Show the passing passi ng of david daal d keith kel th the life work and achievements of hon david avid keith were striking examples of what can an be accomplished by the exercise of god given iven talent and ability where there is a will ill and a determination to make the most of f fleeting opportunities david keith so well known in mining and nd commercial centers throughout this in iter er mountain region and who stood so high in the estimation of his fel solved the great reat mystery of life and death on saturday ay april lacking a little more than a month of reaching his seventy first birthday the deceased was born at mabo cape reton breton island nova scotia may 27 1847 and in his early youth had practical experience in mining in his native land while still quite a young man he came to the united states here he learned of california and the great gold excitement pre availing jv ailing on the pacific coast and rather than make the trip across the continent to the land of promise he shipped before the mast for or the isthmus of panama here he dis embarked and made his way across the isthmus isthmus to the pacific coast walking a greater portion of the way reaching the bocean ocean he shipped again and finally landed at san francisco for some time he investigated the gold diggings on the western slope of the sierra range but was not satis fled with conditions and surroundings and iso so he joined in the rush to virginia city nevada where mining on the mother lode was attracting worldwide world wide attention the first winter in this historic region was am kp loyed in and around gold hill where he made wood contracts and supplied the mines 4 of the district with fuel the second winder ter he was engaged with the southern pa cefic in railroad building in the vicinity of donner lake finally however he found employment on the comstock as a common miner an occupation much more to his liking for he was a born bonn miner finally he became at the mine and was later given iven the position of foreman of the caledonia and overman mines being also connected PA mec ted with the mexican as mine manager in 1882 mr keith left virginia irginia V city and located at park city utah where he accepted cepter a position as foreman of the history jm making aking ontario of which the late R C chambers was general manager at the on one of his most important duties was the assistance he rendered in the installation tion of the great cornish pump by the use bof ot which the large underground flow of 11 water was brought into subjection and control arol tr ol in 1885 mr keith became manager of khe the anchor mine now owned by the judge mining smelting smelling Sm elting company and eventually he became associated with ex senator thomas kearns and others in the great silver king coalition of which company he was president at the time of his death among his associates in this enterprise being john judge E P ferry and A B emery deceased among mr keiths long list of friends in utah might well be mentioned x 4 ea A 0 43 A g tk N F W 4 i lk N I 1 i i Q M A W mr av 4 4 M W aj hon david keith photo by courtesy of salt lake tribune men of prominence in the mining industry of utah now deceased included in the number being such men of note as R C chambers W W chisholm J D kendall L U colbath richard john Q pack ard and others connected with the early day history of mining in utah for many years mr keith has been an honored and respected resident of salt lake city his holdings here were extensive and valuable and he be has done much for the up building and material interests of his home town his real estate holdings were heavy including the ness building the keith ar cade building the st james jame s hotel building and other property besides which he was heavily interested in various mining properties in utah and in adjoining states he was a member of the constitutional convention which paved the way for statehood for utah and besides being president of the silver king coalition he was president of the salt lake tribune publishing company president of the first iati national rational onal bank of park city vice president of the national copper bank ban k of salt lake and a director of the las vegas oc a tonopah railway company he was a member of the alta club the elks club and the country club of salt lake the california club of los angeles the press club of san francisco and the rocky mountain club of new york lity aty throughout his long and useful life mr keith always stood for high ideals and was a man among men he was a quiet and unassuming man but noticeable in all circumstances for strength of character and the ability to secand judge all things clearly his was a genial although reserved nature and he counted his friends by the hundreds his death is an irreparable loss to his family to this community to the mining industry and to the country at large and the mining review joins with hosts of others in extending words of sympathy and condolence to his family and near relations in their sad bereavement besides his wife mr keith is survived by one son david keith jr who is lieutenant in the quartermaster corps of the U S army in france and three daughters mrs etta keith eskridge of los angeles mrs lillian keith allen alien of san francisco and miss margaret keith of los angeles alpo also three grandsons david keith III david keith eskridge albert C allen alien jr and one granddaughter grand daughter mary allen alien keith the funeral services for the deceased were held at the first presbyterian church on monday the the floral tributes were many and beautiful while the ahe church was crowded to overflowing by his many friends and admirers the interment being being at mt olivet the honorary pallbearers pall bear bearers e rs were W 6 mccornick henry G mcmillan A C ellis george savage J E galigher james parrell farrell P J moran and ezra thompson eight miners from the silver king coalition mine acted as 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