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Show A-12 The Park Record WedThursFri, December 3-5, 2003 tig my og ra ; -T . .. V , ..- u " " " 1 COURTESY OF THE PARK CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM, THE NAN MCPOLIN COLLECTION AND THE PURPLE MUSHROOM HISTORIC A.L It MUSEUM iron horseponer By Bea Mayes, Researcher Park City Museum k3 i J b w 1 . The coming of the railroad put a new face on snow removal in the mountains. In the Jan. 30, 1914 photo, above, three Union Pacific engines head west (left of photo) out of Deer Valley, along the side of Rossi Hill. They're pushing snow off the "high line" track, plumes of smoke rising from the locomotives' stacks. A snow catcher rides at the front of first engine. The view in the photo is to the north and down toward Deer Valley Drive. Houses along the drive are visible at the bottom of the hill. From the earliest days, heavy snows made winter transportation to the mines exceedingly difficult. Park City's teamsters struggled up and down snow-covered wagon roads and through drifts to bring lumber and coal to the mines and take ore to the mill or railroad. In July 1899, R.C. Chambers, superintendent superinten-dent of the Ontario Mine, and John J. Daly, of the Daly, Daly-West, and AnchorDaly-Judge mines, joined with officials of the Union Pacific Railroad to survey a spur track. The spur extended toward Deer Valley Meadow, then along Rossi Hill to Ontario Canyon where it turned south toward the Ontario Mill and loading station. It was completed in 1900, and according to "Treasure Mountain Home," written writ-ten by Fraser Buck, 16 cars of ore a day were soon moving over the new track. Later the Judge Mine built their terminal there (inset sketch), and an aerial tramway from the Judge Mill in Empire Canyon to the terminal and loading station. Today, at the top of Marsac Avenue, you can see some concrete foundations and other remains of the loading station and the huge 40-stamp 40-stamp Ontario Mill. Some "high line" road bed also remains, in part asphalted over. And you can see several aerial tram towers on Ontario Ridge and in Empire Canyon. The Judge terminal termi-nal was demolished in 1976. Find out more about Park City's history become a member of the Park City Historical Society and Museum. For more information on memberships or volunteering, call 649-7457. Obituary Gwen Day Latterner Gwen Day Pratt Latterner passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003 in Salt Lake City, surrounded by her children. chil-dren. "Gwenie" was born May 7, 1928 in Fillmore, Utah, to John A. and Cora Robison Day. The family moved to Delta, Utah, where Gwen spent her early years. Gwen married Wayne E. Pratt in 1946. They had four children and moved the family to Park City in the winter of 1961. They purchased pur-chased one of the finer homes in Park City at the time, 218 Sandridge Ave. Gwen loved Park City and was deeply involved in the schools, Girl and Boy Scouting and the community. She served as a member of the planning commission commis-sion and worked very hard to preserve pre-serve the historic mining heritage of Main Street. For a time, Gwen was a freelance writer for The Park Record. Her love of art inspired her to help organize art shows featuring fea-turing the work of local artists during dur-ing Labor Day celebrations. A talented tal-ented and accomplished seamstress, seam-stress, Gwen made all of the clothes her daughters wore. She also made cheerleader uniforms for her daughters and their friends - wedding gowns, bridesmaid dresses and christening gowns. A wonderful homemaker and a gracious gra-cious hostess, her home was always open to friends and neighbors. She loved sunsets, wildflowers and the birds that would flock to her feeders. feed-ers. She gave her children and grandchildren that gift, to see the beauty and wonder of nature. After her divorce, Gwen met and married the love of her life, Charles Latterner. He brought his daughter and son, New York City, museums, ballet, art, music and travel into her life. The couple lived in New York until Charles retired. They returned to Park City and began their next adventure, opening the Old Town Gallery on Main Street, Charles and Gwen -.V i 1 V I Gwen Latterner spent many happy years in the gallery. They were well known and loved by many friends. Gwen is survived by her daughters: daugh-ters: Cally (Dennis) Leatham; Dori Pratt (Tom Pettigrew); and Valerie (Patrick) Park; son, Gregory (Robin) Pratt; stepdaughter, Gretchen (David) Kline; stepson, Charles Latterner Jr. Also, survived sur-vived by her sister, LuDean (Carlile) Peterson, and brother, Rex (Lucy) Day; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Latterner and her brother, Howard Day. The family would like to express our gratitude to Gwen's doctor, James Wood, and his staff for the care they gave our mother. We will deeply miss this spirited, diminutive diminu-tive and very sweet woman. A memorial service to honor Gwen will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003, 2 p.m., in the Crescent Room at the Treasure Mountain Inn, 255 Main St., Park City. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Utah, 845 East 4800 South, Suite 120, Salt Lake City, Utah 84107. Read more 'Personal Paragraphs' on page B-16 in today's Park Record. it New Arrival Jennifer and Tyler Aldous are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Alexis Ann Aldous Born November 17, 2003, 12:08 p.m. at University Hospital, Salt Lake City, weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces, and measuring 21 inches. Congratulations ! ii I:: .Til 1 1 P, ' Rugg ed gets, refined. 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