Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-04-01 | Page 5 | Sketch of Collins

SKETCH OF COLLINS. About Sixty-Fivo Years Old oud of Excellent Habits. Collins, although In his 6".th sear, appeared ap-peared much soiingcr. He wus six feet In height, of slender build, wore no beard and his features might hivo been taken for tho.o of a clerymnn It Is sild he wnsnddlcted to the use of neither liquor nor tobicco nnd led a model life. Ho camo to tho city ten Scars ago from Han l'rnnclsco and went to work at the old Central ma-chlno ma-chlno shops Ho has remained In the c Is ever since working nt vnrlous places, Including tho Wasatka nettling works and tho Worm Springs. Ho far as known ho had no relatives In tho West, nlthough It Is snld ho had a brother residing in New York cits He wna a member of the Masonic lodge und nlso claimed to bo n veteran of the civil war. Tor the past few- months he had lien taking care nf the Wasatka works, which nlo located about a hnlf mile north nt tho Warm Springs, pro-paring pro-paring his own meals and living ulonc.