The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-16

make MERGED the garden or the san Joaquin
valley. and to thai end he has introduced an
abundant water supply, developed the re-
sources Of the land and attracted European
settlers His fortune runs into the millions.
The Coleman brothers, John and Ed
ward, are the richest men in Nevada. They
have $1,000, 900 betwee 4 them. They agree
in everything but politics. John Is a solid
democrat. Edward Is a republican. They
are stanch Congregauionalists and teeto-
talers. They are Englishmsn. Mining
brought them nothing until they struck
Placer county. There foundatiol for their
present fortune was laid, In 1855 they be-
came the chief owners in the Idaho, one Of
the deepest. richest, and longest worked
mines in the world
The leading spirit of San Benito county,
the man above all others to whom the com
munity LOOKS in matters Of public moment,
is Thomas 9. Hawkins, president Of the
Bank of HOLSTER. Mr.. Hawkins was born
in Missouri hfty-four years ago. He mar
ried before ne went to the western coast.
In 1868 he secured two of the subdivisions
Of the proposed town of Hollister, about $40
acres. As the village grew so grew his
fortune
A minister of the gospel Of twenty-seven
years service heads the list of rich men in
San Diego county. He is the Rev. s. G..
Havermale. He was educated at the Rock
River Seminary, Illinois, and at the age of
% was ordained a Methodist minister, and
at once entered the service of the church.
He as not one of the famous dreamers of
the early fifties. Not until 1878 did he go
to the Pacific coast. Then he was ap-
pointed presiding elder of the dis
trict embracing Washington territory and
Oregon. He pre-empted 160 acres on
the site of the present flourishing city of
Spokane Falls. In 1879 he resigned from
the church to devote himself to mis- family.
and was largely instrumental In making a
great city OF Spokane Falls. Three years
ago he moved to San Diego. There he has
made investments, and profitable ones,
among them being two promising gold
mines. Mr.. Havermale certainly possesses
not less than 81, 100000.
The richest man in Sacramento county is
ex-senator Frederick Cox of the firm of
Cox g. Clarke, ranchers, capitalists and cat
tie kings. His personal wealth is estimated
to be any where from two to three millions.
1t is made up of countless herds of cattle
and thousands of acres of land. He was
born in Somersetshire, England, but went
to California IN 1S49 from Milwaukee. On
the way out the funds Of everybody in the
party except Mr.. Cox gave out and
until they reached Ringgold, in Ell Do
RADIO county he footed all The bills. Pitch
ing tent in the middle of the street, the
entire capital, 81, was invested in beefsteak,
molasses and -four. and, at the conclusion of
a sumptuous banquet, Mr.. Cox made a
brief after-dinner speech to the effect that
every one must thereafter look out for him.
self. Mr.. Cox was employed by a butcher
at $3.50 month. He soon owned the bust
ness. and then whatever he touched turned
to money.
Gen. John BidwelI of Butte county is a
pioneer of lS4l. He was member of the
first emigrant party to cross the plains for
Californi He had moved from Chautau-
qua county, New York, to Missouri. In
Platte county, Missouri, in 1910. much ex-
element was caused by representations Of
one Robidoux. who had been in California
with party of trappers, and who 80 elo-
quenty pictured the country as an earthly
paradise that emigration on large scale
was proposed. There were many enthusi-
asts, but when the time to start arrived
only one man was willing to brave the dam
gers and privations of the trip. That man
was Bidwell. He had been school teacher,
and farm on which he had settled had
been Jumped" during his temporary abb
sence. In California Bidwel associated
himself with Gen. Sutter.
In the Mexican war Bidwell ranked as
captain in the Califo mia battalion. In 1858
Gov. Stanford appointed him brigadier
general. He is worth anywhere from one
to five millions.
These are the chief millionaires Of the
uncles sometimes spoken of by nephews and
nieces in the east as "My Uncle John, who
went to California and made a fortune,
and fellow-towns nen in the east who were
too tinid to brave the unknown dangers
say, probably: why, used to know him
when he was a barefooted boy. Nobody
ever thought he'd amount to mnch."
Nearly all went to the Pacific coast when
they were young. and all are now beyond
the middle age. But there are no invalids
among them. Yet another Of California;
wonders-iJs air-seems to haze preserved
them excellently. The others of the thirty
nine passed through much the same ex-
perlences. Thev struggled and schemed
and finally succeeded.
Here is table, partly estimated, giving
their individual wealth:
San Francisco county, Leland Stan
ford ...................... $50. 0OO, 900
San Francisco county, James G. Fair 80, 900 900
Alemeda county Frederick Deiger... l,000,0O0
Colusa county, George Hagar. 49,. 1,000, 200
nandez ...'.....-........ -. 1000, 900
Fresno County, William Helm. :. :. 100000
Kern county Solomon Jewett. ....... 1000, 00G
Lake county, Henry &. Boggs ........ 1000. coo
Lassen county, James D Byers...... 100000
Mendocino county, A. F. Redemeyer. CSC. 900
MERGED county, @. H. Huffman =. 5000, 900
Napa county, George E. Goodman 1000, 900
Monterey county, David Jacks. ....... 1000, 900
Coleman ..,...... ;. =. -. 100000
San Benito county, Thomas S. Haw-
KinS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .......... l,UV0,UU0
Orange county, Don Marco Foster -. 1000, 900
Placer county, J. Parker Whitney 80. 1900, 900
Sacramento county, Frederick Cox. 1000, 900
San Bernardino county, Lewis Jacobs 1000, 900
San Diego county, s. @. Havermale. 100000
San Joaquin county, L. U. Shippee. 1,000OO0
San Luis Obispo county r e. Jack. 10000
Santa Clara county, Mrs Mary Murphy 2,00).o00
Santa Cruz county, Frederick A. Him ] ,o0o, 600
Sonoma county, Thomas Hopper. 1000, 900
SITTER county, F. A. and Herman Berg 100000
Yuba county, David e. knight. .... 250, 900
Los Angeles county. r. S. Baker. ..... 100000
Solano county, r. D. Robbins. ........ 100000
Butte county, John Bdwell. $500. 5000, 900
Tehama county, Herbert Kraft. ...... 100000
Trinity county, Henry Martin ........ 100000
Yolo county, John D Laugenour. 100000
Sierra county, A. G. Busch. .......... 100000
Ventura county, Antonio ScEiappa
Petra. ........... .................. 100000
Tulare county, Jasper Harrell. ....... 1850 900
Sskiyou county, jerome Churchill. 100000
OF course the above list does not include
all of CALIFORNIA; millionaires. There are
Senator Hearst, who is a typical Cali
fornian, John W. Mackay, Z. P. Hunting-
ton aud D. o. Mills. These gentlemen are
also identified with eastern interests, but
their fortunes were practically made in
California and their careers are tolerably
well known.
Life Is Misery
To thousands of people who have the faint