Show JOHN D KENDALL one by one members of the old guard of salt lake mining operators men who made the early history of mining in utah are passing to the great beyond the latest in the ranks to go being john D kendall who almost without warning joined the great majority on the ath dinst mr kendall was born in illinois in the year 1840 coming west in 1880 and to utah in 1884 before landing in this state how bow ever he was engaged in mining in colorado Colo arizona and new mexico in utah lie he was 1 engaged in mining in alta and american fork districts before with his brother in law the late and honored W W chisholm he began the development of the centen nial eureka popularly known as the blue rock in the early days of tintic gintic district at eureka and he was superintendent ot of this mine from the time the first pick was val stuck into the ground in its develoP development alent until it was transformed into a big producer and ana regular dividend payer and he was one of the chief beneficiaries when the mine was sold to the united states mining company after it had paid IF in dividends E mr kendall was contemporary with the really gre great at mining men who figured in the I 1 history of min mining 1 ing industry during the period of its infancy included in the number being R C chambers green campbell richard dick mcintosh W W I 1 chisholm john Q packard john mei mci chrystal L U colbath J F woodman L E riter milan packard and W V rice all deceased since the sale of the centennial eureka fou fourteen arteen years ago mr air kendall has not ileen actively engaged in business hi his time H being occupied in attending to his private affairs and in the pleasures of f favorite sports such as fishing and hunting he was of retiring nature and his really close t friends were few but he was held in high J esteem by a large circle of acquaintances without heralding the fact to the world 12 he was very charitable and his deeds of kindnesses were many he was in alpar ent good health almost up to the day of his death which was caused by an attack of mr kendall was a man of sterling worth and his death has cast a shadow of gloom over the mining industry of this tain region |