The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-10-02
OLD-TIMERS OF
CRESTED BUTTE
Interesting Notes About Former
Residents Of this Locality that
are now Living in California

Among the old-timc residents of
Crested Butte now living in Cali
fornia, may be enumerated, Mrs.
Bessie (Patrick) Webster, who was
one of the first teachers in the pub
lie schools here and married Harl
Webster, then conductor on the rail-
road between here and Gunnison.
Mrs. Webster has been living for.
several years in Los Angeles, where
she has educated her two daughters
and son.
Mr.. Sam Brust, who for many
years conducted IL gents furnishing
store in Crested Butte, has been
running a tobacco store in SanDiego
for over twenty years, of which his
son is now manager.
r. Merideth Jones, who was a
pioneer mine operator in the Rock
Creek mining district, also resides
in San Diego where he is large
real estate owner. He recently
leased block fora big hotel building
site for a 80 year period on a six
thousand dollar annual rental. Mr..
Jones still ownes his Rock Greek
mining interests and is expecting
to do something there this coming
wear. Richard who was for many
seasons operating mines in Rock
Greek district and later in Cripple
Creek has been for several years en-
ployed as special mining expert
for former Cripple Creek mining
operator, now a resident Of Los An
gcles, where Mr.. Lloyd makes his,
headquarters.
David Knight, formerly associ-
ated will. James Jus6ce in owner
ship of tle Keene Marble quarrics
and Il part owner in the Treasure
metal mines with the late Homer
Engle, is also in Los Angeles con-
.ducting q cigar store, his former
partner, James Justice, is a real
estate dealer in Salt Lake City.
George Mckay and his brother
Jasper, who were the lecators OF the
Painter-Boy mine in Washington
gulch, live together in Pasadena.
They own the Jacob Strafer mine in
Poverty gulch that was located by
Trimble and Pheiffer, both OF whom
are dead.
NJ. J. Gray pioneer merchant
here, after leaving Crested Butte, went
into partnership with Frank Ross,
who was an owner in the Augusta
mine and for a long time super
intendent of the property. These
two are said to have made large
fortunes iii agriculture lands and
the founding of the town of st.
Anthony, Idaho, and have each
built winter residences in southern
California. Mr.. Gray is at this
time president of the st. Anthony
Bank & Trust Co. While resi-
dent of Crested Butte he erected
the building now occupied by the
Colorado Supply company store.
Sidney Selover, at one time
proprietor of the Elk Mountain
Hotel in Crested Butte, is a long
time resident of Los Angeles and
has accumulated Il fortune in the
realty business there. His office is
in the Security building.
Tom O'Donald formely associated
here in the dairy business with
Gene Mccormick, is known as one
of the oil magnates of California,
with offices in the Security build
ing, Los Angeles.
John f. Phillips, pioneer news
paper man of Irwin, and founder OF
the Elk Mountain Pilot, having
made fortune in Cripple Creek
mining after leaving Crested Butte,
went to Los Angeles some time ago
but is now owner of walnut orch
ard at Fullerton, II small town about
twenty-five miles out from the city
on the Santa Fe railway. Mr.. Phil
lips is erecting fine residence and