The Washington herald., 1921-03-13

Sixth street or Coronado shafts IN
Leadville, stand up against a vein
and pound the drill as strongly as
any bohunk who ever went to Lead
Vile.
Sam was born on Prince Edward
Island, and he was among those
emigrants to Colorado from that
little. island who rolled up millions
in the mines. Virtually all OF them
became millionaires, built fine man
sions in Denver. organized banks,
constructed railroads. and then
either entered society or financed
politics.
SOME INTERESTING
FACTS ABOUT .sAM.-
Sam, however, never hankered for
society. He studied mining and the
problems of geology while he
worked for IS a day. One day he
applied to a Leadville bank for a
lease on a worn-out mine. He got
1t. and Sam cleaned up something
like a million out of a mine sup
posed to be "gutted" of all values.
Thereupon the Guggenheims looked
him over and asked him to take
charge Of their field operations in
Leadville.
Sam was made president of the
Western Exploration Company at
$4,000 a year and was frequently
called into consultation with John
Hays Hammond. Sam after a time
quit pounding a drill and moved to
Denver into sumptuOus offices and
then the political bee commenced to
hum in his ear.
The Congressional Directory wiz
likely tell the rest of the story
how Sam took active charge of the
political party in his State; how he
reorganized the elements of that
party which had been shattered by
repeated Democratic successes; how
he offered himself as a sacrifice
as the party's gubernatorial nomf-
nee on two occasions and how he
finally won out for the Senate over
Charles s. Thomas and over Tully
Scott, of the Supreme Court, known
"as the Peoples Best Friend"
Sam weighs in about 100 ringside
and has q true military figure anG
according to his numerous friends
out Colorado way, he will show the
natives in Washington and all Of
ficialdom how to dress, how to en-
tertain and how to be a good fell
low. Incidentally he has sacrificed
a salary, which was increased from
$50. 900 to 100000 a year, to do just
such things.
Washington society seems to be
taking a greater interest all the
time in horseback riding and events
connected with the horse. Quite a
large crowd turned out for the
horse show-one of a series-which
the Remount Association staged at
the Riding and Hunt Club last Sat
urday night-a week ago yesterday.
Those shows have been perfectly
fine and are getting more interest
ing each time instead of less. For
q while the association ruled that a
horse that had won a ribbon at one
of the shows could not compete
again at. another show. but that
prohibitory clause has been with
drawn with the result that such
drawing cards as Gen. Pershing's
horses, ridden by the marvellous
Col. John. Quekemeyer-how he can
ride-which won ribbons at the first
shows, can enter again. The Tues
day evening rides and drills given
by the Riding Club have been lets
Of fun. and IL is rather with regret
that 1t has been announced that this
Tuesday will be the last one for
this season. The club will soon be-
gin to plan the outdoor parties, pa
per chases. hunts, etc.
THIRD CAVALRY DRILL
BIG SOCIAL EVENT.
The drill, given at Fort Myer last
week by the Third Cavalry stationed
there. was big social event. In
the first place, Gen. Pershing was
the hnuar 1uAsfA and hA alI.axx IL