The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-12

BidEiue Esass alden .or q ueek or
more BFrt r-oeeetel to san Frzr-
cisco ~
He eaEaEec rooms il the Palace ho-
registering under the name q
John Burfcl-zld late inquiries coz
earning The leading mining experts 0f
the city He decided 70 present his
case 10 David Parker He wrote the
famous e1parr a brief letter. and Kas
duly accorded an interView.
During the brief preliminary con
Fersati0n- john Burr studied David
Parker an decided 70 Trust hin- Then
he related the story Of the discovery
Of the Sailor mine
7 have always believed that Hose
hills - that those hills - contained
gold, said David Parker nesi1atingiy.
Why DO yOu come 20 me. Mr. Bur
ton - he asked. 4 an not an-an in
vestor- In an expert-st least. an
an alleged expert
= visa Jon 10 refer me 70 an IN
Testor.T replied John Burt You are
an expert in metals and should Be in |
capitalists. You know them I don't
Go and see John Hawkins. said /
David Parker. as a faint smile froze
on his face. He il honest-buf hard
hard a. granite. hope you may sue
coed with him-Mr Burton. II you
and-Nr. Hawkins cannot come 10
terms. III might refer you to others.
Good day; good day, sir-and 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 card end gave It to an attendant.
Two burly men stood IN the doorway,
Dausing to make some parting re
marx, which was followed by roars Of
merriment The attendant brushed
past them as they closed the door.
Tell him 10 come in, was the or
der given in a voice sonorous through
the heavy partition.
John Burt's education in tho eti.
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 4
John Burt that he should stand in awe
of the Hawkins millions. He vas inn
pressed by the leonine head and gi- ;
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 st-ang-
ers Quailed and faltered. with an an.
swering look which calmly asserted
an equality. yielding Difference only
10 2 seniority Of years.
How do you do? What can do
or you. sir? Take a chair" Mr.
Hawkins glanced again at the card. :
ossed it on his desk, and wheeled and !
confronted John Burt, who had ac- ;,
,epted this gruff invitation. !
Il own OF control some recently dis. !
.oyered gold mines, and am in San ?
for the purpose Of interest. I,
ng capital in their development" \
aid John Burt. Il am informed that !.
'ou are an investor in mining proper A
" I am in a position to submit prop !,
sitions which may result to our n
mutual advantage" "
Where are they?T growled Mr.. r,
ohm Hawkins. y,
For an answer John stepped behind
be capitalist and placed his fingers
n a point indicated on a large map Of
which hung on the wall. "
They are located on the west slope
f the Sierra Nevadas. at an altitude .r
+ about two thousand feet above the
yer, five miles south of the Wormley
all" said John. Here is a rough
etailed map Of the surroundings" Y
e handed the chart t. Mr.. Hawkins.
There is no gold there-not an a,
ince." declared the magnate. You
ave found mares nest, young man.
looked that country over ten years
60 There's no gold there. TX
" Ny partner and | have extracted
rty thousand dollars worth of high -.
-ade ore there in three weeks" said
,hn Burt quietly. Here is a speci-
en- Of it. Here is something else.p
c placed a sample Of ore and the ten
'und nugget In Hawkins out
retched hand
ITO be continued) dil