The Richest Man in the World.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2817, 23 February 1878, Page 3

The Richest Man in the World.

If money be. power, says the Whitehall BeviewVwhal a force is J. W. Mackay, who thirty years since was a penniless boy in Ireland. Twenty years ago, he travelled through the United States as a speculative salesman, and sixteen years '•go he was a bankrupt. Today, at the age of 45, Mr Mackay owns three-eighths of the great Bonanza, the richest silver mine .that has ever been discovered, and draws out of Nevada a yearly income of £2,750,000- Though comparisons are odious, it is curious ,to note the difference in the incomes of the four richest men on earth :—

Mr Mackay's fortune increases £5 every minute., The question is, what will he dd!witlr it P > -?Ori perhaps it would be more cautious to ask, what will it do with him ? Fortunes in the Far West often vanish as rapidly as they are acquired. Mr Mackay.; has a magnificent otel in Paris, where his family resides, while he passes most of his time in the neighborhood of.his.vast interests. Mr and Mrs Mackay passed the summer at Trouville,-*in the charming Villa Oordier, which stands on the hill above the, town,. and overlooks the seai. '•"• •!"; 'i- t ■ ' 'i;;

Senator Duke of Jonea of Westminster. Hcvada. Rothschild.- j Mackay. Capital £16,000,000 £20,000,000 £40,000,000 £55,000,009 Per year.. 800,000- 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,760.000 Per month 00,000 80,090 170,000 200,000 Per .day... ..2,009.,,, 3,000 5,000 7,000 Per hour.. 90 120 200 300