The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-26
CALI Of THE WILD
FOR POET NJ HALE
Civilizations Comforts and
Snug Bank Account Not Equal
to the Hills.
CHARM OF UTAH'S
LONELY SPOTS NEEDED
William McHaIe Leaves TO Join
His BurrOs for Prospect
ing Trip.

When the ordinary mortal would
deem it happy privilege Of kind fate
70 sit comfortably, with dry feet, in
the corridors of the Cullen hotel, watch.
ing through the front glass the suffer
ines and antics of those unfcrtuuate
ones plowing ihcir weary way through
the deep, wet SHOWS of Salt Lake S
streets, especially if that person had
tho comforting thoughts Of a generous
amount of ready cash in the bank to
his credit, one man Wednesday morn
ing, with all this and moro 10 his cred
ii, sat impatiently awaiting the hour
when his train would leave for the
south lie saw in his fancy the burros
81 Frisco laying on a few extra strata
Of flesh against the day of effort where
food is less abundant, and he longed
10 be out in The hills with no compau-
ions but these same burros. II was no
urgent business demand that caused
him lmpatisncc; 1t was the charm OF
the snow-capped. lonely hills of south
western Utah that called him forth. L
was the call of the wild.
This extraordinary person was VII
lam Mcilale, one of the best known
mining men and pTospcctors OF Beaver
county. As a miner, nil rover and
poet, Mr. McHale is widely known
throughout the west, and he mas asso-
GATED with him some OF the strongest
copitalistic talent of Salt Lake City,
Only recently Mr.. McHale disposed of
at least twenty full claims 10 the King
David company, tho property adjoining
the famous Horn Silver property In
% 1.-
Hale that the Ncwhousc interests bad
10 90 some few years ago to secure the
right 10 send the Ncwhouse tunnel from
sufficiently low point in the noun
tain moi included within the Ncwhouse
holdings. Mr.. MclIalc still is large
owner OF mining territory, among his
most promising possessions being some
ground, op which The National Dc
volopm emit company Is now opening ore
Z! the biggest ore bodies OF the county.
Mr.. McHale was found Wednesday
morning by "A Tribune representative
eQuirming the hours through, anXiouslv
awaiting tho time 20 leave Salt Lake
for the south. He said:
This is lust the storm ! have been
waiting for. and ii makes me very i'm
patient to be in a city when the hills
are my home / expected this storm
some time ago. taking my bearings
from the looks Of the last moon. Over
in the Deep Creek country / have some
copper properties which are very valua
Bile ] found the ground Just before 4
terrific blizzard last year. and. being
abandoned by my burros. ] had to
tramp it into civilization alone. ]
would have been there long ago, but
there is no water there, and this snow
will furnish all | need. | know z is
more comfortable here and 7 have Il
snug sum tucked away in the bank,
enough 10 keep me the rest Of my life.
Money Is i handy thing TO have, and
il is supposed generally TO bring happi-
ness. but happiness 10 me lies in roam.
ing through the deserts and mountains
al Utah with my burros. This spirit
Is calling me ont again, and | 90 south
tonight If YOU ever get caught ont in
The bills around my way. and ! dom Z
happen to be at home, just walk in aud
make yourself as comfortable as YOU
can.