Show former resident dies in Calif california nia 1 harry mcdonald of glendale california and for many years a resident of kanab tiled died in gall call furnia last week lie he was ninety four years of age anti and was waa a pros drector and frontier man in early idys in ill the west and was also fill an experienced boatman i I 1 in ill july 1889 1880 when the ill fated drown stanton expedition made on oil tile the colorado river nd iid frank M brown was drowned larry mcdonald was wl with th the party orty liall ng joined them at pandy dandy crossing lie ile was the oarsman and was the only man mail lit in the bont boat except brown when it cap bozed mcdonald was thrown into the aho current on oil one side of the boat and brown ou on the other into an an eddy where he be was drawn under by one of the whirl pools which are numerous in that locality ty lie was never seen again me tonald escaped title due to his own ingenuity ge nulty ity ile HP was wai fill an expert carpenter and cabinet maker and november ab 25 was sent by stanton to to illinois to superintend file building of now new boats for another river expedition lie ile married minnie johnson the daughter of pioneers conradina margler and nepal johnson of ka nab lint ile he lived in nearly every western rn state lit in the union and during ill the gold rush went to klondike ile he returned to kanab with his family about 1014 1914 and remained here for several years later he moved to california locating nt at glendale jle illo wits called to los loa angeles and to salt lake city to the colorado river investigations just prior to the building of the boulder dam am while in utah nt at that thai time dine lie ho visited kanab tor for the last time ehla wife died a few years ago H anti and four sons mrs li bessie essle M nelson lawrence clarence gene gen and gordon mcdonald McDo who are all living southern california |