, 1896-10-08
Ontario. He is unobtrusive IN his man,

ner Of life and attracts less attention
than some mine owners who are far
less wealthy. His fortune is estimated
at from $40. DOC. 900 to $25, 000. 900.
The silver king who is reported to
have the largest amount Of ready mon
ey is David H. Mofatt. who began his
career at Is years Of age as a messen-
ger boy in the New York Exchange Ma
tional bank, and a year later went to
the west and eventually became a Dem
yer banker. He became wealthy by in
vesting his earnings in Colorado silver
mines. Mr.. Moffatt raised the great
silver campaign fund for this year.
Senator George Hearst, father OF
William r. Hearst, began life in the
west as a common laborer in the mines.
He accumulated a little money and
formed a partnership with J. B. Haggin
and Llyod Tevis, and with them amas-
sed a large fortune in jumping and buy
ing mining claims. They owned the
most profitable mines in Butte City
Mont. and controlled valuable proper
ties in Arizona, Colorado. Oregon, Mex
leo. Idaho and California, including the
Ontario mine in Utah.
Joseph Raphael De la Mar, who Is
worth 500. OOO, 0OO, made it all in western
mines in 10 years. His income is more
than 81, 900, 900 a year.
Marcus j.. DAILY is one of the men
who got rich through his connection
with Mackay, Fair, Haggin and Hearst
in the Comstock lode.
William Stewart was born in New
York state. vent to Nevada county.
Colo, when % years old. and discovered
the celebrated Eureka diggins. He sold
these for a good sum-, and len wen to
Virginia City, New, and began prac>
ticing law. 1t was due to his efforts that
the titles of nearly all the mines on the
Comstock lode were settled. He is in.
terested in free coinage because he is
the principal owner of the Information
al Mining company of Washington, the
mines of which are the most profitable
i'm Mexico.
Thomas Cruise was an ordinary la
borer in 1884 when he discovered the
famous Drum Lummond mine, neai
Helena. He refused S.. 900 for it, and
inside Of three months had taken ST.
000, 900 worth of ore from it. He sold
a two-thirds interest for 81. 900, 900. and
then bought the Iron Mountain mine
i'm the Occur d'Alene region and several
cher mines.
Walter s. Hobart made his first great
success in the mines Of Colorado. He
made $40, 900, 900 in 10 years.
Adolpn Sutro is worth 500, 0O0. 900
and owns one-tenth of the real estate
in San Francisco.
INTEREST IN THE PRESENT CAM
PAIGN.
Other men whose millions grew out
of silver are directly connected with
the present campaign. and their inter,
est in the free silver movement is not
OF recent origin. The agitation has
been going on for 20 years. and during
the hast few years has been decidedly
active. 1t was carried into the senate
in 1893 by Stewart and Jones of Me-
vada. Powers of Montana, and Full
ton Of California. Not long afterward
a long report on the cost Of mining was
issued. In June, 1891, the executive
IoOpo p,fttsao ~ tha ot1vor no rtvy oat In fhn
Hoffman house in New York and die.
cussed the silver problem. There were
present to aid by their counsel Gen. A.
IL. Warner of Ohio, Francis ]. Newlands
OF Nevada, and R. NJ. Rumsey Of Mis-.
souri,, and Senators Jones and Stewart
were not far away.
On June 20, 1893, there was a meeting
of mine owners at the Brown Palace
hotel in Denver to discuss legislation
Marcus Daily was The principal in ar
ranging the meeting, and there were
present j. B. Grant of Omaha and E. r
Holden, both large owners Of silver
mining interests.
In all the agitation during the last
few years the same men are always
found in the front. No new names evel
appear. The men are those who have
the biggest interest in silver, and In
whose pockets the success Of free coin.
age would pour millions of dollars
Touch the welfare of any one OF the
millionaires who are behind the free
silver movement Of today and interest,
representing more than $500, 900, 00t
will CULVER like a noun ofjelly.
Many political speakers. clergymen
singers and others who use the voict
excessively, rely upon One Minute
Cough Cure to prevent huskiness ant
laryngitis. Its value as a preventive II
only equaled by its power to afford in
Simultaneous relief. Chas. N. Settele.
CHEAP RATES, W. c. r. U.
The woman's Christian Temepranc,
union will meet at Manville, Wyo.
Sept. 1921, and the Union Pacific viii
sell tickets at the rate of a fare and
one-ffth for the round trip. Selling
dates September II and IS. with INA