Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-02-17 | Page 7 | Memory of Popular Miner Recalled by Bingham Seal

Memory of Popular Miner Recalled by Bingham Seal Nephew Makes Inquiries About His us Uncle Robert K Smith BINGHAM Feb 17 Immortality 17 Is often a trick of chance Take the case se of Robert RobertK K Smith whose likeness graces the official seal of the town of Bingham Canyon Many of the timers old here will recall recall recall re re- re- re call him Smith was very prominent here in inthe inthe the he SOs Ho was one of the original owners of the McGuire MeGuire placer mine on which the city is now built buill He died obscurely In the soldiers' soldiers home I at Sawtelle CaL Cat CatHe He is only recalled now because a nephew Walter E. E Wilson of James James- town own N. N Y has ha written to City Clerk Morris dorris to learn something of ot the history his his- tory ory of his uncle F. F W. W Quinn first city clerk of Bing ham bam tells of Smith and th the history of Df f the city seal seat I Smith was picked as the most I typical westerner here in me those thos early ays af He always wore a large white sombrero and was wa one of the te most popular men hereabouts hereabout He was wa born bor ia In i the east ea but drift drift- Official Seal Seal of Bingham Canyon Cayon ed cd out here after the cavil war to engage engage in n ming mining He was wa always happy and ad had a ready wit wil I Ill 11 never forget the time tie I was wa with wit him and id he met his hi lawyer on the street It I was wa just following the I loss lo plaintiff of a law lw suit in i which he was wa the the 1 Well el Bob Bb asked aked the lawyer we got beat beat so what will vi we do now V Bob lifted his his- hi hat and scratched his h head thoughtfully I Well by gad he said slowly I Iguess 1 III Ill have to guess ge Il see an attorney