The Western news., 1903-08-12
A MEXICAN CRESUS.
An Illiterate Poems Wonderful Ac-
emulation of Riches.
otumblea Upon an OutcroppinG of SAl-
yer Quarts and In Four Years.
Time Has = Fortune Of
Forty laillion Dollars.


a piano in each room, carrying thou
sands of dollars on his person as pin
money guarded day anu nlgnt by 80
armed nIen and worth 1t.liy l+u,Ouo,-
900. is an ill.terale -n1.i;.n l...I.ci.,nole er
whost ..une is in tirrai. MsA.~..
-Four years ago Pet.4. .iivarado
was penniless, except 10, t-.e u cents
a DAY earned ~ zen At.uis' toll
un.e- ground. Three ~ee.a ;.so he
oiteiet. to pay the natlcn;,l .ebt OF
Mexico, reports the New York World,
OF recent cate.
a little more than three years ago
Senor Alvarado, who was 4 Ell just
pluin PeQro, was want.p. .na ever the
mountains near Parrai III t..e Lu.f-
le.lte;, nope that !le III g., lH- so!.e
solt II mineral s..owins ,i..., ,.auiu
jls ity hlm in stalking I, >iaiin which
he might sell for a few Gxlu!s.
III lonely canyon All ou.>ropping
of quartz attracted his eye. With
small bowlder he broke off piece
If Il.
Through the white quartz in every
direction ran lines of native wire sill
Yer. He realized that he was IA rich
llan.
All the latent ambition of this
ShreWGi tOiler was awakened. Powers
that he himself had not realized were
areu =. ~ him. lie stakes. his claim
Hh... ted. commence q tie &c
Ne,"P.nen, work Oh his pl.te.,y. 1t
p" er.iy from the grass roots.
S.et was hiring ,.ssis ,anls and en-
1"i S.t2 h:s upera..uhs. I.e prospect
b, came Il small n.Il.e ana then a big
one.
Through all its steady growth Alva-
Ia"o lenained its executive head.
Thons practically vithou; even the
ru>.ine ANS # scn,ul etaula.:nn he
g. e.1l.e" ttmarkaL. e bi!: .!c.. .gac.-
\. lilo forts aSnt. livery ,.e,;4i ,1 the
oi.sfat rs tn.ae ua,str H.. l.,..rt, an.
he proved a! !e to handle & en- While
gi"s; : unerriEg lie ;. ends of
tie rap"iA growing enterprise.
Nat Is i.eM letA.. ..I,...uu became
worth Si0,GUO,OOo III less than four
years.
MJr>oytr, this remarkable silver
proul:eer is still ou. putting an enor-
the wealth Of the mLiti-miiiiuuaire
Peon Of f"rral is s,,ll growing like
magic.
With the acquisition of great wealth
AlN&rHCo did not lose his neaU g. -
he'tt, ..e became d gre.,. ,5.l.anthro-
psf ard ~ spends aIn.osi AZ max, me
IN EianA ny ways If using liz great
Weai'h ~ the good Of his countl\men
a. e oa G., on the mana cement II his
mine.
Ie built at Parral "a great catl coral,
and on its completion gave il 10 the
Roman Catholic church. Of which he
is a Gevuu1 member lie seeks the poor
y,and negGy and give to tAem freely.
ahl 5ttere i zeal ols,ress or suffering
sAn},A acre lie is always ready to re-
hSReAl lbertlly.
4xs, henor -Atssfado is coming TO the
e.!htynFlied Stale$ before long. He has
s.;1l g4f*t af,ni IA tiqni.tor Anne rcal.s. II
Ihfts aWh leis makes st.sinhithe victim af
a{A SleaL many tramps and vagabonas.
as"Ao mock 70 AeAlco during the winter.
'Asr He. rs ysry anxious to see New York
ii ARpa other large cities of which he has
a heard much. He will travel in state
and IT is said has encourage will be of
lNmque ntieenee.fsri. .f5ra i,
aaa Necent u tAiNarado dictated long
ytalegraWt to- the Mexican minister of
vAnanee, Senor Iyes dose Linantour
Rsat!ssklhg to be informed of the exact
lnso Of bis II expressing
s.Wtillisness to pay the debt himself.
crit Il stand ready to make flny offer
'Vsoeat at'ahy aime the, government gives
aA'e the word said h e.n "a ,haSemy mil
el2ns.: 1t all came out of the i.,ro,,nd
b4ggot my title to the ground I hat nro-
hHMeed these millions frosn tha ',,,-
-r'Aneht5 .Nhy shoul.ti not help my
'tQsnefaetor?f The least l. ca n do is ,o
apay the debt OF my government That
would not be much for me to do
nope 1t can be arrangetl."
but Minister Lilnantour could not
kisee It IN that light. He at once ,dy;sad
--re Paila pthropist that his generous
SRsAh was alnpractirab bile, but thaty the
yAnssnwas noneJthe less appreciated.
sniAhNsi the matter stauds,s, ia ~
e@94eyi continues to pile sum I'M tho
hAaffers of the pson of Iarr:,l Ann 10
- iossFto know whatftoido with
-AeeaS wealth, md rof ten, in, hts {, worry
1saxssr the great esponsibiiiry that has
1aiien upon him he wishes aehat tbs
spine. might peter out" tsayi,,s b;n, ,ra
time toget his head above1the golden
s&peaGaTII 's:2ss OIL tsoh jld9 hli u
a'i azthfor,os5oSr1@ p aREa aREaqGsi,ii,;;,t4zsis Gt.iii,4;;s,
gensrai the isRsrqHHE ps ip this
aSfb %oSaH ShHl Hln a.la .hf sd d1Sslliisef Slliisef that
ARsshe tie than 'tehiit 'tehiitprefaPPmfssa Pfsa n n not @ 4in
considerable number, hip hnweevns,rr!5 g n,r!5 rs ,.,.s
paftiddfia5isl part dd1fi5ii!ll,T pnssr
especial circumstances, and Some nn.