The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-11

BACH, CORY & co., Helena, Mont

in stocks, how to bet to win, how never ts
lose, how to 90 into the house when it rains
etc. They artlessly listened like little chill
drsn to his seductive talk and heartlessly
scooped him for half his fortune before he
woke up to what they were at. In fact,
they nearly busted James before he could
rally to the defense. He soon learned ia
fight tho devil with his WI fire, however,
and has nearly recuperated.
Robert +. Morrow. of San Francisco, has
always been a consistent, able, and persist
emit promoter of the south end workings.
notably the Yellow Jacket mine. Also the
Overman, Caledonia, etc. Also dealing in
Comstock securities generally, coming ont
ahead to the valuation of about $5,0N.oOo.
William nj. Lent also materially assisted
in the early development of the Comstock,
coming over very frequently from San
Francisco for that purpose. He was inter-
ested Ein some of the leading mines, and
concentrated into his purse from tho pro-
ceeds thereof about $4,000 900. He an
nounces his intention of making Colorado
his future home.
George B. McAneny, Lent's faithful
friend and companion, will accompany him
shortly from New York to Colorado, pro-
posing there to permanently reside. George
had something to do with Comstock mines
and shares several years ago and was fnan-
cially benefited thereby to the extent of
81, 600, 600 or more.
Alpheus Bull, the San Francisco banker,
deceased, realized about 81 DOC. 900 from his
Comstock mining and stock investments.
Robert Sherwood, the old-time San Fran
cisco ieweler, owned 5000 shares in the old
Union mine. and sold out to the bonanza
firm for 81. zoo. 600 in cash. He cleaned up
over $4,000, 600 from his Constock transac-
tons.
Edmund Patten, a prominent resident of
Gold Hill and the south end of the Com
stock, WAS mach benefited financially by
the Crown Point bonanza boom and die y
millionaire.
Joe Clark, who had charge of Hearst's
fine horses and dabbled in Comstock. made
himself a millionaire thereby and now lives
luxuriously in New York.
s. P. Dewey, Thomas Sunderland, and
Joe Woodwork, of San Francisco, each
captured q million from Comstock mining
md stock investments. All three are
dead.
j. o. Earl, Andy McCreary, and A. E.
Head, of San Francisco, each made q mill
lion from Comstoek mining and stock in
vestments. All three are very much alive.
Lsmuel s., Familiarity known as Sandy"
Bowers, one of the first %locators of the Gold
Hill groupings of the Comstock, had twenty
he realized over 81, 900, 600 in a much shorter
time than it took him to spend it. He
bought the best ranch in Washoe valley.
and on it built a large mansion of hewn
granite, sumptuously furnished throughout,
costing nearly $500, 900. He took his wife
to Europe, where he bought stacks of fine
oil paintings and piles of statuary about
which he knew nothing but the cost, and he
didn't care anything for that-what he
wanted was Ornaments for his house.
s.andy's mine soon gave out, and he was
financially embarrassed when he died. His
old widow lives among friends in Cali
fornia. Sandy is buried beneath lofty
jniHea on the ctapn hasa of the Slarra Nnya1a.
q hundred yards above his lost home, and
the Bowers mansion stands a monument to
the Enthusiastically reckless expenditures
of a Comstock millionaire.