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Show Pac A18 Thursday lanuarv 50, ISHb Pjrk Ri-i urd IPcBQoS(iDim5aD JP&i cDj.ii au&ii y- ) Hn Huge Thaynes Canyon slide claims the lives of four miners l 15 K 'II l MnKNt II i.iol.h Krrord i (inlriliulin rilt-r 100 Years Ago Just one week after me l.i-t lata! avalanche. Park City -au aaam struck w ith disaster At fiM- " 'cI.k k on a hitter cold ami overcast Wednesday evening, a call a received at the office of the Crescent Mine from a worker who feared that six miners who had headed off with their ore teams were caunht in an avalanche The teams were overdue in town, and just five minutes after they left the mine, a honific roar was heard down the canyon. The foreman of the mine. Mr. (.'has. Gitsch. mounted his snow-shoes and started down the ca-nvon ca-nvon to investigate, and was quickly joined by all available men from the Crescent and Apex mines, who toted picks, shovels and lanterns. The news quickly spread all over Park City, and a large and anxious crowd gathered at the Crescent office of-fice to await news. When their worst fears were realized, rescue parties started out, including Dr. LeCompte LeComp-te Within a half-hour of the mammoth mam-moth snowslide in Thaynes Canyon, more than 200 men were working feverishly at the site. Later, when the story was pieced together, it was learned that the two teams were less than a mile down the canyon from the mine when the lead team, driven by Sidney Nichols, got stuck in the snow. The men from the rear team left their sleighs to help, and had just gotten back to their places when they heard a terrific roaring. At first they all thought it was thunder, but when they looked up. they were horrified to see a monstrous mass of snow, trees and brush sw eeping down on them. They whipped their teams up to a From Time to Time distance of each other, and ail within a half-hour's time. Said the Record: "The Park apparently ap-parently is becoming as ill-fated as Alta. and it begins to look as if it were dangerous to be anywhere in these mountains." run. r.ut it was too late They were .-tpi. k and hurled into the bottom of a gulch, bury inn the four men and l!,e horses irorn the rear team. .M;i:n u!"Hs!v. Sidney Nichols and Ins team had moved on down the earn ea-rn on. and were completely missed by the slide. Even more miraculous was that J.C. Cleveland was thrown anainst a tree, to which he clung for dear lite. He had but a dislocated shoulder, and after care from Dr. LeCompte. he w as able to walk dow n the canyon to his home. Not so his companions. All were discovered under huge mounds of packed snow. Dr. LeCompte tried heroic measures to save thein. using an electric battery he had toted along to shock the men's hearts into action, but to no avail. Curiously, not one of the eight horses was injured, although they too had been completely com-pletely buried. When the two sleighs bearing the deceased men drove solemnly into town, the streets were lined with bereaved family, friends and townspeople, who looked on as the sad parade made its way to City Hall. Killed were Win. Sessions, a young lad who was his mother's sole support; sup-port; Alonzo Galland, married but a few weeks; Frank O'Hore, who had been in the camp a short time, and who left a wife and four children in New York; and Wm. Backus, whose remains were to be sent to his parents in Rossie, N.Y. According to The Park Record, while the slide was deadly in its aim. it could have been an even more horrible hor-rible scene. Hundreds of men could have been buried while looking for the lost miners, since three more and larger avalanches had rumbled down the mountain within a short 25 Years Ago Sen. Frank Moss, a Democrat from Utah, had recently written a letter to Secretary of the Interior Stewart L'dall asking that the new-Kennedy new-Kennedy Administration give consideration con-sideration to a program of aid for the depressed lead-zinc industry. Since the time Moss wrote L'dall. a combination tariff-subsidy bill had been introduced into the House, although the Administration had not formally commented on its fate. In the letter. Moss called attention to the plight of two of Utah's largest mining enterprises: Untied Park City Ci-ty Mines Co.. and the mine in Ophir. According to Moss, even after cutting cut-ting working hours and closing a portion of the operation. United Park had still shown losses of more than Slll,:i;-i0 for the first nine months mon-ths of 1960. Help was needed, and quickly, he emphasized. Also under discussion and by the whole county - was the construciton of Interstate 80 between Echo Canyon Ca-nyon and Wanship. At a public hearing held at North Summit High School, residents asked ask-ed that the state complete construction construc-tion on the interstate trom Echo to Ogden first, since the line to Wan-ship Wan-ship would cause the loss of fertile meadowlands, which farmers wanted to use as long as possible before asphalt stole it away forever. In additon, Coalville residents complained that the interstate would mean a 25 percent loss in revenue from the tourist trade, since drivers no longer would have to go down Main Street, but could bypass the whole community on the new-highway. new-highway. 10 Years Ago Park City's free bus system the only one in the state had been in operation but two months, and already it w as facing attack by some disgruntled residents. Particularly unhappy were merchants, who had received a bill for one-half percent of their gross revenues to subsidize the system. In an unofficial survey. The Park Record polled a few Parkites about their impressions of the new bus system. Laura Thomas, from the Park City Ski Area's marketing department, lamented that she and a travel group had waited for 45 minutes in a parking lot for the bus to arrive, and it never did. She told the Record she now understood why the system was referred to by locals as "The Phan-tom" Phan-tom" "You never know when it's going to show up!" Dolly Makoff was a little kinder, noting that "I think it's a darn good start, and I really want to see it go." The Record also polled a few of the town's senior citizens to get their viewpoint. Alice O'Neill quipped. "I took it once, but it didn't take me where I wanted to go." To which Mae Raddon added, "People don't ' know if it will bring them back!" That week a full-page ad ran in The Park Record, which read: "Mayor Leon Uriarte and the residents of Park City warmly welcome Producer Chuck Sellier Jr. and the Cast and Crew from Shick-Sun Shick-Sun Classic Pictures for the filming of "In Search of ' Noah's Ark." Thanks for choosing Park City for the fourth time, Chuck!" . Students, P.C pioneer show interest in. state's history group The fourth-graders are studying Utah history and have been interviewing inter-viewing some of the old-timers and grandparents. I have had the privilege of being a stand-in for grandparents far away. One of my "grandsons" was Enzo Mileti, a very nice boy who presented me with a bouquet of flowers as his thanks to me for letting let-ting him come here to me. It is quite an experience for me to be able to help these youngsters. I was also interviewed by Chelsey D'-eker. Holly Martinez and Julie S. ,aman of the Wall Street Journal. . 'cnise Baker is visiting here for two weeks with us and to spend some time with her mother. Dorene Ras- od, who is leaving next month for two years in Guam. Dorene is our No. 6 daughter and has been living in San Diego the last two years. She has been home with us since September. Her son. Dale, lives m Park City and Don lives in Salt Lake City. Dorene and Denise will fly back to San Diego together. Dorene will leave on Feb. 1-1. She says she has been cold all winter and is looking olrward to the warm climate in the islands. She has been able to see and visit nearly all her sisters and brothers, know ing there will be changes while she is away. The Park City Daughters of Utah Pioneers will meet Feb. 12 at 7:;u p.m. The lesson will be on I'tah rivers how they were discovered and named and their usefulness to Utah. In the fall of 1846. Father Pierre Jean De Smet. a man of great vision, visited the exiled Mormons who (Chit CEasat by Ilea Kummer were scattered across the plains of Iowa. Residing in temporary homes until they could find refuge "somewhere in the West." the Saints listened attentively to the Catholic father's account of his exploration in this little-known area and his im- pressions of the country. They asked many questions about the Great Basin. The touching chronicle of a handful of men and their journey into the Great Basin of 1776. when nothing much existed here but sagebrush. Indians and meandering streams of water, is truly tru-ly an outstanding gift to our state. Although their destination was California, the Spaniards took time to visit with the Utah Indians to treat them as friends and extend fellowship and encouragement. They were the first outsiders to view-nine view-nine of Utah's important rivers. The men who participated in the historic journey of 1776 were a varied lot. Some came for religious reasons, others to find a new route to Monterey. Calif., and still others for profit. Regardless of motives, they ended up sharing a trek of about 1.600 miles over some of the most desolate country coun-try on the continent. They saw-places saw-places no European had seen before and charted a route that others would tollow tor decades. Interestingly, the same year the Spaniards were busy molding history in the West, the Founding Fathers were busy in the East creating the United States of America. The names of the men on this famous expedition and their stories and the discovery of Utah lakes and rivers will be told. Members are urged urg-ed to attend the meeting. What is the Utah Mothers Association'? Associa-tion'? Mothers of all ages, races and denominations who care about children, quality parenting and strengthening the moral and spiritual foundation of the home. What are its purposes? To provide programs and study groups to help parents meet the challenge of child-raising; child-raising; to encourage mothers to find joy and fulfillment in their roles: to support one another in the challenges showing understanding and concern; to enrich the family lifestyle: to teach and learn effective effec-tive parenting skills and child-raising child-raising techniques; to motivate the teaching of moral values to children: and to improve the attitudes at-titudes and conditions within the community for betterment of the family. Family lite is being attacked on all sides and misleading, damaging media messages, child abuse, substance abuse, divorce and working work-ing outside the home is more vital than nurturing. The association works to create day care centers and supports creative arts, crafts, literary and music contests and awards, religious programs and community service. It seeks to provide prayer vigil in every state and a chapel in every home. You can help select a Utah and national na-tional Mother of the Year and Young Mother representative. By sending them to the national convention, we can publicize our purpose and cause, become more visible, enlarge our membership and create stronger study groups. We need to show quality parenting. paren-ting. It can be done. We can do it together. Meet us at the Hilton Hotel in Salt Lake City on Feb. 22. Watch for details of the convention. Christie Bolton celebrated her 90th hirthday with an open house Jan. 25 at her home in Salt Lake City. Christie was born in Bountiful. She is a 1914 graduate of Park City High School and worked at the Judge mine office. She taught school 45 years. She taught in Park City through the '30s and early '40s. then at Granite High School 23 years. Then she moved back with her family at 2100 South, where she still lives. Nan McPolin, an old friend, frequently fre-quently visits her and says she is still quite active. There were a lot of friends and family there on Saturday to wish her the very best. CHIROPRACTIC OUTLOOK By Donald A. Cofer, D.C. STIFF NtCK You wake up with a sharp nock tic. Turning your head to one side triggers a i.ibbinc pain. You probably Know this as a "crick" in your neck. Io a chiropractor, this is acute tor ticollis, the result of a slight injury to ibers in a muscle that attaches to your neck vertebrae. The injury triggers the muscle into a reflex spasm that dot s not eo awav. This sort of "crick" may be traced to subluxation, or slight displacement. of a neck vertebrae. Chiropractic treatment applies gentle spinal manipulation. mani-pulation. The muscle is soothed as it is freed of pain-causing wastes. As part of total body healing, your chiropractor advises on proper sitting or sleeping postures to ease strain. Gentle traction restores the normal cervical curve and loosens up your stitf neck. Presented as a service to the community by Cofer Chiropractic v and Sports j Injury Clinic ' 649-1017 5n0000TCH!!!H TO TEAR Mb TOUR VALMIirii: A FREE rmOHALIZED HEAGE in THE TARR RECORD DEADLIflE FOR WmR IS FED. 7IH AT 12 110011 CAEE THE FARK RECORD OR THE WASATCH WAVE 040-QO14 OR f)W47l Club Kcws Woman s Athenaeum .... o i- r;.v Womans Athenaeum meets on the second and , ulnvmonTh a. 7:30 p.m. inn the Memorial Building Daughters of Utah Pioneers The P irk Citv Chapter of Daughters o. c tan loneers ot eacn HUM". i r '""'"y ouh,. econd Wednesday Rotary .1 ,.;tv IJotarv Club meets on Tuesday at 12: 15 p.m I lie I II ... '! , . II... . , 1 .,,.!. nick I neck at 6-J9-4US0. information, call Hkm'- ' ... in, -., ti . . 11 Avenue Restaurant ai me mmm uotet. Kor nther Elks The Pirk Citv Chapter of Elks meets on the second and to, Thursday of each niontn ai me i.. - e, - "... oweei. bor inlnrmation. call 48.V8.i9b. Weight Watchers Wemht Watchers meets at the Memorial Building on Main Sir, Monday at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 4KG-0125. Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous (AM. Alanon and Alateen meet regularh Pirk Citv AA meets at Miners Automotive in Prospector SqUa 1 Mondav at 7 p m. and Friday at 6 p.m. Alanon and Alateen meet at Mary's Catholic Church on Wednesday at 7 p.m. For more informattr, call ban at Md-Hdl or Rick at (U9-2221. Book discussion group The Park City Library will continue its book discussion series, cafe Being Ethnic. Becoming American." with Co Tell it on the Mnuillj", by .lames Baldwin. It is a powerful statement on what it.e;in meant! : r,,v up black in America. The group will meet Jan. :iOai 7p.rn.fo members are welcome. For more information, call 649-8118. Cocaine recovery group All interested parties are invited to the open meetings of thecocair, .ciivery support group. Meetings are held every Wednesday at 6 pj .,: The Prev. ntion Center. 175:i Sidewinder Dr.. Prospector Squart There is no charge and confidentiality is assured. For r information, call 649-8:S47. Obituaries Clara N. Shea Clara Neil Shanley Crowley Shea died in Park City on Jan. 23. ShewasSi She was a judge for 25 years in Summit County and Park City andanat member of the Democratic Party. She was born in Coalville to James and Ellen Neil. She is survivw daughters. Kathleen Shanley McHae (Medford. Ore.) and MarilynnCra, Hayes i Dallas, Texas) : son, Michael Crowley (Honduras. Central Amem eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchilden; sister, Nellie Thompson Lake City): and brother. Fred Neil (Payson). She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and was buried in the! Citv Cemeterv. Joyce N. Gardner Joyce Neil Gardner died Jan. 20 in Kearns. Utah. She was 54. She was born in Park City on Sept. 28. 1931, to Andrew Gordon Victe Fannie Page Neil. She married Fredrick W. Gardner on May 20. 19? American Fork. I'tah. The marriage later was solemnized in the Sail LDSTmeple. She was an ordinance worker in the Jordan River Temple. She is survived by her husband: children, Michael F.and Carol A Gai 'West Vellev Citv). Mr. Dan (Vickie Ann) Ivie (West Jordan). Mrs i Susan ) Jones ( Centerville). Stuart N. and Sindy Garner ( Farming Charles A. Gardner (Kearns) and Mrs. Mark (Frances) O. Lay HVesl dam: 13 grandchildren; brothers. Don P. Neil (Murray). KennethJ i Provo). Dan Neil (Parowan) and Carl P. Neil and Wayne P. (Lehii. She was preceded in death by brothers James A., Victor Keith and Wi C Burial was in Redwood Memorial Estates. HAPPY BIRTHDA1 January 30 . j. vaierie Pratt Jake Root Charlie Layton January 31 Greg Pratt Blair Feulner Tom McClintock February 1 Gayle Dahl Lynnette Roberts Joe Sowul February 3 February 2 Laura Jarvis David Dugan Grace Weaver Jill Snyder Jim Fleming Charlie Walton Bob Bishop Ric Jentzsch Mario Carofar.J John Yashinov.; February 4 Bud Henley February 5 Mike Kiger HerbArmstrc,,; Boofer Jones Mike Springy Joseph Malocs. Roberta Gold ft m IT a. China k Restaurant Open Daily 1 1:30 a.m.-l 1:00 p.m. Sal., Sun. 5-10:30 p.m. Park Citv P. Chicken Cho: |