The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-16
LOCATOR OF TWO
B0NANZAS DIES
J. Woodman, DiscOveFer of Gen.
tenniaI-Eureka Passes Away.
FOUND FAMOUS EMMA MINE
WAS HEAVILY INTERESTED IN
THE OLD WINNAMUCK,

4 MOTHER Of the pioneer mining
Il magnates who braved the dangers
Of the untamed west in search OF
wealth 10 the day when the Indian
trail was the highway of progress
across plain and over mountain. has
crossed the great divide into the I'M
known beyond. The one to answer the
final call was J. L. Woodman, the
widely-knoWu promoter and capitalist
Of this city. who has seen both the
smiles ard frowns of fortune attend his
labors, but who quit life's journey with
thee wreath of success upon his brow.
His demise occurred in Chicago after
an illness 3f several months, and the
news was received here by telegram
yesterday morning Suffering from
dropsE AIR. Wuodman has for weeks
been in precariOus condition, and is
was only By medical skill that life was
prolonged.
air. Woodmaa has been failing for a
GEAR or more past, and after going TO
Chicago early last fall to look after
some real estate interests he had there.
he was taken seriously i'll. The ailment
grew steadily worse and in January
Af-'As D H. ~ GU4Al4dAls a AlEllAEM VI LllE
deceased, went to hi bedside. For the
past three weeks he physicians have
been al his side continually, but their
efforts were unsuccessful. Judge Hal,
al old friend and associate. was nOti-
fed Immediately Of the death, and the
sad Intelligence was conveyed TO Mr..
Woodlands friends in this city.
Was a Pioneer of California.
n
- years ago. His family were weil-to-
do land holders, but, filed with thu
spirit Of adventure. he left the parental
home when q young mao and turned
his steps toward Canada where, for
some time, he was engaged in railroad
construction. In 1850, when the gold eX-
element was still rife I'm California, he
left his work in Canada. and, filed
with the incentive that actuates the
prospector to forsaBe all IN the search
IF the yellow metal. he went to the
coast and for the next few years spent
line and energy i'm working placer
,Iaims that failed to yield the wealth
ne sought. Leaving these claims he
went to Nevada and became interested
ir some equally unsuccessful mining
properties.
While here news Of the oil springs
=
reached him, and I'm company with
Captain J. II. Day. he started for these
new fields with the intention to look
for oil IT was i'm the spring of 60
while on this journey. that he arrived
i'm Salt Lake and met General Common
and r. B. Chisholm. who had COM
menced mining work here and in Lin
coin county. Nevada, Mr.. WoOdman
returned to this place with Captain
Day. and until '6S worked some mining
claims that were not very successful
Located the Emma Mine.
After returning to this city, Mr..
Wo0dman and Mr. Chisholm discovered
the famous Emma mine in Little Cot
t0nwOOd canyon, thar was afterward
sold 60 a British syndicate for the sum
of S. COO GOO. While the mine was being
doomed in the east. MI WOodman 10
Gated and worked a copper claim in
Bingham from which the first copper
shipped from the state was taken In
1871 he sold his interest in the Emma
Tor $4,000. but with unlucky deals and
reTerses OF various kinds he saw his
fortune vanish, and for a time he was
i'm such misfortune that his friends had
10 lend him a helping HAND. 1t was
shortly after he acquired his wealth
LIadL NE peal GU alAANA q a AZ
the country with a young wife. Miss
Fannie Corwin of Cleveland, O. The
happiness of their married life was
brief. for following the loss of his for
.une came the loss of his wife in 1873.
During this time of ia luck ne was
engaged In a number of small mining
enterprises that sprang up with delud-
ing promise. only TO fade away and
leave path of wrecked hopes.
Discovered the Centennial-EuTeka.
In the year of 1876 fortune again
smiled upon him in the location of the
'entennial- Eureka mine, which was
prospected and developed by himself
and w. w. Chisholm Of this city. For
eight years their labOrs yielded but lit
lie reward but success began to attend
their efforts. and. it Is stated. that Mr..
Woodman got about $500. 900 cut of the
nine before he sold his interests q few
wears ago for $500 coo. He also became
princiual owner I'm the Cain Springs
mine in the Deep Creek country, but
death prevented him developing this
property as he intended. The lack of
water there made it fall short of the
success which he thought it would be-,
and &c IS said that he lost considerable
rroney IN the mine but it was his be
lief that by sinking wells he could
make the mine repay many times the
amount he sank in It.
Heavily Interested in Winnamuck-
The Winnamuck mine at Bingham,
which was once among the foremost Of
that Camp. was largely owned by him,
Int fortunes fr0Wn was bestowed Upon
this venture. and. it is SAID. he lost
heavily through it, At the time of his
death ne owned interests IN q Eirnber
of good claims in the Deep Creek coun-
t-v and possessed considerable WALTZ
lble property i'm Chicago II is esu-
mated thSt he leaves an estate valued
at about S500.0N0-
AIR. WoOdman had no children, puI
leaves several near relatives. lie has
! brother living in Winnipeg, ami one
or two nepheWs living in New Bruins
wick. where his relatives who came TO
This country. settled. J. II. Woodman-
secretary of The CuuuingtOu company
of this city, is a nephew Of the de-
ceased.
AIR. Woodraan has of late resided at
he Alta club i'm IL city. and out OF
respect for him the ia, that huild-
ing was placed at hale Z yesterday. |
In accordance with eQJe~t made BY
me deceased before as death, his BOG /
VIII be taken to New Brunswick Tor m |
terment-
Four Cohans' Law Suit.
D. D.