The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-03-02
THE GEN. BOOTH MINE.
Gold That 70 Dug by Aaembers Of the 0al-
walton Army.

Gold That Il Dug by Members Of the Sal
walton Army.
Way up in one of the most inacessi-
bic portions of the Huachuca range OF
mountains, near Prescott, A. T., 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 Sa+
walton Army, and the profits Of the
mine all go into the treasury OF that Or
9anization. The history of the location
and subsequent development Of the,
mine is interesting.
"Old Dick" Taylor, the discoverer, ID
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 wilderness given over to tho
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 Harqua
Hala country, the Apache and New
York in the Superstitious mountsins,
the King in the Bradshaws and many
others were located by him, and have.
since made fortunes for the investors
Dick Taylor was, perhaps, the most
profane man in the southwest, His
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 years
grub-stake and then proceed to spend
the remainder OF the money in tho
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. His money once gone, he returned
to his prospecting, and touched ne
liquor until his next sale.
1t was Immediately after the sale a1
the Apache mine for fifteen Thousand
dollars that he started on his widest
debauch in Phoenix. For over a month
he did not draw a sober breath, and,
at last. reduced rgain to poverty and
weakened mentally and physically, he
professed religion at an open-air meet
>lg of the Salvation Army in Ph9nix-
or over two months he marched with
the army at its nightly meetings, but
finding such routine life too irksome.
he again started for the hills. Nothing
was heard of him for over two months.
and it was reported that he had per-
ished on the desert, but one day he
again turned up in Phmnix with =
burro load Of rich ore, which set the
town ablaze with excitement. Some of
the nuggets which he brought were
valued ut fifty dollars. Every one was
surprised when he announced his In
tention of turning his latest find over.
to the Salvation Army. It was duly
proffered to and accepted by that or
ganization, and fifteen men volunteered
to develop it. Work was commenced
over 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 is treated in TIVE
crushers erected near the mine, but it
is proposed soon to bring in q ten-stanp
mill. Strict religious discipline Il
maintained in the camp, and the profita.
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.