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Show L. 17. Colbatli. The death of Mr. L. U. Colbath takes away a California pioneer, a Nevada pioneer, and one who, for a full generation, has been a working force in Utah. For almost if not quite thirty years Mr. Colbath was the most trusted lieutenant of the late R. C. Chambers. He was with him from 'he time the first explorations of the Ontario On-tario i Ine began, since Mr. Chamber's death he has b'een looking after his estate. His home in Utah has always been in Salt Lake. It was here I'Jjf he was married, here his children were born, hero his wife died and since then he has been father and mother both to his children. He never failed in any duty as husband and father, as neighbor and citizen and friend. His devotion to the interests of his employers was the same as to 'his home, neither his faithfulness nor capability capabil-ity was ever doubted by them. He was an expert juuge of a mine and knew every detail of the machinery ma-chinery by which the mine was opened and drained and the ores reduced. While his preju-J preju-J dices were extreme and implacable, he was ont. of the most kindly and genial of men. His heart was always larger than his purse. The number of unfortunates that he helped, the sick that he provided for and the dead that he buried none but he knew. He was a most incessant worker. He knew the whole great business of the mining company to which he was attached, kept track of all its details, and performed a vast amount of work on the outside. From boyhood he was an intense American. No other land was half as good as the United States and an insult to it or its flag was to him like a blow in the face. He wore himself out, his energies were never re-f re-f laxed until the strength that bore him up sudden ly failed. He has been failing for a year. No apparent ap-parent disease was upon him, but it "has been clear for several months that the machinery of his body was about worn out. He lived three score and sixteen years and it may be said that he worked every day. He Will be missed and mourned mourn-ed no where so much as in his own home. There all is desolation and sorrow, and all sympathy goes out to the fatherless and motherless ones. In every camp in Utah, Idaho and Nevada there will be men to hail his der'h with sorrow, and for him with the farewell will be the thought that he surely earned the peace that has come to him. |