Show Faith In Favorite I Camp Can Holds Up Through Years ny Dy Not every man who has been a resident of a mining district during 44 years of its most moet prosperous times Is still en enthusiastic enthusiastic en- en about Its future Too many are prone to be pessimistic because the days of monthly dividends have long since passed The subject of this sketch has seen his faith Justified in III more than one Instance and his faith In tho the Park City district remains strong Charles Moore was born on a farm near Lebanon Ohio August 12 1866 He lie was educated In county schools the National Normal university Ohio uniVersity university uni uni- and the University of Texas When he was 8 old years years' his parents moved to a farm located between Ft Worth and Dallas Texas where his father was a fairly successful farmer In 1894 Moore went to Leadville Colorado Colo Cob rado ratio where he worked at everything connected with mining In addition he worked in Aspen and other Colorado camps and did some leasing and mining on his own in and Aspen Visited Park lark City CUy In August 1900 Charles Charles' Moore visited Park City Intending to remain about 30 days before returning to Colorado Although Al Al' Although Al- Al though in and out of town an average of one month each he has been In Park ParI City ever since During his first two weeks In Park City he roamed the hills hUls hillsand I and recognized the possibilities of th the Hawkeye now the Utah Park mine the Crescent section up and down Walker and Websters Webster's gulch itom which much Silver King ore has been obtained the Glencoe Pearl now the New Park mine the Wasatch now the Park City Utah mine and the Flagstaff He Jle flays pays All of these properties have come up to expectations except the Flagstaff in which I have as much faith as I ever had But until 1926 he be did lId not have sufficient funds to tackle possibilities pos- pos right night In his front yard which explains his trips trip to many other western camps during the years Started Development De I In 1926 1920 Moore and associates started to develop the Olen Glenoe oe Park Galena I Pearl Flagstaff and Wasatch fissures i but bu failed to obtain control of the Wasatch holdings He the late Thomas I I Walden and Fraser Buck encountered i bad ground and much water and work i iwas I was slow at the Star of Utah Mayflower and Park Galena mining companies later i consolidated under unde the present New Park I Mining company The great depression found their development about 60 per percent percent cent comp competed ted and things looked dark The group reorganized in ln 1932 paid off their obligations did a little work now and then until 1937 when times got better money was waa still scarce They struck their first objective at 3 o'clock on the morning of January 1 I 1940 Old timer has never been able to ascer tam tain what Charles Moore got out of his steadfast faith effort and Contribution tion toward the ultimate success of the original enterprise now the New Park Mining company but is inclined to cc- cc con con- I elude clude that his contribution cannot be measured In dollars and cents Moores Moore's I I appreciation of his association with I Thomas Walden president of New Park at the time of his sudden death in July 1933 must be considered part of his I compensation Praises Daly Looking back on Park City history Moore considers the late John J J. J Daly so an closely associated with the f famous old Daly mine the West Daly-West and the Judge Daly-Judge mines to have been about tho the greatest mining man in the history of Park City Moore fully evaluates Dalys Daly's hard work worries financial contributions con on to mining and greater consideration consideration consideration con con- for stockholders than for himself himself him him- I self all of which found him comparatively comparatively poor at death I The Moores split the year between j P Park ark City and Marysville California j He lIe spends the time from October 15 to t April 15 at Marysville and Mrs Moore spends s the summer months In Park City They have five daughters and lost the their r son the third child chUd who was killed In j France during World War I. I Two daughters daugh daugh- t ers Mrs Mrss Youngblood and Mrs I e i l iVe In Ft Pt Worth Texas Three daughters daughters daugh daugh- tens live In California Mrs Bonelli at Yuba City Mrs Bell at San Francisco and Mrs Riordan at Marysville Considered Old Fashioned In some quarters Charles Moore Is considered old fashioned he he believes In a a. fair fain days day's pay for a fair days day's work His 50 60 years work as miner miner min mm- er en shift bo boss foreman surveyor assay- assay era ens' helper mine operator and shipper of substantial tonnages of ore from 34 mines in the U U. S. S Canada and Mexico have taught him the value of an honest days day's effort competition between workers for advancement also the fact that no really good man can canever canever canever ever be paid what he is really worth He Ho does not believe that Industry Is obligated to provide jobs unless for real work in return But In 60 years he has haa fired only four men of all he ha has hired a remarkable re record rd indicating a high degree of perception In the employment employment em era- cf men Old timer hopes the Flagstaff Bonanza will wUl reward Charles Moores Moore's continued faith in mine and district after 44 I years of none too generous personal for for- tunes Sundays Sunday's Sundays Sunday's Salt Lake Tribune |