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Show GAMBLER TO A MILLIONAIRE Wonderful Rise of a Nevada Man Who Broke "The Bank" With Senator's Money. From a gambler to a millionaire mining man, politician, probablo president pres-ident of four bankB, and on record as having refused a United States sen-atoroshlp sen-atoroshlp is tho brlot history of Qeorge Wlngfleld, according to the New York Tribune. The story which was current in the early days of tho Tonopah tnd Ooldfleld district was that Wlngfleld in tho pioneer period of tho Tonopah camp came out ot a gambling house one evening and stood with a de spondent look on hU faco, when tho lato Sonator Nixon camo along. The Bonator greeted Qeorgo, aB ho was popularly known, nnd asked how his luck was. Wlngflold ropllod that ho was broko. Nixon handed him come gold and said: "Try again, Ooorgo," and passed on. That money turnod tho trend of fortuno and Wlngflold broko tho bank and became owner ot tho gambling houso. From that tlmo on his success suc-cess seemed to be aBsurod. Ho so-cured so-cured from tho prospectors various mining claims, including largo Interests Inter-ests In tho leading mines In the Ooldfleld Oold-fleld district, nnd as ovldonco ot his appreciation for tho holp of Nixon he gave tho lato senator an lnterost In all his holdings. After tho senator's death Wlngflold was offered tho Nevnda senatorial toga, but ho refused It. It Is stated, howovor, that ho will bo the next president of tho banks which Sonator Nixon headed, WInnomucca, Carson, Tleno and Tonopah. |