Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-01-02
FOUND s5,ooo,ooo
AT LAKES BOTTOM
Tall Stranger Just Had to Tell
Doctor About Deposit of
Petrified Fish.

Petrified Fish.
New York.-A rather stout man
whose expression inspired confidence
was sitting on sofa in the Breslin
lobby, when he was approached by a
tall, lanky, heavily-mustached person,
who beamed upon him.
You are a doctor. are you not?"
asked the tall man.
THAT is my profession" was the re-
ply. But if there is anything wrong
with you you had better see the house
physician. l don't live here, and 1t
wouldn't be medical etiquette for me
to prescribe for YOU"
"Oh, | am not SICK" protested the
other II just want somebody to take
a drink with me-"
The doctor looked him over and ST
lently followed him into the bar.
When the glasses had been placed he
fore them the stranger said:
'I'll bet l am the happiest man in
the world"
He was smiling but as the doctor
took a second glance at him he no.
ticed that while he wore very good
suit of clothes, his shirt was soiled
and his collar needed at least the turn
that some visitors give that article to
save laundry expenses.
How 500" finally remarked the doc
tor.
Its on account of that ichthyolite
mine of mine in Texas" said the man
who was treating.
"Ichthyolite? | have heard of that
before" ventured the doctor.
Sure you have" agreed the other
1T is the best remedy known for GER
tain diseases.
You know down in Texas there are
lot of dried-up lakes" he went on.
Il have been prospecting for years
down there. Well, in the bottom of
one Of these l have found deposit of
petrified fish, which is of more value
than pretty good-sized gold mine.
| have had the State Geologist of Tex
as examine the deposit thoroughly, and
he has reported that in the deposit
there are 100000 pints of ichthyolite.
We'll, this confirmed my own pre-
vious opinion as TO the value of the
deposit All | needed to make a for
tune was to get little capital, and
that is why | came on to New York:
| have taken a liking to you, and |
may as well tell you that | have spent
the greater part of the day with An
drew Carnegie. | had some difficulty
seeing him, but when he heard of what
| had the bars were let down at once
and he became enthusiastic.
After less than five minutes talk
he made me an offer of $280,000 for a
fourth interest in my mine. Say,
that's some money, isn't ito The mon
ey will be used for getting out the
ichtyolite and putting ii on the mar
ket But it is not going to be offered
to the public-at least not all of it,
Carnegie told me strictly on the quiet
that he wanted the Steel Trust to have
the first crack at it. He said it had
lately been discovered that ii was the
best thing to paint iron with, and he
said he could sell the Steel Trust all
we wanted at dollar pound, A pint
is a pound, so that means that the
deposit as it stands is worth some
Nhtl III llC hOOu Vi PO,OVO,OVO
That means that Carnegie will get a
million and quarter for the $2S0,000
he hanged me, but | don't mind.
It was worth the difference to have
the talk with him and to have him
go in as partner"
What did you do with the money!"
asked the doctor, who was now be-
ginging to feel little anxious.
81 left it at my hotel uptown. Can't
tell you the name of the hotel, because
somebody might overhear."
Let me buy this drink" suggested
the doctor.
Couldn't think of it," protested the
| other grabbing the check the barkeep-
er threw down. "I'll bet you haven't
got $2S0,000; now, have your"
Leaving his drink on the counter,
the doctor made an excuse that he
had to go TO the telephone, and head
ed for the Office desk.
Say" he said to the clerk, Jam
mistaken in thinking read some time
ago that Andrew Carnegie had gone
to England?"
Guess not" was the reply. II read
in the paper the other day that they
had presented him with the freedom
of some town or other over there
whatever that means"
The doctor nodded. Then he went
back toward the door of the bar and
cautiously peeped in. The man who
had seen Carnegie" yesterday morn
ing and got s2S0,OO0 out of him was
busy with refreshments. Then the
doctor hurried to the Twenty-ninth
street door and walked away and did
not come back until he had made sure
over the telephone that the prosperous
Taxan had loft