The Rich Hill tribune., 1904-07-14

Bidairs Blake adiou Tor q week os
mors. Burt proceeded 70 SAD Fran
cisco.
lie engaged rooms in the Palace ho- 1
tol--reeisterinR under the name u |
John Burton--and made inquiries con (
cerning the leading mining experts of
the city. He decided 10 present hts
case 10 David Parker. He wrote the
famous expert a brief letter. and was
duly accorded an Interview.
During the brief preliminary con
versaiidn. John Burt studied David
Parker AMI decided % trust him. Then
he related the story az the discovery
Of the Sailor mine.
Il have always believed that those
hills that those hills - contained
gold" said David Parker hesitatngly-
why do you come 10 me. Mr. Bur
TOT? ?" he asked \ am not an-an In
vestor. I'm an expert--at least, an
an alleged expert"
Il wish you 20 refer me 20 an In
vestor." replied John Burt You are
an expert In metals and should be IN
capitalists You know them; don't"
Co and see John Hawkins" said
David Parker. as q faint smile froze
on his face. He is honest-but hard
hard as granite. I hope you may sue
ceed with him-Mr. Burton II you
and-Mr. Hawkins cannot come 10
terms. IL might refer ycu 10 others.
Good day: good day, strand good
lucki"
As David Parker predicted. John
Burt had little trouble in securing an
interview with John Hawkins. million
aire mine owner and investor.
He wrote the name John Burton"
on a card end gave il TO an attendant
Two burly men stood in the doorway.
pauglng TO make some parting re-
mark, which was followed by rOars Of
merriment The attendant brushed
past them as they closed the door.
Tell him TO come in" was the or
der given in a voice sonorous through
the heavy partition
John Burt's education IN the eti-
/ ouette OF servility and IN adulation Of
material things was singularly defec-
tive. This may have been due 20 his
/ country training. Il never occurred to
/ John Burt that he should stand In awe
/ Of the Hawkins millions. He was i'm
pressed by the teonine head and gi-
czutic proportions Of the maguate, as
Z an artist IS when he contemplates for
/ the first time some stupendous work
/ Of nature He returned the great
| mans gaze. before which most strang.
ers quailed and faltered. with an an
swering look which calmly asserted
/ an equality. yielding Difference only
! 20 a seniority Of years.
How do you do7 What can ] &c
for you. sir? Take a chair" Mr.
| Hawkins glanced again al the card.
/ tossed Il on his desk. and wheeled and
confronted John Burt who had &C.
cep,ed this grun invitation.
Il own or control some recently dis.
/ covered sold mines, and am in San
Francisco FOR the purpose of interest
/ ing capital In their development, o.
I said John Burt Il am informed that
/ you are an investor On mining proper
| ". am in a position 20 submit prop
osiiiuns which may result 10 our
mutual advantage"
Where are they2" growied Mr.
/ John Hawkins
For az answer John stepped behind
! the capitalist and placed his fingers
on point indicated on a large map q
1 California which hung on The wall.
They are located on The west slope
/ u the Sierra Nevadas. az an altitude
I nf about Jwo thousand feet above the
/ river. ave miles south Of the Wormley
tran said John Here IS rough
detailed map OF the surrounding. A"
! lie handed the char; 70 Mr.. Hawkins.
There Is no gold thore-not an
/ ounce" declared the magnate You
l have found a mares nest. young man.
/ looked that country over ten years
/ aro. There's no gold there"
My partner and have extracted
/ forty thousand dollars worth 81 hIrh
| grade ore there tn three weeks" said
| John Burt quietly. Here is a Fpcci.
! men of b. Here is something else. %
he placed n sample of ore and the ten.
pound uugEot iu Hawkins out.
/ stretched hand
Ito be contlnucdl