Show I 1 john W weber dies in salt lake A at a hospital in salt lake early last sl sunday inday morning john L weber for for m many any years a prominent citizen ct cf I 1 this Is el city ty and one time city marshal hassu passu M away following a sudden stroke while at his hotel the day previous mondays salt lake tribune gave the following account of decease ds mining activities and aal sketch of his life prominent in the mining operations of the state and friends to many of those who contributed to the development of mining resources john L weber 70 died early sunday morning at a local hospital his death came after a sudden stroke that he buttered buffered saturday while jn in his room at the wilson hotel he was taken to the hospital but did not regain consciousness his daughter miss lizs H L conley arid and thomas L walden a lifelong friend were at the bedside when the end came 1 the life story of mr weber might be likened to a chapter from the history ot of the early west while most of his mining activities were centered in the park city district where he made his fortune the rinse range ot of his activities extended into the 0 ophar ahir district G goldfeld Gold 0 adfield ld neld field nevada colorado and into alaska cattle cattie raising in flon montana tana farming in illinois utah and california also engaged his interest tor for a time though he always returned to the mining career that he set for himself when a boy friends and acquaintances of mr weber included the foremost pioneer mining men odthe western wester re region glon the late senator thomas F p kearns david esith marcus daly colonel E A wall W A dark clark colonel william nelson james ivors ivers M J dalley dailey thomas W weldon waldon and fred flint number among those who were his friends both during their early struggles and after they had achieved success in the mining field born bom in illinois born in in elizabeth illinois mr me weber when he was seventeen went west in 1875 he went to colorado and then moved to dry canyon in 1876 he was associated in the kearsarge properties and at silver reef utah with colonel wall in 1879 he went to park city where he be was first employed by I 1 colonel nelson as an iron miner e r it was hero here that he met mr walden who remained a lifelong friend both of them as young men took a major part in the activities 0 of the mining camp always an admirer of fine livestock and a lover of fine horse flesh after his first mining experience mr weber went to montana where he stayed for several years and engaged in the cattle business horses were always alwa ys a source of pride to him accounts by his friends of 0 the early days indicate that even when he was a miner at park city his saddle 1 horse was always of the best and his pride in his animal was such that it was never anything but perfectly groomed in 1882 he returned to park city he served as sheriff of summit county tor for three terms his activities as a peace officer at the camp during a period of years besides being sheriff included positions as watchman marshal and deputy U S marshal for utah territory according to those who knew him during this time mr weber was always an efficient capable courageous and self possessed officer old timers who lived at the mining camp during his administration still tell of how even the prisoners under his charge finally recognized him as a friend the park city jail was always a crowded place and he introduced an honor system to keep his charge in line and it was seldom after one of his straightforward talks that the men attempted to take undue advantage of the special privileges that he accorded them it Is told that often when a man was released and bad not the mone money y to leave and start an a clean slate mr weber would extract a few dollars from his pockets to stake the erring one takes Take lease on hump dump following his peace officer activities in company with jack kearns a cousin to senator kearns he took a lease or on a 9 dump that is now a part of the silver king coalition holdings this operation was worked successfully for several years and it was in this work that his fortune was made he was a friend and an associate of senator kearns and david keith before their accumulation of wealth in the silver king properties and this friendship lasted until the death of the two partners on the termination of the silver king lease he took charge of the old woodside mine tor for senator kearns deciding to go back to eastern farm life mr weber returned to illinois and bought two farms he lived in his bis native state for several years but not being able to resist the western urge went to california where he took charge of the kearns ranch near santa rosa after two or three years of ranch life he be went to nevada and engaged in mining at goldfield he also participated in the rush of f va to alaska coming from nevada mr weber took c harge charge of a ranch at moapa utah tor for james ivors ivers sr for the past several years and since his retirement mr weber had made his bis home at the wilson allson hotel doted ted loyal friend mr weber was noted among his as so ace clates tates as a loyal friend and an a strong character he was generous and was a always ready at any gime cime according to those who knew him to go to th the e help ot of the needy and unfortunate his loyalty to his friends was proverbial and those w who ho knew him beba say that he w would never tolerate at any time an ill dl directed remark abouo one whom he liked nor did he eier recognize anything b but u ane virtues of his friends he loved n all ll 11 the work work that he was engaged lu in and always evidenced much enthusiasm and interest la in the activities in which he participated at the time ot of his death mr air weber was interested in some of the bransford gold placer properties in Call california forma and in the sunbeam property at eureka he was waa married to lizzie in 1878 mrs afro weber died last year he is survived by one daughter mrs H L conley of eureka and the following sons W K R weber and L R weber of sunta santa monica california J L weber web r of f sawtelle bartelle Baw telle california find and fred weber webe of f I 1 burbank california funeral services were held st at the he cathedral kofl the madeleine salt it lake la t tuesday morning and the remains shipped to santa Al monica onica california tor for interment I 1 ter ment the pall bearers were J J harvey harrey AT J ja dalley dailey edmund J kearns frank J westcott thomas L walden and W mont ferry i i |