CHAPTER XLII.

WESTERN MILLIONAIRES IN NEW YORK. EASTWARD THE STAR OF WEALTH AND THE TIDE OF BEAUTY TAKE THEIR COURSE.—INFLUENCE OF THE FAIR SEX ON THIS TENDENCY, AND WHY.—NEW YORK THE GREAT MAGNET OF THE COUNTRY.—SWINGING INTO THE TIDE OF FASHION.—COLLIS P. HUNTINGTON.—HIS CAREER FROM PENURY TO THE POSSESSOR OF THIRTY MILLIONS.—LELAND STANFORD.—FIRST A LAWYER IN ALBANY, AND AFTERWARD A SPECULATOR ON THE PACIFIC COAST.—HAS ROLLED UP NEARLY FORTY MILLIONS.—D. O. MILLS.—AN[**AN?] ASTUTE AND BOLD FINANCIE…