Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-04-04
HIS WAGE
Nay in Which Big Buffer From
New York Didn't Bluff a
Mexican Outlaw.
BY c. 3. LEWIS.

sated In Mexico, but owned and
worked by Americans, had been in
running order year before Jose Fa-
Eara put in an appearance. He had
been heard of, however. He was
Jumper and a general outlaw, and it
was the popular belief that he stood In
with the police. At any rate. they
had not interfered with his operations
10 any extent, and he walked the
streets Of the towns as free as any
,ther man. One day Jose appeared
1t the mine. He walked straight to
The superintendent office, and doff-
ing his hat. said:
ASenor Barnes, / beg Of you to ex-
cuse me. My name Is Jose Favara- l
should have called on you weeks ago,
but have been busy In other directions.
| am now here to do business with
you"
We'll. what Is your business?" que
ned the superintendent, although he
had pretty fair idea of 1t.
ITO arrange to draw my monthly
salary senior"
For performing what services?'
For leaving your mines in peace"
In other words you mean to levy
tribute on us?"
''The senior hits the nail on the
head at the first blow. My terms are
$500 per month in cash. I shall call
for it myself. If accepted, you will
BIO under my protection. II not"
you will make trouble for us?"
The Senior Barnes hits the nail
again. l like to do business with an
Americana"
Jose Favara was told that he would
have to wait few days until his
proposition could be submitted to the
president and board of directors in
New York. He was agreeable. He
went away bowling and smiling and
Mr.. Barnes sat down and wrote let
ter.
The proposition was extortion pure
and simple. The authorities could
be appealed to, and would doubtless do
something. Nevertheless, the fact re-
NAMED that Jose was a bigger man
In that district than the authorities.
He could harry and harass. He could
scare every peon out of the mine in
two weeks. He could capture every
mule, and driver engaged In transport
Ing ore over the mountains. He could
do lots of things to make the situation
unpleasant, and the superintendent
recommended that a monthly salary
be paid. He added that 5000 per
month was dog cheap.
The president and his board looked
upon 1t as rather funny case, but
followed the advice of Mr.. Barnes.
From that time on, for two years,
Jose Favara regularly appeared on
the 10th of each month and received
his salary" Twice during that time
the poems would have struck for high
er wages had he not appeared and
threatened them with his vengeance.
A Mexican lawyer discovered what he
thought was flaw in the title of the
New Yorker" and would have made
cost and trouble had not Jose sent him
word that he was after his scalp. 1t
was conceded that the outlaw earned
his wage.
Things were going ON satisfactorily
when the old president died and Mr..
Goldsmith was elected in his place.
While the dividends were large, Mr..
Goldsmith wanted to increase them.
He saw way to do 1t by looping of
and cutting down. A cut of ten per
cent. was made in wages and salaries.
and the 5000 per month to Jose Far
vara was cut off entirely
When Mr.. Barnes wrote that this
would bring trouble, he was directed
to arm his stan and fight. When he
asked for rifles, a dozen old con-
demned Springfield muskets were sent
him, but not a single cartridge. He
wrote for cartridges, but was an
swered that the president would soon
take trip to Mexico In his private
car and give further instructions In
person. AS clothier, Mr.. Gold
smith had been known as a hustler.
AS president of silver mine he de-
termined to be a hummer.
Jose Favara called, as usual, on the
/ 10th Of certain month, to be told
that his salary was nix. He had been
discharged. Mr.. Barnes entered into
particulars with him, even to stating
the probable date Of the arrival Of the
president. Jose was impassive and
impurturbable. He smiled the same
old smiles and bowed the Same old
bows. He knew he had earned his
money, but If he was sore, he gave no
sign of it. He went away saying that
he might call again, and things went
on as usual for three weeks.
Then president Goldsmith arrived
1t was 20 miles over to the railroad.
and he had to make this distance on
the back of burro. but he made II.
He arrived at the mines at three
o'clock in the afternoon At six the
poems came up from the shaft and an
nounced that there was a strike.
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