The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-24
PORTER SAT UP WITH 100000.
Forced to Hold Miners Fortune
While the Latter Slept.
Chicago Inter OCEAN,

Mr.. c. P. Wheeler, the mining king Of
Humulco, Mexico, has much cause for
concentrating himself that he fell IN
with an honest man when he boarded
the Santa Fe limited at Albuquerque
last Thursday, on his journey east. he
is manager for his own valuable prop
erty there, and also looks after the M
terests of several nonresident syndl-
Gates, and handles large quantities Of
cash all the time.
When he was shown his berth in the
sleeper Aestes, in charge of Conductor
Breed of Chicago and Porter W. u.
Hubbeu of Kansas City, he Informed
the porter he intended to surrender
himself wholly to his care, and wanted
all the attention that was required.
Hubben has been in the Pullman SER
vice long enough to know exactly what
was required, and he slowed the min
ing king snugly away in his berth.
Prior to falling asleep, Mr.. Wheeler
called Porter Hubben to him, and said
he had some cash he wanted to turn
over Tor safe-keeDing. Mr.. Hubbell de-
clined to take it. but declarations don't
go with the mining king, and he simply
called the porter to him and loaded aim
up with his valuables. He reached down
in his bootleg and pulled out roll or
new bills and handed them to the por-
ter, with the injunction to take care OF
them during the night. Mr.. Hubbel
would not take it except that 1t was
witnessed, and Conductor Breed and y.
8. Aldrich of Aurora, his, and A. M
Mowry of Chicago witnessed the &C
ceptance of the trust. There were bll!S
of 81. 900 denomination in the roll. Wheh
he saw the amount. Mr.. Hubbell said
he was going to back out right there.
mo you won't" said the miner.
Just take the rest of it" and he fished
out of his pockets a dozen drafts and a
letter of credit for sums aggregating
more than 100000 more, and handed
them to the porter, and then rolled into
his berth and quietly went to sleep.
All that night Hubbell sat in the OF.
posite berth. watching the slumber Of
the miner. Not once did he let his eyes
close in sleep, nor did he take the roll
out of his hand all night.
The next morning the miner awoke.
and, without the slightest air of sur
prise, had his fortune returned to him.
He took it as a simple matter. and
promised to reward the porter for his
Kindness, and Friday night, when the
train reached Kansas City, Mr.. Hubhell
was called to the berth and the miner
dropped into his hand two twenty-dol-
lar gold coins. 1t was a tip that was so
liberal the porter was astonished, but
the miner made it still better by pre-
senting him with a miners heavy over
coat, a creation that is made to weather
any experiences the winter in the
mountains may bring.
HubbelI arrived from his run yester-
day. He said he had never encountered
such an experience before, although he
has had years of experience in the SER
vice. He admitted he was delighted to
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sigh of relief when it was safely re-
turned and the big miner tucked it
snugly away down in his capacious
bootleg.
i've had lots of tips, and seen plenty
of money, but it makes a man feel
queer to have $31 900 in clean new bills
in his possession, and the owner sound
asleep all the time" he declared. Il
am always willing to care for our pas
sengers, but hope the Mexican miners
won't carry so much cash next time
when they ride with me-"