The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-08-28

DEATH OF JOHN w. PLUMAiER.
MANAGER of the DeLamar Mines Dies in
London August Goth.

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who has been manager for the Della
mar Mining Company at this place
since it's purchase Of the property il
April, 1891, had died in London the
previous night. Mr. PlummeT, whose
health had been failing for more than
two years, and when he left here July
4, to visit the company in London and
to take few months rest from the
active management, his friends here
had very grave apprehensions that he
would never return. 1t, nevertheless,
was surprise and shock to the com
munity when the announcement of his
decease was received.
Mr.. Plummer was fifty-four years old,
native Of England, and had followed
the pursuit of mining all of his busy
life, coming first to the Bruce mines in
Ontario, at the age of II years, where
his father was then manager, and from
there going to Jarvis Island, Lake Su-
perior, in 1872. He came to Mineral,
Nevada, in 1877, and had charge of va
rious properties in Nevada and Utah
during several years, going thence to
Colorado and thence to Montana, where
he developed the great Granite noun
tain property, as manager for the st.
Louis owners From the Granite
mountain mines Mr.. Plummer, in the
employ of the London financial syndi-
cate, went to the Elkhorn mine in
Montana, which became famous while
in his charge. 1t was this same syndi-
cate which organized the DeLamar
Mining Company, Limited, and placed
him in charge here, when the property
came into possession Of the company
in 1891.
Captain Plummer, as he was called
here, by reason of having so large
number of men under his charge, was a
master of every detail of mining and
mine management as is abundantly
proven by the success he made out of
the several large concerns of which he
has had charge. He was very industri-
GUS and thorough in every matter he
had in charge; but he took too much re-
sponsibilty upon himself and made his
labor more severe than necessary, by
looking after all minor details which
he might have left to his assistants. He
was very genial and sociable gentle
man, but as bis health failed him he
frequently became fretful over trivial
matters. Generous and liberal in his
own private affairs, he was close and
exacting in all affairs affecting the
company's interests. His reports to
the company covered the smallest de-
tails of his transactions and were re-
garded as models of accuracy. He
combined, in a remarkable manner, the
three essential qualities of a successful
mine manager-he had a thorough
knowledge of mining, was tirst-class
executive officer and was a good fin
ancier.
Captain Plummer was one of fam
lily of nine brothers and two sisters, all
of whom are prosperous. He left wife
and three children, all of whom had re-
sided here with him and enjoyed the
respect and esteem of the community.
Mrs Plummer was with him at the time
of his death. His younger daughter
was married to Archdeacon Hamilton,
of the Episcopal Church. last July, and
is now in the east with her husband.
The elder daughter is at the home Of
her grandparents at Fort William,
Ontario. His son, the youngest of the
family, is attending school at the home
of Bishop Talbot, Laramie Wyoming.
The business of the DeLamar Mining
Company here is now going on as usual
under charge of the late managers as
sistants, Mr.. Frank Plummer having
general supervision, with Messrs Or
ford in charge of the office, Dayey of
the mine and Pack Of the mill. All are
of course awaiting the action of the
company in London respecting the ap-
pointment of new manager
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II in Idaho it transpires to be true
that the populists and Democrats have
united with determination to defeat
the reelection of Senator Dubois, it
will not hurt Dubois at all, but it will
show a shameful ingratitude on the
part of the Democrats, because, except
for Dubois and Teller and Cannon and
Carter and Mantle, the Democratic
party would have had no habitation OF
standing worth mentioning this year.
At the same time we did not expect
that the Democrats would favor Sena-
tor Dubois on that account, but ifthere