Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-02-19

THE LATEST PORTRAIT OF COLONEL
From Harper's Weekly.l
He began life rs an apprentice with a
firm of wheelwrights and engineers in
Leeds, England. Here he remained from
the age of fifteen until he was twenty.
three. At this time he married Jane
Moodhead, the daughter of the town u
cilor and conservative chairman of the
CITY. Not satisfied with his outlook in
England, North decided to seek his for.
time in South America. His search was
not at first very successful. In the Chill.
ian city of Tocopilla he was obliged to go
to work ut his trade rs machinist and con-
tent himself with the meager income of
three dollars a day. Two or three years
ago, when he had become very rich, he Wis.
tied the very place where he had thus
worked. He pointed out to IL party of dis,
tinguished tourists who accompanied him
the very bench that he stood ut all day
long for nan IL month Of adversely.
But young North, had heard Of the won,
derful nitrate deposits in southern Peru,
and thinking that he might find a better
opening there, he left Tocopilla. His an
ticipations were more than realized. With
the little money that he was able to &C.
cumulate as an engineer for a railroad, be
specialized in nitrates. His ventures wern
successful. He bought great tracts of nj
trate property; he built extensive works to
reduce the nitrate; he constructed rail
roads to transport supplies; he established
steamship lines to extend his business to
all parts of the world. In II few years he
was one of the richest mcn in South Amer
lea.
Just before the war between Chill, Peru
and Bolivia, which ended in the transfer
of the territory he owned to CHILEAN juris-
diction, he returned to England. The
fame of his wealth had preceded him. He
became one of the lions of the hour.
Everybody sought his acquaintance with
the hope that it would bring them a for
tune. Even the Prince of Wales did not
disdain to take advantage of the oppor-
tunities for making money that Colonel
North was pleased to throw in his way.
One of the first things that North did on
his return to England was to build a splen-
did country residence at Ethan, in the
beautiful county Of Kent: 1t is called
Anery Hill park. The house itself is one
OF those miracles that money alone can per-
form. The stables are palatial and contain
some Of the finest and fastest horses in
England. The h~abitations for the dogs are
inv" ioS VII ~ o<SAA CApCASIf0 SCtl0s Al
both his horses and dogs Colonel North
takes the ~liveliest interest and backs them
in all contests with his enthusiasm and
money. Two or three years ago he created
a great social sensation by giving in one Of
the largest hotels in London the most
splendid and expensive ball ever seen in
the city. 1t is said to have cost SIS, OOO.
Personally, Colonel North is a jovial,
good natured Il He is exceedingly hos.
pitable, and to those to whom he is person
ally attached he is very generous. Phys
ically he is not Il large man. He is S feet
10 inches in height and somewhat stout.
He has the ruddy face Of u good liver. The
top of his head has lost much Of its hair,
which was originally a reddish brown.
His beard, worn in the English style, has
not yielded to the same extent to the dis
coloring effect of time. Although some.
what gray, it still retains much of the
bright hue of early years.