The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-26
SENATOR JONES' GRUB STAKE.
A Thousand Dollars He Loaned Mine
RroSoht Him Millions

a Thousand Dollars He Loaned Miner
Bro1ght Him Millions.
Senator Jones. of Nevada. is one of
your self made men. He commenced life
poor. But a year old when his parents
came from Herefcrdshire, England, he
has made his way to the top by dint of
hard work and the exercise of consider
able shrewdness. Like Senator Sanders,
| Of Montana, who made his first zen strike
| out of claim be staked out in a grave
yard, Senator Jones first streak Of luck
was purely accidental, as nearly all
streaks of luck are.
The story goes that when Jones was in
California he stumbled across his pile in
the following remarkable manner: He
lived in certain county that Bret Harte
made faInous-Tuolumne, the veracious
chroniclers assert-and during the gold
excitement kept small grocery store.
He did a thriving trade; prices were high
in those days in California, and after a
few years Jones had amassed a few thou
sand dollars. Up the mountain piece
lived a solitary miner. He Was poor, had
the reputation Of being shiftless, but de-
spite the report was always busy.
One day he called ON Jones.
Say, Jones, I think I've got bonanza
in that claim Of mine" said the poor
miner.
Jones smiled He had heard these
stories before. he knew how great ex-
pectations were frequently never real
lied. Time, labor and money were usu-
ally wasted on what looked like some
thing rich, but that developed into
snares; 50 Jones merely smiled.
"Its big thing" persisted his visitor,
and he proceeded TO explain what the
claim was and his reasons for being so
sanguine. After several hours talk the
miner asked for an advance Of 81 600
with which 70 buy tools and food Jones
demurred. A thousand dollars was a
big enough sum, saved, es it had been,
with much trouble and labor. Bat after
all 81, 900 cut no figure IN comparison
with the profits of good NINE. Jones
finally told the miner ne would see what
could be done
After nightfan and the Cinnamon en-
ployed in the neaghborhood had taken
thsiI departure Mr.. Jones allowed the
embers of his FIRE to de out. When
satisfied no one was about be szsped
away the ashes, raised the stone on
which the FIRE was hmilt and weighed
out the necessary gold dust 10 raAlrs the
81 900. Thee little precau60swce al
ways taken II that region, where even
~ IL II
unes.
The tools were bought, Jones lending
the money and the miner promising him
one-third Of the profits Of the nina. For
months the solitary miner Ebored, bat
he did net strike the lead He grew
wan and hollow eyed, and occasionally
dropped II 70 see Jones The latter had
by this time abandoned all hope Of ever
seeing his money again
There's DO gold up there" he would
inform the exhausted miner.
JYes, there Is" insisted the latter. ''it
l could only strike IL
Affairs were now becoming desperate
with the hCpafal but penniless man
One day Re called on Jones and, after
alphabetically. asked for some
meal AID bacon he knew be would
be successful eventually with his search.
but provisions were out. Jones smiled
again
ats Eke throwing i II rat hole
he chee-fuuy observed "a ne dug out a
SIDE Of bacon and gathered up sack Of
corn neal for his luokless partner. For
four months nothing WIS hoard Of the |
old fellow, z1i Jones presumed he Id