Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-02-14
HOW HATCH UNLoADED
 ON SENATOR w. A. CLARK
It Was Painful Sore, but the Colonel
 Is not Averse to Exhibiting It

A group of mining men were sitting in the Hotel Adams last night talking over historic mining deals, says the Phoenix Republican. One of them said that he had in mind story which he had frequently heard Colonel Frank Hatch tell. He always told it with the gusto and enthusiasm of the boy who persists in showing the other boys the sore on his arm.
 It related to Colonel Hatch s first and only bushes transaction with Sen ator W. A. Clark. It was in the baby days of the United Verde, Several New Workers had come into possession 'of various sized blocks of the 100000 shares of the capital stock of the Unit cd Verde then being offered in the met ropoli. Colonel Hatch himself had E.. 900 shares which had lapsed to him as security for loan of $500. By that time the holders of the stock had long since transferred it to the profit and loss aC count.
 After a while it began to be rumored that one w. A. Clark, who had cut some title figure in the mining world, was interested in the United Verde stock and had been buyink it up at fabulous prices ranging from 30 cents to $l. It was represented to Colonel Hatch by other holders who had un- loaded upon Mr. Clark that the Mon tanan was good thing and ought to be worked while he lasted.
 MT. Clark had never done anything to Colonel Hatch but the colonel could not resist the temptation to slough off his United Verde on him; he justified his evil intention toward MT. Clark on the ground that he was not in the min ing business anyway, while Mir. Clark was and perhaps ought eventually to get his money back.
 One night he sauntered casually into the Hoffman house, where Mir. Clark was stopping, and inquired for him. Though the hour was yet early for New Workers, Colonel Hatch was told that Mir. Clark was already in bed. He sent his card up and the reply was brought back that Mr Clark did not care to be disturbed The colonel had, how ever, learned that Mir. Clark was go ing to sail for Europe the next day, so what was done had to be done quick ly.
 He had another card taken to MT Clark informing him that the sender was holder of small amount of United Verde and that he had under stood that MT. Clark was collecting that stock. The reply this time was an invitation to come to Mir. Clark s apartments Mir. Clark was inclined to apathy on the subject of United Verde; he had bought little of the stock, he said, but really did not care for any any value, but he was quite sure that Colonel Hatch s valuation of $l a share was wildly extravagant. However. he said that he would let Colonel Hatch know before his departure for Europe whether he would take the stock at any price.
 The next morning Colonel Hatch re eeived telegram informing him that MT. Clark was about to leave and had decided to take the stock, and that if it were delivered at certain bank in the morning, Colonel Hatch would re- ceive 5000.
 Were you there when the bank openedi" Colonel Hatch was asked.
 ''Was l therein said Colonel Hatch; l was there at o'clock and before the hour of opening l began to sus- pect that the bank had suspended v
 The income on those 5000 shares of stock would be sl25,0O0 annually.
 It was related by the man who told the story how Clark discovered the richness of the United Verde. He had been shipping great deal of matte to a New Jersey refinery, which failed, owing him large sum. He was obliged to take the concern over to save him self, and going over the books he found that the refinery had been receiving matte from the United Verde and he was amazed at its wealth in gold and silver. Considering the then price of copper, Mir. Clark was of the opinion that the United Verde might turn out to be the greatest copper mine in the world and to large extent his opin- ion has been borne out by subsequent