Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
FAMOUS SILVER KING
Senator Kearns' Wonderful
Mine in Utah.
RICHEST IN THE WORLD
OVER $4,000 TONS OF VALUABLE
ORE LAST YEAR.
Has Made It's Owners Millionaires-
How They Came to
Get It.
RICHEST IN THE WORLD

Written for The Evening Star by Charles N
Crcwdson
When was in Park City, Utah. the other
day a gentleman said to me: You surely
ought to go through the Silver King. 1t is
the richest silver mine in the world
THE richest in the world?" repeated.
Yes sir. Last year they took out over
10000 tons of rich orel The mine paid in
dividends last December $4,000 day. She
IS stocked for 100000 shares. which cannot
be bought at all. 1t pays big interest at
the rate of $50 share. The King is dry
mine. 1t is a nice one for you to go
through"
In company with a friend started in a
carriage up the steep. dusty, two-mie road
which led to the mine. We had not gone
far when we overlook two old miners going
to work.
Jump In, boys. and ride up" said our
driver
''Shure." said one of them in rich Irish
brogue.
i was not wrong In judging that from
Naese two old-timers l could get the best
possible information about this famous
mine so l led them into talking.
THE King is an old mine, is 1t not?"
asked.
NO" said the miner whom his Irish
friend called Pete. She was struck in
the nineties. She's just beginning to show
what she Is
And a good stroke 1t was" said Pat.
who first discovered the mine?' l asked.
The Old Mayflower.
'Well. 1t was kinder like this" began
Pete. They was a claim up here they
called the Mayfiower. Tom Kearns. who
was working in the Ontario for his little
three and half day and Dave Keith,
who was running the big pump in the On
tario. went In cahoots. Dave come here
back in SO from Nevada. He used to work
IN the old Comstock in Virginia City. 1t
want many a man could work the pump in
the ontario; Ii pumped 10000 gallons a
minute. So Dave gets SO a day. He goes
In with Tom Kearns -
And ye mustn't forget the little white
horse-it was 'Waisel' they called the brute
-tnat Tom used to rode over the hills
when he whit around picking up old ham
mers and dhrills." spoke up Pat
NO. bet your life said Pete. They
Eeeded all they could get them days"
We'll. SIR" went on Pete, 'Kearns and
Keith took lease on the old Mayflower
claim They was to give 40 cents a ton
royalty to the owner for every ton of ore
they got out. Nobody else could do nothing
with the Mayfiower. but before long Tom
who was a big, husky chap, works along
with his partners. and in jiffy they sailed
gown 5000 In the bank. Long came the
Northland Company that was digging the
other side of the hill the Mayfower was
on and run an injunction against Kearns
ana Keith. But Tom said. Ter - with the
anJuncllon' lie put up bond and him and
ms men Kept digging away.
Tom was pretty cute. While his law
yers was chewin the rag he thinks maybe
he'd lose the case So while he was under
the ground he scrambles around to see if
he could find something doin' He shot off
a tunnel and run it clean off of the May
nower claim. But he keeps mum about
this-him and his TRUSTEES. He won out in
a t0h
claims. On one of these he sunk a shaft
right down and struck the tunnel he had
made on the- quiet. Right here was the
richest silver ore in the world, and that's
how he got hold of the King"
Riding in Chaises Now.
well, he must be pretty smart fellow"
said l.
They's lots of US they'd call smart if we
was only 1oocky." said Pat
But theys others besides Tom Kearns
and Dave Keith that was in on the ground
h3or of the Silver King went on the
miner. You see, Tom he didn't have
nothing to go on with except Dawes wages;
80 when they commenced to show good and
want money they-goes to Jimmy Iyers
VINO was working in the Daily blacksmith
shop. and he puts up $500 John Judge
foreman then in the Daily; Al Emery. book
Keeper for the Anchor. and Bill Dodge that
run saloon. Clipped in. too"
And they're all roidin' in chaises now"
sald Pat.
r Yes" said Pete. taking up the thread.
Jimmy Ivers. for his 81. 200 that he put in
In "a, is worth over a Million
b "Shure,' said Pat. "And he laid chick
for $4,000 on his dairters widdin' break
fast plate when she got married last year
TO Moiles Finlan's by"
And John Judge continued the miner
not interrupted by the remark, left his
widow a big fortune"
And foine Idly she is said Pat. shes
building for the b'ys that slung picks and