Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-02-13
A YANKEE MONTE CRIsTo,
by ALBERT CLAYPOOL WHITE.

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leled.
Who has not heard Of him?--tha
versatile adyenturer, the associate O
Ralston, the California banker, th
bosom friend Of Sharon. Mackay
O'Drien, Baldwin, and one Of tn,
princes Of the golden era Of 40. III
was born in Catskill, N. Y, in 1911, ant
amassed fortune In the lumber trad,
before he was n years old. During th'
panic Of 1887 he lost everything. bu
he recovered from bankruptcy With
two years. When gold was found al
Suffers Mill in ls4o, Meiggs Joined The
Argonauts and sailed for California il
u vessel loaded with lumber, which he
sold in San Francisco for 20 times its
cost. lie built a wharf-long famous
as Meiggs wharf-and a sawmilI on
the bay, and sent men in the woods ia
cut trees. His business prospercd, and
possessing genial nature and liberal
disposition he soon won the friendship
and confidence Of the people, and they
made him treasurer OF the city and
county OF San Francisco.
He was the custodian of many thou
sands OF dollars. and in addition held
the fortunes left BY deceased persons
pending the administration OF their
estates. Money flowed into the vaults
SO freely. and he had such n strong
hold upon the confidence Of Inc neonle
that he began to believe TINT he Ind
some sort Of eouitv In The treaeure
Friends who had assisted him 10 oi,lce
solicited Temporary Dloans." which
they never repnid A craze for sncc,,.
Iation eusued nj tbls time md Meicgs
fell n victim, TIe looted H.. treos,,,,,
and the money hold IN tguet and vhan
the financial crash NJ a IN 10 be ,,,s
compelled to fee the a. lre bopc,,t
Il ,,nnll scbooner und witb bis uira
departed secretlv hv se,
!, ,,n. acknowledgements,
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dly in various onlcrnrises fcr no,h,nu
succeeds like success ia oroo,nd r.
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nome n st,rc,nrc NJ rarn ha.,', r'.,N"F
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marble staircase olouc oostinn en- on"
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lor that day2leJ thc natives ea ,u"
line after The dcotb N hlsvisa ,t,,,'
married again and tbe monnas "G j.,
which he secured his second vifa !. ~
his day related with grant rs,;sh ,,.,,.s
,ossips of Chill ~ WY
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has advertiso ,bo;r ,,o,.;.s,'.a ~, ""N'
aunt the churches md nnsa, sau, .".s
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are cathredals no n ". ,r,a, v.
hnrchcs tbesc White ar,ras 49,, '',,
le. hnecling croucb;nT ,na,,s,,'' '
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auk are 10 be seen ,,ona ~, ,,a m"
rutas, us well as beautiful girIS s' -
over station. II ia stranae e. ,a,n w.
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