Show A FORTUNE IN THREE YEARS at the hotel imperial new york is a man who hab has 9 become ec ome rich in mining 11 speculations in washington within the last three years his name is james dark clark to a new york tribune reporter he told the story of how he did it A little more than three years vears ago said mr dark clark I 1 1 I was the manager of the war eagle r mine near roslin british columbia I 1 had always had the idea that there was plenty of gold in the colville Colv lle reservations in washington 11 state and ane one da day y I 1 decided to make an investigation I 1 gave two of my m workmen 50 and started them out prospecting A hundred dollars was a large surn sum for foi me then but it made me a rich man and it made the prospectors rich men too they discovered gold in large quantities and I 1 im medially medi atly organized the republic gold alining na 11 company there were shares of stock the two prospectors and I 1 had a fourth interest each the remainder of the shares we disposed of at 10 cents a share although we had a hard time doing it when operations were finally begun berrun we had aple splendid edid su success three months aro ago we sold shares of the stock to a montreal syndicate for we now have a cyanide plant and all the modern improvements and the stock is worth a share in addition to the republic that gave me a fourth in terest rest in the lone pine surprise and peril mines in the same district all of which pay very well and have glorious futures that was the best investment I 1 ever made or ever expect to make mining 11 is is a fine thing when you have luck it is literally finding finding money and you usually find it in large hunks too when you find it at all there are mighty few businesses nowadays which will make a fortune in three years beyond all doubt washinton washington r ton state is fabulously rich in mineral deposits mining has become the mainstay of the state and agriculture has been compello compelled to take a back seat |