The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28
PAT CALVIN IN IRELAND
The Millionaire Klondyker Visit
ing the Old Folks at Home.
HIS STORY OF THE GOLD
The Cork Examiner Publishes an Inter-
view That VIII Be Read With
Interest by Galvin's Friends
in Montana.

In recent issue of the Cork Exam
liner there appeared an interview with
Pat Calvin, which will be read with
great deal of appreciation by the gentle
mans friends in Montana. Mr.. Calvin
returned from the Klondyke very rich
man and is now on a visit to his old
home in ireland. In the interview he
gives an account of his experiences in
the gold regions and from its tone II is
apparent he is not taking any the worst
of it, to say the least, in his own coun-
try The interview reads:
Previous to his departure from
Queenstown yesterday for his native
place in Kerry. Pat Calvin. who has ac-
cumuated millions out of the klondyke
district was interviewed by our Queens
Town correspondent, Who met the sue
cessful Ivishman at the Rob Roy hotel,
where he stad since his arrival from
New York, by the Lucania, on Friday,
At first Mr. Calvin positively declined
to be interviewed; he had evaded all in
terviewers up to this, although Ameri-
can reporters had worried him in their
own peculiar manner. A newspaper
man himself, he knew how to Illustrate
their efforts. Mr.. Calvin is one of the
most unpretentious of men-a cool, cal
culating, successful lrishman, one more
proof of what Irishmen abroad are ca
pable of achieving.
IF | yield to your wishes, and give
anything like "A detailed account of the
richness of the Klondyke district, said
he to your correspondent 1T VIII ac-
complish no good result, and, doubtless,
it won't be believed.
Pressed that hi was the first arrival
at Queenstown direct from klondyke,
and nartipltlgTG however
meager would be interesting to readers
of the Examiner, he consented, and in
desultory way gave the following de-
scription of his experiences, and the dis
trict connected with the gold discovery.
Twenty -four years ago Mi. Calvin,
then young lad, took it into his head
to quit his home, a village between Lis
towel and Ballybunion. He fortunately
received a good education, which fltted
him for the battle Of life, and without
acquainting his parents of his intention,
lest his ambition would be curbed, he
made towards QueenstoWn--Wher in
those days steamers We're not as luXu-
rious as they are nov, nor was the
passage to New York as short, but such
as it was, ii quite suited young Calvin,
who on his arrival at the other side
made for the remote state of Montana,
where he soon found ii field for his aDil-
ity, and worked his way into position
of independence in journalism. This he
soon after reiinquished. and succeeded
in getting appointed chief OF the police,
and from this position he retired sore
years after, and conducted lucrative
business on his own account. He mar
ied q clever and highly educated irish
lady, who halls from the Bandon dis
trict. In connection with Mrs. Calvin,
it may he mentioned that some OF the
most remarkable papers on the klon-
dyke discovery We're written by her to
the North American Review
with that desire 10 do still better.
Mr. Calvin with his wife, four years
ago, decided to start for the Yukon dis
trict. They proceeded via Seattle and
the Pacific, and through the Boring sea.
taking SIS days to the journey, which
was one of the pleasantest experiences
of their lives. Soon after reaching Forty
Mile creek news of the gold discovery
at Klondyke reached them and thither
they went. At first Calvin commenced
a trading business. but the marvellous
finds of gold plainly seen by him from
day to day caused him to turn his at
tention to the gold beds. AT that time
the population other than the native In
| dams of the place did not number more
| than $50 persons, and that strangely
! enough the majority Of them were Irish
and Scotch. all sturdy. determined peo-
| pie A man named George Caramach
| first struck on the gold, and his per-
/ aUHdI statement III 1IdlNIH lIIdi Tilt EoGi1-
/ try about was rich beyond description
| proved positively true There We're no
/ royalties or percentage spoken Of then.
and 1t was a case Of first come first
/ served, and every man had the right
/ to stake out given space for himself
! Accordingly, Calvin. in common with
/ others of his countrymen. staked out two
/ claims in the Bonanza and Hnkor dis
! tricts, consisting of about 800 feet each
] Of the bank of the river where the gold
! is. His claims are at the forks of TIVE
creeks. and their richness in gold may
| be inferred from the fact that the ac-
scumulation of wealth taken from them
within a year made Mr.. Calvin already q
i millionaire as far as dollars went To gel
| labor to work was the greatest difficulty
| and any price was paid to persons capa-
BILE of accomplishing the task connected
| with the excavation necessary until The
gold was reached. 1t may be here stated
/ that the gold is of the finest possible
/ quality. With such labor as could be
| obtained, native and otherwise, and by
| working himself Mr. Calvin considered
| it nothing abnormal to lift as much a:
$4,000 worth of gold daily from bee
| rock. and on some occasions as much "a
$50. 900 and s37 900 worth was raised II
one working day.
1T will possibly be regarded as ex
| aggerated and, indeed, I am not sur
| prised to think II would, said Mr.. Cal
| VIM to say that the gold was stacked
| by US in the same way in sacks as
miller stores his -four. 1t was l.. Marci
| last that The gold was discovered ii
| such abundance. You did not hear q
il in this country before June. but be
fore then many of US had seen NOR
gold than we believed was in thu world
The gold is not in danger of being stol
en-. There are only Is police IN the dis
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