The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-05

u said, as cOuse4 ueICet du4 lIo Vt-tg TO
covery be made from the person who won
il was at another sitting at poker the fol-
lowing night, when be came out ~, OOO
ahead. OF course, none OF tbs hands held in
this memorable game are on record now,
but it is known that not one was remark
able.
This instance IS paralleled by one that
comes from LeadvIile AID credited with
having occurred there in the winter OF 1882.
This game, which occurred in one of the
rooms of the Clarendon hotel, was partici-
pated IN by tso gentlemen who are still
| residents Of Colorado and who are now
wealthy. Thev had little money at that
time and nine in which taey held an
equal interest. The money was not much,
perhaps, as fortunes go nowadays, but it
was enough TO make apoker game exciting.
And il was exciting.
Finally each got hand which they evil
IDENTIFY prop sed to stay with, and every
/ thing went up-money, two gold watches.
and the indispensable bank checks. It was
only a matter Of time when they would get
to the mine. Finally there was quite a
pause.
Have you got anything else, CharIeyF'
"How much is the mine worthw
"Your interest about $4,000. guess"
I've got that, and raise you"
So the other interest went in. "Charles'"
winning hand showed three deuces, three
and four. His UiS-d-Uis held two kings
| two aces and a three, neither of them sens
sational hands yet considered good enough
TO hold out with a mine at stake. This
mine Is now producing ore valued at about
as much per month as the entire property
WIS worth at the time of the poker game.
In a poker game played in Denver one
| July day in 1884 there we're four diamond
| rings, two watches, 81, 900 in money, TWO
pairs Of handsome and costly sleeve buttons,
and a number Of scarf-pins. In this game
sat an ex-governor, a well-kuown smelter
man, an eastern congressman and Cali
fornia miuer. The man from the east
scooped in the pot and won by a straight !"
Six thousand dollars worth gold in
nuggets was won by lucky poker player
in Denver In 1871 They came from Clear
Creek county, and were brought here for
the purpose of being placed in bank. 1t
was strictly miners game, with all sorts
of bluffing, and il lasted all night, with the
result that the man with the nuggets did
not place them IL the bank. for the reason
that he had too much confidence 10 a par
alyzing hand in which three tens were con-
spicuous, while his oppouelt had something
worth tographing-three jacks, two
ines
In Santa Fe, N. NJ, there is a record of
prominent business man giving bill of sale
, for his stock of dry goods, groceries, etc,
amounting TO $4,000. This bill of sale went
into a little quiet,game, played as long ago
as 1854. and was not lost, for the reason that
no one could show up anything excelling a
king full, which the merchant considered
| good thing TO cling to.
A rather singular poker game was one
| played in Denver about two years ago, and
| is remembered by a number Of prominent
| people who witnessed it, There were five
sitting in the game and all staid In. One
t.aauu
cards, and the three others three apiece.
| The man who drew three cards raised, and
was followed up until there was $4,000 al
stake on the game. The first gentleman, it
| TRANSFERRED, was running beautiful buff
| on two pairs, while the man who had dra wn
| two cards laid down an ace full, and those
| who had drawn three each laid down, In
| turn, four queens, four tens and four jacks.
| 1t is said that this is the only instance OF the
kind where cards ran in such a way in Col
orado. The game was played at the Wind
sor, and there was railroad man, an ex-
mayor, a lawyer and two prominent bust
| ness men in it.
An amusing instance is reported as co.
curri z on stock train coming from
point In New Mexico to Colorado. A large
| shipment Of steers was made to this point,
and the owners Of the cattle Travelled in a
| caboose There were four of them. Now,
there is only one natural result of four New
Mexico csttlemen travelling togetherin a car
for any length of time, and that is poker
game The is great deal of beautiful
scenery on the way up from New Mexico,
but scenery is cheap and not al ways novel
| to look at With poker il is another story.
The game went along very well for
| couple of days On the third day the con-
ductor, going through the caboose during
the afternoon, : laid out with as;onish-
ment at hearing Toe remark: ~ raise you
five steers" Suiting the action, the person
| who spoke them put five matches on to the
board. He was followed up with moro
ma .ches. each one representing steer and
! still the game went on. Whom the snip
ment arrived in Denver 1t was owned by
| two instead of four men.