The Detroit times., 1915-08-13
GOOD ACTS
LIKE TEDDY
ON STAND
Mining Man, Sued for
Divorce, Bites OFF
Words
TELLS LURID TALE
OF ADVENTURE
Has Had Spectacular
Career in Search for
Wealth

George p. Good. mining engineer.
contesting the divorce suit of his
wife. Mary Jane. sat In the witness
stand In Judge Hosmers court.
Thursday morning. and In clear.
sharp tones. unfolded gripping
story Of his adventurous life In dis
tricts on the edge Of civilization.
Bronzed by the sun. grey-haired. but
alert In mind. Good snapped of his
words. pointed his finger. to give
them emphasis. and surprised Judge
and spectators by remembering
every date connected with his ca
reer from the time Of his marriage.
In 1877. A. witness, the mining
man was truly Rooseveltian.
He told of hob-nobbinS with the
late Porfrio Diaz. dictator, OF Mex
leo: of saving the lives OF rs min
ers who were entombed $50 feet un.
derground In a roaring fire: of
buryinG the heroes who died with
Custer In the last fight: OF travels
throughout the United States. Mex.
leo. Costa RIGA and other places In
his life pursuit Of precious minerals.
And. though he risked his life
time after time In this work OF TAX.
ing valuable ore from the earth. he
testified that he never received more
than $50 per month. The FIRST ex.
citing part OF Goods testimony came
when he told OF rescuing miners
from coal mine in Wyoming.
THAT was In 1887" said Mr.. Good
II opened up that mine. II was in
operation for a short time. had
gone from the mining property 10 o
nearby town to sleep. The Are mar
shall awoke me. and told me there
was blaze at the bottom OF the
shaft. $50 feet below the surface,
and that rs Of my men were en-
tombed
well, sir"-and here the finger
was again pointed straight at his
lawyers eyes-"1 went down that
SHAFT. The air was so hot I could
hardly breathe. From the top, you
could hear the flames roar. At the
bottom | began throwing dirt and
rock upon the fire to check it. One
after another. I got the men TO the
top. And when | thought my work
was done-just then. sir--about
5000 pounds OF rock fell around me.
The fire was put out. and was dug
out. They thought was dead. My
leg was paralyIed for a while, and
! was otherwise hurt, but was out
and around again in three months.
Next went to Denver. There
met men Interested In the Colorado
& Mexican Development Co. They
were going to build a railroad from
Mexico City to AQuapuita, q town
on the Pacific coast of Mexico. II
agreed to 60 down there and survey
that land.
"All was to get was 500 per
month. Before leaving Denver, I or.
dered my employers to send $50 OF
that to my wife each month. I went |
into Mexico. more to learn about |
the mineral deposits than to get |
rich. When I got to Mexico City,
bought my wife fine laces, a watch |
and other presents. sent 800,
too.
did I make the survey!r Goods
voice lowered to q grave tone. "Yes
sir. I did. When I started. I weigh
cd 17S pounds. when I completed
the work. weighed 1T pounds.
They had to send me two corps Of
engineers. One corps went out one
day and was never heard from
again. Part OF the second corps
didn't finish the work. arranged
for a military escort. to protect us
against bandits, and In that way got
through safely.
After that, I was engaged to sur
vey a terminal line around Mexico
City. Meet Gen. Diaz? Why. he
was with me seven weeks straight,
and . mighty good friend of mine
he was
Mr.. Good said the corporation for
which he surveyed the line to the
sea was given q concession Of min
eral and timber lands on each side
OF the road. extending in for q dis
lance Of 30 miles.
II got about 1000 acres of the
land" he testified. but I dropped Il
after returning to the States. III
never made q penny out OF II. de-
spite the fact that my wife says I
Got $4,000"
The engineer Jumped from Mex.
leo City to Q mining camp called
Red Gin. In Colorado. He was ask.
ID TO tell whether he had overwork.
ID his step-son. varge' Weaver.
while at the mining camp. i
mo sir. did not" he said. "Of
we had to batch Il in q
cabin there, and there were the
usual hardships Of camp life. Then.
~ in Cripple Creek. they organised
That was known ~ the A. p. A. The
Jbject Of this order was to force
mining men to discharge every Cath.
bic or Irishman In their employ.
they came to Red CliR. and made
heir demands on me. They threat
NED 70 ride me out Of town on O
~ q ! dida't comply. I said. "a