The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-12-02
OBITUARY

James Gilbert Harvey. pioneer of
Canon City. one OF the eldest OF the
younger set of oldtimers at the early
age OF hfty-seven has taken passage
on the great train that must inevitab-
ly bear one and all from this world Of
woes. -e-.s
Jim" as he was famiIiarly called
was hard worker at what ever he
undertook. impetuous and OF a very
ambitious turn he generally ran up
all the hills which to a certain extent
probably accounts for his passing
away so early In life
He was born at Ripley. in jackson
county. West Virginia. on October
losh, 1855. where he lived for the first
i've years OF his life. removing from
there to Missouri where he resided
for ten years aud came from there to
canon City in 1877: where he resided
the greater par, OF the time since.
Jim was early on the ground at
most of the great mining excitements
IN the early days OF Colorado but ney-
er happened to set his stakes Jus.
rieht TO make fortune at mining.
He Was among the iirst at the great
mining excitements at RositA, at the
Silver San Juan. at Gunnison where
his broiherin-law struck IL rich and
at Leadville and at Silver Ciif. As
cowboy and bear hunter he had been
all over the Cripple Creek district and
like many others had become immune
before the strike at the greatest gold
camp on earth but he later took the
fever again and was an early bird at
balfour and Freshwater but there
were no worms there.
He worked with. DeReemer. the
great railroad engineer. during what
was known as the Denver & Rio
t;rAnde and Santa Fe railroad war
over the rightof-way through the
Grand Canon OF the Arkansas.
He served about sixteen years as a
guard at the Colorado State peni,eati-
ary under Whrdens Smith. IAmping.
Hoyt and Martin.
Later he became interested in fruit
raising. stock raising. dairying and
farming. During the last few years
he had devoted considerable OF his
efforts to the improvement of a ranch
at Twelve-Mile Park where he had
made the desert to blossom as a rose.
having converted about two hundred
acres Of dry land to a good state Of
cultivation under water.
He was caught in the Oxford are at
Victor on November 18th, where he
had been for some time in the fruit
commission business and he there
contracted a severe cold which later
developed into pneumonia causing his
death November 2sth at his old home
at Canon City.
He leaves 10 mourn his departure a
wife and four children. Frank J.
Harvey who is married and lives on
the ranch at Tweive-Miie: Mrs, Mary
Murray. wife OF John F. Murray a,
Parkdale. Colorado. and two boys Just
reaching manhood. He also has two
living sisters.
We who lament the departure OF
others to that bourne where we are
destined to follow. do not know which
Is the best. life. with It's CLEANS an!
shadows. its joys and sorrows: its
silver bow OF promise and its darA
hour of disappointment; its some.
times gloomy. dismal forebodinss and
sfterward aiming. slorious outcomea;
IT'S cloudy mornings and sunny days;
its starilt. stilly eveninsa and dark
stormy midnights. or death with ita
cool xna placid brow q silence: its
tsAnauii sleap q ~ psacstnl. II kiao
lpf farewell and IL eol1en psomiue to