The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-09
Thomas F. Walsh Died at His
Home in Washington Late
Last Evening after Quite a
Long Illness.
WORLDS SCIENTISTS
HON0RED HIS GENIUS
He Began Life on the Farm
and by His Industry and In
teIIigence Worked His Way
to High Place.

Washington, d. c., April 9.-Thomas
+. Walsh, of Colorado and Washing
ton, died at 1:25 O'Clock last night, at
his home In Massachusetts avenue.
Death was due to heart trouble. MIR.
Walsh had been in poor health for sew.
eral weeks.
The end came peacefully, without
pain. At the bedside were the men,
bers Of the family and Mr.. Walsh's
physicians.
More than month ago Mr.. Walsh's
condition became such as to cause APP
prehension. and 1t was decided that q
trip to Florida might be of benefit to
his shattered health. Accordingly, ac-
c0mpanied by Mrs. Walsh, he went to
Palm Beach, Fla. But the improve
ment hoped for was not to be gained
there, and the party journeyed next to
San Antonio, Texas.
I When It became known that Mr..
Walsh's case was desperste he was
hurried by special train to his Wash
fngton home, arriving here Thursday,
March "a.
sketch o. Waish's Life.
Born in the county of Tipperary,
Ireland. In 1851, OF poor family,
Thomas r. Walsh became one OF the
wealthiest men and the greatest min
ing man in the United States.
He was educated in the public
schools Of Ireland and later learned the
nillwright's trade; this was before he
was 10 years Of age. He then emigrat.
I'd to America and went to- Massachu-
sets, where he earned his living at the
carpentry trade.
He was persuaded to &c. west and
subsequently, established himself in
Ieadville, where he engaged in busi-
ness as q builder and contractor Later
he built houses in the Black Hills re-
tton and did little prospecting. MIR.
Walsh never went about the country
with q pick on his back. BY close
study he acquired an intimate knowl-
edge Of geology. mineralogy and metal
lurgy; the disposition of ore bodies and
the development and treatment of ores,
and was at his death, the foremost
mining expert of the United States.
Long before Mr.. Walsh became rich
be met and fell in love with Miss Car
RE Reed, D south Wisconsin girl, whom
he married In October, 1870, at Lead
VILE, Col. She, although her early
gifts that should belong to rich mans
wife.
Operated . Hotel.
He ran q hotel In his early mining
days, and It was through this business
that he won the admiration and respect
of all the miners who met him. Els
pecially SO, because he would always
welcome . man whether he had luck or
not.
During his spare moments he arrived
ut some original theories of mining
and dreamed of q great fortune. He
made It regular practice to grub
stake" prospecting parties in consider.
sti0n Of share bf the profits, II any.
One such party In 1876, struck some.
thing rich in the Black Hills. Walsh
sold his share in the mine for 100000
and that was the foundation Of his
great fortune.
It was somewhere around 1896 that
Walsh discovered the greatest mine
In the country, the Camp Bird. OF
which he was the largest owner. One
day he came to the conclusion that
there were valuable gold and silver
deposits In the high regions around
the ouray district. Old miners laugh.
dat him, but he staked out claims and
set gangs Of men to work. The re-
suit of his sagacity and pluck was the
Camp Bird mine. which yielded $1,000
600 the first three years of It's exis.
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Miners Well Cared For.
Perhaps throughout the world there
can not be found mine or mining
properties where the condition of the
men working on them Is more comfort
able than on the Walsh properties in
Colorado The mon ara al well hous
ed and all we'll fed. Places are pro
vided where they may dry their
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