Arizona silver belt., 1897-11-04
MARTIN w. BREMEN.
His Death Occurred November 8, h
 Silver City. New Mexico.

at the Ladies Hospital, Silver City, N
 NJ. The telegram announcing the sa,
 event was sent by Jos. E. Sheridan, o
 Silver City, to A. II. Morehead, t,
 whom was delegated the duty of break
 ing the distressing news to the be
 reaved wife and daughter; upon whom
 the blow fell with crushing force, a
 they had not heard from Mir. Bremen after he left Tucson for Silver City
 ten days previous to his death, a
 which time he was convslescing from ,
 prolonged sickness, having been in thu
 Sisters hospital in Tucson for upward.
 of eight weeks. He went to Silver City to procure machinery for hil quartz mill in this district, much against his wifes wishee, who desired his immediate return to Globe. The
 telegram gave no particulars of his last illness and death.
 His health had been gradually failing for more than year. He had lost the sight of one eye and the other wa, rapidly growing weaker. Apparently he suffered from 0 general breaking down of the whole system, and his visit to Tucson, about the middle of August, was undertaken in the hope that the superior medical attention and nursing to be obtained in the Catholic hospital there might effect his restora- tion to health.
 Martin w. Bremen was widely known in New Mexico and Southern Arizona, and especially in Grant county, New Mexico. having for many years been a prominent and influential citizen of Silver City. He was native of Buffalo, New York, born in lS43, and came west when 6 youth. Silas Tidwell, of Globe, became acquainted with him in 1857, in Omaha, Nebraska, when he was book keeper for Henry Porter, whose daughter he married. Henry Porter was brother of Judge John R. Porter, formerly of Globe, now resid- ing in Los Angeles. His wife having died in Nebraska, leaving a son, Mr. Bremen with his boy, and accompanied by MT. Tidwell, removed to New Mex leo. in 1868, and built a saw mill near Fo-t Bayard. His son then eight years of age, died on the Membres river Mr. Bremen ran his saw mill for six or seven years. having moved it in the mean time to Bear mountain, five miles from Silver City. In 1876 he had Jack Eaton move the saw mill to Pinal mountain, eight miles from Globe, where it was operated under his owner ship nntil about six years ago when he sold the mill to the Old Dominion Cop per Co.
 In 1875 Messrs. Bremen and Tidwell purchased from William Bra ham and R. B. Willison the fa- mons "76" group of silver mines, on Choloride flat, two miles west Of Silver City. During their joint ownership Mx.ur. ~al T,l ,.a1 k.,l, .,,k about S200, 900 of silver from the mines, and MT. Tidwell having sold his inter. est to Mir. Bremen, the latter continued to operate the mines, and it is estima- ted that the property produced more than a half million of dollars addition al. Soon after the purchase of the mines he bought small mill, and sub sequently the Wisconsin and Tennessee mills, which were consolidated and called the Tennessee plant. The mines were sold for large figure to Q St. Louis company, who made cash pay ment of SS0, 900, but having failed to make subsequent payments, the mines reverted to Mir. Bremen, who continued to work them until the heavy decline in silver made 1t unprofitable. Mir. Bremen also conducted large general merchandise business in Silver City for several years.
 In March 1877 he was married to . daughter of Merrill Ashurst, a leading attorney of Santa Fe, and she aud their daughter Ida survive him. In 1890 the family removed from Silver City to Globe and have resided here ever since. Owing to the suddenness of his death and the impossibility of preserving the body, Mrs. Bremen and Miss Ida were unable to go to Silver City to be present at the funeral. h. structions were wired to inter the re. mains in metallic casket, and it will be decided later whether or not to re- move the body to Globe. Mrs. Bremen and her daughter are prostrated with grief and their friends in this commu- nity sympathizs deeply with them in their affliction.
 Mir. Bremen owned valuable gold mines and quartz mill on Pinal noun tain, few miles south of Globe, which he had been operating for some time. He retained tho '76" mines and town property at Silver City, and the family residence in Globe, which are in his wife's name. M. W. Bremen was a man of great energy and business abil- it,. a progressive citizen and an indul-