The Washington times., 1910-04-09

whom wsre young men ana women
They were Christian people
Becomes an Abstainer.
ION Sunday they took me 10 church,
and through their influence joined the
Father Mathew Total Abstinence So
ciety- While other young carpenters
were drinking whisky on Saturday night
7 was at home with my cousins or cali
ing on friends God has been very good
to me since I came TO America
When young Walsh went to the West
he made crude hoist. and In payment
vas given a small interest IN a little
mine
one Sunday morning he landed In
I)eadwocC- There were no streets there,
e. Young Walsh began building a house,
and then began building houses on con-
tract he made about S-4-Vgg IN that
way Then he went I'D to Les--ille and
bought the Grand Central Hotel
For the nrst time Walsh decided he
had all the money he needed He had
bought small mines and real estate and
figured that The income from them
would be enough TO support him in com
fort He came 10 Washington 10 live
But the panic Of 1893 came and the small
fortune was wiped out
Back to the West.
M walsh promptly set out again for
the West He already owned a number
OF the mines in the Camp Bird Basin
control Of the tract He was told by
expert biologists that there was no gold
IN the mines, but having become some
thing or q mineralOg1st himself BY that
time ne set about hunting for gold
He seemed 10 have an instinct for
-ceutinE the precious metal Black
EDeCks Of gold seemed luminous 10 him
and though he haif-huuO rDusly attTfb-
Ited his fortune TO luck II was pretty
.welI-grounded on q thorough knowledge
Of rock formation
At the height Of his success Mr..
Walsh leCIed the call Of the East and
decided TO bring his family TO Wash
ingtcn TO live He sold a share OF the
Camp Bird Mines and transferred thei-
operation to an English syndicate which
was said 10 have paid him Sl4,o00OOo for
q share OF less than half though this
was not verified
Busy After Retirement.
For some time M Walsh aIternzted
between Washington and Denver,
where he maintained a magnificent
country estate known as rWOoIhurst-
That home and his Connecticut avenue
residence, one Of the finest homes IN
the country. seemed to have greater
capzcfties for entertainment than the
royal palaces OF Europe
After his retirement came the
busiest Ueri0d of Nj. WalSh's life be
devoted some tine 20 the purely Iheo-
TFrical side Of mining and introduced
new methods in treatment Of ores. But
the greater uaTI Of his time was given
70 various pubic enterprises
he was one O. The national ComTDsS
Ef1np-= to tire Paris Exposition n l5iHl-
he vas a member OF the Washington
Academy Of Sciences Of the National
Geographic Society, OF the American
Association Of Mining Engineers he
served 2 term as president Of the Ma
1iouaI Irrigation Association and though
he had not an acre Of arid land he de-
voted q large amount OF efIOrL 70 1Ur-
TNrTfurr irrigation projects
Active IN Washington.
He was closely associated with Wash
fnEtou business enterprise Two large
Office buildings, the Ouroy and
Colorado, were erected BY him In add
lion, he was the owner OF the property,
formerly known as the Oxford Hotel, be
sides a large amount Of other real estate.
F. He vas a member Of the executive com
6uirtee OF the Washington Board OF
Trade.
Within the past year, as president OF
the washington Aero Club, he was q
moving spirit In the effort 20 bring the
next international aviation meet 70
Washington
he vas q member OF the Denver Club
o. the metropolitan and Cosmos Clubs
IN Washington, and Of the metropolitan
Club IN New York He also belonged
10 The Travellers Club. Of London,
American Political Life Association, r
Paso Club. Automobile Club Of Ameri-
ca Automobile Club de France. the Pill
-rinls OF London. the Pilgrims Of New
YORK. and others
His magnificent WaShf1Et on residence
was located 81 300 Massachusetts ave
nue. and his Office IN room 60 OF the
Colorado building