The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-01

Il have made 100000. gold. during
the last six MONTHS" he continued.
Any man with nerve can get rich
here in a few months-thRt is. IL he
is In the right position 10 do so. ore.
cattle and hides are the great money
makers here just now. or course tho
ore business is well organized.
We work II this way: Virtually all
the mines have been long without the
protection OF their owners. have an
agent, a Chinaman, who goes TO these
properties and takes all the orc al
bottom prices. We have good mules
and We put 1t across the hills under
the protection OF my men. or course
without the protection OF the soldiers
L could not be moved away.
MY men all the way across know
whom the mules belong TO and they
escort them from section to section.
There is no danger OF mo losing any
thing. OF course the poems who arc
working the properties merely take
out the best stun. They work the
high grade veins only. II is not our
fault II the properties 80 10 nicces
aIter the men dig out the best stun.
me srlngos can worry about thl.''
suggestion was ventured that the
Americans Gringos-might return Il,
the country soon and reclaim their
properties.
Let them come back II they want
to-but don't think they will come
soon. because II is not safe out there
now Don Miguel said with smile.
You know villa is still out there and
they may run into him II thew arc
not careful. When they come hack II
they ever do, they can 20 out and and
some new veins. They will find very.
very little OF the old properties worth
having.
We bring the ore this far on mule
back and then ship II through 10 my
good friend the jefe at .Iuarez He
does the rest-puts II across tho Dor.
der without much difficulty and With
out much expense.
His Chinese Confederate,
.Ot course this thing can't last forever.
intend TO get all | can within the
next few months. because no one
knows what is going to happen down
nero after while. expect TO be gov
ernor OF Durango before very long and
do not want to continue tho bust
ness after that"
WONG" Laviaga shouted. as n
young Chinaman rode by the car on
u mule. Come in here a moment"
is there much ore left out in the
nils that we can get al without trou-
bleE' Iaviaga asked him.
Lots OF it-plenty more out there, .
Wong said with broad smile
y have Just been talking business,
wong. telling about the chances to
make lot OF money here"
That's right" said Wong. Lots
here"
How much have you made since you
save up cooking?" Lavlaga asked
u made more than $l1 900 in gold
during the last two months" Wong
replied with great JOY. I'm 20 back
home soon and be rich man.
Wong explained how he ran a store
IN the sierras as a blind for his real
business and how the profits OF the
store were given no consideration
while he was operating the great bon
ANA scheme for Laviaga.
y $50 AAAAA VI lllbuey no YOU use
out there, Wong?" Layiagu asked.
Any kind Of money: most old Amer
lean money what they call counter
felt" Wong replied.
LavIaga laughed heartily.
We pay for the ore in old Ameri-
can bills" Layiaga said. There is no
need to bring real money there. In
'El Paso there are many places where
the counterfeit money can be bought.
In Chihuahua, also. there are places
where II can be bought al apDroki-
mately five cents for 500 bills.
Laviaga then suggested that ii
would be well to get a good sized sun
ply Of this money.
You see. the people over in the
Sierras are afraid Of all kinds of Mex-
lean money. They have seen SO many
changes that they don't want any Of
Il II they can help it." he continued
They all like American money. They
don't know that there is such thing
as counterfeit They can't tell the