. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. man-agers of the Bank of California to go to Virginia City, Nev., open a branch and represent the Interests of the bank at that point. A year
. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. man-agers of the Bank of California to go to Virginia City, Nev., open a branch and represent the Interests of the bank at that point. A year after-wards the mines there seemed to be exhausted. About that time Mr. Ralston paid a visit to Mr. Sharon. when the two had a long confidential interview, tbe result of which was that Sliaron was to commence a most vigilant effort to prospect and dis-cover, if possible, more paying ore in the Comstock lode; Mr. Ralston agreeing that the Bank of California should furnish the means for prosecuting the search, on Mr. Sharons personal responsibility, the indebtedness to be paid within two years. Having agreed upon terms. Mr. Sharon called to his aid the best mining talent of the country, sunk new shafts, and. luckily, opened the wonderfully rich mines which have made the Virginia City Bonanza mines famous the world over. Four months from tlie date of his agreement with Mr. Ralston. Mr. Sharon had paid the bank all he owed and had deposited there to. Palace lloteL Sau Francisco, his own credit $750,000. He was soon after made a director of thebank, and within a year he was reputed to he worth $::; Soon after Ralstons death, it was Sharon who convened thedirectors of the bank and proposed the re-opening of the institution,stating at the time what he proposed to subscribe to that end. Hissubscription was immediately followed by others, until the neces-sary amount was made up. Ill the fluctuations of values of various kinds of property, it wasdifficult to estimate Mr. Sharo
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