The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-07
CHEAP STOCK PROVES
PAYING INVESTMENT
FORGOTTEN PURCHASE OF TAM.
ARACk G. CHESAPEAKE GIVES
DOLLARS FOR CENTS.

Patrick TURKEY, a miner recent,
from Kingman, Ariz,, is In Wallae,
tiis week, coming Oh 1t mission o.
considerable financial importance. I'll,
story connected with his coming i,
one OF interest and briefly Is as fol.
lows.
Twelve or more years ago he was
WORKING as a miner IN the Coeul
dAlenes and was for time employed
at the Mammoth mine, before its con
solidation with the Standard and la
or acquisition by the Federal company
He had more or less knowledge from
practical standpoint Of the lesser de-
veloped properties of the camp and
though somewhat Of rowing disposi-
ton, he nevertheless had an eye 10
thrift and purchased for a very few
cents a share 1850 shares of Chesa-
peake and Tamaraek mining stock. In
the years that have elapsed Mr.. Tur-
ley had practically forgotten that he
had purchased any at all of this stock,
so he could hardly have remembered
the price he paid, but at that time.
when 1t was considered doubtful as
set. II is not likely the purchase price
was more than or 3 cents a share.
James +. Mccarthy, now manager Of
the Hecla Mining company was then
connected with the Mammoth, and
with him Mr. ,TDr1o,, r,I,co1 tbn oo,.ti
tieate Of stock for safe keeping Some
tine later he left the Occur d'Alenes,
working for periods In the mines of
Utah, Nevada and other western
states and in late years in Arizona.
Dilieent Search for Hurley.
Over year ago, when the Chesa-
peake and Tamarack and Custer were
consolidated, there was a general over
hauling Of records and stock transap-
tions of years past We're brought to
Light. There were several instances
of stockholders in the Chesapeake an, |
Iamarack whose whereabouts were |
unknown, The new company gave |
newspaper publicity to these and |
through this Mr. McCarthy's atten-
ton was drawn to the name OF Nj.
Turley. He remembered the miner al
the Mammoth and recalled something
of the incident. A little research re-
vealea the stock certificate carefully
put away in the vault. The next la SIS
was to get track of Patrick Turley.
He started the inquiry in numerous
mining camps Of the west, and for a
time thought he had track of him IN
one of the Salt Lake hospitals, but it
was a wrong lead But the effort WITS
continued.
Got the News in Arizona.
In some way an nkling of the news
u the missing owner of the now val
liable stock reached kingman Turl ~
wrote to Postmaster Alfred Dunn, ma
ling inquiry about the stock, but To-
ating the Chesapeake and ,Tamarac<
below Gem, on Canyon creek" He {
Mentioned also that Charles O'Neif {
nd Mr. Garter" were owners of the t
fammoth, where he worked and that |
e left the stock with MIR. Carter :
he postmaster knew Mr.. McCarthy's y
,rmer connection with the Mammoth s
nd showed him the letter Mr.. Nc /
arthy remembered that Mr., Turley {
nj always called him Garter" That Ii
llstake was accounted for. Later the d
tallace postmaster wrote the King II
AN postmaster for a personal descrip- p
on of Turley, The letter was not an a
yered, Mr.. Mccarthy also had some o
correspondence With G
lie bank of that place. o.
ON the whole, there was no salts
ctory identification of Turley and
dications were that some one had 81
zen told the story of the stock and Il
As tmpersonating him. ol
Knew TURKEY Instantly. II
Mr.. Mccarthy was confident that he'll II
ould know Turley by sight, and his OF
dgment was later confirmed THE oi
ock has a cash value of $1,000 m &c
o0o and Mr.. Mccarthy felt that hs til
uId take no chances on giving 1t 6 Il
G wrong man. lie insisted on seeing ~
riley. Without knowledge that Tur al
was in Wallace. Mr.. Mccarthy ac-
lentally met him ON the street a as
~ days ago. He knew him at q sa
tnce and called him by name. but ly
:. Turley did not know him. gr
However, the right man Is finally n ~
secession of his own The stock il TIA
Iuable, among the very best in the Gu
eur d'Alenes, good for money at any on
mute or good to hold for certain
.idends. Mr. Turley will probably
the latter. co