Arizona republican., 1902-09-02
KING FOR SIDE-PARTNER
How Tom Walsh Added Social Dis.
 tiEction to Millions.

Let your mind travel back to 1S19-S0. the west. Bonanza mines had been dis covered at LeadVille. From Pike'S peak to the Missouri every train was loaded with passengers and supplies for Leadville. Jay Gould had recently consolidated the Pacific roads and built a big union station in Denver.
 To reach the greatest mining camp in the world the half finished South Park railroad was rushed day and night toward the new city eXpandinS and roaring under the peaks of the snowy range. The stage lines connect ing with the railroad terminus, moving forward a canvas town or two every week, were overcrowded. Men and wo- men, and even children, climbing the mountains on foot swarmed the road way. Every class of humanity was represented in that extraordinary gold crazed caravan. When an overloaded stage struck a snow bank in a storm and tumbled over precipice in the night there was sure to be a clergyman or two among the passengers, tender footers" travelling with reformed des- | peTadoes and pretty women, grass wid- ows. red haired adventuresses and wo- men of refinement, all wild and hungry for Leadville, where the streets assayed silver and gold.
 And what a town it wasi mad, roaring maelstrom of fortune hunters: it's altitude two miles above the sea. IL was California days over again. It is singular fact. by the way, that the gold discoveries of the west came fT..r,F ,F..,-, -s- Pike's peak 1859, Nevada and Montana groups, 1869, Leadville 1879 or there l abOuts.
 | Senator Taber. who not long before | had offered $i,OO0, coo worth of mining stock to square a butchers bill and was turned down with sneers and abuse 1 from the butchers was now king of the | town. His Little Pittsburg, Chrysolite and other great mines had made him d man of power. He was president oi national bank, was building opera houses finished in carved mahogany putting up high buildings in Leadville and Denver. while Leadvine poured out wealth by tens of millions. The gamb- | ling houses never closed. The barber who skinned you with dull razor took l half dollar and shouted Next" while ] I DOy DlcGheu yOui DOObo cild tOO-A e'i your loose change.
 The life and style of everything a ! Lcadville focused around the Gram Central hotel Thomas F. Walsh wa: the landlord. He was a hustler, anC was always looking after the comfor oc his guests. Tall, smiling, confideu and ever at case, he seemed to nal'
 money without even turning over hi
 hand He bought mines and knev every body in the country.
 When d friend was short Of mone!
 he said. Never mind, pay next time.
 the bookkeeper smiled, said he hoped L
 see him soon again and Mir. Walsl
 continued doing business with the mul
 titudes thronging the hotel Senate
 Tabor erected palaces in Denver an'
 finally went to the United States sen
 ate.
 Today Tabor is Gead and MT. Walsh
 landlord of the Grand Central hotel
 has risen to worldwide fame, wit
 more than Tabor's millions behind hin
 His income is estimated at $i.000 day
 and his wealth millions of dollars. bu
 this is not all Society has opened he
 ga teS to his family. and king is hi
 side partner in vast mining operation
 in the Congo country in Africa.
 The story of MT. walsh lite is an