Bisbee daily review., 1909-07-22
WHITE CH|NAMAN|
 IS FOUND
Charlie Sam Who Runs Hotel in Mining Camp is Rare
 Celestial
WILLINGLY HANDS OUT
 DOLLARS WHEN NEEDED

PHOENIX. July 21.--Harry Alien, who is engaged in mining at Quartz site came in from that camp day or two ago. About the only thing he has to talk about is the pleasure of a trip he had occasion to make to the Kcfa and North Star camps, across the desert from Quartzsite. since his last former visit to Phoenix. And the feature of the trip was getting ac- quainted with a man he calls Charlie Sam, white Chinaman."
 Both the King of Arizona and the North Star mines are working pretty good force of men and as they are only two and half miles apart the district is quite live little settlement. Mr. Allen and several other gentle men went down to the North Star to look at mining property and put uo at Charlie Sam's hotel. In fact, Charlie seems to be the chief factotum of the camp. commercially speaking and has been an Arizonan so long he has ai- most ceased to be a Chinaman. He runs a restaurant and saloon and oth- CT lines of business all amalgamate't into enc, cashes the miners time checks, and is general civic function ary to greet everybody that comes into camp. He has lived in Arizona thirty years. reads. writes and speaks English. German, Spanish and pre- sumably Chinese. or something that l sounds like it to an American, and | is hail fellow well met with eyery body. having a fine sense of humor which is a rare accomplishment for g | Chinese. Incidentally he owns sever | al groups of claims which he Is de yeloring quietly, expecting of courst :o sell them some day for a million He always treats his patrons Q: though he expected they would trave
 that way again and would natural! be his guests again. When the part! from Quartzsite left the camp the' discovered under the wagon seat nice supply of eatables and drink ables a box of cigars and a goodl-
 quantity of ice. for they make ice a
 both mining camps. Charlie Sam i
 not the modern pinch-Penny sort n
 an ATizonan, but the old style frol
 tiersman, who thinks no more of giy ing dollar when it is needed. tha!
 he does of taking one when he cal
 get it. If miner is in distress,
 is Charlie who gives him the getawa.
 money. expecting him to return ::
 when he is able. and most of them dI If a hungry man comes along he cal
 always eat with Charlie, providing k
 does net show himself to be a bum
 And when the miners or traveller have any money it is only natural tha
 they should like to spend it with Chai
 lie. He is the self appointed Ladies Aid society and Associated Charitie : of the district and finds that it pay in the long run. He expects to liv there and make money as long as lives, and so far as anyone knows
 never expects to die.
 Speaking of his humorous side. NJ Allen related a little incident in tn
 bar room one day. While they wei waitfIg flor the cooling shades ( evening in which to start home, th I men amused themselves with a gam lcf cards. The table was backed ovt
 in corner of the room and one ma
 had to sit back where there was bi . little ventilation and it was one (
 the hottest days of the season an ] way. This man began at once
 perspire and complain of the hea
 Charlie in some manner unobserye
 managed to slip a lighted candle u |. der the hot mans chair. just 10
 enough so it would set nothing 2
 fire, but naturally did not add an ; thing to the comfort of the man + the chair. The others saw the stun Z but kept their faces straight Pre- n ently the man in the corner began r. kick about the heat They all d g sured him 1t was imaginary and Cha ,. lie remarked All right, the drinl r. are on me this time" and proceeds |, to serve them.