The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-17
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AROUND WORLD
Charles IIammerSdOrf and Wife
Will Be Absent for Year
or More.
Is WELL KNOWN IN
UTAH MINING CLAIMS
Couple Will Celebrate Their
Golden Wedding in Germany
Before Their Return.

Charles Lammcrsdorf, one of the most
lovablc and widely known characters
in the mining circles Of Utah. who has
mined in all sections of the state since
1872. ard who is one of the pioneers
IN many of the state S now famous
camps, left Salt Lake City sunday over
the Limited enroutc TO New York City
with his wife on their trip around the
world.
When seen at The Kenyon hotel by
a representative of The Tribune, Mr.,
Lammersdorf spoke of his coming trip
TO the European countries with ms
wife and the celebration of his Golden
Wedding which will take place on
March 10, 1910. at Koblenz, Germany,
which is the place of his birth This
event towards which Mr.. hammers
dorf and his wife are looking forward
will be celebrated after they have
made the trip throughout Europe and
are on their way home.
Charles Lammcrsdort came TO the
United States in 1860 and enlisted in
the Union army where he served the
flag of this country with distinction
until the close of the war. He after
wards entered the mercantile business
in Chicago where he was very success
full and amasscd considerable money.
Later on he moved TO Omaha where
he built the largest hotel in the mid
die west which he managed with the
same success that had characterized his
earlier ventures IL the cast.
Lured Westward.
But the spirit Of adventure mrcd him
westward and he came 10 Utah In
1872 and engaged in the mining indus
try where he became ono of the pio-
neers in the now famous camp of Tin
lie. At Bingham he was one of the
first 10 see tho wonderful possibilities
of the great gold.coppcr camp and pre-
dicicd its wonderful future. lie also
developed many of the properties in
the Silver Reef district, iu the Frisco
district. the Beaver Lake and the
Washington districts and later on found
opportunity 10 use his extensive knowl-
edge of geology and mining in the Gold
Mountain district.
The Gold Mountain mining district is
in Pluto county. and IL WAS there among
the desolate wids Of the volcanic for
nation that this man went in the quest
Of the yellow metal. Ia the history of
Utah there is a story about two men
who had discovered mine of fabulous
wealth in southern Utah and from
which, they dug the gold b. their crude
methods in paving quantities, until
they were killed by the Indians of the
country.
This story was known 10 mining men,
loug before the advent OF Mr.. Lammcrs-
dorf in Utah aud it was not until he
had located the now famous Sewer
mine and opened it up that he became
aware OF the near presence of the lost
mine. Near the month of the tunnel of
what 70 this day is supposed 10 be the
lost mine was the dump where the rock
was brought forth by the original 10.
Gators and left. When Mr.. hammers
dorf came TO the country he found trees
growing in the dump aud because they
were full grown trees he did not bother
20 clean out the tunnel which had cavcd
in and covered the workings of tho
mine.
Recent work in the same section has
demonstrated beyond doubt that this
was the long lost mine of southern
Utah. 1t lies adjacent 70 the Sewer
which according 10 w. &. Marshall.
mining engineer Of Salt Lake CITY. will
PAYERS in the state Of Utah This prop-
erty which Mr., Lammcrsdorf spent
years in developing he has sold lately
10 the Salt Lake Hardware company
and other creditors.
Donation to University.
Mr.. Iammcrsdorf recently donated TO
the University of Utah. mineral col
lection which he has been gathering
from all parts of the mining world since
1872 and the value of which as "A un.
lque collection of rare minerals can
not DC estimated, iuasmucb AS MANY of
the mines from which specimens were
taken have long since been worked out
and abandoned Ono reason which Mr..
Il .sI IL.
tIon to the University was that the sim.
dents who would sec tho collection as
long rs II was the property Of the Uni
versity would he benefited thereby 10
a greater extent than were the collrc-
tinn in the hands Of some private in.
stitu;IOu.
When Mr.. LammerSdorf with his wife
arrives IN New York CITY lie will board
the ship Rotterdam which will take
him to Rotterdam, Holland. There Mr.
Lammcrsdorf and his wife Will visit
their many friends and later will pro-
coed up the Rhine 10 KobenZ, Ger
many, and thence over the European
countries, returning by way Of the ST
hcrian railroad To Manchuria and then
back 10 the United States.
MT. Lammersdorf leaves his many
mining and banking interests in Utah
in the hands of people with whom he
has been associated for the past %
years aud his host of friends viii miss
his chccrfui presence in the mining cir.
clcs of the city. Perhaps ono thought
expressed by an acquaintance Of Mr.
Lammersdorf rs sufficient TO describe
the character of the man. mo ono
whether in broadcloth or ovcral!s. ever
went hungry to Charlie Lammersdorf
and came away hungry
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