New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
SiLTTNG THE CHRYSOLITE.


The true story OF the sa.tng Of the chrysolte t.,
mine related to me by august klGhe, ,i 4ne 9, 81
has never been published. but 1t Is going to De
Ricne had conveyed mis- interest In the Pittsburg
nronery for some time after the transfer. Chicken
Bill owned interest n an adjoining caim sinei
h unload on Tabor. The wealth or the flttSDurg
had already become known but ChcKen ba iedai ha9
into his claim He mad gone down beioW me , lrvFis
which It had been HnSoverei m Taue Ims and ne
shrewdly calculated that the deeper he drove the
shaft without proving the continuity i the Pits.
burg vein the more difficult it would be for him
TO sell the property secure money TO develop X
But Chicken BIZ was resourceful. and he didn'i
proposo 20 permit the little circumstance OF the
absence 4 mineral in the shaft to defeat nis nis
man" was consdered perfectly legitimate in those
days and Bits conscienc. remained dornt n t,e ih
Bin had been good friend to Kiche in in ns 1s,ura qa
Hence he felt licensed 70 appeal TO MN IN 9.!s
nng r TO S9Sa ha oTero%ns N s% ore bins the pits
burg one iay he asked Rcne 70 give nlfn leW
81 s9oys 5 s, o. 'ne 6 rSn cour Sf iS irSsponded
all You want OF it-a wagonlcad; II you hSe ,nI bn
ey,rr purpose"ind it did TABOR wouldn't agree
10 purchase Bits interest until he had MADE
prI9n' , examiio ae 10 M his reasonabe prop
and the assays from hs own samples p Prors r l and
snFuiarly like it, he speedily closed the deal ana
paid Bill for his interest ,.,-, nm, ,,e rro,-
eriy. ana within a fortnight one OF he largest
bodies Of carbonate ever discovered on Fryer I'M
was uncovered When Chicken Bill stopped sinking
the bottom OF the shaft which ne had so sklIiuHy
saltei with the borrowed orr from ne pittsnurg
was within a few feet OF bonanza. subsequently ~
the prtperiy was capitalized for 100000. and its
to.a' y,-.d proved that the capitalization was not
excessive Nearly that amount oi Nalies mas
since been taken from H. Chicken BIZ received the
paltrv sum of g. 40 for holding that would nave
made him millionaire lad ne not preferred 70
rick Tabor into buying II. Another odd Phase OF
the story. as related to me- by Rlche Is tnat Jew
Jov- afr Rn hai sold his Interest TABOR APP
preached Richie and informing him OF his purchasei
suggested that he would let him In on the ground
roor ana scH 10 him half the interest ne had
bo,gh. II Chicken Bill for what It had cost MIN;
Of course Richie knew all about the sailing OF
The mine ard had fun knowledge OF the amoun,
r'.lfz.t bS I,ill hu: he assumed innocence ana
asked TABOR what ne would take for the half Of the
nu-rhasr TABOR named the price paid FOR the
whole but Richie declined the propositi1n saving
he believed he had about all the mining properly
on Fryer Fll that he wanted vas douptlgSa p,sha
no fort that AZ that time neither TABOR nor Riche
RAD much II any more confidence In good values
peing discovered In the Chrysolite than nad CncKen
nm an have since enjoyed large degree or
fame f'r their knowledge Of mineralogy ana the
science of mining and all that sort OF thing yet not
one OF them dreamed he was bsr;ering ior song
a nrou.rrv that has had few equals as a pfouuCe'
even in this State OF wonderful bonanzas.