| Show NOTABLE FIGURE IN UTAH MINING HISTORY DIES IN LOS ANGELES r a r 3 V I a y T 5 J I iS Il IlC C j W W CHISHOLM r y d e e er r d ad a II I d 1 f A telegram announced the death yes yesterday yest yesterday t rda morning at 7 30 3 In Los Angeles of W y W v Chisholm a pioneer miner and one of the most men in Salt Lake Mr 11 Chisholm went to southern California last r for the benefit of his health The telegram an announcing announcIng flouncing the death was meager mager in Its Us de details details details tails but it is to be presumed that Mr Ir Chisholm succumbed to the infirmities of advancing years ears The story stor of or the and develop development development development ment of natural advantages the making of the state it what hat J it c has become is one that cannot oe be fully told without referring to the activities of or W v W tV Chisholm He lie has hail had a hand in the tha 1 of oC the state In iii its Us most Im departments He has ha contrib contributed ut to the development of its mineral mInerai resources re its soil soli fertility f its deposits of ur building materials and no smail small of If the present richness of ot the state is la duo due duoto duoto to him He was born In is In trant ra t county June K 3 ISI There Thre n the pub publIC lIC 1 schools and in the t schools he obtained his education and arul an I it was there he ht spent the arl any years year of ur bis life Il H began his own on life Ufe struggle ble In lS and his first venture was wu an taking to learn the g S I trade trad tv whIch heh lh Ii b nj followed for or ten lie ITe worked at a the th printing i l In rh dur r ing hIS the civil war but in 31 S fi wa at attracted attracted to the e 1 ml nI j wont to Virginia Virgiiia Cu City it Mont ont He t remain there be tiC ing in II ii not finding finding his father whom he hc had expected to meet there HP continued on the same year to Utah traveling by b teams acro across s the tit desert desort and arrived In Salt Lake City Cit in the fall aJl of ofIS Issi IS Here he found his r who had located one une of the first mining claims in canyon cAnon Ho lie spent that winter inter and the following spring In the canyon canon and he and his father located a number of different claims which they the disposed of o olater later very ery advantageously In the fall of 1865 he returned to Illinois and resumed the tile printing trade Arrival In Utah It was as In that the mining Interests he hp had formed with his father brought him again to Utah The father moved moed to California in 18 spending the remain remaining remainIng remaInIng ing years ears of oC his life in that state He died there In lEl 1831 The mother died In El Elgin Elgin Elgin gin Ill III la 8 Besides tho the mining prop properties properties properties In Utah father and son had Inter Interests interests ests in mines in Nevada and Mr 1 11 Chis Chisholm holm helped to found and was a director in the Bank of Commerce In this city and was also a director In the Western Vestern Arms Arm Sporting Goods company com pan He married marriel Miss N Jeannette Kendall of Illinois In 1576 18 6 Mr ChIsholm at the time of or the silver agitation became a Democrat and was an active member of oC the party part since He Heas was tins as a Mason IROn of high standing a member of the Blue lodge chapter and a 11 Knight Templar His Mining Interests In the early SOs Mr Chisholm associated ed with James F Woodman J D Ken Kendall Kendall dall dali J E B Bamberger Simon Bamberger Judges C W Bennett and Moses Kirkpat Kirkpatrich rick rich opened and developed the Centennial Eureka mine in the Tintic district This mine one of the most famous in the his history history tory tOr of Utah paid dividends amounting to up to when it was sold to Cole Clark Coolidge of Boston for K 2 The property was later turned over ove overto overto to the Mining company compan of Maine which Is owned by the United Unite States Smelting Refining Mining com corn company compan pany pan Mr Chisholm also participated in the th opening of the old Emma mine of or Alta AUa and from which about was taken The Emma mine was one of the most fa famous famous a arnous of the early discoveries In the Little Cottonwood district It was named for fo Miss Emma Chisholm sister to William WilliamW W vr Chisholm New Yorkers purchased half Interest in the tile mine for and an after buying out the other owners and an organizing the Emma Mining company of o New York placed the mine on the En English English English glish market In I JO Mr 11 Chisholm retired from active business pursuits although he still retained interests in a number of mining properties Known as Philanthropist Mr rr ChIsholm was as widely known knon as asa asa asa a philanthropist as he was a mining man and he was a bountiful though modest nodest giver to all charitable purposes lie He was the benefactor of the Y M C A the First Congregational church hurch and a staunch and ready read friend of even een the tile bum hum bumble bumble ble Salvation Army Ills His deeds of charity charlt were unnumbered and his special delight was to care for In some way the old and unfortunate miners and prospectors No Noone Noon ono one on calling on Mr Ir ChIsholm In tn a worthy cause was ever turned away empty empt hand handed handed handed ed As one of his most intimate friends said yesterday He was a practical Chris Christian Christian Christian tian Although not adhering to any an re religious religious faith or creed he was a Christian rather by deed than by word He lie was the greatest giver to charity In Salt Lake His flis wife and J 3 D Ken Kendall Kendall dall dali were at the deathbed and will ac accompany accompany accompany company tho the remains to Salt Lake Ac According According According cording to telegraphic information re received received yesterday the body will arrive here Sunday Sunda noon on the Los Is Angeles limited and the funeral Is expected to be held Monday from the family residence Brigham street The decedent is survived by his wife and three brothers and one sister Bruce ChIs ChIsholm holm helm of Los TAS Angeles Colonel O 0 P ChIs ChIsholm ChIsholm holm of Bozeman Mont Jont George S Chis hold of Elgin Eight Ill III and Mrs Irs Mary C Ben Bennett Bennett Bennett nett of Geneva ill Mr 11 was wal a charter member of Wasatch lodge A F and A M 1 |
