The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-05-27

Bidding Blake adieu for a week or
more. Burt proceeded to San Fran
cisco.
He engaged rooms in t ie Palace ho-
tel-registering under tie name OF
John Burton-and made inquiries con-
corning the leading mining experts or
the city. He decided to present his
case to David Parker. He wrote the
famous expert a brief letter, and was
duly accorded an interview.
During the brief preliminary con-
versation, John Burt studied David
Parker and decided to trust him. Then
he related the story of the discovery
of the Sailor mine.
81 have always believed that those
hills - that those hills contained
gold" said David Parker hesitatingly.
why do you come to me, Mr.. Bur
ton?" he asked. 81 am not an-an in
weston. I'm an expert-at least, an
an alleged expert"
81 wish you to refer me to an in
vestor," replied John Burt. You are
an expert in metals and should be in
capitalists. You know them; | don't"
Go and see John Hawkins" said
David Parker, as a faint smile froze
on his face. He is honest-but hard
hard as granite. | hope you may sue
coed with him-Mr. Burton. Ii you
and-Mr. Hawkins cannot come to
terms, II might refer you to others.
Good day; good day, strand good
luck!"
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 and gave it to an attendant.
Two burly men stood in the doorway,
pausing t. 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 through
the heavy partition.
John Burt's education in the Ell
quette of servility and in adulation of
material things was ~singularly defec-
tive. This may have been due to his
country training. 1t never occurred to
John Burt that he should stand in W
of the Hawkins millions. He was I'M
pressed by the leonine head and 81
gantic proportions of the magnate, as
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
to a seniority of years.
How do you do? What can I do
for you, sir? Take a chair" Mr..
Hawkins glanced again at the card.
tossed it on his desk, and wheeled and
confronted John Burt, who had ac-
copied this gruff invitation.
81 own or control some recently dis
covered gold mines, and am in San
Francisco for the purpose of interest
ing capital in their development"
said John Burt. 81 am informed that
you are an investor in mining proper
ty. l am in a position to submit prop
ositions which may result to our
mutual advantage"
Where are they?" growled Mr..
John Hawkins.
For an answer John stepped behind
the capitalist and placed his fingers
on a point indicated on a large map of
California which hung on the wall.
''They are located on the west slope
of the Sierra Nevadas, at an altitude
of about two thousand feet above the
river. five miles south of the Wormley
trail" said John. Here is a rough
detailed map of the surroundings"
He handed the chart to Mr.. Hawkins.
There is no gold there-not an
ounce" declared the magnate. you
have found a mares nest, young man.
| looked that country over ten years
ago. There's no gold there"
MY partner and | have extracted
forty thousand dollars worth of high
grade ore there in three weeks said
John Burt quietly. Here is a, speci-
men of it. Here is something else"
He placed a sample of ore and the ten
pound nugget in Hawkins out
stretched hand.
(To be continued.)