Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19

the first to bring the news of tn
Crimean war.
In New York he engaged in tn,
photograph business and then asso
ciated with Prof. c. A. Seelyin manu-
featuring all kinds of chemicals relat
ing to the art. and published journa
called The Photographic Journal" tc
which he contributed an article en-
titled Wonders OF Photography
which was largely copied.
| Shortly before the beginning of the
| ClVil war he dissolved partnership
with Mr. Seely and opened the Par.
ior Gallery in Brooklyn. At the
breaking out OF the Civil war he sold
the gallery and went to Washington
City to obtain a patent on a hospital
tent and while there obtained permis-
sion to go with McClellan's army and
went to White House Landing on the
Pamunkey river; thence to Harrison's s
Landing on the James river where
Mcclellan had his headquarters and
remained there until September and
then returned with the army to Alex.
andria, Va.
AT Convalescent Camp he opened
gallery: had trouble with the COM
mander, was confined for two days
and with handouts on for 10 days,
without any charge being made and
was released only through the kind
ness of some Pennsylvania soldiers
known as "Bucktails." who were con.
fined in the same Jail because they
had raised the Union flag without or
ders. One of them smuggled a letter
to President Lincoln who Immediately |
ordered release and without charges
or hearing the release was made.
He then determined to go to Pixies |
Peak. Travelling overland through
Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska with
a companion arrived in Denver In DC.
tober 1863, thence to tolden where
the winter of 1868 was spent.
In 1864 he opened gallery In Cen.
tral City; in 1866 sold out the gallery
and began the practice of the law and
in the fall of that year the Democrats
bought the Black Hawk Journal: he
became the editor and its name was
to the Colorado Tines
he had organized the anti
state movement which kept Colorado
from becoming a state for eleven
'ears-until 1t had sufficient popula-
ion to support itself as a state. In
hat year, under the guidance of the
FINES the Democrats elected every
,ne of their county candidates as well
rs four out OF six candidates for the
legislature.
In 1867 he was elected as superin-
.endent of schools for Gilpin county.
IN 1868 he went to Cheyenne and
edited The Argus" In the spring OF
1863 the Territory of Wyoming was
organized and under the guidance of
he Argus" the Democrats elected
avery member of the legislature In
he fall of that year. In the same
'ear he was appointed city attorney
,f Cheyenne and again in the year
81. In 1873 he was, appointed coun-
y and prosecuting attorney OF Ulntah
county by the commissioners and held
he office by reelection until Novem-
'er 1881 when he resigned to go to
Durango. Colorado. During the time
lie resided in Uintah county he was
| member of the school board. In
Territorial Legislature and at the be-
ginning of the session was elected
resident of the council. That year,
With the governor of the territory, by
,ct of Congress he was appointed a
IN a committee to divide the territory
nto political divisions.
In 1881 he brought his family to Du-
'ango and practiced law until January
1896. when he took the position OF
county Judge to which position he was
reelected in 1893 and In which he
ceased in the last named year on &C
count Of impaired sight. He served
one year as city attorney OF Durango,
one year as county attorney of La
Plata county. At the age OF twenty
one years he Joined the l. o. o. F. |
and Is now a member Of the Durango |
Lodge No. As.
He was married twice and by the |
first marriage had two children, EN- |
ma, who died in New York in 1863, |
and James who now lives in Utah.
The second marriage took place in
Evanston, Wyo., the ceremony having
been performed by ex-United States
Senator Carey in July. 1875. The
children OF the second marriage were
Edith. born April, 1876. Henry, born
March, 1878 and Paul, born October,
1889. Mrs. Garbanati died in Durango
in March, 1892. Edith died in Duran
go in July, 1895. Henry is living in
Durango, Colorado and Paul is living
at Silver Lake mine, Colorado. A
JESSE MUM GETS EIGHT YEARS.