The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-26

naming strength. TO write iaboriously on
the DIT % sh.ngle as follows
Notisc- ! give an property Z hev got
iu Arizona 20 Ban Davis and Doctor
Signed J. Schaub."
The dying man had barely finished
writing his name when he fell back faint
inE on his pillow In a few hours more
ne was dead. but the miners who were
about The bedside had each added his
signature beneath the words OF the de-
ceased IN attestation OF the fact that
they had witnessed Schaub's last will
and testament
J hat piece Of shlnele was admitted in the
probate courts OF Arizona the will OF
sacob Schaub, and is stili filed among the
iegal documents OF the territory. There
was. Of course. the formal procedure OF
advertising for heirs OF klnship. and the
usual period Of waiting for heirs and cred
lt0rs 20 turn up, but none ever came 10
hsht except William +. Davis Of Tucson
and DR.. Samuel Brimker OF Prescott. who
We're named as Schaub's heirs. They each
proved that they had befriended the poor
German IN days when he had n hard strug-
gle with the world, that they were tho
'biu DAVIS and the Doctor Brinker'
meant IN the words on the shingle Each
OF them got. first and last. some $1,000 IN
cash from the estate.
The richest man in Los Angc,es county.
Louis Phillips OF Spadra, got his wealth
through the kindness % man who had
been many years in the new Fl Dorado,
and had lost an home ties aud knew not
what relatives he had living. The San Jose
ranch was owned from 1850 until 1853 by a
Pennsylvania Dutchman named Splleman.
lie got IL for a song from the MeXicans and
used Il as "a vast range for cattle. Il con-
sisted OF about 22.n0 acres. and was worth
IN those days. when Los Angeles and San
+. Diego were lazy adobe pueblos and there
was no railroad west of the Missouri river
and but a few white people lived IN all
southern California. about $4,000. The
ranch lay In the eastern part of Los An
ran1l al.fv.
the days of irrigation and Yankee thrift
but bunch grass and foXtail. Spileman en-
ployed young ranChman. Louis Phillips.
a Prussian, who was the best vaquero IN
the region The two men were intimate.
In some way Spileman became involved
in trouble with the Mexican cattlemen on
the ranges about his, and he had notice
one day that he would have two days in
which to quit the country He had been
too long a ranger to look lightly upon such
a dmand. for had he not seen too many
COW punchers and cattlemen lying dead
IN the grass ana chaparrnl miles away
from any habttation w.th bullets through
them Calling his faithful lieutenant. phil
lips. to him, he explained the situation.
1T means death at almost any hour BY
an unknown assassin II stay here" said
Splleman, and now why can't you take
this range and pay me what you see ft3
I've not chick nor hen I'm the world to
think Of. and you can get what there II
in it,"
Phillips said that all he had in the
world was a few thousand dollars. and
that was too small a sum TO pay for such
a property. Finally Il was agreed that
| Phillips should take the San Jose ranch
and its cattle for $1,000. paying $4,000
down, and then sending the remaining
5000 at the close OF the season to his
friend Splleman in San Francisco The
sale Of the cattle that fall yielded 20
Phillips over $4,000, and he sent all tho
proceeds to his former employer and
| friend, and got n deed I'm full for the
! great ranch. The war came in 1861, and
/ all the cattemen made money very fast.
| In ten years Phillips was worth over $780,
! 900. To-day he has an income Of fully
/ 100000 a year. and his possessions are
/ worth over $2.5O0OOO. Parts of the cattle
/ range that he got from his friend on such
Z advantageous terms have been sold at
/ $500 and $500 an acre for orange groves.
| The city OF Pomona has sprung up and
grown over several square miles Of the
range. and the great Chino sugar beet
| factory and the 5000 acres Of beets cover
! corner Of the property. Spileman went
broke years ago IN the mining exchange
in San Francisco, and has been dead
many years.