Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-12-01 | Page 2 | Capt. E. B. Wilder Passes Away

CAPT f El B PASSES A JAY SaIl Sall Lake No Noy Edward 95 years old died at atthe the tho home of his Mrs Irs Chas ChasI H I 1 Dowse G East Fourth i street at tI 9 last night DI I Iwas was due duc to old age Arrangements I IOl for Ol the tho funeral have not nol yet been I completed Edward BInns Wilder was born on tLe Island or of Jamaica August 9 I 1811 his father being United Stales to lint t countr count a boy he came to the Slates with wilh his parents lie He studied civil congin engineering an and assisted in sur a part or of the route roule for the theM M I ichi Central railroad Later h ho went to Cuba where ho was engaged IlL iii At the tho outbreak of tIm the civil war lie ho jollied the tho confederate army armr and rose 1080 to 10 lie tho ranle of captain After Artor the war ho watt to San and to Vir Virginia Virginia ginia City Nov No where he was super of ono one of the lie old mines his connection with that company he came to Utah nod and cn In mining engineering He Ir l c r and developed the Red Cloud 1 n mine lne m at Utah For years he was engaged in mining In Mercur j I and and he tuns wl s the first man to toI discover oil In Juab county I He Is survived b three children Mrs George Hubbard of San Fran Francisco Francisco cisco Herbert Wilder and Agnes Rowse of thIs his pity i r 0 The funeral of Wilder will willbe willbe be hold hell from tho undertaking parlors of ODonnell Co at 2 Wed Wednesday Vc a afternoon and will be I p vate at atI will Ill he be at oIl Mt I