Show I lf i r I I J G I I Il l ri i UJ l 1 7 t I r There are arc more young youn old people I In Utah when population is considered considered con con- than in any other state in inthe inthe inthe the Union And they are young people too ready 1 if necessary to tomake tomake tomake make another trek across an Unknown unknown unknown un un- known plain as they did away back in the lat late and the early SOs And thes these young old people can take a hand with those who are years younger and anti outdo them in inmost inmost most everything death has been making Inroads among these young old people peo peo- pie those who have got along toward the century mark but up to the end they were strong and vigorous Only a day or two ago William R R. H. H who in the thelong thelong thelong long ago was a worker in the St. St George temple and who had been superintendent of the state men mental 1 hospital at Provo was called H 11 had lived the three-score three and more years and up to a couple of ot years before the final summons had enJoyed enjoyed enjoyed en- en Joyed remarkably good health Then came the announcement of the passing of ot Joseph Farren pIoneer pioneer pio plo neer acer mining man manof of of ot Utah and of ot the entire West Vest He was a young old man and was in vigorous health up to a short hort time prior to the call can canot of ot the grim reaper and who re retaIned re- re tamed his hold on business up to practically the end OLD PLACER MINER He lie had worked in the placer mines of ot California he likewise was in the Fraser river country when the yellow hietal was found there He was at Virginia City and then in Carson City He de developed developed developed de- de mines both metal metai and those supposed to contain precious stones He lie was a typical mining man and it was due to such men as he that the mining Industry of ot the mountain country attained what It is today He lie was only 98 when called Sunday come word from Las Vegas Nev Nov of or the passing there of Hyram Johnson pioneer of ot Utah and Nevada called at the age of 90 When the Civil war closed he was in Leavenworth His partner partner was B. B F. F McEwan The fever to I come West seized them and they I started freighting from the end of ot tho the railroad into Utah and Nevada Old timers will wili recall the firm AT PROMONTORY POINT He was one of the few persons left lett who were at Promontory Point on that memorable day May 10 1869 when the wedding of ot the Union Pacific and Central Pacific occurred His Ills partner Mr McEwan McEwan Mc Mc- Ewan was also present Those of ofus ofus ofus us who were in Salt Lake twenty twenty- five years ago recall that he Wa was Waa a member of the wholesale grocery firm of ot the tha Remington Johnson Grocery corporation on whose place of business was Vas Just west of or the old I W Walker bank corner His Hia partner McEwan Joined the great majority majority I twenty years ago Several days ago John Ingram who had attained the age of 80 SO I I years well known know in Utah and Colorado mining circles closed his i eyes while seated in a chair in the I rooms of ot a prominent Salt Lake club and the grim reaper called i Down In Provo on Friday Leander Leander Lean- Lean LeanI I der Ocr Young octogenarian answered i the final call He lie was 88 Down i in Nephi on the sam same day Charles j pioneer of the state I passed on at the age of ot 95 All had been hale and hearty up to the time the call wa was as made All were Young joung old men And we all remember I I I |