New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-09
THE PASSING THRONG.

You will doubtless remember the famous
rustlers' Tight" said r. X jenkins. OF Cheyenne.
at the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday.
STORY The prominence Of the men in
OF THE volved caused II at the time to
"RUsTLERS create a sensation. The 'rustlers.
FIGHT as they were called. were oand
OF cattle thieves who made their
headquarters In Jackson's Hole. Some ranchers
who had suffered at their hands determined II
possible to recapture their stolen cattle ana 10
this end organized an expedition. The story OF
how the rustlers cooped them up and now the
latter finally arrested. after fight OF severai
days, and spent some months in jail In cheyenne;
heard story in connection with the ngnt me
other day that struck me rather amusing *
seems that a young Englishman was visiting one
Of the ranchers, but he had declined TO take part
in the expedition on the ground that ne mao s no
and finally went along but with the distinct un,
any time he was to be allowed to do so; When the
party driven to take refuge in the cabin IN
pos %hch would hold Il their
yards in front OF the cabin. After the fight was
party He had a banjo and was the possessor OF
q good tenor voice When matters looked mos,
dubious he would keep at II with his banlo ana
his songs until cheerfulness was restored He was
good shot. and made himself lnyaluaee IN i mang
companion with. You remember our agreement.
ever wanted tor Yes, answered the surprised
friend. of course do. What OF ~ Well re-,
grin as he ducked his head as white pun C. OF
smoke indicated that sho, was travelling n n MS
I want TO go home now"
r. E. L. Brown. the we'll known mining engineer.
who has Judgment against the TransVaa' ne
public for f3so.ooO which the high
BAsUrOs court In the Transvaal awarded
MAY FIGHT him. sailed for Europe on the 81
THE BOERS. Paul yesterday morning Mt
Brown who during the time he
was in the Transvaal went under the name OK
Marc Antony Brown. account OF speech
he made at johannesburg at the time OF me
Jameson raid. said. just before the steamer sslieu;
No | am not going abroad on account OF my
ywheIIv and purely on private business. have an
office In London and my presence happens 10 p pe
seen in the dispatches from the seat OF war 20
far has led TO change the opinion PREVIOUSLY ,vsiss
bly, be won by the English and that II would oe
short in duration II the Bas.tos sn9HIn r nappfn
cate matters for the Dutchmen. as the blacks are
great fighters, and It would take large , tSsfe
that they may revolt they have poisonous mems
with great cruelty
E. H. Arnold. OF Spokane. who Is familiar Win
Western mining properties and an expert IN cop
per. said in speaking Of the pres
FUTURE FOR ent state OF the market for that
ARIZONAS metal yesterday personally oe
COPPER lieve the present price OF copper Is
too high. To my mind 1t Is not
worth IS cents a pound. and do not believe that
It will hold at those figures. but VIII be hkeiy 10
fall back to- say. IL cents pound IN the near
future. To-day the greatest copper centre Is
Butte 1t takes some time 10 develop copper
mne and consequently properties require
time 10 get in working order. but let the price OF
copper hold at anything like its present figures and
Arizona will supply large part or the world
needs. There is fabulous amount OF the meta!
within the territory. but II has not been mined
more generally because II cost much 10 get IL
out: but copper 10 cents pound ana copper
at II cents a pound very difficulty propositions.
and under these changed conditions they are work
ing tooth and nail in Arizona TO get their mines
on working basis II is in Arizona that the
wonderful United Verde mine Is located. which is
said to be practically the sole individual property
OF w. A. Clark. the Senator from Montana
No seems to possess any definite Information
about IL. and you hear almost incredible rumors
as TO It's value Strange 10 say, the biggest stories
usually from who should know whereof
they speak. and heard conservative mining
say. when last in Butte. that Clark
would be foolish to sell II at any price. even II
he really offered 800 600 900 for IT, Outside
OF this mine you know Clark has interests In Mon
tana that are worth anywhere from fifteen to
twenty-five millions. and there can be but little
doubt that to-day he is one OF the richest OF the
worlds rich men"