The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-30
COLONEL SELLERS.
lain OF THE FAMOUS PHRASE.
'''' "rueas's MILLIONS IN IT."


... DIR. stsphensop's Works sprss" fro"
10" ,,.,,ra. Ga. 10 the Mining Campo Of
,.-,,a-sssrk Twsin's Use of the Ex-
. .,,..lon IN .'rhe c'laed Age"
s,,6e the publication OF The Gid
h,o Mulberry sellers pet remark,
ell Ht -. millions In IT. has been quoted
Inc the English speaking world, but
Gil 49, 80 origin of that famous expression
inc - cre, before been made public W. 4.
mas ~ CONGRESSMAN from Georgia, gives
iriov, ,,Io,ying authentic account of the
the ~ that Swing, which had It's birth |
coin,ne s,ee,v little town of Dahlonega, Ga.
id VIZ A., fact one of the few things born |
IL wac, IT eyer BECAME famous, for the old |
,ho, ' village has nestled among the |
.,.ains for nearly century utterly I'M
ino - the Drogress the outside world
Nv making. But i'm 1880, when the goid
- was nj its height, the craze penetrat-
~ eyen TO this secluded valley, where goid
Lad heen found upon the mountain SUES
Nc, before the Indians had been driven
com the possessions of their fathers Inc
ricd had not been great, but just sum
| ss;ent 10 whet the appetities oil THESE noun
.aineers and make them ready 10 peneNe
| the most fabulous soori's VI VIZ e'
treasures on the Pacific coast.
nav Inv day the little group that sat In
- ~ the corner store diligently whit
lie discussed the wonderful finds In Cali
so,nlo and the storekeeper would even
ston the absorbing game of checkers ne
,ros nlaying with the sheriff In order 10
I'm an the conversation when 1t became
sost exciting. Such entrancing yarns as
.',oro enun therel Such stories as were told
ohout moor devils like themselves who had
truck II lucky and were now rich beyond
,hoir widest expectations The more they
talted the more enthusiastic they became
mil soon an expedition was formed, com
nosed of the more adventurous splrlts' 10
,tart for the gold regions. The news spread
,u,a xyildflre and soon every ablebodled
ION In tbe country was willing and anx'
ions TO Join them.
when DR. Matthew +. Stephenson, as
eaver in the United States branch mint
ther located In Dahlonega, heard OF thls
he shook his head and denounced III as
foolish craze, for the doctor had great iai'i
an the resources of his native town. lheh
too he was an authority In the Vllia9e
and his opinion was always listened u
with respect When prospectors ana III
vestors, hearing of the gold iounu III U,l n
Stenbenson was always the one deputeu l
III 40 tbem and dilate upon the hide
- ,roaltb of tho neighborhood. Poor in poci
% himself. the old doctor nevertheless ha
largo ideas. and on these occasions ne heV'
condescended to mention any smaller SUI
than millions.
Whom he saw that the men were IN ca
most obout starting for the goldfelds OF u
west. the doctor became greatly eHercis'
and announced that he wished 10 MAXI
sneech TO them before they mace any III
,hor ayrangements The next aiternoo
ta;no saturday. was selected as flttii
tir,a for his grafton, and all the men, woi
ON and children of the village assembled
front ~ tho courthouse at the appoint
bour for he had fame in the county Dc
orator and all were anxious TO near WI
he would say. The speech mas hoU ~
handed down by his admirers pu' Noi',
Price. who was then printer poy III
village, remembers how, standing On -
courthouse steps, his long taiieu coa. -
ping i'm the breeze, the OLD uocVor Ioi
one finger To Crown mountain, JusV -,
of the ntbuilding, ana crie'' oi :. -
alIy. dBoys, there's millions III IL
shout of derision was his only answer,
his hearers felt they had exhausted an
- ,,oss;h;lit;ea of these mines "Ihere i
lions In itl' the doctor repeateur
pointine to the mountains, put eNeh
nrophcty failed to alter the deterihin"'
of his hearers, and week later 'hoy
ont ON their long journey oVerianu W
fornia. Alma,
Rapid transit was then ,hlhs
,,no,rn aud slowy did the bulky wa
. TAIN make it's way through forests
nrairies. Often, when thcNway was
and the difficulties and vexations in'
some one would point to the wsse aii ~.
"Theres millions in 1t ana Sra t,N ~
po the whips Thus did DIR. Saep~pnIr
remark become the word OF eneer.
mt last they reached Caiiferhias "s
nression was still the bywpro Oh my
- and often used to encourage u uisn.
brother. IL claim reiuseu W -,
the poor miner was apouV " sit
despair. n comrade need ON! Po
and say .sTbere's millions in 1t, 10
a. aiscouraged owner smile ana seiA
nick with renewed energy. ohe e u'
Individual by the name, OF James -
carve IN the camp of eof these ue'
y ,',;,,ous- and Icast his LOT with them
IiLexyise adoptcd their byword. III ~
,,,aosol him so much that IL was new
"a +ons,,,a ,onu. and he seemed TO oer'
- % ,,sfartion ms DIR. Stephenson
An rolling it out in sonorous aceem, dr
The end of the story mas "i, Ws :
told-how Mark Twain met me- M. o. ~
and was SO amused by his faSori. .',o -
SION that he determined to ,min ~,
- both it and James Sellers. Mnen n' ~
edition of The Gilded Age calh1 Wv,
was the indignation of MIR. Se me ~ :
himself famous by reason oil DIS -
inc. and he swore vengeance "s pr
genial humorist. In fact, he Is r'p ,,,,
have said that nothing but the a r,n
locks of a man by the name - o. l.t G If,
49, with the scalp attached, wouia ~ Sol oool
UW Fortunately his ire had time 10 90, 80, :
he again encountered the humor,s w., !,
he was still DESTROYS of having pas
exhibition on first sight. F,a. , , m,..
" restored betwcep theln, p" ,hat
Mark Twain had promiFed INA ,ISS :,
nSxfcditioh OF his book he wou s"rs y,
Mr. SELLERS Mulberry, thus liz io
,,tarating the bona fide James 80