Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-18
HITLER
CROSSES DIVIDE
POET or THE SIERNRS DIES At
AGE or 20 IN HIS LITTLE
MOUNTAIN HOME.
HIS LAST Great POEM
Worked Until the end came on What
lie Intended to BE the Greatest
Poem of His Life.

OAKLAND, cal, Feb 17.-Joaquin
Miller (Cincinnatus IIeine), the Poet
of the Sicrras." died today in his one
room cabin which he built in the Pied
mont hills many years ago. The end
came at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon,
with warm sunshine llooding the room
where lay the author of Songs Of the
Sunland."
Death came slowly upon the vener-
able poet. He became unconscious
Thursday after lingering illness
which began when he was struck by
paralysis two years ago. His wife
and daughter, Juanita, were sum
moned from the east at that time and
have been with him ever since. The
weakness Of age had come upon him
and he rarely ventured from THE
Heights" as he called his mountain
retreat.
Wrote Until the Last.
For many years "The Heights" has
been the Mecca of lovers of joaquin
Miller's poetry. lie always received
his guests eraciously and loved to tell
in a vein Of quaint humor of the old
adventurous days which he memorial
lied in his verses. His faculties were
undmmed until almost the end and he
labored at intervals upon a poem
which he said was to be the most mo-
mentous work of his life. lie guarded
the poem with the utmost secrecy and
not even his wife and daughter knew
It's subject He was about 20 years
old.
\ Varied Career
From childhood his was a stirring,
evcntful life. He was born in Indiana,
November 10. 1871, and was christen-
ed Cincinnatus Hcne His father
was Of Quaker stock. At the age OF
II young Miller accompanied his par
ents across the plains to the Pacific
coast The family took up govern
mcnt claim in oregon. Craving for
adventure and stimulated by stories OF
the gold strikes in California, he ran
away at Is to seek his fortune. Already
he had participated in an Indian war
receiving an arrow wound in his neck
in Siskyou county. California, he was
adopted by a tribe Of Indians and
married the daughter of the chief
Shortly afterward the woman was
killed in a punitive expedition against
ralding redskins and Miller returned
to oregon. where he studied law.
Married PoctcSs.
At this time he had begun to write
verses. contributing to various maya
zines and he met and married Miss
Minnie Myrtle, Young Oregon
poetess. Three children were born to
the couple. a daughter. Maud, and
two sons. The latter ran away early
in life and their names were erased
from tho family record.t
Miller in 1866 went TO Mexico
where he joined Walkers nlibuster-
crs and was arrested. He obtained a
pardon and returned to oregon. 1r
1869 he published his first volume OF
poems. Soon afterwards he was di-
vorced from his wife and went tc
Europe. There he became popular
He always dressed in a flannel shirt
and knee high boots. a costume that
the English Of that day are said tc
have expected Of Americans
Married Third Time.
Returning to America, he took ur
newspaper work at Washington. d. C
While there he took third wife. Miss
Abbey Iceland, daughter of Chicago
hotel keeper One child was born tC
her-Juanita.
The poet returned to California In
1887. purchasing near Oakland the
tract he called THE Heights"
Miller was also a playwright. The
most successful OF his dramatic wo.ks
was "The Danites."