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Show Pioneer Utah Woman Buried in Salt Lake SALT LAKE, May 25. Mrs. Catherine Cath-erine Woods, widow of J. D. Woods, was buried this 'morning in the Mt. Olivet cemetery, following impressivo services at the Cathedral of the Medel-ine Medel-ine at which Monslgnor P. M. Cushna-han Cushna-han of Ogden delivered tho funeral oration. Active pall bearers were John W. Hart, M. 13. Johnson, John C. Lynchv W. J. Hnlloran. Honorary pallbearers pall-bearers wore Governor Simon Bamberger, Bam-berger, President Hebor J. Grant, John Dern, W. PL Hutchinson, W. D. Cornick and Leopold Baumgartcn. Tho body was Viewed by friends yesterday yes-terday at the family residcnTceOS East South Temple street. Mrs. Woods sons, Hugh Woods of Ogden, and Frank C. Hagenbarth of Chicago, and his daughter, Mrs. W. J. Kennedy of South Bend, Ind., arrived in Salt Lake ycslerdny. Mrs. Woods was a pioneer of four states and her life was filled with romance. ro-mance. Her father was Anton Veit, a judge in Vienna, and early in her life he had selected for her a husband, an elderly Pole. Catherlno opposed tho scheme and after a family row and threats on tho father's part to send her to a convent, it was arranged that ishe should accompany her uncle and a largo party on a year's trip to Amerl- I ca, during which time she was to think things over. Her uncle was one of an I embassy under tho leadership of Count Tuam of Austria, who came to the United States in connection with affairs af-fairs of Maximilian, who had been executed in Mexico. Somo of tho party par-ty were interested In mining in Colorado Col-orado and her undo with others went to Denver in 1859 to investigate. While in Denver Catherine met Frank J. ; Hagenbarth, Sr., a follow countryman. jlie was 21 and she waB IS. They promptly fell in lovo and were married. mar-ried. Settle In Salt Lake. In 1866 the young couplo came overland over-land and after an adventurous trip landed In Salt Yake, but not until tho party had encountered Indians, who stole part of tho company's horses. Shortly after arriving hero Mr. Hagenbarth Hag-enbarth formed a partnership with Henry Wagoner's brewery in Emigration Emi-gration canyon. In 18G7 tho couple decided de-cided to go to Virginia City, Mont. Ro-ports Ro-ports were coming in of rich gold strikes on thft Salmon rlvor in Idaho. and In 18GS they drove overland, Mrs. Hagenbarth riding a mu.e to Leesburg, near Salmon City, and later to Loon creek, near Thunder mountain, where the Lost Packer mine is located. There In 1870 Mr. Hagenbarth died, leaving his widow with an Infant daughter and a son two years old. Through tho winter's snow tho young widow, with pack and saddle horses traveled for days, camping out In the mountains and sleeping on the snow. From Salmon City to Salt Lako she traveled by wagon and was harassed by Indians during the entire journey. It was not long until her scanty resources re-sources wero exhausted. An expert needlewoman, she supported herself and children. But she was ambitious and had a good business instinct and after somo heartbreaking experiences in 1878 she arranged for the purchase of $1300 worth of supplies and fujml-turo fujml-turo on credit, mostly from the Z. Q. M. I. Idaho Hotel. In 1879 she went to Challis, Idaho, which was booming as a lead-silver camp. A hotel which she opened was a success and she had $16,000 In the bank in three years. In Challis she married J. D. Wood, a friend of her first husband. He was in tho mining business. This his wife considered uncertain un-certain and she insisted that what money she had should go into cattle ui aucujj uuu a raucn. Accordingly Mr. Wood bought a ranch and his wife was always the main spirit In the venture. Her wiB-dom wiB-dom was evident, for later when tho mines wero all closed the ranch had grown to bo ono of the largest in the intermountain country and numbered its cattle by the thousand and its sheep by the tens of thousands. For years Mrs. Wood was the life of tho ranch work. She cooked for shearers; no storm was too severe to keep her in. She loved tho work and up to the time of her death was keen and bright in all that pertained to the work. Her suggestions were always timely and wise. Mrs. Woorl frmml llmo fnr- trips abroad. She numbered among her friends many of the great, as well as1 from the humbler, .walks of life. She belonged to a pioneer race of builders, which made the great west possible |