Year: 1877

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A. r. EABL.-The community was
shocked Tuesday afternoon by the intel
ligenee that A. Il. Earl, Of Douglas CITY.
had died suddenly that day. An
other of the pioneers of Trinily las thus
been called from earth. Earl came here
at an early day and has been more or less
prominent in county affairs from that
day to this. He first located at Canon
CITY, then prosperous and populous
mining camp, at which place he was
elected one of the Justices of the Peace.
Upon the election of d. w. Potter to the
office of Assessor in 1851 he appointed
Earl as one Of his deputies and in that ca
pacity he travelled over the county. con
tributing series Of papers unon the char
acter and resources of the different min
| ing camps to which his business carried
him, to the county paper. When water
was put on Smiths Flat, at the mouth of
Readings Creek Earl, in company with
w. II, Darling, II. II. Wells (both now
dead and others fitted up claims on the
fat and worked there for Il number of
years. Atterward, he purchased an in
terest with Louis Steinmuller in the gar
den and orchard on Kanalla Bar, whero
he resided at the time of his death. Last
Spring his daughter, Mrs. Underwood,
came to this State to pay her father u
visit, and was with him at the time Of his
death. Two or three months ago Earl
bought out Stcinmuler's interest in the
Douglas City property and they went to
San Francisco. In 1868, Earl was elect
cd Justice of the Peace for this township.
which Office he has held almost continu-
ously from that time to the present. In
1871 he was the Republican candidate for
District Attorney, aud again in 1873, but
failed Of election, as indeed, did most OF
the Republican ticket.


One passage of Mr.. Earl's life will BE
read with interest now. He came to this
State among the first ones, leaving wife
and child in the State of New York. The
country was not supplied with post Offices
| then as now, and communication with the
East was slow and difficult. After being
here awhile he sent East to brother ask
ing him to dispose Of his interest in some
property they possessed, give the proceeds
to his wife and have her and the child
join him here. For an answer he receiv-
ed intelligence that his wife was dead
that her father had taken custody of the
child and gone he knew not where. This
Intelligence was confirmed by what was
said by stranger whom Earl saw in this
country, who saw the funeral procession
of " Maria Earl. The story Of the
brother was false in every respect and the
procession the stranger had seen was that
Of Mr.. Earl's sister who had the same
Christian name. On the other hand the
! brother told Mrs. Earl that he had re
ceived word that Earl had died in this
country and he took good care doubtless
to intercept all letters which should tend
to show his falsohood.


Years passed on, Mrs. Earl died, the
daughter grew to womanhood and mar
ried. Her home was in Iowa to which
place they had removed from !ho State OF
| New YORK. Sometime after her mar
riage to Mr.. underwood, his father was
! talking with her about her early life and
inquired the particulars Of her fathers
death. She knew nothing except what
had been told her by her uncle. He sug-
gestod that perhaps her father had left
property in this country, or at least there
might be a watch or something she would
cherish in remembrance of him. At her
suggestion he wrote a letter to the post
master Mt this place which she signed in
quiring particulars of the death of Ear
and as to his affairs. This letter was du
II received here, handed to Ear himself
and the reply to it came in her father.
writing. Soon as he could make his ar
rnngements he went back East Gin 1871
we think and paid his daughter visi
in her new homo.


No man could be taken out Of Dougla
City who will be more missed than y
r. Earl, Obliging and generous to /
fault, always foremost in anything of
public character his death has loft voiC
in this community which will not easily
be filed. The attendance at the funera
was large and would probably have beel
yet greater had not the day been damn
and stormy. He was buried with tn,
solemn ceremonies Of the Masonic Order
he being member of Trinity Lodge
No. 81, of this place.