Show Billy Thomas Dead Thomas I one Dilly Billy DUI Thomas one of rank Park City's City oldest prospectors died at atthe the county county coun coun- county ty hospital Wednesday morning after af at let ter being a charity patient f for r more than eight years at that institution Mr was waa a well known prospector In these Mile hills in the late Os Os O's and and with his partner Tom Jordan owned much valuable ground on Lookout Mountain in the south sonth part of the district much of It now embodied in the Star group groups owned by J. J P. P Burns Bums and also In McHenry canyon and other portions portion of the district lIe He sold the Wabash group of claims In tn the early days realizing quite a sum auro but bur tor-like tor he wanted money only for what pleasure Measure he the could buy with it and with ev every ry raise he and hl his partner would make was spent for a rood good time In saloons and gambling houses Those who Billy at the time tell of him standing at atthe atthe atthe the old CUrt House bar in Salt Lake and spending treating his friends and everybody who came ame In Into Into into to anything and everything they wanted He Ho would make the rounds in Park City when he was flush end and spend hundreds of dollars in a nights night's Then when funds were ware exhausted he ho and Tom would return to their cabin In the mountains mountains mountains moun moun- dig away for new leads or roam the mountains In search of at uncovered ledges and live high on and flapjacks flapjacks flap jacks jacka Such were the ups and downs of the old time prospectors Billy being among the very last of that class Mr Jordon died many years ago and because of broken fortunes and down broken-down health Billy D was forced to the poor house where for forthe forthe the tho many years past he has dreamed dream dream- ed d of the good old days gone bye and what might havo have been had he cared more for money than he did for riotous living and reckless spending Deceased was born in Pottsville Pennsylvania 1850 Belore coming west he railroaded railroaded rail rail- In the east but his only work In Utah was prospecting The only known relative is is a sister sister sister sis sis- sis sis- I ter Mrs W. W M. M Schorr Scherr of St. St Clair I Pennsylvania County Commissioner J. J J. J Fitzgerald telegraphed the lady informing her of other her brothers brother's death and yesterday received a reply to the effect that she was unable to assist In funeral expenses so 80 It will be a county |