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

pNoi 81 T. ooou, uiiuiHS eHSihSSi'
contesting the divorce suit OF his
wife. Mary Jane. sat in the witness
stand In Judge hosmer's 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. AS witness, the mining
man was truly Rooseveltian.
He told of hob-nobbinS with the
late Porfirio Diaz. dictator of Mex
leo; of saving the lives OF 75 min
ers who were entombed $50 feet un-
derground In 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 $3.50 per month The first ex-
citing part of Goods testimony came
when he told OF rescuing miners
from a coal mine in Wyoming
THAT was In 1887" said Mr. Good
81 opened mp that mine. II was In
operation for a short time. had
nearby town TO sleep. The fire mar
shall awoke me. and toia 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--"I went down that
shaft. The air was SO hot | could
hardly breathe. From the top. you
could hear the flames roar. At the
bottom | began throwing dirt and
rock upon the fire 10 check 1t. One
after another, got the men TO the
top And when ! thought my work
was done--just then. slr-about
1000 pounds of rock fell around me.
The fire was put out, and was dug
out. They thought I was dead. My
leg was paralyzed for a while. and
I was otherwise hurt. but ! was out
and around again In three months.
Next went to Denver. There
I met men interested In the Colorado
a. Mexican Development Co. They
were going TO build railroad from
Mexico City TO Aquapulta, town
on the Pacific coast OF Mexico. 1
agreed TO go down there and survey
that land.
"All | was TO get was 800 per
month. Before leaving Denver, or.
dered my employers TO send $50 OF
that To my wife each month. went
into Mexico, more to learn about
the mineral deposits than to get
rich. When | got to Mexico City. l
bought my wife fine laces. a watch
and other presents. sent 800.
too
did ! make the survey?' Goods
voice lowered to grave tone Yes
SIR | did. When started. weigh.
ed IFS pounds. When | completed
the work, I weighed III 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 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. Diaz7 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 I.pe to he
sea was given concession OF min.
eral and timber lands on each side
OF the road. extending In for dis.
lance Of 30 miles.
II got about 1000 acres OF the
land" he testified, but I dropped II
after returning TO the States. /
never made a penny out OF II, de-
spite the fact that my wife says
got $4,000"
The engineer jumped from Mex.
leo City to mining camp called
Red Clin. In Colorado. lie was ask.
ed to tell whether he had overwork.
cd his stepson, varge Weaver.
while at the mining camp.
NO sir. did not" he said. "Of
course, we had to batch IL In n
cabin there. and there were the
usual hardships OF camp life. Then.
up In Cripple Creek. they organized
what was known as the A. y. A. The
object of this order was to force
mining men TO discharge every Cath
Ollie or Irishman In their employ.
They came to Red Cliff. and made
their demands on me. They threat
eped to ride me out of town on
rail- II I didn't comply. said. AS
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