The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-01
ODDIF'S REMARK
ABLE CAREER

The career Of Hon. r. L. Oddie, Re
publican candidate for governor, has
been a most remarkable one. From
the earliest days in his life up to the
present time it has been marked with
struggles which would have discourag
ed the ordinary man.
Oddie was born in Brooklyn in 1870
and moved from there to East Or
ange, New Jersey, where the earliest
years of his life were spent. When he
was fifteen, he moved to Nebraska and
worked on a ranch until he was nine
teen. it was this early training
which gave him the robust constitu-
tion that has stood him in such good
stead ever since. While on the ranch,
Oddie became horse wrangler and
was looked upon by the other bucca-
roos as one of the expert riders.
He returned to New York and enter
ed the service of large wholesale
house, receiving for his services the
princely salary of So per week. From
the start he made good and by merit
alone worked himself up and later was
given the very responsible position of
assistant manager Of a large estate in
New York This change meant the
placing in his hands Of millions of
dollars worth of property, truly a
very responsible position for so young
a man. He held this position for five
years, in the meantime taking up the
study of law, completing a three
years course in the night law school
of the New York university. He
graduated, was given his degree and
shortly after was admitted to the New
York bar.
Immediately after his admittance to
the bar, he was appointed manager of
large real estate company in New
York City and made an excellent
record for himself, outgeneralling
some of the oldest and shrewdest real
estate men in New York in the man
agement of the business which in.
cluded one of the largest Office build.
ings there. BY strict attention to bust
ness. coupled with absolutely fair
dealings and ability. he won the con
fidenee and esteem of all those with
whom he came in contact He work.
ed hard at everything he undertook
and made a success of all his under
takings.
He joined the famous ESSEX Cavalry
troop of New Jersey and was consfd
cred one of the best and most daring
riders In the company
In February 1898, he came to Avs.
tin in the employ OF Anson Phelns
Stokes. of New York. one Of the
strongest business men If that citv
and was made an officer in the several
companies controlled hv the Stokes
estate in Nevada. 0daie had oeeu-
pied this position OF trust hut shor-
time when he learned tLat ero0kef
work had heen poirg on hv men 81
the employ of Stokes and s;nglv alove
an unaiael he uneart hed e~e ~ the
LARGEST and most fa~-~eaeh mo ssvi dles
that has ever heen known IN this state
His exnerierces in connection with
this work would mako . storv Ear more
excitin than any If the nresent dar
fiction writer's could imagine and ho
showed hy bis pctious fhat he was
absolutely fearless ara could not he
smerved from his entv " threats {
the most serious character. some Of
which We're male against his life
When the Austin mines closed, he
embarked in his frst mining venture
starting work on quicksilver mine
on ton Of the S;nanish Ret rnonrta;ne
in Nye county. ard ever since then he
has been actively engaged in mining
He commence the technical study OF
mining en- his arrival IN the state ard
has ever since been a close observer as
well as an ardent student If Technical
mining This. combined with the
vast amount Of practical work he has
done. has placed him in tho ranks %
the foremost mining men # TIE state
The work that he did the quick
silver mine demon strafe1 that be was
full of nerve and capable Of enduring
the hardest and ernellest kind Of
manual labor. Probably no man :,
the state has ever undergone more diff
fculties or suffered greater hardships
than did Cd lie while working at this
mine-miles from a living soul seanr
supply of food and working under the
most adverse and diseouragirg eondi
tions.
Later he took M small mlne clos,
80 the town of Belnfont ard worked Z
alone. He was practically the cnlN
van working in that district at IN,
time Being without money. he secur
cd the appoint ment as deoutv recorde~
rnd by working nights in that oflie'
h secured lust about enough haco'
ard beans to earvv his through. IT, OF
some weeks, business was ietter thai
usual re manared seer enom oh 4
set cen # con 'erse9 milk He ha
little cabin ard did bis own eookir,
and wasting hnt every ing h
was up working at his little mine
sharpening his own steel pounding tn
drill all aay and do're all the wor'
himself. Working this little mine VIZ
no easy job. as he had 10 eli~' M an
down a seventvfve foot ireline ev
cry time he hoisted eut bucket o
rock. He often worked as many a
fifteen hours dav and kept up thi
record for over wear.
While engaged in this work. ~
friend, Jim Butler started on n
famous prospecting tin in 1000 er
together they talked ver tNe a0et'o
of the country which las siree fe r
one of the m So famous re~'o ~
the world has ever krown Better
turned shortly after ~ pol aoft ~
samples showing tNevn
and asked some of h's f~fe
them assaved. Those fr'eed he