Show I 1 UTAH NOTABLES rait THE I 1 CAPTAIN johll SIX MX or io curr UP f olca known ni kallor jack As an interesting tie alp toper feature we dont propose to bo be out done by any ny othlar othar paper in devoting a portion 0 f ou x vidace ono day each week to the product products producing i n of biographic of omo nome of the most prominent and dig din bcd of alic so an prolific fia in this character of subjects wo we propose to make the sketches interesting te to the subjects and shall not confine ourselves to any class or biou nor pasi over the claims of I 1 those hose not ble blawd af ed with long handles to their names name nordo nor do we expect to mike I 1 h e this a mutual admiration L business us but simply recognize the merit of thoo tho iho O it it we bat bai e chosen chasen for this sketch capt J ja hannan a man well known in every part of utah an nd commanding com man ding adien von uon wherever he may bo b 0 this command ot of attention it il i true may be W 1 11 1 Z more to abo tho fact of his having gai like a leather hai lier judgment than to any 0 oilier t har causo cause but to our biography phy john clinics was born at hero here we ate at a loss to s bejus t exta antly where and herein to tn us our hero reminds usi in of the great of v whom horn history gives n no certain record 0 of f lis his birth and nativity again he be is liko like the long lost grave of moses of which no man the flint even unto unto this day 1 from roul the best beet anfor bation at our command coul wand we place I 1 1 cc it somewhere in tile the great state ofa of 1 1 0 asania ls ania a state prolific fic in the production of great men and therefore most likely to 10 be tile native country of our hero it 1 t il the nativity v t of J nat buchanan 1 ld d S toli D dan n 1 rice 1 jo jose so 31 mansfield ansfield and col coal oil johnny and w why iy ay may ihnot it not bo of our acro certain t ain it is that our john charles was horn born of vi which lich fact wo we lai e proof by circumstantial evidence jie ile was ayes rot not born great nor did ho he have gre greatness attic thru t upon him ile he achieved it by his own efforts therefore he isa is a self belt made man which fact we are re the moro more pleased to note as it relieves the almighty of 0 a fearful edibility eibi lity As to the dite of hii birth we can only say siy that he was wag born at a very early carly period ji of his hid life his hij antecedents are arc matters or of no consequence lie ile was provided with a name at the earliest pos possible moment john charles being riven given him for his christian name and rid evans erans for his heathen name talent soon began to crop out on him sad an his talent win versatile in this f respect e e ct he became a wonder of precocity b by y th the 0 facility with which ho he switched oil I 1 from houi milk to whisky this ended liia his babyhood days daya at just what period lie he learned to chaw is is not known knowd but I 1 there here is a tradition among the old women that he used avy navy plugs slugs instead of rubber rings fyr fir cutting teeth and I 1 this hii tradition j strongly SUPPOrt Cj by the fact that rubber rings in were not invented at tho the time little live hero we must drop tho the painted curtain over a few years that are arc to us wrapped in mystery herein again le he carries out a feature of greatness ly by his resemblance to many great men loea such ati ai nimrod lompey Alaric hour bour bon bonaparte llon aparto and others phoso whoso tod polo days when they were neither frog nor pollywog poly wog were acre heedlessly oi 0 by hit historians next he bo appears upon the stage ol of an eventful life as a sail sa 1 il cur e ir boy bo before the ilia mast on tile lio go good 01 1 i mystic ti registered at philadelphia and for or galveston with a cargo ol of goods gooda alln hairy ry simons now of this ia city on V rigged out with liia big vi like hite pantaloons pa 1 aa tight at tile the body small at the knees and flowing at the bottoms with blue jacket and tarpaulin hat bat ho he was given given a new name of jack in place of john and over sines since that date he bo has baa been kiowa inojo among bis most intimate frienda only by the name of 48 salor allol jack his time before the mast on the ily Illy stio he be set out on a trip iriv to circumnavigate the globe and sil bailing in down tile the krie erie cabal bypassed be passed through the tha lakes and landed at union colon agon or como other point on aike like superior liere here lie ho wai compelled to suspend alo d the trip owing to a great finali financial fio ancial cial cri ill ii 1 coming over the e country tho the pres SUM pure of n aich wis was falt by all all sailor adilor jack included the rho country was wa mostly inhabited ty ly indian tribes but wo we are arc appy to slate balo that sailor jack unlike Jo aquin arUin miller nather stole a borce nor lived with a squaw for jack was always both honest and vir virtuous I 1 bous consequently kolase happy why lie to le leu this coun country try baa 1133 never been explained it lias has been said that ho be left because bill mcgee could drink more 0 MAY ahda jack but nobody in silt lake city will believe stich sachaj an unlikely story his ncik field of glor lory was his descent upon which was as sudden as III the c 1 lall all or of I 1 iha he groat great khan upon tile alie mau provinces cor anoe welcomed him with open arms no thet aint COrrect for he be came before corinne inne lid fid since sinca that jhc thc first dav diy that jack went before the mast of the i loop I 1 mystic Ily his bis instincts have bavo all been nautical therefore upon reaching utah ho he at once sought the still talt baltser bal and made gen connor happy ly by necea ting the position po of captain ol of tho the I 1 generals tene rals launch vessel 1 I polly ann the polly ann was a one lasster square rigged afore and behind lo 10 it l crew consisted of our hero as captain our captain jack as first mate piot pilot 0 and ad steward ftc ste waid jack also ako as three dek deck b banda ands and two wheels wheel men swen with jim Mc Gosling as cook cabin boy and Captai captains rob cervant thus officered the volly ann set act sail upon her per perilous flous trip across tho the dark and dangerous waters of great salt lal lake c the crowning act ol of our heros eventful and useful life I 1 11 I 1 he became the first gr great C at explorer and eav dav ignator of this thia great inland salt sea I 1 11 I 1 this alono alone should entitle his name to a place I 1 1 co along tido bido of I 1 those hose of drake cook N alkes bauo and franklin after a ul voyage around and upon the lakebe lacche ascended amended with his hii croft a hrcak called lt bare krack arl 11 which ioto into the like lake upon abo lie west bank of this ibis stream bo found 1 a village called Core cn tile the of which were savages savage collected there jroud biow many tribes and races and all were given to barl crous erous cB to monte montc duals and can their chief occupation was taming and training ti figeri they were all overcome with awe ailo lit at tile lie appearance lanil nj boico of Capt captain airl jac and I 1 lint li ain an ovation and tendered libil ilia of lie city unlike the lie landing of columbus COlUmb UJ on cat wanti nand or tho lio lauding flauding of our ill galm grim on unknown beores filmon amongst gt it ans s ilo ild felc our hero was lo A place loot on in bhora by the ilia end welcome I in a licht by the president of tap hilary ol if krajc and was invited to to ic view tile the fire ure on ai one of hia d log roy CA lill oil OD this stormy sea lie it discovered N what aill ill coir cui balta lis bis name in tine the lly living log wre off laine to vit it the gr C at whir i pool ool or zno L ej i t r 0 ui 0 of f U rutih t ib I 1 tho 0 outlet il t lo 10 t ho iii d to to r r a n 0 a n alta lafage sa g e ol 01 of t abo w a t r from salt lle lale tile alio long sought for of cri what became of oltha the walor cr that hows into this thia lake wat was div cian to by ca cant t lack by hit his s din die 1 I ry of this through abich said wauri wife won I 1 o leak les wit out al 41 tho lie bo boici iii tina this di discovery covery was made jail at the beeper hour its the sun un wal wait going to net ME the polly ann WM heing being imperceptibly drawn into tile the abyss captain jac jack and jim mago ling had been laying to the leeward of a keg of careen fily thern by general conner and hence bence dil dia not watch cloffy for calamities 11 hearing earing I 1 it A roaring noise like holding a concho shelf to on ones a car cari cap looked over tho the gun K walo wale edd and saw paw the fearful maeli maelstrom lie H got quicker than he be could say eay jeter clinton and so did jim can capa is experienced eye took look in tile eim clon at ion i in n an iii ib the mo min wits was jut sinking out of sight and lie frit alt 94 4 lid byron 51 anfred on hii li n list day as tho the glorious orb was wai oozing awa away juit JUA 1 then hen cap saw naw a rippling rip plina on the smooth furance arace or of tho the bear ca and lie ho knew that ft a gust of wind was passing paa ain over the whirl atthe maelstrom towards howarda hid his craft jt J it I 1 t looe loo e the jib boom and spread the main vail shouted C copt lit lack in a 3 voice so f famili malir irto to all llo llobet iet the topgallant top gallant the hal hards cut loose tile caboose and hold bola taut the iho capstan again shouted our hero in that thab nj clodious inui strain so much resembling tho the song of the aoi uial mal upon whose back our bauor received I 1 liia iii first lesson in ills orders oril cri were obeyed the gust a aforesaid f ore said cau caught the min and carried the polly ao ann fafty out ot of the whirl it had been revolving in into tile alio smooth open se aca a from croul which ho he soon after opera tog again to failed I 1 e d u up pol harr 3 crock creek to careen and give gave th the 0 intelli t e aar i conco ol 01 I 1 his at discovery di botory to dr cas ca s i and judge who sent it wildly over tile the wires to tho the uttermost endi of the earth to enlighten and make happy the scie scientists is of if every claue acma and country this thin truthful history of the dia ata covery of this thia outlet for the waters of salt like lake proves it to lo be a more reliable in than llian the great serpent that johnson dt coterel in utah ilo a year later both bolh of which were discovered through the agency of spiritual piti manire manifestations stations and a queer kind of a plan chetto callea u jug disaster overtook the polly ann and cap jack took up his hia silence re in this city c ity soon after th thi is he became a steel contractor ajer under J D T me aio allister city Marl marthal bal and was wai presented by tho the authorities with a very heavy beavy 8 set t of jewelry it was too heavy to wear on lin his fingers or boson bosom so BO ho he wears wcarl it on his loot and ankle after the completion of this thia contract on the street which lasted several months for ilia his fidel fidelity ily all and zeal his honesty and integrity te goity bo be wits was pramot promoted e d to the office of jath assistant w warden lordell of the city and given charge of the outer courts courm of that bat tabernacle which position i I 1 he DOW cow boldi bold and lills filla with honor to himself and country and for which there is no man po DO casing more ample to hll fill |