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 NO or three days and would make this purchase, having been thor oughIy con vinced from his knowledge Of mineral, that the property was bargain at the price asked for it. He kept his word good but returned here from Dcming alone. asserting that he had bought the Clear Lake property. He immediately proceeded to get ac- ouainted with the most inluentia! and substantial citizens of the town and to acquaint himself with all the easy
 marks
 He arranged for full force Of min CTS To be sent to the mines at once, also contracted for wagons and teams, and q saddle horse for his own use.
 He seemed to be supplied with an un- limited supply of blank cheeks, which
 he proceeded to get ca-hed in amounts
 ranging from S30 to 350, all payable at the First National Bank Of Albuquer-
 que. New Mexico and had no choice Of
 victims. All doors were thrown open
 to him, he was pctted, patted and be-
 seized by the different claim owners
 in this vicinity, and in fact seemed to
 be just the thing the town had been
 looking for.
 lie also made q purchase Of clothing
 and supplies from one Ot the leading
 stores here, giving the merchant the
 "customary nod" He secured team
 the next day and with q good load or supplies. started for Clear Lake. The driver, however, happened to be the owner Of some claims in the Carlisle district and after describing them to him he decided to go by these claims and take look at them. After spend- ing few hours there, his enthusiasm grew SO great that he seemed to for get all about his Clear Lake porchase aud directed the driver to take hin to N.,rd-Nu~e,- ~h~V~ he """N" t'A~'' n train tO Benson ostensiDiy To caIch HIS associates, who were supposed to have the necessary funds to make this, the second purchase.
 He secured a small sack Of samples before aleavino,s-,, T15rds6urg, himself ] and driver took dinner at the residence | "' friend. He then got aboard Of $. r. west bound No. 9 and left the driver at his friends house, to remain there until he returned, which he claimed would be the following day. Alter several days of anxious waiting, the driver tired of tho monotony of scanning each passenger's face, arriv- ing at Lordsburg on east bound trains, not thinking to look on the trucks or the trains, he then returned to Dun can. and reported that the engineer had passed from his vision, but would never escape his memory.
 lt was not until chen that the true situation dawned upon the unsuspect- Ing citizens here, and We are informed that the engineers popularity Is now on the decline.
 Telegrams were immediately sent to | the Albuquerque bank. who replied l that he had no account with ! them and made urgent requests for any information a. to his present address, and it would seem that the engineer in all probability visited that town prior to his coming here, exhib ftinG fult line Of samples
 He wore all the ear marks of a gentleman, also handsome dia- mond ring and an Elk badge, a dark suit of clothes and overcoat which bore the cost mark of Duncan firm. He was an in interesting conversational- ist and unquestionably of English birth. It would be interesting to be pres mt at the next point Of his operations, md to note tie number of glad hands 'Nteuded to him. and then to note the $ Of pain on the faces of his , victims. We hope, however. that his :. next stopping place will be in Yuma. Arizona. \ CLAIM OWNER.