Show VISITS 1 fiffe behrs m ME upon being appraised of the deo deahn of ct joseph duckett his brotheren in law john gian and son harr harry arrived arie in montelo Mont klo ello wednesday of 0 I 1 last gt aps ipek to assist as a much as they could la lia the clearing eAng cl up u P ot of the deceased affairs john gavan gay n husband of mis airs sarah gavin sister of of the deceased is a prominent banker and farmer of grutta C colo 0 lo 10 while tile the son is a rattle toan and county commissioner ot oi delta county colo john gavan favl w was a s an associate of tile lae deceased ceased since I 1 the civil war both having served in the confederate 1 amy I they came ca in e to t 0 colorado Coloia do in 1873 where they engaged enga ged in mining cattle raising the two coming together to san juan county in the yearl year 1880 prospecting the blue mt for or the pr precious eklous metal and malting making trips into the navajo reservation in quest iguest oi of a lost silver mine which was purport ed to haye been found by merrit and aad Ml mitchell who were killed by indians india As in the navajo reservation while an on their return leburn from a trip to t the mine the elder gavin could tell many interesting stories of his and duck Ws etts experiences in the county when there were but two settlements here that at bluff and verdure before monticello via wlas battled sott ld qa efad before there was w as more than an an indian trail in the whole expanse ot of the northern part ot of the county where now mod ern auto roads a are rethe alie ruts rula he marveled at the change in inthe the face of the pou country with its farms and fences everywhere in place of the vast expanses ot of open prairie with its herds herda tot lot galloping antelope on tile the plains and deer in the forests th the trip bi ought brought vividly back to tile the gent gentleman lemin ills his adventures causing a renewed urge to again roam the wilds the old gentle gentleman maii stated that were he a few years younger lie he would no doubt again beek the mysteries of 0 mother earth eaith tn in the heart ot of the bie navajo reservation still hew being confident that some home da day y that billat section will be unlocked and great wealth will be taken harry gavin the son is of middle age and la Is a st staid aid and honored e en of ills his county aie H also was here when a boy and the trip caused a yearning to again travel the trails of the young adventurer |