The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-21

He gave 'em to understand that he'd
come to settle, and grow up with the
country, so to speak.
Zone thing led to another, and at last
they got talking about mines; and with
that the president gave him a guide and
sent him off up to place called Pachu-
ca, about sixty or seventy miles north Of
the city. He moused about there-he
knew something Of mining, it ap-
pears-and examined the mines that
were working, and some others that had
been given up; and at last he fixed on a
bit Of ground where there wasn't any
mine at all; but he took fancy to it
for all that, and went back to Mexico to
see about getting possession of it. He
managed things very cleverly, and got
the swells interested, and made out that
he wanted to let them into good thing,
and would be satisfied with very small
share himself, and would take all the
trouble of looking after the business off
their hands into the bargain So what
did he do but raise a company, and the
company raised capital-you know
how those things are worked-and they
fled their claim to the land, and ap-
pointed him manager, and the first tests
he made showed bigger percentage Of
silver than had been known in that
neighborhood for hundred years.
''That was the news my informant
brought me; he said all Mexico was talk
ing of it, and that Mr.. Valentines pick
ings, though they might be small, COM
paratively speaking, were likely to stand
him in cool hundred thousand dollars
year, which is enough to keep man
off the parish"
eyes, should think it might" Mr..
Stapleton assented "And that's the way
it is in this world, Henry Clifton; luck
goes dead against man for years and
years, and no let up, and then all Of
sudden, for no reason that ever anybody
can find out, his brother dies and leaves
him million In England, and he goes
to Mexico and collars a mine worth a
hundred thousand year. The million
amt enough, and the mine amt enough;
he must have 'em both; that's the way
of the world every timer
Mr.. Clifton accepted this statement
without comment and went on with his
story.
''As you may suppose, lost no time
in packing my grip for Mexico, and | got
there in due season and without accident
I put up at the best hotel, as is always
my way, for it costs no more in the end,
and gives man good standing at the
first send off. I made my inquiries, in
quiet, off hand way; and had no diff
Guilty at all in hearing all wanted. Mr..
Valentine was there; nobody could speak
too well Of him; he was hand in glove
with the president, and he was at that
moment out in Pachuca, experimenting
the putting up of the new machinery in
the new mine. If | had any business
with him, that was where I would find
him. So the next morning, at 6 o'clock,
/ took the train at Buena Vista station
to Omeltusco, and then by diligence and
horse car to Pachuca, which reached at
sundown, dead tired, and chock full Of
dust, and precious cold, disagreeable,
shabby hole Pachuca is, and don't care
who knows It'll
"But was on business, and when
learned that Mr.. Valentine was camping
out about five miles above hired mule
then and there, and black fellow to
show me the way; and by nightfaH l
had himg'
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