Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
President of the Utah Mine at
Fish Springs Called
This Morning.
SAN BERNARDlNo PIONEER.
Pony Route Between salt Lake and
Los Angeles Was Old Story
With Him Years Ago,

George Crismon, wen known as ona
of the most rugged and adventurous %
the western pioneers. and president OF
the company owning the Utah Mine Ut
Fish Springs, died at his home in Sugar
House ward at l1;40 o'clock this
morning.
Mr. Crismou had suffered with
cold since Friday and 1t became sell
Gus ut 2 o'clock this morning when a
stroke of paralysis followed RESTLESS
night From o'clock to the time o
his death he rapidly sank, and hope for
his recovery was not held out after
daylight this morning
Members Of the family were hastily
summoned and were at his bedside
when the end came He was in his sew
enty-fifth year and was widely known
in the western country. all the way
from the Missouri river to the coast
His life has been one closely inter
woven with the facts of greatest his
torical Importance IN western settle
ment.
CALIFORNIA PIONEER.
His wife. Mary l.. Tanner, was one
~ the women who pioneered the tran
from here to San Bernardino. when
that colony was founded early in the
nfties. Mr. Crlsmon already residing
there with his father, welcomed the
colonist party and among them the |
young man found his bride. With his |
father. he built the first Touring mil |
I'm city Creek canyon With nun /
again he built the first Touring mill
In California south OF Monterey. The
pony route between salt Lake and Los
Angeles he knew as did few men out
side Of his family. and he crossed II
many times with cattle and alone on
-. los g,f
traffic put an end to pioneer trails
When the salt Lake route was com
pleted over the old trail, Mr.. Crsnon
furnished the data on the camping
places. the distances between drinks,
and the other matters that went to
making the INSIDE" story of the old
rail. by which Brigham Young con
'eived an idea of opening zip Utah !
raffic with the sea- In the days before
ailroads were known. OF late years
VI, Crismon has been Interested prn-
dpally in mining. He has kept up
u his death was president of the Gran
tie stake high council. Converted to
he Church, with his parents, as a boy.
he remained always a faithful member
% the end.
EARLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, s
George Crismon was the SON Of Chas.
Crismon, also a Utah pioneer who died
In 1893 at the age OF So years The
family moved from his birthplace,
SCOTT county, Ill.,, 10 Caldwell county
Mo. in 1886, when George was 3 years
of age, he having been born July .
1888. From this home they were driven
because Of prosecutions against the
Church In 1889. IN 1871 the family
again moved to Macedonia, 20 miles
from Nauvoo,' and eight miles from
Carthage. IN lS45 they moved to Maui
nNtA nh Il tl,rt. gtw
Joined the main camp of the Church
at Winter Quarters. They did not re-
main there through the winter. proceed
ing the pioneer move. however, but
came west to Columbus, Neb. and
founded an outpost station During
the summer of lS41 they outhtted for
the west, and arrived i'm salt Lake val- !
ley in October. The father erected, with
the help OF his boys a flour min in city
Creek canyon. about quarter Of
mile from its mouth, but in ls49 the
work OF pioneering tho way still farther
west was taken up, George going with |
his father TO the American river. IN
California, where they mined for sew
eral years preceding n trip south to
Los Angeles, and the purchase of the
Cedar ranch where the Chino sugar
factory is now located.
CALLED RACK TO UTAH
Here Georges life crossed another
llibllttl movement. IN iltSlutHA Ialll-
ham Youngs San Bernardino colony
arrived and settled near the Crismons
From among them, he chose his wife
and when Brigham Young ca led al!
believers In the Church home In 1888
TO stand together, come what might
In the days Of the Johnston army
movement the Cusmon ranch was just
one httle Spat where pioneering
movement was stopped meyer to he
taken up again. with his wife ana
the eolonists he came homo TO Utah
and later he hranchcd out IN Arizona.
then again In Colorado. where he WAS
present IN 1860 when the town of Den.
Yer was started on It's career
Mr.. CrisInon Is survived 10y large
family OF children aud grandchildren
among his children being Mrs u. s.
Spencer Mrs. George W Thatcher.
Jr., Sidney Charles, Frank W, Arthur
owen, Mrs Joshua sclley Herbert Il
and Leo Il. Crsmon The funeral ar.