| Show prominent early day I 1 prospector succumbs 1 1 death saturday claimed mother another a member of the th slim battalion of men who unlocked the jealously guarded hordes of ct mineral wealth when the old west was young I 1 george hall 80 90 of 2473 south state treet street salt lake city who had a role in tha hard rock drama of utah and montana before the turn of the century died saturday morning at a salt lake city hospital I 1 mr hall was born in Emis barthy county I 1 orth ireland february 7 1845 when he be was 7 years old his father and mother george and elizabeth hall crossed the atlantic and founded a new home in michigan I 1 near the new home of the irish immigrant family men were cutting their I 1 way W a y through the great timber areas george hall became a member of the lumber making army when lie he was but 14 years old eld he remained a lumberjack four year but the tales of wealth to be wrested from the virgin wilderness of the west filtered into the lumber camps forty biners who had made the overland trek to california were returning to the east they brought stories of wealth that could he be taken from the mountains george hall left the lumber camps and joined the then steady stream ot of settlers westward bound he halted his journey in utah tor for a time was initiated into the ways of miners and then journeyed to montana to prospect but after a a year ot of searching tor for valuable metals in montana he returned to utah and was employed by harry C HUI hill famed character of pioneer utah mining history at the horn silver mine at frisco later he was employed by sharp walker at the telegraph mine at bingham I 1 when marcus daly blunt hard irishman iman opened the stores of copper ore a at butte montana he sent for mr hall I 1 to become his of operations after a period of work with the montana copper baron mr air hall retired from the field of mining an and d returned to utah he purchased a hotel at park city utah in 1890 and operated it until 1915 when hen he moved to salt lake city mr hall married elizabeth bane in salt sit lake city in 1875 they became the parents of one son eon harry hall ball with whom mr hall made his home in salt lake city alter after he ceased n managing vin aging the I 1 park city hotel mrs airs hall died in 1800 1000 at park city I 1 mr hall became a member of the argenta lodge no 3 of the masonic order in I 1 a 1879 he was one ol of the oldest members of the lodge from the point of years and term of membership when he died in addition to his son mr hall Is survived by a granddaughter mary joy hall 1 funeral services were conducted sunday afternoon in the masonic temple by argenta lodge no 3 F and A M worshipful master james edwards presided the eulogy was given by A E buckler and lucille soper sang burial was in mt alt olivet cemetery salt lake telegram |
