Show WHAT THE KIDS FOUND copper era clifton arizona colonel mickey hogan arrived this week from goldfield bullfrog and las vegas where he spent some time investigating his mining interests in those camps early last winter he grub staked the iron gall kid big nose kid and pecos kid and started them for nevada on a prospecting trip on the way out the boys got into a row over a poker game which terminated in their becoming enemies on arriving at tonopah they divided the grub into three equal parts and each hit the trail for himself the iron gall kid located a claim at goldfield which is the wonder of that section big nose got to bullfrog in time to secure an extension of the january jones claim while the pecos kid drifted further south and discovered a new camp near las vegas which now promises to rival goldfield mickey heard nothing from the boys until april 1st ast when strange to say he received a letter from each of them conveying the information above stated he at once left clifton and arriving at las vegas on a construction train he was met by the pecos kid with an auto and taken from there to the mines about sixteen miles distant he found a number of men employed at the mine from which ore is now being shipped averaging to the ton which pays a handsome profit over operating ex expenses pense s after spending a few days with the pecos kid he bought an auto and made the trip to bullfrog in nine hours which is considered slow time but the road is now baldy cut up with heavy freight wagons he found that big nose had a sale on for a sum which can be written only with six figures but as the property was being opened up under the leasing system and making money the colonel decided not to part with his interest and advised big nose to hold on he spent a few days there and then visited goldfield where he found the iron gall kid busy with a string of teams hauling ore to the railroad which is so valuable that every load is accompanied by an armed guard mr hogan is a modest man but is compelled to admit that he is doubtless a multimillionaire multi millionaire and if his luck holds good for a short time he will be traveling in the same class with rockefeller and mogan he says he saw lordsburg Lords burg hachita and naco in their best days but even then they in it a little bit with bullfrog and goldfield which are red hot camps however he says many people have rushed in who do not know how to protect themselves and consequently are down on the country and give it a hard name but for genuine razzle bazzle dazzle and quick returns it is now in the lead of any other mining section in the world the colonel is so well pleased with the country and with his phenomenal run of good luck that he will close out his business interests here shortly and locate at bullfrog from which point he will radiate in autos or flying machines to his various mines in that section |