The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-23

the TlCn copper m1uO1p 0uu W. ~ NAokks
the noted millionaire Of Butte City. Both
Clark and DAILY came to this country COM
.paratively poor. and both have made enor.
nous fortunes. Clark was born in Penn
sylvania about fifty-four years ago, and
he drove yoke Of cattle across the plains
to Colorado when he was Just o years
old. He worked in the mines near Denver
for wages. then drifted north to Butte
City and began to invest in all sorts of
things in Montana. He peddled goods to
the miners, going about with wagon
from camp to camp, and after he had
saved . little money founded store.
which paid him we'll. He got hold of sew
eral undeveloped mines. and before work
ing them went back East to Columbia
college and studied mineralogy and chem
istry. With his increased knowledge he
came back to Montana and began to make
money hand over fist He saw there was
millions in copper. as well a. in gold and
silver, and he shipped the first copper from
Montana to the seaboard. From . single
mine he took out over 81, 00O. 600 pounds Of
copper in two years and he now owns sil-
yer mines. copper mines, bank stock and
other property said to DO worth Ut least
Butte City, the deposits Of which run into
several million dollars. and when one Of
the corporations with which he was con-
nected was temporarily embarrassed and
was about to be thrown into the hands OF
a receiver he gave a single check for $780,
coo and thus tided 1t over.
No one knows how much Marcus DAILY
is worth. He owns, am told, fourth
interest in the big Anaconda copper mine,
which produces millions every year. and
he has electric railroads, banks, silver
mines and gold galore. have met him
during my stay in Montana, and will
speak of him further in another letter.
To come to the senatorial contest. 1t was
q number of years ago that Clark and DAILY
owned silver mines which were close to
one another, and / am told that the
trouble between them came from
a dispute as to whether Clark had the
right to certain part of the property. Daily
is strong friend, but bitter enemy. He
thought Clark had injured him In his
case, and he has never forgiven him. He
is Democrat, as Is also Mr.. Clark. !
think Clark's claim adjoined Days and
that he followed the lead into the ground
Of the latter. This brought on . lawsuit
ing battledore and shuttlecock with that
suit yet 1t has been appealed and reap.
peaIed and is still undecided. The
trouble starting in this way was
famed by injudicious friends until the
campaign of 1883, when Clark wanted
70 10 10 COHRfcss. Ho uou kuouo NuiAAlOuU
and he wanted a social position for his
family. lie got the Democratic nomina-
ton, which was supposed to be equivalent
to an election. and the Republican nomi-
nation went begging. Mr.. Thomas Carter.
the head of the national Republican CONF
mittee during the late presidential cam.
paign, was offered il and refused to run.
lie W as finally persuaded to take it. DAILY
threw his strength to the Republicans.
and the result was that Carter wac
elected by more than 4.0OO majority.
1t was, l think, the hrst time
Republican had been elected for fifteen
years, and only the second time IN the his
tory Of the state. In 1890 another election
occurred and Carter ran for a second term,
but Clark was not in this contest and W.
w Dixon. Marcus Days friend, was
elected. Then came the admission Of the
territory with two sets of senators aud
with Clark as one OF the Democratic nom
inees. The seats were given TO the Repuh.
Iicans. however. and thus Sanders and
Power became United States senators. In
Is92 Clark still wanted TO go to the senate.
and he decided to put everything
into the contest and make il 20.
As the story goes here. he pulled wires ID
every legislative district. and when the
election was over be thought he had sure
thing. Daily had apparently made no fight
against him, and no expected to sail in
like bird. When the legislature waa
poiled, however, it was found that there
were twenty-.even Democrats, three Pop.
ulists and twenty-five Republicans. The
Democrats had caucus, and in this eau
Gus Clark received IL votes. Hauscr, an
other millionaire, ii, and Congressmaa
Dixon 8. Clark had majority Of the
caucus, and BY rights he should have been