The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-02-16

cd that Il vas too big for MIN to
handle. ana when they gave him an
ultlmHtum 10 that eject he accepted
and bought them out The plan was
his own. but he sent down to the
states Tor competent engineers to car.
~ Il out In the Rinkabilly water.
shed eighty miles away. be built his
reservoir. and for eighty miles tho
huge wooden conduit carried the wa.
ter across country to Ophir Esti.
mated % three millions. the reservoir
and conduit cost nearer four. Nor
DID he stop with this. Electric power
plants were Installed. and his work.
ings we're lighted ~ well ~ run by
electricity other Eourdoughs. who
had struck It rich In excess OF all
their dreamt shook their heads gloom.
NY warned him that he would 40
broke. and declined TO invest In ~ eX'
trayagant venture. Hut ~ Wight
smiled. and sold out the remainder OF
his town.fit holdings lie sold NJ the
right time. NJ the height Of the placer
boom When he prophosled TO his old
cronles, In the Mooschorn Saloon. that
within five years town lots In Dawson
could not be- given away. while the
cabins would be chopped up Tor IRE
wood. he WIS laughed at roundly. and
assured that the motherhood would
be found ere that time liut he went
ahead. when his need for lumber was
finished selling out his sawmills rs
well. Likewise. he began to get rid
OF bis scattered holdings ON the yari.
Gus creeks. and without thanks to any
one he finished his conduit. built his
dredges imported his machinery. ana
made the gold Of Ophir Immediately
accessible And he. who nyc years
before had crossed over the divide
from Indian River and threaded the
silent wilderness. his dogs packing In
dian fashion. himself living Indian
fashion on straight moose meat. now
heard the hoarso Whistles calling his
hundreds Of laborors To work. and
watched thom toll under the white
glare Of the nrc.lamps.
But having done the thing. he was
ready to depart. Aud when he let tho
word 10 out. the Guggcnhammcrs
WED with the English concerns and
with new French company In bid
ding for Ophir and all It's plant The
Guggenhammers bid highest. and tn,
price they paid nctted Daylight clear
million. II was current rumor that h,
wa worth anywhere from twenty q
.,hhy millions. But he alone knew
tut how he stood. and that. with hi
last claim sold and tho table Hwep
clean OF his winnings. he had riddoi
his bunch TO the tune OF Just trir
over eleven millions.
His departure was thing tina
passed into the history OF the Yuko
along with his other deeds All IN
Yukon was his guest. Dawson IN
seat OF tho festiyity. On that on
last night no mans dust save his ow
was good Drinks were not to DO pui
chased Every saloon ran open. wit
extra relays OF exhausted bartcnderi
aud the drinks were given away
man who refused this hospitality. an
persisted in paying. found doze
fights on his hands. The verief
chechaquos rose up to defend IN
name OF Daylight from such lnHul
And through II all. on moccasinod fee
moved Daylight. hell.roaring Burnin
Daylight. oyerspilling with good nj
turo and camaraderle, bowling his h
wolf howl and claiming the night n
his, bending mems arms down on IN
bars, performing ieats OF strength, hi
bronzed face flushed with drink. HI
black eyes flashing. clad In overall
and blanket coat. his ear.rnps dam
ling and his gauntleted mittens swim
| Ing from the cord across tho shout
efs. But this time II was neither a
| ante nor a stake that he threw ava
but mere marker In the game thl
he who held so many markers wouI
not miss