Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-24
THE GEN. BOOTH MINE.
Gold That 10 Dug by slsmbsrs Of the Sal
ynttOn Army.

Gold That 10 Dug BY sismbsrs Of the Sal
walton Army.
Way up in one Of the most inacessi-
bic portions Of the IIuachuca range Of
mountains, near Prescott, A. r., there
is situated perhaps the most unique
mining camp IN the world, says the
Mining Industry and Tradesman. The
sixteen men who daily toll in the Gen.
Booth mine are all members Of the Sal
walton Army, and the profits Of the
U1ine all go into the treasury Of that or
ganization. The history Of the location
and subsequent development Of the
mine Is interesting.
"0ld Dick" Taylor, the discoverer, 10
one Of the best known and most sue
cessful prospectors In the territory.
Coming to Arizona In the early days.
when the whole southwestern country
was o wilderness given over 10 the
Apache Indians, he has prospected
the country from one end to the
other, and made more valuable To-
cations than any other man In
Arizona. The One Horse, Bad Luck
and Desert mines In the Haqus
Hala country, the Apache and New
York In the Superstitious mountains,
the King in the Bradshaws and many
Others were located by him, and have
since made fortunes for the invest0rA
Dick Taylor was, perhaps, the most
profane man In the southwest, Ills
vocabulary Of invective was something
phenomenal, and was brought into use
on the slightest provocation. The pic
turesqueness and volubility Of his oaths
were proverbial over the territory for
many years. 1t is said that after each
sale Taylor would invest In o years
grub-stake and then proceed to spend
the remainder Of the money III the
Widest debauchery. At one time he
ran through with ten thousand dollars
in two weeks in Phoenix, throwing his
money away in the most reckless man
ner. Ills money once gone, he returned
to his prospecting, and touched no
liquor until his next sale
1t was Immediately after the sale Of
the Apache mine for fifteen thousand
dollars that he started on his widest
tlcbauch in Phoenix For over q month
he did not draw sober breath, and.
at last. reduced ugain TO poverty and
weakened mentally ind physically, he
protested religion at an opcn-air meet
ing Of the Salvation Army in Phoenix.
For over two months he marched with
the army ut It's nightly meetings, but
finding such routine life too irltsome,
he again started for the hills. Nothing
was heard of him for over two months,
and 1t was reported that he had per-
ishcd on the desert, but one day he
again turned up in Phoenix with n
burro load Of rich orc, which set the
town ubla2e with excitement. Some of
the nuggets which he brought were
valued at iifty dollars, Every one was
surprised when he announced his in
tcntion of turning his latest find over
to the Salvation Army. 1t was duly
proffered to and accepted by that or
ganization, and fifteen men volunteered
to develop 1t. Work was commenced
over u year ago under the direction Of
Taylor, and has progressed steadily
since. The pay streak Is sixteen inches
WIDE and has paid well from the grass
roots. The ore |, treated In two
crushers erected near the mine, but 1t
is proposed soon to bring in Il tcn-stamp
mill. Strict religious discipline Is
maintained in the camp, and the profits,
after paying the necessary expenses,
go into the treasury Of the army to aid
In the work Of that organization. Two
shifts of six men each work under
ground, while the remainder attend to
the treatment of the ore and transpor-
tation of necessary supplies. Supplies
are freighted one hundred miles.