| Show EARLY BASIN LAND AND CATTLE OWNER SUCCUMBS preston nutter widely known western cattle mae nate dies at 80 I 1 A long ions and colorful career of the range was closed sun sunday d ay night when preston nutter about 80 died at his home in salt lake city of at a heart aliment ailment mr air nutter one of 0 the most widely known cattle operators in i the western area was well known throughout the basin lie began operations in colorado Coloia do and when the aint uintah all i e enervation 1 er was opened the early part of the century he bought great tracts of land and leased grazing crazing areas in uintah duchesne carbon and emery counties in the days of lawlessness when cattle rustlers controlled the range preston nutte through his friendliness and diplomacy was able to maintain his aighes and his cattle interest prospered and grew in this country when the famed and powerful dutch butch cassidy gang operating throughout the western states made their stronghold at browns park east of vernal they often fled through the center of mr air property known as brocks ranch near ft duchesne ducheane famous robber hideouts desuta hi were located near his lands but his h Is ability to get along with people he met imet and his capable cowhands furthered his prestige in the troublesome times mr air nutter operated a vast ranch at nine mile and also on tile the south myton bench up until within a year of his death mr air nutter rode iode in a saddle over the range inspecting his stock ills excellent excellent health anti and uncanny strength in old age lie he contributed to his outdoor life his wise diet and his bis nonuse non use 0 of stimulants preston nutter was born in clarksburg Clarks burg west virginia a son of christopher nutter land owner and breeder of fine horses and catherine pugh nutter ile he was left tan an orphan at the age of eight and soon afterward made ills his way westward lie ile came to salt lake on an army supply train before the days of the railroad surviving are his widow katherine enne fenton fen ton nutter whom he married in 1908 in colorado colored springs and two daughters virginia and catherine of salt lake city funeral services were held wednesday after afternoon noo n at the masonic templo temple in salt lake |
