Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-13

TOR John II. Jones. he made millions.
The work. however, was so severe that
for ten years he did little. With re-
stored health he once more began min
ing in the Sierra Nevada. The Spring
field mine in Eldorado county yielded
under his manngement$1,5 100000. Then
with W. 8. Hobart he bought the Plym-
outh mine in Amadaro county, from
which the partners cleaned up S4,500,-
600 Later he associated himself with
Charles d. Lane and bought the old
Utica mine in Calayeras county, which
was so deeply in debt that there seemed
no future before il. but Hayward put IL
into shape and made il the greatest
gold-producer in California. Hayward
is interested in scores of mines in
northern California, and in coal mines
end timber lands in the state of Wash
ington. He is also a large owner of San
Francisco real estate and strict railway
stocks.
With all his wealth Mr.. Hayward
lives as simply as he did when he was
astruggling miner. Mining, which was
the passion of his youth and his prime,
still absorbs him, though be is now "a
years old, and he is as eager to inspect
new camps or claims as he was 30
years ago. He has probably done more
than any other man to demonstrate the
rich rewards that attend the scientific
development of California mines, thus
attracting foreign capital to the state.
Absolutely opposed TO Hayward in
m mn oil, -.
permanent, yet closely allied to him in
his money-malling faculty, his tireless
industry, his plain living and his per
feet knowledge of his own business. is
Henry Miller the California cattle king.
Put Miller in a novel, Just as he is, and
most readers would say that he was an
improbable character. He is 60 wears
old, manages 22,717 square miles of cat
tie ranches in three states, Knows as
perfectly what is going ON on all the
ID ranches which he controls as any
of his overseers, yet never keeps an
account book or written record of any
kind. Though many times million
aire, he lives on the bacon and beans
and tough beef which form the staple
VI 'bN NuHhNlO hltls anu III his COLI
slant journeys from ranch to ranch he
camps wherever darkness falls upon
him. or if pressed for time he urges his
driver to full speed and enjoys sound
sleep in his carriage like another Ma
polenn.
Miller is a German, whose father and
grandfather were butchers in Bavaria
While "A la1 ho a. a
helped slaughter them. When he came
10 California, in the early fifties, ne
knew all that could be learned about
cattle and beef, He started business
as "A retail butcher in San, Francisco
OF every dollar that he made he saved
three-quarters, Soon he was buying
small herdH OF cattle, and in 1853. IN
company with another German butcher
named Charles Lux, he formed u part
nership, bought 1000 head of cattle at
SAG a head, and leased part of an old
Spanish grant for pasture land FROM
that small beginning has developed a
cattle business that is carried on upon
IA ranches in California, Nevada
and Oregon. These ranches cover an
area half as large as New York state
and equal to New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecti-
cut put together. Miller had passion
for gathering herds of cattle and buy
ing land; Lux attended to the sale of
the beef. They kept no regular part
nership accounts, but made faT divi-
sion of profits, nearly ali OF which went
into more land and more steers.
When Lux died. it WAS found that he
had signed an agreement THAI the sur
viving partner should have full charge
of the business for seven years before
any division should be made among
the heirs. In this period, which re-
Gently came to an end, Miller went on
absorbing land and increasing his
herds The sales for the last eight
years amounted to $12 ,O0O, 900, of which |
one-half was clear profit. Miller is
easily worth $50, OOO.OOO yet no man
starting out in the beef business works |