The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-27
Kidding pIake ad,cu FOR , veeS A.

Bidding Blake adicu for a week ~
more. Burt proceeded to San Fran.
cisco.
He engaged rooms In the Palace no
tel-rcgistering under the name o
John Burton-and made inquiries con
corning the leading mining experts o
the city. lie 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 o
v~ersatiou. John Burt studied Davic
Parker an | decided to trust him. Their
he related the story of the discovery
OF the Sailor mine.
II have always believed that those
hills - that those hills contained
gold said David Parker hesitatingly.
why do you come to- me, Mr.. Bur.
tom" he asked. II am not an-an in
weston. I'm an expert-at least, au--
an alleged expert
Il wish you to refer me to an In,
v%estor.' 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. III 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 al
interview with John Hawkins. million
| aire mine owner and investor.
He wrote the name John Burton
| on a card and gave 1t to an attendant
Two burly men stood In the doorway
| ppusing to make some parting re
| mark, which was followed by roars o'
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 tho ell
uuette OF servility and in adulation o.
material things was singularly defec
tive. This may have been due to hi
country training. 1t never occurred t'
John Burt that he should stand in awe
of the Hawkins millions. He was i'm
pressed by the leonine head and 81
gantic proportions Of the magnate. al
an artist is when he cOntemplates fol
| the first time some stupendous worl
of nature. He returned the grea
mans gaZa, before which most strang
ers quailed and faltered. with an an
swering look which calmly asserted
an equality. yielding Difference onl,
to a seniority Of years.
How do you do? What can ! d.
for you. sir? Take a chair" Mr.
Hawkins glanced again at the card
tossed il on his desk. and wheeled an
confronted John Burt, who had &C
cepted this gruff invitation.
Il own or control some recently dis
covered gold mines, and am in Sal
Francisco for the purpose OF interest
ing capital in their development.
said John Burt. IL am informed tina
you are an investor in mining proper
| W. | All III IL UOSitiOH ~ suDiHi' pIoI
ositions which may result to on
mutual advantage"
Where are they" growled MI
John Hawkins.
For an answer John stepped benin,
the capitalist and placed his finger
on a point indicated on a large map O
California which hung on the wall.
They are located on the west slop'
of the Sierra Nevadas, at an altitude
of about two thousand feet above tn,
river. Ave miles south of the Wormle.
trail" said John. Here Is a rougl
detailed map OF the surroundings.
He handed the chart to Mr.. Hawkins
There is nc gold there-not a,
ounce" declared the magnate. "Yo,
have found a mares nest. young mar
| looked that country over ten year
ago. There's no gold there"
MY partner and | have extracte,
forty thousand dollars worth of higl
grade ore there in three weeks" sal,
John Burt quietly. Here Is a specl
men OF it. Here Is something else.
He placed a sample Of ore and the ten
pound nugget in Hawkins on,
stretched hand.
Ito be c%Ontinued.)