Show T I DEATH A o OF DAVID AVi KEITH Eli h r FF S I d 1 44 lr 7 K n r a F Fr r r c came came me as a surprise and dis dle- distinct shock last Tuesday to this comm community nUy was the the news news jot of die death of I Davi K Keith lUi who l since e 1882 had been prominently connected connect connect- ed ed edwith with the great wealth producing mines of Park City His death occurred at the Hotel Utah early Tuesday morning after but a brief a s Double pneumonia pneumonia pneumonia monia was the cause of death The distinguished gentleman was taken sick a week ago to Ills IHs illness was thought to be be an attack attack at at attack tack of la to la grippe Sunday I I pneumonia developed and and despite the skill of famed faDed physicians physicians' and care of trained nurses the dread disease could not not be checked and the end came as above st stated ted Dav David d Keith was universally well- well liked In the the early days of Park City before great great wealth came came to him when holding the position of foreman lore fore loreman man of the great Ontario he was a 0 general favorite among all cla classes and his genial companionship sand and strong personality made for him lasting lastIng lastIng last- last Ing friendships and those who are left who knew Dave Keith then held the same samo high respect and admiration admiration admira admira- tion for him at t the time of his his Is death notwithstanding his bis great riches and influence as they did when he was mingling with them every day In overalls as a w wage ge earner carner Dave Keith was always the same For friends and acquaintances he always ahva's had a warm handclasp a 0 cordial cordial cor cor- dial greeting and a kindly kindly word I A good big hearted man was David Keith and his passing on is sincerely sincere sincere- ly 13 regretted Tor J r years ears David Keith and nd family made tI their their lr home in our midst DurIng Dur blur ing leg that time he became a member Of Lodge No 7 F. F A A. M M. and Park No 4 Knights of as which membership he hO has all aiwa al always al- al l I wa ways retained in i 1 home f lodges Regarding tho the early career of at this distinguished Utahn The Re Re- Record Record cord takes the f following from Tuesdays Tuesday's Tuesdays Tuesday's Tuesdays Tuesday's Tues Tues- days day's Salt Lake Tribune une UHf HIM t 1 EIL Into tho the early life of David Keith came much of the romance romance of ad ad- venture He lie was a typical and pathfinder who was was was' found in ini i the front ranks of the sturdy men meni i I who carried civilization and development development develop ment meat Into the untamed wilds in the tte i i early days Born Dorn torn of ot a sea faring i people the tho fearless spirit of ot adventure adventure adventure ture pulsed through his hie veins For ForI I him the call of or the tea ea was wal strong i but the lure of the trackless west J with Its unbounded wealth of ot Adventure adventure adventure ad ad- venture venture and untold riches r In min era erat was stronger la tn response to 4 F i this call he forsook the sea and when a a young man of but bat 20 he was found in the great mining district of Nevada Ne Ne- vada vada That marked the beginning of the tle making of one of the west's most successful and noted mining men David Keith was wa born at Mabou Cape Breton Dreton Island Nova Scotia May 27 27 1847 Just a few weeks before 1 i Brigham Young and his band of sturdy sturdy sturdy dy pioneers hewed their way Into the valley of Great Salt Lake where tl the e young Keith was d destined to become become become be be- come in hi later years one of the leading figures In mining and business busi busl- business ness ness ells circles Air Mr was the son Bon of J John hn 1 land and Margaret Ness Keith In his bf hoOd he e had bad J b but limpet advar tagel ln the way WilY of education but I hJ pot got an early knowledge and ind a 0 la la ung Interest In from working working work work- In ing in In some of the mines of t f his country V When ben but a a. boy the cini ot California and Its Ita gold had bad spread throughout the country Young Keith had heard of tl the e grea great west and its possibilities It held a charm charm for tor him So when a young man he shipped before the mas mast from a a port In Maine for the Isthmus Isthmus Isthmus Isthmus' mus mus mus' of Panama HEADS FOIL FOU THE rnE WEST He He was headed for th the west though by a round about way An And I he got there R h ma made de his way vay mostly on foot across the isthmus to the Pacific side aide Thence he shipped before the mast again a and d landed in California But Dut like Uke many more who had bad ton toiled d suffered suffered suffered suf suf- hardships untold and sacrificed ed ed their all to reach th the golden end of the rainbow of their dreams he found that California was not the pot of g gold ld at the end of the rain rain- bow But Dut in the meantime great minIng mining mining min min- ing operations had been boen put under underway underway underway way in Nevada and the fame of Virginia qty City Gold Hill and the Comstock Comstock Com Com- stock were luring men to this great region of mineral deposits which was destined to produce millions in wealth wealth The railroad had not yet pushed Its bands of steel across tho thu snow-capped snow Sierras to to the crimson horizon of the sunset coast but undaunted undaunted undaunted un un- un- un daunted by the miles of weary waste that lay between young Keith shouldered his blankets and made his pilgrimage from Sacramento to the great Mecca of miners in Neva Neva- da The first winter found him InGold inGold in inGold Gold Hill That That winter he be cut wood 1 I Ion on contract and supplied It to the the j I mines in the district I IThe IThe t The second winter found him hill iiiI charge of ot of ota ofa a force of Chinese labor I l engaged In constructing the tracks of ot the Southern Pacific In the Don- Don Continued on Page Seven r DAVID i KEITH iH DEAD l eNN Continued From r. r Pat Pace One ODe ner net Lake district Some Borne time ago Mr Keith was waa through this with a party of ot friends from Salt Sett Lake The vision Islon of ot familiar surrounding surroundings surroundings sur sur- rounding recalled memories ot of early early early ear ear- ly days day He lIe became reminiscent To his bIB friends he pointed out out- the spots where In those earl early days dare were the house moes-house and the bunkhouses bunkhouses bunk bunk- houses occupied by the Chinese la la- la bor He recalled how tone one one wintry bight d yn the mountain and smashed a bunkhouse bunk bunk- house hour sending Bending U e Chinese occupants occupants pants panta scurrying out Into the cold He Ho told how how hole th they y sought shelter helte In another bunk house and how tioW the occupant o of of this turned tb then them away with the observation that the spirit t waa wl h them Ile 1 He 8 add dd added ed that tb the tI'S Unfortunate I nearly fro frose frost Ie to death through being com compelled compelled corn corn- pelted to to i remain main o t In the all aU of ot the night air Mft Kei Keith we went t t to work ork on th tl Comstock as a common miner And he worked his hIB way up to the top which Is le assurance that he be was waa a finished miner In every respect for forIt forIt It It it e s Is ht the Comstock pro properties pro ro- ro parties turned out nothing but kings among He lie became a pump pump- man matl man andl ands and later a a. foreman He bem became became be be- came m foreman of the Caledonia and the Overman Overman mines It was he who sank the shaft of ot tali famous Forman Forman Forman For- For man mine a task that required more than than ordinary ordinary ary Ingenuity and ability He Tie w was s also connected with the tho Mexican Mexican Mex Mex- lc ican ican n mine In In a managing capacity From the Virginia City Gold Bold Hilt Hill district Mr Keith went direct to Park City In Utah In 1882 He took the position of ot foreman of the noted Ontario mine at that time owned by Senator Hearst and other capitalists capital capital- lets of ot California The late tate R. R C. C Chambers Chamber was superintendent of the mine Mr Keiths Keith's first Important work was the erection of ot the tho big pumping engine which was purchased d by the company ny for tor the purpose of ot Bring the the property This was an extremely extremely ex ex- ex- ex difficult difficult- piece of work re- re requiring quiring not only great mechanical skill and d ability L I but also a p personal person person- rs nal n- n al knowledge of underground conditions conditions condi condl- where caving ground and j aim aim- Immense Immense Im Im- mense quantities quan of ot water were the thele le leading factors Mr K Keith accomplished plashed this task successfully in record time and this plant stood the t test st of time under all all' until completion ot of the Ii Ontario drain tunnel obviated the necessity for Its use Mr Keith severed Earl Early In 1886 1885 I h his hie connection with the Ontario company company company com com- pany and anti accepted the management of ot th the noted Anchor or Mining In g company company pany now the Mining company To him him la Is give Iv q tho the tiie credit for tor placing g gI I this prop property ty on OD the iu road io to the great success It bas has achl achieved ved He with John with John Judge now deceased took the c contract tr ct for tor construction n of ot the tho Alliance nce tunnel tunnel now a part of the tho thoS S Sliver Silver lve King Coalition n possessions poss Ills HIS illS illS' illSE E EARLY ULY ASSOCIATES Mr Mr Keith became as associated with Thomas Kearns John Judge H. H P. P Ferry Ferri A A. A B. B Emery Emeryl and l d others ers In In what teas Vaa known as as the Ma Mayflower flower claims aJ is at p Park rk City From Prom these holdings sprang the tho grea great Sliver Silver King mine which paid aid m many ny millions of ot d dollars lars In hi dividends The property now Is la known knowD as Silver SUrer King Coalition C aUtion Vines company and Mr Keith w was s president of the company at at time of t his bit death Mr Keith also o was was' the holder of much tn other valuable property Including Int including in In- t large holdings of Salt Lake redl reel estate estate among which Is the old D D. F. F W Walker lk r b building recently re- re the Ness building th the Keith Ar Arcade ade b building the former lI Herald building and other valuable valuably property here and elsewhere The bulk of MV tf tr K Keiths property however however how how- ever Ii Is In Salt Lake Lake Lake-as asi he always alway was WILlI intensely Interested In an the tte up sip sip- building of this city and nd Invested moat most of f his till money here Mr Keith never cared for public office but upon the Insistence of ot ofhie his hie friends permitted himself Jr to be bo elected as a II member of ot the constitutional constitutional convention which framed the constitution under which Utah entered entered entered enter enter- ed the union of states In addition to being president of ot the Sliver Silver King lUng Coalition Mines company company company com com- pany Mr Keith also was wa president of the Salt Bait Lake Laka Tribune Publishing company president of the First Nal National Na bank of Park City vice president president dent and director of the National Copper bank directors of the Las Vegas Tonopah Railroad company director of the Los Angeles Salt Bait Lake nail Hall Railroad road company and largely Interested in mining properties In Utah and Nevada Mr Keith also was wan one of the organizers organizer of the company but later lahr sold hi bl his Int Interest rest V t t tl be c Iran 1110 rn P. P 1 J r Walker Mr Kuth tb w WILl k h ini in be r td f f lb t tAlta Alta tub nub club Kit club and Country club of this city the California club of ot Los Angeles Angele the Press club of San Francisco and the Rocky Mountain club of ot New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City In addition to his widow Mr Keith is survived by one son David Keith Jr a lieutenant In the quartermaster quartermaster quartermaster corps of ot the United States army In France Franco and three daughters daughters daughters daugh daugh- Mrs Etta Keith Eskridge ot of Los Angeles Mrs Lillian Keith Alien Allen Allen Al Al- len ien of ot San Francisco and Miss Marg Margaret Margaret Mar Mar- g gret garet ret Keith of ot Los Angeles also three grandsons David Keith III HI David Keith Eskridge Albert C. C Allen Allen Al Al- len Jr and one granddaughter Mary Allen Keith Funeral services will be bo held at atthe atthe atthe the Presbyterian church Saturday afternoon afternoon afternoon af af- af- af at 3 Many will attend tho the the- funeral |