Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-02

man who has never known great sor-
NV has never known great happi-
ness"
Under the influence OF a fostered
grief, Michael O'sullivan, the wild.
reckless scion Of a noble family. lover
Of orgies and escapades, has become
Michael O'Sulliyan, the lone miner,
lover Of all created things, and de.
voutly attentive to the sermon preach.
ed by trees and stones"
The story Of Michael o'sulIivan's
life Ii like q chapter from a yellow
back novel. 0'Sulliyan is sixty years
or age, having been born in County
Claire. ireland. In 1s43. His parents
were wealthy, his father being a large
land owner and influential politician.
Michael was the only son. and was a
Wild and reckless youth, bis many
escapades keeping him continually in
tiuuHl6 Hlbu ttH iuilfI y hiiEiIJDISs
AT the & of fourteen he was sent
to school at Dublin, whence he ran
away a year later and shipped as stew
ards boy 81 d steamer bound for
Australia This was the last time he
saw his parents. In Australia he got
his FIRST experience In mining, After
six years knocking about the gold
fields Of Australia, he shipped as 4
sailor before the mast on q merchant.
man bound FOR San Francisco.
Here he secured employment in q
tailor shop, where he worked for four
years, He then joined q party Of pros
pectors bound for the gold fields. Re-
turning to San Francisco after q few
years, he met May Dnval. a pretty
Irish lassie. with whom he fell yiolcnt-
ly In love. Miss Duval was a girl Of
rather shady reputation. and had many
suitors. with one OF whom 0'Sulliyan
got into trouble during a drunken
orgie, In consequence Of which he had
TO fee the country. He shipped again
as d sailor ON d steamer bound for
China, and from there went to Liver
pool. Not having heard q word from
his parents during all these years, q
desire came to him to again visit his
old home.
On arriving at his old home, he
found That his father had died five
years previous to his arrival, the en-.
tire property being left to his mother.
and 10 revert to the only son Michael,
on her death. In case he should prove
TO be still alive. As his mother sur.
yiyed her husband by only d few years,
Michael found the entire property IN
his hands.
Married to May Duval.
He again left for San Francisco,
this time az a passenger. On arriving
IN San Francisco he hunted up May
Duval, and told her OF his good fortune.
They were married and left for q tour
through Europe. After some time
spent In travel on the continent, they
visited 0'Sulliyan's old home, then re-
turned to San Francisco. The ylived
happily together for a number Of years
In san Francisco. Los Angeles and
other places, happy years for 0'Sul
liyan. as he loved his young wife
who was pretty and ten years his Jun
Tor. He spent his money layishly
and his wife had full control OF his
finances. Al Catalina Island, during
d pleasure trip. his wife suddenly dis
appeared, together with their only
child. a daughter Of Ave years. and the
idol OF her fathers heart.
After an extended search, IL was
found that she was In the company
OF a former friend OF o'Sullivan's
ana the two Ind taken passage fol
England, She secured possession q
o'SulIivan's papers ana left him prac
tically penniless.
Drifted Eastward Again.
After nm extended but fruitless
search. O'Sunivan. heart broken. rush
ed 70 the excitement Of the gold
fields. After a few years In California
hi drifted to Arizona. thence 70 New
Mexico. In Las Vegas he Joined a party
of p~rospectors going into the noun
tains, and when they returned. o'Snl
Ivan was not with them,
For the past eight years O'Sulliyar
has drIfted about the hcadwaters of u,
Pecos river. In the most inaccessible
places and always alone. High NJ
near the summit OF the Truchas peaks
which rear their heads $4,000 feet
above the sandy plains Of New Mexico
are prospect holes made there BY
O'SuIliyan. He appears occasionally