Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-04-09 | Page 7 | Discovered Last Chance

DISCOVERED LAST CHANCE Man who Found Gold in Gulch Where Helena is Located Dead ITHIBUN13 SPECIAL Ilolona Mont April SNows has Just been receivedhero of the death of Uncle Johnnlo Cowan the man who discovered Lost Chance lie gulch In which Helena Is locafd which occurred at Ackworlh Gn Uncle Johnnie Cownn was a pioneer pio-neer of Colorado as well of Montana and was ono of tim men who made time West famous Ho was known In tho early days here an J man absolutely without fear and many stories aro told of his bravery and generosity Cowan crossed the plains to Pikes peak In 1KO accompanied by I JiLs two nephews Mo i worked In tho first productive nlucm of Gllpln county Colornifo but fortune was fickle and ho left for Virginia City Mont In 10 > I flat broke Cowan headed a party of four that found gold In Imtst Chuncq which Jn four or five years yielded more limn twenty millions Ho amid his nephews returned to Georgia In WIll with fortunes Cowan was 82 years old