Evening star., 1925-03-03

team across the plains to the South
Park in Colorado. He worked In the
quartz mines at Central City until
the next Spring, when he Joined the
gold seekers then fiocking to Idaho.
In 1876 he built what was said to
be the first silver stamp mill in Butte,
making the ersJwhile mining camp
for the time being, the greatest sill
yer producer in America. Thirty-five
years later he helped make Butte one
of the worlds principal zinc camps
What has been called the magic
transformation OF Butte from gold
camp TO silver camp, silver to cop
per and then merging TO copper and
zinc, with Its by-products Of gold,
silver, lead and manganese, has been
attributed to Cark's genius as much
as to any other factor.
Poured Millions Into Railroad.
An example OF his determinatio.
and persistence was afforded when
through his friendship with the late
Senator Thomas Kearns OF Utah, he
became interested in the construc.
tion of the San Pedro, Los Angeles
and Salt Lake Railroad. q shortcut
line from Salt Lake City to Los An
geles. Clark financed IL personally
and owned more than so per cent OF
the stock. Just after the road was
completed floods washed out great
sections OF the roadbed, entailing a
loss OF $16,000,000. Realizing the pos
sibilities of the line in building up
Nevada, Utah and California. he
poured his wealth a second time into
the enterprise and reconstructed the
railroad. which now has been in sue
cessful operation several years.
During the Nez Perce Indian upris
ing or 1879, Clark organized a bat
talon of volunteers, and, as its ma
jor, helped to quell the trouble. He
was president OF the constitutional
conventions Of Montana in 1884 and
1889. In 1890 Democrats OF Montana
first nominated him for United States
Senator, and he claimed the election,
but was denied his seat Eight years
later he was elected to the upper
house, but a factiona contest wa.
started in Washington, and before
fne Investigation ended he resigned.
informing the Senate that he would
submit the case to the voters of Mon
tana by Immediately seeking re-elec-
ton. winning on the first ballot in
the Legislature chosen on the sole
issue of Clark or anti-Clark," he
served a full term and then declined
to be candidate again.
A devotee of golf, which he learned
to play after his Goth year, Senator
CIark'S other hobbies were art and
philanthropy. He owned a large pic
ture gallery, including six panels of
Beauvafs tapestries illustrating the
principal events I'm the life of Joan of
Arc, alone worth 500, ,00o
One of the gifts to the City OF Butte
was public park known as Coium-
bia Gardens, playground abounding
in flowers, landscapes, picnic groves,
base ball park, geological collec-
ton and other recreation features.
Another was the Paul Clark Home, a
refuge for poor and crippled children,
built In memory of son who died In
childhood. In Los Angeles Senator
Clark built the Mary Andrews Clark
Home for Working Girls, in honor of
his mother. In New York he main
tained kindergarten school named
for one of his other children who died
early in life.
Four years ago Mr.. Clark made a
gift of 100000 to the Corcoran Art
Gallery. in Washington, the income
of which was to perpetuate the
awards known as the William A.
Clark prizes. The awards had previ-
ously been made by Mr.. Clark at BIZ
eunial exhibitions in the gallery