Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28

Sus mineS Potatoes were worth .
SoliSr pound and hay was five h.
uIeo collars a ton. IL cost a dollar =
pound In freight to pack goods on 10
oaeSs Of mules from, the coasr 70 the
mines, and he turned his attention 20
s0IA'hg' Every mule load was worth
ma. Sunureu dollars In freight and he
maoe money very fast.
lie then staked off a good claim in
connection with a partner, and for
tong time they took out one hundred
uoi,arS day apiece, They then decided
70 uam the Yuba river, aud TINS get an
'he gold In its bed. They had by this
S'uie each saved about five Thousand
uolIarS and 1t took all of this to build
'ne Jam. When the dam was about
completed biz food came IN and
swept it away, and their ten thousand
dollars with it.
As the stream went raging down the
mountains it carried nearly evervtbinS
oeIore H. and among other things which
passed before the eyes Of the young man
was a sort OF cradle for the use of
quicksilver mining. Falton caught hold
OF this and pulled it out, and with il as
ms only capital he started life again.
he rugged up little reduction estab-
lIshment, got four or FIVE men to work
Tor MIN, and was soon making several
thousand dollars a month ont of his
quicksilver machine. He speculated
with the proceeds In one way or another
and short time after this found him
SELF at Sacramento, his quicksilver
money gone and himself practically
broke.
A TURN OF THE WHEEL.
up to this time Felton's attire in
California had been the costume OF the
country. He wore SLOUGH hat, a pair
OF rough pantaloOnS, thick red flannel
shirt and red sash about the waist,
which answered in the place Of sus-
penderS. In coming back to Sacra-
mento he got at his trunk and put on
suit Of broadcloth and a white shirt.
In this dress, looking like a swell
among the rough men around him, he
sat down for dinner one night in the
little canvas tent which formed the
best restaurant at Sacramento. AS he
sat there eating his dinner q man about
hfty, In business clothes, came in and
took a seat opposite him. After the
two were through with their meal this
man, who had remained silent up to
this time, suddenly turned to the future
Senator and asked IL he knew where he
could get man TO work for him. The
young man replied:-
81 don't know. What's the pay and
what's the job?"
1.-THE job is not hard one return
ed the business man. I've got stack
of hay about a mile up the river above
the town and l want il watched. 1t has
corral around it, but there are great
many cattle in the neighborhood and
I'm afraid they'll get into it. 1 want TO
bring il down on boat to Sacramento
for sale as soon as l can. The work is
not hard and il oughtn't to be worth
more than SO day. But if l can find
the right man I'll pay an ounce, or SIG
day.
"'Well, I'll see,' replied FELTON,. You
come around here tomorrow for break
bring him with me-
1.-THE next morning young FELTON,
dressed himself in his red shirt, rough
trousers and the toggery of his mining
camp, and was sitting at the table when
the man came in. He did not recognize
him at first, but when FELTON, said Good
morning. he said, We'll, am BANKED,
and what are you going to DO with that
outtit?'
"'Oh,' replied FELTON,, I've decided to
start out on a tramp"
land where are you going? asked
the man.
THAT depends Somewhat upon you
was the reply. You want man y
watch that hay up the river and il yob
are still Of the same opinion and want !
good man, I'll take the job
- But it will be only for few daysP
said the man. Il am going to get away
as soon as l can
-" Il don't care whether it is for five
days or five months said FELTON,. I'll
take the job
FELTON, on GUARD.
"The man then asked him il he could
shoot, and upon his replying that he
could he went to the store and bought
him a shotgun and told him he could
spend his spare time in hunting about
the haystack. He then gave him a tent
and FELTON, watched the hay. He
watched il for nearly month, and in
the meanwhile quite a friendship grew
=, hotvyaaD him and the business man,