The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-21
WOMAN GUARDS
MINE PROPERTY
U. S. SENATOR'S WIDOW PRO.
TECTING HER PROPERTY
Mrs. u. A. W. Tabor and Two Dauga.
ters occupy Rough Shaft House
while Waiting for Fortune TO
Return Through Her Mine.


level OF the sea Their only surround
iues are the large dumps Of waste
earth which have come from the now
abandoned mines in that vicinity and
the hug, drifts Of snow upon which
the summer sun seems TO have no
effect
Since the death Of United States
senator II. y. W. Tabor eight years
ago his widow has bee in destitute
circumstances. although during his
lifetime she shared in the luxury of
his millions which were lost In wild
-pecn'a'.ons and in paving the way
FOR the realization Of his political am.
hitions.
In the long legal fight over 'he
Matchless mine Cthe only remaining
assets Of the vast estate) Mrs. TEL or
cmae out partially victorious. her por-
tion Of the property being about one.
seventh. Fearing that her enemies
will TAX" possession Of the great mine
from which she expects to regain
her lost fortune she has taken up
her abode on the property itself-a
place whore the most hardened pros
rector would be loath to spend his
days or a hardy mountaincer would
shun II this peculiar residence SAVIOR
ed az all Of permanence Rude and
Jncouth as many a western cabin is,
It is far superior TO a shaft house
made of slabs and weather boards.
Yet Mrs. Tabor is apparently happy,
and lives In the hope that not far in
the future wealth and social prestige.
such as she knew only q few years
ago, will again return. and she Will
take the place she once occupied
the proud wife Of Senator Tabor
The story of Senator Tabor's ac.
cumulation Of vast wealth and his
subsequent drop 10 poverty. would
iill volume. He was one OF the
pioneers Of the famous mining camp
Of Leadville. With a few hundred
dollars he started in the grocery bus
mess. catering TO the miners Of the
early days, exchanging bacon for its
relative weight in gold dust Through
keen judgment he acquired half
interest In the Little Pittsburg mine
from prospector who had located
It and who was indebted TO Tabor
FOR groceries. II was not long
before the Little Pittsburg was one
Of the greatest producers In the Rocky
Mountain region and from the small
grocery Tabor's prestige scared until
he was one OF the leading financial
men Of the state Of Colorado His
fortune was estimated at 10000. 900
His hobbies were opera houses and
politics. He built the Tabor Opers
House in Ioadyille. and the Tabor
CTand In Denver The latter al the
time of It's erection. was one Of the
hest and most costly in the United
States, and today IFS acoustic prop
critics are recognized as being far In
advance uf some of the more mod.
ern eastern houses Having been
elected mayor of Lcadvillc his poll
teal ambitions took higher trend. and
he made the announcement that he
wanted 10 be a United States senator.
Although his education and knowl-
edge Of statesmanship were somewhat
stuntcd his money was plentiful and
ne gathered around him a coterie of
politicians.
During Governor Pitkin's term OF
office In 1883, Colorado elected
United States senator for thirty days
TO ON an uneNpircd term. and that
senator was II \. W. Tabor. Though
his tenure IN Office was not long, the
amount Of money spent by him was
enormous. This was his first great
financial dissipation II Is said that
his political office cost him 10000
per day.
Senator Tabor was known as one
OF the most generous men In the
great West, and he fell a prey 10
promoters and schemers Of an kinds.
Within a few years after the accu.
mutation Of his great wealth he had
reached the lowest ehb Of poverty.
Through the influence Of friends he
was appointed postmaster Of Denver,
While serving in that capacity he
died II was found upon his death |
that sufficient money had not been
left 10 pay his funeral expenses, and |
but for the efforts OF friends, who |
had remained loyal during his down
fan, he might now be sleeping in a
paupers grave.
The only remnant of Senator Ta-
boris fortune was a one-severth in /
terest In the Matchless mine, near |