Show biography of leading mining men NUMBER SEVEN BY WILL C HIGGINS less than a century ago probably considerably sider ably less when a wandering explorer circumnavigated circum navigated the thel wonderful inland sea now designated on the map of the united states as the great salt lake he met some itinerant fur trappers and hunters who had been camping high up in the mountains some little distance north of the headwaters 1 of the big cottonwood canyon here to their surprise they had found numerous mining monuments and the location notices bore the name of john J daly for many years a respected anchon ored resident of salt lake city this is unrecorded recorded un history but it is true all the same and leads up to the undisputed statement that the name of john J daly had been identified with the mining industry of park city long before this great camp 1 4 hon john J daly had gained prominence as being one of the most prolific and wonderful dividend paying ingi ing districts ever brought to the attention of an all admiring and appreciative public mr daly was a prospector by instinct and a successful miner by application and experience A native of the grand grana old state of illinois which at the time of his birth was regarded as a far west frontier he early in life felt the fever of wanderlust coursing through his veins and at the age of thirteen overflowing with the vigor and buoyancy stalwart of off youth and feeling that he was capable of performing the work of a full grown man he made the voyage up the missouri river and for some time engaged in trapping and prospecting pursuits in montana later on when a razor was an indispensable article in his toilet equipment and the bloom of youth had given away to the brown tan of seasoned m manhood he was conspicuous in ear lyday mining operations in nevada where he added to his store of 0 mining lore and also several thousand in the coin of the realm which was safely secured in the big leather belt which encircled his waist it was at this period of his when he was well fortified with mining experience and knowledge and a good sized grubstake that he made his first appearance in the region since made famous by the marvelously rich dividend payers of park city his companion at the time being marcus daly who later on made himself conspicuous as well as famous and rich in mining operations in montana they were not brothers or relation but marcus wanted to go to montana at that time and insisted that john J accompany him but the subject of this sketch had become impressed with one great truth and this was that that he was in the midst of one of the greatest mineral bearing sections of the great land and almost unknown west and he be stuck to this opinion and belief with a tenacity only equaled by pat moran when it comes to a street paving contract and sc hp he remained with the park upon adopting this resolution a resolution that no one could overrule over rule mr daly began an inventory of the mineral possibilities of different portions of tha camp he dug into the m mysteries ys teries of ore om depositions the reasons for faulted veins and the changes in dip and strike in time he mastered the entire vein system of the district and ever since has been an authority on linie lime quartzite contacts fissure veins and the value of different brands and breeds of country rock while ludying these problems he added to his holdings until he became one of the largest largent claim holders in the camp and he grew in prominence and influence and also a splendid crop of whiskers after securing title to some of the best ground 0 round in the district mr daly began the development and operation of the jones jone S bonanza group but the bonanza was not and spurned a suitor tender and responsive with such slender capital the result being that mr daly goin goings gout out to his supper after the day shift had been given its time immediately after went broke prior to this however he hausold bad had sold to the ontario much of the ground upon which the company had based its corporation and the proceeds from the sale had also been lavished upon the coquettish bonanza although rich in his possessions which and an classified at hat abat time mr daly not to be scheduled as time deposits drawn upon without first giving five years previous notice he was in reality treading close to the insolvency line when it came to ready cash and the credit system had not then been imported into this country it was necessary therefore that he seek employment and so for sixty days he pounded the drill and mucked out the drift in the wonderful ontario mine which has since paid out nearly fifteen millions in dividends the time between shifts being employed in cooking his own meats meals and in attending to his own laundry work but for the time so spent he had his recompense for his intimate acquaintance with the underground workings of the ontario led to the discovery that the world break ing ore bearing channel of this mine disregarding boundary lines and all claims of previous ownership had had the temerity to continue its course into the daly group of claims from this time on mr daly was able to pose as a mining magnate a mining capitalist and none inhere were to dispute his title surrendering his pick and shovel to other hands mr daly began the development of the daly mine times were changed for him and high priced luxury was his guest for he now sent his laundry work out and took his meal regularly at a chinese chophouse chop house later on when the daly mine had begun dividend payments mr daly began the actual work of homemaking home making and has since done much in beautifying south temple street the most fashionable residence portion of zion dating from the time of the discovery of the extension of the ontario vein into daly ground the future for mr daly was assured no longer obliged to handle the pick and shovel his success attracted the attention of capitalists from moroni moron to new york from kaysville Kays ville to liverpool and it was rumored that the prince of wales even was anxious to become interested with him in his mining enterprises included in the list being the daly west now possessing a record of nearly six millions in dividends and which is still one of the big producers and breadwinners bread winners ot of the park his most recent achievement however has been the daly judge and this property it is considered will yet develop into another of the noted producers a for which the park is so justly famous A matter of justi justifiable flable pride to mr daly is the fact that he has never made a failure in his mining operations it has been some yearb now since mr daly was actively engaged in mining affairs he goes to park city occasionally but he finds it easier and far more comfortable to speed along the boulevards and paved streets of salt lake in an auto than it is to climb the precipitous mountains of the wasatch range and this fact together with the presence of his grandchildren around him reminds him that he Is not as young and and frisky as he was when he first con the mountain passes and broke the trails to the future great weal wealth th producers of the park city region for years mr daly has occupied the public mind as a man of wealth and prominence and monuments to his faith in the future of this city are to be seen on every hand his hobbies are banking and mercantile pursuits the building of fine business houses and large and up to date hotel and in years to come enthusiastic admirers will point to the fact that what he was to park city he has also been to salt lake a public benefactor |