Show UK OF SAM 1 veteran prospector of la sal mountains resident of county for 25 years dies I 1 tuesday samuel E mcgraw of cico cisco a resident dent of grand county for or the past twenty five years arid a veteran miner and prospector or of the la sa mountain district died tuesday at the moab hospital after an illness extending over several months mr mcgraw was suffering from heart trouble and complications he ile had been at the local hospital for several weeks until about april 10 when he went to grand junction and underwent an operation for the amputation of an infected finger he then returned to his home at cisco but failed to improve and was wits brought back to moab sunday his condition was serious when he be arrived here and no hopes were held out for his recovery bunal burial took place yester yesterday dalf evening at the local cemetery brief bril services being held at the grave A son on tom mcgraw of salt lake city was wits unable to reach moab before burial took place A telegram received from him pi today stated that he was an train no 2 which was wrecked last night at woodside and ha he was compelled to return to salt lake mr me mcgraw graw was 60 year years of age he was born in april 1863 at monti wisconsin where he resided until a young your ng man he then came rest west and worked in a n number umber of mining camps in colorado utah and idaho he Us first came to grand county in the late n nineties and after prospecting the la JA located some claims claim a in miners basin he continued to hold mi mining n X property in the basin until hi death and arid had bid great confidence that the la gals would ultimately develop into a nth rich and active W mining aint district after first coming to grand county mr mcgraw went to chipp cripple le creek cree colo for a tune time and in november 1898 while working in a mine in that camp he was the victim of an slon ion as a result of which he corn COM lost his lesight e eyesight sight loter later he be was married an and ge returned to this county making miners basin and CasU castleton efon hur his home in pite spite of the great handicap of being comple completely telf band mr mcgraw managed to get about without much difficulty and he continued to conduct development work on his big claims several year years ago he be purchased a ranch in probes or valley and rid had made his home since then on the ranch and at cisco he is survived by his divorced I 1 wife and one son song tom mcgraw 23 year years of age mr air mcgraw had bad a very wide acquaintance tance throughout this section of gaIn t the e state and mid new news of bit his death will be received with regret |