Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-29
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
NEVADA MINING MEN
HAVE HIGH OLD TIME
nY THE EAvEsDRoi,PEn

Abe and Morris Harris, two mining
men from Nevada, rode upon a street
car yesterday for the first time in two
years and a half. They are guests at
the Alexandria hotel and during their
visit to Los Angeles every move seems
like new experience.
The brothers are known as "Sure
Shot Abe and Nose" in Rhyolite and
the surrounding country, and they re-
ceived the names because everything
they have touched in the mining world
since they went into the district has
proved successful
They went to Rhyolite two and a
half years ago, when the camp was
first opened, and their experiences have
been thrilling. Both are young and
strong and they have made a host of
friends.
mo, we have not been out Of the
district since we went in, and 1 feel
as If 1 were in a dream said Abe
Harris the elder of the brothers.
when we went in we rode in
stage and 1 had just enough money
to pay the stage driver and no more
We came out In Pullman and-well-
as to money! had considerably more
than enough to pay for my Pullman.
When we first arrived in Rhyolite
we did not know what to do, but
friend staked us and we opened small
grocery in a tent. There were not
many people there, but they had to eat.
Then we secured an office for Wells
Fargo and we brought the first eggs
and chickens ever seen in the district
into it. The chickens came two years
ago last Christmas and were sold at
so cents a pound. Eggs brought dol
lar dozen and I would be almost
afraid to tell you the price of butter.
1--WE have seen many changes in our
district since then, We long ago left
the grocery business and the express
business also because our mining in
terests got so big we needed to devote
all our time to them. 1t is a great
country. When we first went in we all
had claims and we used to build castles
and laugh about the things those
claims were going to do. We did not
what we said but 1t looks now as If all
our dreams were coming true. The
Homestake and the Gold Bar mines are
at one side of the district and the
Banner and Mayflower at the other and
all four of these properties are getting
better all the time. This looks as If
there was a very clear cut vein running
the entire length of the district. The
day 1 left Rhyolite for this little expe-
dition into the world I learned that
thirty-stamp mill is to be erected at
once on the property of the two former
mines and believe that mill will also
be erected soon on the other two.
Labor troubles have done more to
retard affairs in Nevada than anything
else. We have never had any labor
troubles in Rhyolite, but the troubles
in Goldfeld and Tonopah have their ef-
feet on all Nevada mining stocks. I
think that as soon as these differences
are settled there will be a great change.
Labor troubles intimidate capital and
it takes capital to develop the mines.
AS the work progresses on the proper
ties the values grow better with depth
and that section of Nevada will turn
out lot more millionaires before it
gets through"
Mr.. Morris and his brother have
come primarily to enjoy life for few
weeks, but they also have some bust
ness on hand.
Personals
Elmore Willets. q New York capital
list, arrived at the Angelus last night
accompanied by DR.. and Mrs William
Kendall Paul Mrs. Isaac Willets, Miss
Helen Paul, Miss Talbot and Miss Mary
Lewis all of Belmont, N. Y
Dr. Joseph Muir, a well known San
Francisco physician, and Mrs. Muir are
at the Lankershim.
Mrs. j. M King, owner of hotel at
Lancaster, Cal, is at the Lankershim.
w. G. Wilde, a Ventura bean man,
lis at the Hayward.
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