The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17
COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS.

1 COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS.
 Frank H. Buck and wife are at the Palace.
 MT and Mrs. J. E. Ellsworth of Niles are at the Palace.
 pr. J. K. Warner of Livermore Is stay- ing at the Baldwin.
 c. W. Garrard, mining man of An- gels is at the Grand.
 G. H. Fancher. capitalist of Merced. is registered at the Lick.
 J. Marion Brooks is again registered at the Grand from Los Angeles.
 Sam I. Balls, mining man of Fort Jones, is a guest at the Grand
 Willard Teller, a mining man of Dem yer, is a guest at the Occidental.
 MT. and Mrs. P. D. Briggs of Cleve- land Ohio, are at the Occidental.
 D. w. Buchard. an attorney and polI- tician of San Jose, is at the Grand.
 Judge W. c. Fucker of Rosbeck, Tex, is one of the late arrivals at the Grand. l F. A. Wilner, U. S. N, is among those who arrived at the Occidental yesterday.
 R. A. Graham, a millionaire contractor of Portland, Or, is a guest at the Palace
 John H. Gill, L. S. N, has come down from Mare Island and Is a guest at the Occidental.
 Rev. Warren H. Laudon has come over from San Rafael and Is staying at the Occidental.
 o o o o Yes" concluded o O e returned o A REMARKABLE o Klondiker, as hs o RUN OF o +l;.o4pe a1oepoeu al asi .L ILi- o GOOD LUCK. o scientist to take o o something 'I am o o o o o sick and tired of the sight of gold. I've seen so much of 1t that it has become a bore. Why, one morning 1 went over to 'Necourick' Ned's and found that gentleman preparing to turn in after an all-night session at the faro table, which had cost him S4S7 900, which was his cleanup for the entire week. He was sitting on the side of his bunk execrating the run of luck that had left him busted, and while he was speak ing started to pull off his long rubber boots. When he pulled off the first one he turned it upside down and a large pile of dust was shaken out on the floor The same thing happened with the sec ond boot, and when the two piles were gathered up and weighed they amounted to $13,941. The dust had fallen over the tops of the boots while Ned was work ing in his claim
 
 ing man, who was of the party. "and it reminds me of a fellow I once knew in Chapitazta, South America. He had q piece of ground comprising about 140OO acres near the principal hotel of the town, and one morning as he was dig glng posthole he struck a layer of gold dust about four inches beneath the sur face. He pawned his watch, and with the money thus realized purchased a blow and pair of mules and started to blow up the entire field. A couple of native boys, whom he hired for a plug of to- bacco a day, would follow after hi-- and gather up the dust that the blow turned over. He stuck to the work, though it was pretty hard graft, owing to the immense opals with which the field was studded and which the blade of the blow would continue to run against. My friend would never touch the jewels though they were of the finest quality. because they are considered unluckv. and he has been firm believer in omens ever since the Friday on which he was married. Finally he accumulated enough to set himself up in a modest way as A greengrocer, and when the Ancient Or der of Hibernians held their annual nio nic in that locality he sold out his entire stock at such an advantage that the nro- ceedS enabled him to go to Monte Carlo. where he started to buck the game a nd continued at it until he had been inc means of causing two of the proprietors to commit suicide. when the authorities compelled him to leave. He Is now driv ing an owl wagon in New York"
 J. F. Mooney, mining man of Sonora. IS at the Occidental on a business and pleasure trip to the city
 J. B. F. Osgood, a prominent society man Of Salem, Mass, Is one of yester- days arrivals at the Palace
 Dr. G. F. Falkner, a prominent physf- clan of Salinas. is among those who ar rived at the Grand last evening
 $. Tyak, a business man of Auburn. who is largely interested in mining prop critics, Is registered at the Lick
 F. Regard of Paris, France, who owns a number of valuable mines in Amador County, is guest at the Grand
 MT. and 14rs. James Denor of London are at the Palace, where they arrived yesterday on a pleasure trip to the coast. J. A. Chanslor. well known business man of Los Angeles, is registered at the Palace, as is E. s. de Golyer a wealthy mining expert of the same city.
 Ben M. Maddox and W. H. Hammond. who came down to the city from Visalia to attend the meeting of the State Cen tral Committee, both staying at the California.
 MT. and Mrs. w. R. Mickey of Boston are staying at the Palace while on a pleasure trip to San Francisco. They will tour the southern part of the State before returning to their home.
 F. w. Harrington of Ogden and ". L. Coulter of Nevada are registered at the Grand. They are both railroad conduc- tors and are thought to have come out here, together with several others. as a committee to lay certain grievances be- fore President Huntington of the South ern Pacific Company for adjustment.
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