Silverton Standard & The Miner - Current obituaries
THOMAS STACEY - a native of Devonshire, England, and who has resided in Silverton since 1881, died on Sunday last. Tom had been sick for some two years past. The funeral which was largely attended took place Tuesday from the Congregational church. Source: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. November 2, 1889
JAMES BROWN - an old timer in Silverton died, on Tuesday evening of inflamation of the bowels. He had been working on the North Star, on King Solomon, for some months past and for some two weeks had been far from well, but would not lay down the hammer until Saturday noon last when he was compelled to take to his bed. Jim Kilburn, Jim Brown and R. W. Garretson came down to town early Sunday morning in search of a doctor but it was storming too hard for any one to go up. On Monday Jim Kilburne returned the mine and on Tuesday a party of men brought Brown down. Be reached town at six o’clock and after taking some stimulants revived a little and at ten o’clock appeared to be a little better, but in reply to our question as to how he felt, he replied: "Charlie, I am going fast." His words proved only too true. At midnight he was much weaker and at twenty minutes after two he fell asleep in Jesus. He was conscious to the last.
The deceased was well known to every one in this section and even man who ever had any business with him only speaks in words of praise of him. He was industrious, honest, in one word a-man, what more could he be? The funeral took place Thursday afternoon, a large number of friends following the remains to its last resting place. He was one of nine brothers and two sisters. Two brothers, Frank and Mike, were with him at the time of his death. Two brothers are in Jersey City, one in Kansas, one in New Zealand and two brothers and two sisters in the old country. His many friends extend their sincere sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
Source: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. December 14, 1889
JOHN WILLIAMS - brother of Wm. Williams of this city, died in Ogden, Utah, on the 29th and was buried on the 31st ultimo. He was one of the old timers in his section, being the second Cornishman to come to the San Juan. He was a thorough mining man having dovoted his whole life to it. He was a native of Redruth, England, and came to this country in 1852 and settled at Lake Superior. At the time of the California gold excitEment he returned to New York and from there to San Francisco . From there ho went to the Victoria excitement and prospected on tho Frasier river, in Alaska, for two years. In 1864 hE and three others walked from Victoria to Montana, a distance of 400 miles. He remained in Montana four years and made a big raise in McClellan’s gulch. In 1863 ha went to San Francisco and opened a large hotel on Pacific street, but after running it one year the excitement in Nevada attracted him to Austin City where lie spent several thousand dollars prospecting and made some fair raises but no very large ones. In 1876 the excitement in San Juan county attracted him here and hee arrived in April 1876, the second Cornishman to come to the country. After he had been here about two weeks he and Greene & Co., located the Sultan tunnel which he drove in and timbered 580 feet, all alone. He afterwards bought a quarter interest in the North Star, on Sultan, from some Germans; took a lease on the property for two years and discovered the rich body of ore. He sold out his interest in 1881 for $40,000 to an eastern company and purchased the Montezuma tunnel to strike the Victoria lead. He invested all his money in this enterprise but did not make it pay. His health then broke down and his doctor advised him to make a change of climate. He went to Ogden and purchased a restaurant and after eight months sold it out last fall. Since then his health has been getting gradually worse and on the 29th ultimo he breathed his last. He was in his 61st year. He leaves a wife in Ogden and a brother in this city. He was known to everyone in this section and our readers will be grieved to hear of his death. Source: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. January 4, 1890
J. R. WELSH - Death of J. R. Welsh., whom we mentioned last week was brought down from the Sunnyside a week ago last Sunday, died suddenly at ten o’clock on Sunday morning. He had been feeling better through the week and hopes were entertained that he would recover, but it was not to be. He was conscious up to within a few minutes of his death, which came as a sudden shock to his friends. His brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. F. O’Driscoll were with him at the time of his death. J. H. Welsh was a native of Doniphan, Kansas, where he was in good circumstances. His father is a physician and he owned a drug store. In 1884 he sold out his business to his father and came west. When reaching Silverton he worked at Stoiber’s mill for two years and a half and in June 1887 he went up to the Sunnyside mine and has been there ever since. At the time of his death he owned an improved ranch adjoining J. D. Rollin’s ranch, near Montrose and some very good mining property around Eureka and in other parts of the county. He leaves a father, mother and one brother in Doniphan, Kas., one brother in Atchison, Kas., one sister Mrs. S. F. Slaten in St. Joe, Mo., two sisters Mrs. L. A. Hoffman and Mrs. R. I. Marsfield in Attica, Kas. and one sister, Mrs. F. ODriscoll of this city, to mourn his loss. The remains were shipped on Wednesday to his home Will O’Driscoll accompanied them.
J . R . Welsh was known to everyone in this county. He was a hard working and indnstrious man and the whole cornmunity extend their sympathies to the bereaved paronts and brothers and sistars in their affliction.
Source: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. January 4, 1890
JOHN CAMIS - Miner , born in Finland, died last Sunday of pneumonia, age 30 years.
Source: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. February 10, 1906
HERMAN HEGLUND - Married, and a miner, died _on the 6th inst. of pneumonia, age 41 years.
Source: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. February 10, 1906
MRS. FLORENCE DAVIS - Colored, died last Sunday of pneumonia, and buried on Tuesday age 34 years.
Source: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. February 10, 1906
JOHN MULCAHEY - An oldtimer resident, died Monday morning at Kemp's hospital of pneumonia. His wife died here last November. Undertaker Prosser has charge of the remains, and will announce the date of the funeral upon the arrival of the son of the deceased from Buffalo, N.Y.
Source: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. February 10, 1906
SAMUEL ANDREWS - A miner at the Silver Lake mine, died Friday morning at 5 o'clock, after three days' illness, from pneumonia, age 24 years. He leaves a sister in the east and a brother in Denver. The latter is now on his way from Denver and upon his arrival the funeral arrangements will be made and announced by Undertaker Prosser.
Source: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. February 10, 1906
CHRIS TREIBER - an old timer of the San Juan country, died at a hospital in Telluride last Saturday night, according to the Telluride Journal . He had been ill but a short time. Mr. Treiber was a native of Switzerland, and had been a resident of Silverton and Telluride for about twenty years, and was about 75 years of age at death.
He was a member of Silverton Local No . 119 of the International Cooks and Waiters union . He was last ‘ employed by the American Cafe in Silverton , and when that business was closed went to Grand Junction for a visit but returned to Telluride where his death occurred . He was buried from the San Juan funeral ~ parlors at Telluride Wednesday afternoon.
Source: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. January 21, 1922
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