The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-12
"Reminiscences of Mr.. Chambers
Related by Old Associates.

would take it. I hope you will use
it, said the man, and if you do | VIII
give you $500
Mr.. Chambers was stunned for
minute. Then he said, slowly: ~ on
can bring me that timber. If it's good
I'll take it and pay you $4,000 for II.
The company is entitled to mat $500,
ard I'll see that il gets it,. 1 don't re-
member what the final outcome was.
Mr.. Chambers always hated dis
play. He was a man OF the most Qulet
tastes, both in dress and in habits
When his wealth increased he never
attempted to put on any style, but re-
manned the same modest, unoDtrusiVe,
apprOachable, companionable luan. lie
was the same way about his chart
ties. When employees got hurt in the
mine, when they got too old 10 work,
when deaths occurred in their families,
he always was there to help them and
he never let anybody else know about
it, either.
wonderful energy. L have known him
to work here in Salt Lake until ! or
O'Clock in the morning. catch an early
train to Park City, tramp fOdr hours
underground and catch the afternoon
train back here, and then stay up until
early the next morning one time l
happened to remark to him That I was
pretty good at running no and down
stairs and walking. "'his was when 1
was foreman of the Ontario mill. lie
didn't say anything then. but the next
morning about O'Clock he asked me
if 1 wouldn't go up TO the mine with
him.
Il Jumped into the sleigh with him.
When We goT UP 20 the MIR ne safe:
Let's e, Underground awhile. Down
we went, and from $50 o'clock IN the
morning until 3 O'Clock in tn. after
moor without stopping for Il r.inute
We went Up and down ladd rs from
one leTSl - another. we climbed around
slopes and TIN ough drifts and WREN
we got cut ] dropped into Il chair. 1
guess / dropped pretty naTd, too for
Mr. Chant ers looked over At nae AID
laugh ii. : though you sail YOU were
go q at Climbing up and down stairs
AMI Ma around, he sai1. lie
~eemed as fresh as he did when we
started into IhC mine.
The death of Mr. Chambers will be
very sad blow to all who knew him
l don't believe he had an enemy in the
world. He certainly never did any
thing TO make an enemy. He leaned
TOO much the other way. He was for
giving anG generous to a fault, as all
who have had any acqua intance with
him will cheerfully testify"
Martin Darkness. Grieves.
Martin Hardness is another good old
friend of /. g. Chambers. who was
deeply moved yesterday by the news
OF his unexpected death. He spoke
with much feeling of their aSSOCia ion
in Utah in the early mining days.
Myself and my brother reached
salt Lake August 1, 1910" he said
Mr.. Chambers reached here about the
10th We came from Oregon overland
and he came out from California over
the Southern Pacific, that had been
completed the year before We met q
kelton. and were there for two or 5hree
months prospecting Ettle. We three
agreed to meet in salt Lake. We came
on 10 this place and lett him in Kel-
ton, but there was nothing there and
he followed on TO Salt Lake. He tried
mining at American Fork but there
was nothing there, and then think
that II was some time in 1871 that the
ontario property was presented To hun
and from that time on everyone know
MS mining record in Utah"
We We're attracted to Ctan from
california in those early 1ays DIV ,hey
stories that came back here ThroIi-h
General Common and his soldiers rrne
cnurcn PEOPLE We're all Oppos I'd t. MN
lhS' ut many OF General s,olnor's ty,er.
" ere old California miners: tnpy forp6
things here and they talked about
them; they did not obey the chur,.1
authorities very well. The news of
Itah great mineral wealth reached
California ia this way. and resulted il,
many miners coming here from there"
We were naturally thrown much to
BeIher IN those early days and I o~ra,,,
TO know Mr.. Chambers and resDect hin,
very hIshiy- 1on can't say too much
-. IL AAtANl many influential
friends both here and in CaIiforoie
and haa a faculty of retaining his
trends that speaks very highly for
w w. chisholm said, in speaking. of
Mr. Chambers death. II ca9nae ~
OtSh before be did, and was connectei
with the Emma mine as early as 1894
met Mr. Chambers soon after CON-
lils ana was attracted To him by his
peasant manners We We're togethe,,
much socially in the carly DAYS s1d
Always held him in the highest respect
AFTER he became connected ,vitb ~
ontario ! had little to do with him Of
tUurSs' IN ~ business way. as his in
another; but our friendship contin1,ai
down through all the years. and 80
TESTIFY 10 his many good qualities ~
heart aud mind" VI