Talk if you will about the oldest living Mason, the only survivor of the Custer massacre, or the most ancient veteran of the Mexican war, but here is a man who will be pointed out in the days to come as a pioneer, the man who occupied the first office in the first frame building that was built in Rhyolite and was the first broker, is a Californian by birth. He was born in Oakland June 6, 1879. He became interested in the brokerage business in San Francisco and when the rush to Rhyolite began to draw hundreds in its wake, Mr. Cadogan was not the one to be left behind. He arrived in what was then a tent city in August, 1905. Seeing the possibilities for a legitimate brokerage business in what he knew was destined to be a thriving camp and later a somewhat pretentious town Mr. Cadogan opened an office. Later he was joined by A. G. Cadogan. The business prospered from the start. He is prominent among mining men and brokerage houses in Neada. Mr. Cadogan was one of the principal movers in the effort to organize a mining stock exchange in Rhyolite. He was elected vice-president of the exchange, and has given time and attention to its upbuilding. One of Mr. Cadogan's most successful enterprises was the flotation of the stock of the Homestake mine which is one of the best properties of the Bullfrog district.