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Show October 23, 1963 THE EUREKA (UTAH) REPORTER Page Fourteen Remember when In Mammoth Editor's Note The following was taken on Mammoth, from a write-u- p written by the late Earl Dunn. on Mammoth Other write-up- s were taken from some of Mr. Dunns writings, who dubhed himself "One of Mammoths Old Timers." It is the privilege of the old to reto look backward member the "good old days" and Mammoth is no exception. The old town is eighty years old her next birthday as she dozes in the August sun in this year 1949, she recalls those days long ago when her first mining steps were taken assisted by the Wimmer boys and their associates. Then how the Crismon family came into control of the first big mine, and Next When the McIntyre brothers, Samuel and William, wanting a stake, but not of beef, traded a cattle herd to them for what the Crismons thought was a worked-ou- t hole When G. H. Robinson built the Mammoth Mill for the Mc- Intyres, then later the Farrie Mill for the Sioux people, after which he laid out Robinson townsite as a monument for himself. When C. E. Loose, Reed Smoot and associates, started the Grand Central, hoping to find the extension of the Blue Rock's ore body, which resulted in the famous "Apex" law-su- it in wh'ch the law was bent to the ends of justice and the legal fees were enormous. When the Markham ore teams hauled the Mammoth ores to the Mill and Smelter at the Tintic Ranch. When W. H. Kirkendall, a hoistering engineer quit his job and went into the hotel business and Capt. Shope also quit the mine too choosing bar tending rather than station tending. When "Little Alice" the high line shay, with girlish adandon, let her brakes slip and ran away, causing all crew members, includ'ng the engineer to "hit the dirt. Then because she had reached a flatter spot on the grade and her reserve lever had been thrown, came on back up the hill to "pick up the boys" like the coquette she was. y MattWhen the hews Hotel burned one afternoon, together with ten other buildings all because a Chinese laundryman forgot what said" and got drunk and set his place on fire. When Jimmy Hutchinson painted the first sign for the Tintic Hospital, and muffed the spelling making it look like they were veterinarians. When Supt. Billy Ball of the Lower Mammoth showing stockholders through the mine, spoke of ore he expected to hit and snid "Im going to get it about here" and accidently touched an over-hea- d live wire with his candle stick, killing him instantly. The whole town mourned his loss. When "Young Doc" fresh out of medical school and his two-stor- "Con-fucio- us internship came from Kentucky bringing new ideas in medicine, sluff and social science. When Shorty first Me. got his car with the six cylinder engine and the twelve cylinder Klaxon Horn. The "pick-up- " was good too. When Mrs. Verne Jones had quadruplets and just missed fame, though she produced the Hoist and yard of the Chief Consolidated Mine, long operating and productive mine in the Tintic District. Mine fifth the following year. When J. George couldnt start his Benzine Buggy, only to find that young Joe, the Edison or Kettering of that time and place had proved beyond a doubt that water and gas didn't mix, even though the water had been especially processed, so as to resemble "Conoco Bronz. When Harry Tike" Elmer, proud purveyer of Hill and Hill and American Beauty beverages took the lead in organthe fire department, izing which is still in existance and which was always one of Harrys pet interests. When the romance raddled engineer at the Mammoth Mine, with his mind on "buttons and bows" took his mind off the engine long enough to wave his handkerchief to the wearer of the "Buttons and Bows" who happened to be the head hasher at the Beanery at the foot of the hill resulted at estimated $10,000. damage Lover-bo- y never did call for his pay nor was he ever seen again in Mammoth from that day. When Doc Harve'lle didn't get the mining stock his wife "Peg" had requested him to buy, but did get hell in a rising market. A few remember when's by your reporter: When several matrons not too young went up on the mounta'n side to watch the young folks sk. decided that it looked very simple, tied on some skiis and started down the hill. The skiis first went one way, then another, but never together. The lad es did land at the bottom of the mountain, but not in an upright position, and when they couldn't sit down for a week, Remember? These same ladies keep things l'velv in Mammoth, and arc never at a loss for something to do. They are never too busy to do some ne'ghbrly act for a sick person, or an aged one. The theme exis best "Togetherness" in Mammoth than in pressed most places, and it is hoped that they keep on the job for many more years. The few families left in Mammoth have made the best of things, and a more friendly town is not to be found anywhere. My greatest inspiration is a challenge to attempt the Tintic Standard, large producer of good ores The Tintic Standard mine in East Tintic area, produced vast amounts of ore over a period of years and gave employment to over 500 men. The mine was first located by John Bestlemyer from Provo. He told Emil J. Raddatz that his father had just patented some mining claims in the East Tintic District. It apparently aroused Mr. Raddatz's interest and shortly after he was on the ground looking it over. Soon after John Westerdahl arrived in the town that was to be known later as Dividend. During the "lean" years when Mr. E. J. Raddatz and Mr. Westerdahl were trying to get people interested in the Tintic Standard, he gave stock certificates for groceries and in payment of bills. The mine paid the miners off half cash and half stock, but the men traded the stock for groceries and in many cases, whiskey. A few businessmen kept the stock which later made thousands of dollars for them. Joseph Schlect, the local baker, was one of the men who kept his stock, which made him independent and he retired to California, where he made his home for many years. Just as the mine was paying off in a big way, John Westerdahl was killed by bandits who were in the process of robbing the Dividend store when he walked in. L. P. Peterson, Dividend pool hall proprietor, was also killed during the robbery. John Manson, store keeper and a mexican laborer, were wounded but both survived. The bandits escaped, without any money, and it is still one of Tintic's unsolved mysteries. A fire broke out in the mine in 1933, and after burning for a long time, it was controlled by bulkheading the section and pumping it full of mud. This work was directed by Jack Hodges, who had been brought at present is to Tintic from Butte, Mont., by the Standard Company. The mine ceased operations in 1949, but leasers worked at the mine until 1956. At the present time the company is involved in a new venture in the Tintic area, The Bear Creek Mining Co., domestic exploration subsidiary of Kenne-cot- t, Corp., in which the Tintic Standard and Chief Consolidated Mining Co. are participants. During the operating years, the town of Dividend was a thriving little mining town, complete with a school, movie theatre, dance hall, stores and some very fine homes. Now, as in the case of other ghost towns, it is but a shell of its former years. Among the names associated with the Tintic Standard and Dividend were: Raddatz, Westerdahl, Lester Dobbs, Havenor, Jack May, Lester Dobbs, Fred t, Johnson, Fred Hanson, J. W. Wade, M. D. Kirk Man-soChristensen, Paine, Pearson, Wahlberg and many others. Congratulations to the MINING INDUSTRY UTAH FROM Hees Variety EUREKA, UTAH closed. Ber-quis- n, |
