Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-09-12 | Page 14 | Veteran Miner is Called by Death

VETERA VETERAN MINE MINER IS CALLED CALE BY DEATH Owen DIven W. W Owen Pioneer T Montanan and Utahn Dies at Age of 94 Owen Oen William Wilam Owen pioneer of ot Utah died at his home at W W. South Temple Tern Tem plo street yesterday at tho the age of ot 91 t years ears I Born in Ira Wales Owen camo to this i country In 1818 He Ho came directly west I and was the first wi-nito wi settler settlor in the setter Big Horn Basin country countr of or Montana He lie was a stockman In that section for several years earS and accumulated a com com- comfortable fortune fortuno When hen the eyes of ot tho tine world were turned towards Utah attracted by tho stories of or the vastness of or this states state's tate mineral mineraI wealth Owen sold hla hie hI Interests in Montana and was ono one of ot tho the first to locate In the tho Park Perle City district Former United States Senator Sentor Sen tor George Gcorge Hearst H arst became owner of ot tho the Ontario mine and an ho no put owner Owen in charge chargo of at tho the property Later ter L' von Owen turned tho the property over to Hearst Heart and and transferred his of ot operations to Camp Floyd By this thi time ho was considered rich Ho He was wag wa watho tho the first flut man to find Und water In the tho Camp Floyd district and he sold tho spring that ho uncovered by b digging beneath the surface soil soi to the tho Walker Talker brothers for a n sum ho has as since told intimates to have been b en 00 Twenty three Tw treo nty-treo years aso ago when his ago began to curtail his activities Owen came to Salt Lake Lako to mako make his home He lie came hero here comparatively wealthy but mining speculations so 60 re reduced re- re him that in later years his more intimate friends cared cared for tor his comfort So far as lq is lI known Owen has lna no relatives In this country but he ho leaves lea a nephew In England and ho was wal not a member of or any fraternal organizations The Tho Te funeral will wt be b held Wednesday morning morning- from tho the undertaking ing etab- etab of ot the tho Allcott company compan at U G-U lB S. S Main street Interment Interment Intermont Inter Inter- ment mont will wil bo be In Mount lount Olivet cemetery Tho time will wil be bo announced later