Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-15

perience in dealing with all sorts and
conditions Of men.
SCIENCES AT HIS COMMAND. e
|. Versatility and thoroughness should be
included among his most pronounced
characteristics. Whenever it is necessa.
ny TO acquire a knowledge of science in
a particular line of his business he sets
himself to the study until ne has mas
tered it. Thus he took up chemistry
when he wanted to raise sugar beets. He
visited the beet farms OF Germany and
france and the laboratories of chemists
IN Europe, and he knows the beet now.
he is a mechanic. and when he desires
10 install machinery into a mine, no en-
gineer can fool him on the hosting pow
er OF a lift, capacity of a pump or the
ability of a stamp mill to do the work
required. He understands railroad build
ing; is abreast Of the latest improve.
fnentS IN electrical machinery for coal
mining, and the chances are he could
run d locomotive or make up a freight
train.
He paused at the busiest time of his
life to take a course in mineralogy at Co
lumbia college, in New York. That was
after he had spent years as a prospect
OF and practical miner. The late Sena-
tor Hearst used to say that Clark was
II best ~mineralogist on the Pacific coast.
NO one ever sells him a Sailed mine,
t1lu NlcII liz PURCHASES Il DTODoTI every
knows it is a certain winner, for he
goes into nothing to lose.
When he is contemplating acquiring a
mine he puts on a pair Of Overalls and
goes into the shaft or tunnel, hammer in
hand. and remains at the work until his
own eyes have seen the ore and his own
Judgment estimated it's extent and value.
There is one notable instance of his pol
icy in this respect. A New Jersey cop.
per company became his debtor, and he
had to take over the business In look
ing over the books, noting the slightest
details, he observed hat during 1882 the
largest amount of material received was
"a quantity of rich copper bullion from
a small property in Arizona. His atten-
ton was attracted to the gold and sill
yer values of the bullion and he inves-
tigated the source. He found the MINE
under 0 to others, who had employ
ed experts to pass upon it. but their de-
cision had resulted in the forfeiture OF
the bond and lease. He promptly re-
neWed them, and a controlling interest Of
the property was placed in escrow for a
year with a bond and lease for three
years.
, Then he went to the mine, and, don
ming overalls n jumper, spent three
weeks below ground. He says that the
experts had sampled in a circle at five
foot intervals. He took his samples on
each side Of the tunnel at intervals Of
II inches, and soon discovered hat the
other experts had happened to strike the
iun~productive streaks. His judgment was
that the mine was q bonanza. and he
put his money into it. sinking to a 700
foot level. Today the mine is turning
out copper at the rate of 5000. 900 pounds
q month, containing more than enough
silver and gold to pay for the separation
OF the metals. Its exploitation was due
entirely to the skill, energy and perth
nacious inquiry Of this multi-million-
aire, who was not above working like a
lahorer for weeks to see for himself what
was in the bowels Of the earth.
When he takes up an industry he tries
to control all branches Of it. Thus, own
Ing copper mines, he must build smell
tiers to work out the ore. then ne con-
structs railroads to transport it to The,
channels of commerce.; next he buys coal
mines to run the smelters and the rail-
road. He owns wire mills to work up
the products of the mines and the smell
ters. He buys lumber forests to furnish
timber for the mines. He own ranches
and sells cattle to feed his workmen. But
these multifarious industries do not sat
tisfy him. He has not enough to keep
him busy, even with his travels and his
studies. He needs must embark in beet
raising and aga manufacturing. and,
being still unsatisfied. purchases 32,00o
acres of land in Mexico e.iu starts III to
raising coffee, rubber plants n tea
plants. All the time he is keeping in view
his pet hobby of mining and is reaching
out after lead and other minerals in the
/ Rockies and the coast ranges. And in 1873
he dropped his business long enough to
take a majors commission and head u
battalion against Chief Joseph in the Nez
Perez Indian uprising.
A MAN OF MANY INTERESTS.
One naturally wants to know some
thing of the history of a man who has
done so much and achieved such sue
cess in a material way. 1t is an inter-
esting story, but contains nothing of the
miraculous. 1t is a recital of hard work.
hand knocks and the success resulting
from indomitable energy and unusual in
tclligence and aptitude for certain ines.
He is of Irish extraction, born near
Connellsville, Pa, in 1889. His father
moved to Iowa. and the lad Of Is helped
to break the s,1i of the prairie farm OF
the pioneer. He worked nine months of
the year, and in the remaining three took
his education. Soon after reaching his
majority he crossed the plains, driving
a team to Colorado, where he worked in
the quartz mines. A year or two after.
ward he Joined a stampede to the gold
mines of Bannock, driving an OK team
for s. days to reach the spot. Then he
stampeded with the crowd to Horse Prai-
RE and secured a claim which he work.
ed for two seasons.
He cleaned up 81, 800, and this was his