine on the strength
of the assays. Nothing discouraged him
however, and, like all persevering people
success crowned his efforts, for the funniest
part of it all is that jay from San Fran
cisco came along in the early part o.
the summer and gave him 81 200 for the
claim.
Twelve hundred dollarsv' exclaimed
the manager.
"Yes, $1,000. Talk of luck. Twelve
hundred dollars for a blind tunnel with
nothing in sight but slate quarry and {
| writ of attachment by the Sheriff"
"Have you heard who the buyer is p
inquired the manager quietly.
@No. but Id like IN sae hin,
"Well, here he is"
"What? You-you the buyer of tha
hole in the ground"
Yes; Pm the identical jay, and herei
the result of the last assay" said Mr.
Stockwell, showing the significant slip o
paper marked "Gold, $3.50 rs; silver
$50 co.,
"Great Cesar You don't mean to sa,
that the mine is payingw gasped tn,
Thespian. "Why the fellow that located
it couldn't tell a chunk of quartz from
| friedrich"
THAT'S so; but he struck it all ths
same"
" You don'tsay; and it's really paying p
We'll, you see, it only assays 1928 25 t.
the ton this month and it costs $40 to mil
it, but we expect to run new drift and GU
the lode lower down next month and get .
better quality of rock, running as high sa,
as 81 800 ton. If you come round mex
month I'll let YOU see the assays for your
self, and"
1es-yes-Pll come-Tll come-slon!
Il must be going-Pm late for rehearsa
see you again" and the paralyzed Thes
plan stumbled out backward and made
dash for the nearest corner for nerv
bracer.
And this was why Manager Stockwel
sat smiling yesterday afternoon as he sa
alone in the Office of the Alcazar lookin
a; the little slip of paper on his desk.
DYSPEPSIA, indigestion, sick hea iacht
and that tired feeling are cured by Hood
Sarsaparilla, which tones the stomach, pre-
notes healthy digestion. creates an apps
| f;fa rt1res sick headache and hr,iIda M ~,