The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08

stairs and down the front stairs In
view of the guest and to keep on cir
cling around until he told them to
stop. The children gleefully made
three or four round trips. when Mr..
Wallace stopped them, gave one
dime and told the child to tell the
rest they need not come. To the
amazement of the guest it looked al
ready as though he had twenty or
thirty and the guest was wondering
how many he was holding back
Mr. Wallace died at the Elk Noun
tain Hotel about 1887. Mr. Fraser
continued the business in Crested
Butte for few years. closed out and
went to Garfield county. He after
wards moved to Denver where he ran
a variety store for a number Of years.
Uncle Sandy and Aunt Sallie. as he
and his wife were called by their in
Inmates, have both crossed the great
divide long ago.
Cunom & Coffin was another pio-
neer firm with a large stock Of goods
Smith Cullom was a native OF Tennes-
see. but came to Irwin from Texar-
kama, Texas. He was q relative OF
ex-senator Cullom Of Illinois. He was
bachelor. Louis Coffin. his partner.
was q native of New York City. He
resided in Irwin with his wife. a
charming lady, the life Of the little
social set of the time. This firm, too.
when Irwin began to slip. moved to
Crested Butte. but closed out after
few years Mr.. Cullum afterwards
was employed at the Elkton mine
from 1894 until 1885, He came to
Los Angeles and died some twenty
years ago. Mr.. Coffin afterwards was
in dry goods store in Cripple Greek,
where his wife died over twenty
years ago. l met Mr.. Coffin on the
street in Los Angeles about two
years ago; he seemed old and feeble
He had a step son. who was the son
of his wife by former marriage. Dy
the name of Glen Latorct. He grew
into manhood In Irwin and Crested
Butte, and is now a conductor on the
Salt Lake railroad, where he has been
for a number of years.
l see by your last issue that you
contemplate publishing these little
sketches that I have been writing
into book. Where do come in with
my copyright privileges. Think had
better duck while tho ducking is
good. I would suggest embelIshing
the book with pictures and photos
of the old timers. 1t would not be
a bad idea to have them send in their
photographs and charge them $40 for
putting each one In the book which
would include q copy. 1t il not a
question Of touching their vanity but
more to help defray the expense Of
the venture. know q group Of four
out here at the Sawtelle Soldiers'
Home, every one Of whom viii send
$40 with their photo. They are John
Potter. B. F. Bennett, SAINT Robinson.
and Billy Rockefeller. You might
have had five subscriptions II you had
gotten the book out year ago. but
Scott Humasm has since climbed the
golden stairs. Then again your price
Of $1.0O is too cheap. Just as well
put it on good paper. make a decent
job and charge $1.5O or $500. Any
body who wants it will not stop on
the price. By getting it noticed In
the Denver and Salt Lake papers you
would likely have sale for thousand
copies.
Between the moving picture girlies
and P. T.'s Marmon car. I do not
think you will ever see A. K. Stevens
back there. His only regret is that
he did not find out about these things
years ago. before he got too old.
Now all he can do Is think about
what a good time he has missed
Prepare to weep. for do not think
he will ever come back to you. He
wishes me to say the reason he did
not send you box Of oranges for
Christmas, was that he was afraid
they would freeze on the way
Adois.
J. E. PHILLIPS.
Notioa of AoaSsl Reotlnu