Arizona republican., 1903-09-28
STRUCK IT RICH.
"Tex," Who Was Peculiar But Had a
 Purpose in View.

The Bisbee Review short time ago published the statement that d linotype operator and a former employe of that paper had struck it rich in a group of claims in the Dragoon moutains, and had bonded his property with fine prospect of sale and competence in old age.
 This same printer was an operator of The Republican two or three years ago for short time, though his name was not known while he was here. He travelled under the simple title of Tex and was a most interesting character. His chief pecuIiarity was that he had most abnormal appetite for work and he could dispose of more of it in a given length of time than any printer that ever made this port. It happened that there was lots of it in sight when Tex struck town and he soon found himself in his element. He was no faster than lots of good printers. but he never knew when he had work enough. He would go with out sleep and almost without meals as long as the machine kept in good order and the copy supply held out. He would work all day on his regular shift. sub ali night for some other printer who wanted to lay off and the next morning found him Johnny on the i spot when the clock struck. And if there was no objection he would work the next night, catching only an hour or two's sleep between shifts.
 Further. he never talked. Never asked anybodys else his business and his manner was such that nobody else tried to pry into his affairs. That is nobody but the police. An employe of tie office. passing his machine one day said: Tex. don't you ever sleep?' Without losing a stroke on the key board or lifting his eyes to see who was talking to him he replied Not as long as I have a job
 But the police had spotted him. They noted that his roommate and traveling companion never left the room they had rented while here. and conversa- tion revealing her voice. convinced them that it was a woman attired ii mans clothes. But she was never seer on the street consequently the dress was not a subject of police interfer- | ence.
 After Tex" went away it was learn ed that his companion was woman and a member of his family He had wife and one or more daughters | and was also possessed of mania fol mining. It was said of him that when. ever he got a little money ahead ht quit printing and put the money into ! development of some of the propcrtie: he hoped would somc day bring him fortune. And if he has struck it ricf in the Ora Goons there are none whc l will be more glad of it than his pass i ing acduaintances in Phoenix for while he was peculiar, there was no doub i that he had a purpose in view and was striving to achieve it with a per sistence seldom seen. A persistence
 too. that gained him the respect O all for above all he was a man that attended to his own business.
 II It was learned that as soor as he had put all his money in tn; ground. he would organize another eX
 petition for printshop work. ane whenever he struck q job he stayed right with it till the pay streal pinched out or he had enough money to go to mining again. He alway;
 travelled with his wife or a daughter and his reason for doing so was econ. omy. They would rent modest apart
 ments. wear plain clothes and bach. Il They could live in one town as cheaplN
 as another and with a member of tn,
 family along with him. living expense! were minimum and that much sooner the weasel skin was filled and reunited
 the family would again go to mining