The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-07-26
Why is a millionaire?


mining engineers, was only a
dreamer. In other words Harold
the name fits him to a nicety-was
just plain bunk, and he carried
oodles of bunk with him. In fact,
he wasn't a Harry Thaw at all,
at all.
Harold had no engineers; at least
not one was ever seen. Harold's
wealth was only a myth, yet he act
Pually was seen to spend a whole
dime. If Harold was possessed of
"a 25O-horse power car it must have
been a wheelbarrow, because no car
of his was ever seen in Tonopah or
Hazen either, as far as that is con-
cerned. But the hop" market gave
out, due, it is said by the pharma-
ceutical association, to the activities
of such bears" as Harold.
But Harold was dined and made
to feel that he was ONE pumpkins
in the prosperous camp of Tonopah;
he was shown over the district; he
inspected the big mines of the Di-
vide, and Nina, too, and was
whisked about over the country in
high-powered autos.
1t was a beautiful tale that Har-
old sprung upon an u~nsuspecting
public. Mailing a letter for publ
cation from Hazen stating that he
was a descendant of Martin Van
Buren,, one-time president of the
United States, volunteering the in
formation that he was possessed of
$22, OOO,O 900, and that he was &C
companied by five engineers, Harold
blew into Tonopah a week & yes
terday morning. He styled himself
Devil Van Buren," and there are
many residents of Tonopah who now
agree that he named himself cor
rectly. He gave out the information
that he was in search of mines but
that he did not want to buy any,
thing that was priced under $780,
900.
Then the fun began-fun SO far
as it applied to our little devil"
Hundreds of propositions were sub
mitted to the distinguished(O
guest; he was invited to dinners;
he was purchased cigarettes and
what not. He was given long auto
rides, yet he failed to show any Of
the long green. Harold carried two
check books on Hartford, Connec-
ticut banks, but he failed to effect
passage of one piece of paper call
ing for $50 simply because the party
holding it thought he had better
wait.
For a millionaire Harold was
modest because he was content with
an inside room at the leading he
tel. But Harold had no clothes ex-
cept those on his back, and they
lad seen better days. He had no
coat, his shoes were worn threa
bare; his trousers were sadly in
need of repair. But our young
millionaire" explained the situation
by saying his apparel was in his big
auto which broke down near Hazen.
!, Harold is gone-gOne to a new
field of endeavor, which is said to
be no other place than GOldfield. He
disappeared after having accepted a
shirt that was mailed by an I'M
known friend, and afterward he is
said to have borrowed a pair of
shoes and a pair of trousers from a
newly made friend. He acted just
like the Arab of old, he silently
folded his tent and stole away"
The Times made an investigation
concerning Harold. A telegram was
dispatched Thursday night to the
Hartford, Conn, Times, and an
answer received yesterday morning
was to the effect that the name of
Harold E. Van Buren, vas not in
the city directory and that no one
by that name had any financial
standing in that city. In fact, Har-
old had never been heard of in his
own home town, If Hartford is his
home town.
The last seer of Harold he was
in search of twelve little devils"
He said his great yacht had been
released by the government and
that he wanted the little devils" to
accompany him on a trip around the
world. He said he had decided not
to buy any mines, but on the other
hand he would simply take over the
stock control in six companies and
let it go at that. He had millions
a.. oend hut did NOT have time t