Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-03-13
THREE MEN FROM THE WEST.
MiiliOnaires Who will Try to Enjoy Their
 Riches In the Metropolis.

 Riches In the Metropolis.
 Three large western cities-Chicago, Denver and Helena-have recently lost three citizens to New York, citizens whose com bined fortunes are estimated to be quite $100, 900, 900. The three men who have already bought property ln this city are Charles T. Yerkes, the Chicago cable king; ". A. Clarke the silver mine Cr9sus of Montana, and D. H. Moffat, the owner of the famous Creede mine of Colorado
 These tlHee money monarohs may be expected to do something startling in the building way. Mir. Yerkes has al- ready set the pace for the other rich cit lzens coming here from the west. He has practically completed his $100, 900 palace on Fifth avenue, at the south east corner of Sixty eighth street. It has frontal of 51 feet on Fifth ave- nue and 125 feet on Sixty eighth street. In the rear there is an addition 100 feet long and 25 feet wide, in which will be hung MT. Yerkes' famous collection of old masters, valued at over $2, 900, 900. It is said that this will be the richest gallery in this country. The mansion will be five stories high, of pure classical design and built of very dark American brownstone. The carving on the exterior will cost good sized fortune. The stoop to the Yerkes mansion will be one solid block of brownstone that will cost $20,- 000
 Another one of the new citizens of New York, Mr. David H. Moffat, whose fortune is variously estimated from $20, 900, 900 to $50, 900, GOO, has had va ried career.
 When boy, he was a m messenger in the New Y ork Exchange bank, and he now owns several banks in Colorado, mines, stocks and gold galore. He prao- tioally owns all of the Creede mine. He took hold of the property which Creede discovered and built & railroad to it. He developed the mines so thoroughly that Creede is ono of the largest ship ping points in the United States.
 He left New York for Iowa score oY more years ago to take place as teller in bank in Des Moines. While there he attracted the attention of capitalist who wanted to start bank in Omaha
 Mir Moffat was made the cashier of that bank. He was in Omaha when the Pike's peak excitement began, and at that time he went to Colorado. He speculated in groceries and other staples which were needed for shipment to the mines, and he soon owned bank.
 W. 4. Clarke, the third money king from the west who will settle down in New York to enjoy his millions, has purchased from School Commissioner Guggenheimer the northeast corner of Fifth avenue and Seventy seventh street. nine blocks away from Mir Yerkes for $225, 900. Tho lot has a 50 foot front on Fifth avenue and runs back 150 feet on Seventh seventh street. The Fifth avenue frontage of Mir Clarke's lot is | feet less than Mir. Yerkes', but it is 25 feet longer on the side street.
 Mir. Guggenheimer bought it about a year ago for $180, 900, so he has made $45, 900 by the transaction. It is MT. CIarkes intention to build a mansion that will surpass any i'll New York. Ills fortune is estimated at $50, 900, 000 He owns three gold mines in the neigh borhood of Butte City, Mon, and couple of paying silver mines and is president of several railroads He is president of bank in Denver and one in Butte City.
 Despite his riches he has been twice prevented from being United States senator MT. Clarke arrived in Mon- tana 30 years ago at the head of q mule train with pick over his shoulder. He opened general store at Butte City and then bought mining claims, which he and his wife worked with their own hands He is so proud of the hard work he did in those days that the cheeks of the banks of which he is president bear pictures of himself in his rough miners s dress. New York World.