The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-05
100000 A YEAR.
A Former seyannahian's Gold Mine
in Guatemala


In Guatemala.
Dan Callahan is one of the most widely
known railroad contractors In the south,
and it is not only because he is widely
known that be has hosts of friends, but be-
cause he is a jolly good fellow. Like all Of
his race, he is, OF was in his younger days,
always ready for frolic or fight.
In the early days Of the civil war,
although not in the army at the time, he
would borrow a musket and fall into
line with the boys when there was fght
on hand. dis experience a a railroad N an.
however, was too valuable TO be wasted in
that way, and he became a member of the
Confederate States engineer corps The
wars close found him, as did the vast ma
jority Of sOutherners, dead broke but
there was plenty Of work ahead in rebuild
ing the railroads destroyed by the contend
ing armies, and he was the man to do it.
Georgia was rich field for railroad
building in those days, and Dams
camp, whether in the pine land or in the
swamp, was the abode Of a rough but
princely hospitality, and it was pleasure
never TO be forgotten TO spend day or two
In his shanty, and eat a square meal at bis
pine table
Maj. Callahan, however, no longer claims
Savannah and Georgia as his home. He
WITH rich Mileslan accent, and is quite
fond OF the language OF the hidalgos. MS
headquarters this summer wers at the
New York hotel, but he was waiting
Tor old Sol 20 get into winter quarters, when
he proposed to move to Central America
and spend the remainder of his days in gold
mining. He has the richest "hndn that
have ever been discovered, and when the
machinery is all in working order, which
"a win ha RI
have net income of 100000 year at
least from his mine.
This sum will doubtless supply him with the
good things OF life, and leave quite a liberal
margin on which to entertain his friends
who may wander down into that country.
A few weeks since, speaking to a friend,
who had camped with him on the banks Of
the Savannah on the northern confines of
Georgia, and on the Flint river on the ex-
treme southern borders of the ate about
matters and things in general, NJ j. Gala
han said that he was just then engaged in a
lawsuit to recover $40, 00e due him from one
OF the heavily bonded railroads in the south.
but be was afraid it was lost. There were too
many lawyers and inanciers on the other
side. He added that it would make but
little difference to him. however, for he
had picked up 80 900 quite easily in an In.
vestmenU he had made out of a contract
with the DE Lesseps canal, aud that would
make things even
The explanation was asked as to how it
was done, and he stated that when the
American Dredging Company was formed
he took a small amount OF stock In it, and
that the concern made piles of money out Of
its contracts in t Panama canal. Why,
said he, Eugene Kelley had to be coaxed
by a California friend to invest in
the dredging company He put in $50, 900,
and in three years he got 1870, 900 out of
his investment. The maj Jr said that though
the company eventually lost little by tue
failure of the De Lesseps scheme, 1t could
well afford to lose.
If there is any man in America who has
the good wishes of his friends for all the
good luck that mortal man can have, Dan
Callahan is that man. If the Gautemalans
are looking out for a first-class president,
he is the man for the place He is, prob
ably, on the shady side Of 90. but he would
pass for man Of twenty years younger,
and is a handsome specimen of man at that.