The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-28

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Mills. The latter was q milliOnair'
before he became interested in tn
Bunker Hill but he now rank
among the multi-millionaires. FREQ
Bradley is said to be worth ~, 900,
600 on account of his Bunker Hill
holdings alone. Mr.. Clements es
state is worth over 81 800, 900 ant
enables his widow, now Mrs. Klo
man, to cut wide swath at tn,
court Of Edward VII.
But great as these fortunes ar,
there cannot be any doubt that tn,
largest made out of the Coeul
d'Alene mines is that of Charles
Sweeney, president Of the Fedora
Mining and Smelling company. Ir
New York he is rated at $4,000.
600, and every dollar of it has beer
made in a very few years, as the
panic Of '93 broke Mr.. Sweeney al
flat broke as any man in the whole
state OF Idaho. 1t did not, how.
ever, break his courage or his faith
in the Last Chance mine at Ward.
ner and with these as assets he has
since surpassed all his local COM
petitors in the race for wealth.
Mr.. Sweeney was one Of the ear
liest operators in the camp. Con-
temporary with him were such
men as John NJ. Burke, s. s. Gid
don, Patsy Clark, John A. Finch,
A. B. Campbell, f. X. Culbertson,
A. NJ. Esler and George B. McAu-
lay. Two Of the most picturesque
figures in this group were John NJ.
Burke and George B. McAulay.
The former is now in Nevada or
California pluckily trying to recoup
his fortunes. McAulay died a year
or two ago. Burke cleaned up in
the Occur d'Alenes in an early day
from the Poorman and Tiger mines
at Burke and the Tyler mine at
Wardner over $250;000. 1t did not
last him long and he has made and
spent several fortunes since. Nc
Aulay did not leave very large es-
tate though he made $4,000 in
this district and only two years be-
fore his death he was a millionaire.
He was identified with the old
Granite (Success), Sierra Nevada
and other mines.
S. S. Glidden, who was the real
pioneer miner Of the Burke district,
lied few years ago in Spokane
md left an estate that was valued !
It over a quarter Of a million dol
ars.
Patsy Clark laid the foundation
II his fortunes in the Poorman
nine at Burke. He is now worth
t least 81 100000 and engaged in
'perating mines all over the west.
John A. Finch aud A. B. Camp
ell are both worth over 50, 600, 900.
heir fortunes started in a modest
'ay through their development Of
ne Gem mine in which they each
ad a small contingent interest. For
lonths their future trembled in {
lie balance and there can hardly be
doubt that at one time they re- (
arded themselves as broken men.
uddenly their luck turned. A bo- :
ANA ore shoot was found and from
lat day to this they have gone on
ling up money, about everything
ley touched turning to gold.
F. R. Culbertson Of Spokane owes
8 wealth to the Tiger and Tiger {
,orman mines at Burke. He is
orth $500, 900 at least.
The Mammoth mine at Mace is 4
sponsible for the $500, 900 fortune u
Richard Wilson and the s4OO, 900
tune of Walter Mckay. 1t also "
We L. H. Scofeld and James and
m. Leonard 100000 each. To
} widow of the late C. w. O'Neill
provided a solatium Of 1915. 900.
A. M. Hotter of Helena was one Ct
the big beneficiariesof the Frisco. d.
made $500, 900 out Of that vi
)Derty at a modest estimate Ey. al