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PIONEER OF '49 GONE
Death of John L. Hildreth yesterda y afternoon.
A Hero of the ear ly days
His life was full of adventure, as with all pioneers---Thre e seperate fortunes were acquired---His memory will be reve red by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance.
John L. Hildreth, familiarly known as "uncle John" i s dead, having departed this life a few minutes after 4 o'c lock yerterday afternoon at his residence, 726 Water Street.
About three months ago Mrs. Hildreth died and since th at time Uncle John has declined, but continued at his wor k until last Monday and then took to his bed. He retained c onsciousness all the while and half an hour before got up w hile the bed was made. He had suffered from attack of the g rip for a year but his death was greatly accelerated by th e loss of his faithful helpmeet and the partner of his life 's joys and sorrows.
Five children are living, namely W.H., D.L., J.P. an d Miss Ruby Hildreth and Mrs. Worship Clough.
The funeral will take place from the Central Christia n Church at 10 a.m. tomorrow, being in charge of the Masoni c fraternity, of which Uncle John was and old and esteeme d member, being for 20 years a member of Lodge No. 17.
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
Intresting facts about a long and e ventful life.
Uncle John was known to almost everybody in Pueblo an d his death will cause universal regret. He was a fine look ing man physically, of great courage and strength and his i nnate honesty of purpose and sterling integrity made of
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rest for about sixteen hours. One family in the party name d Oatman were not satisfied withthis arrangement and they p ushed on alone expecting to rest and join another party tho ught to be ahead. They evidently reached their new friend s but the Hildreth party the next day came across evidence s of a horrible atrocity. The whole party had been butchere d and their wagons were still burning. This was what is kno wn in history as the Mountain Medow Massacre, in which o f 25 people only one child escaped. He was a little boy wh o had been thrown over a cliff with the expectation that de ath would be instantaneous, but he lived to tell the horrib le story of Mormon butchery, and not indian, as the murdere rs would have had believed. The night before the massacre t he Indian guide of the Hildreth party escaped.
Mr. Hildreth, Sr., and his two sons, then strapping yo ung men, went to mining and made good sized fortunes. The t wo boys turned their attention to the cattle business and b ought a ranch on the San joaquin river, twelve miles fro m Fresno. One brother died and John continued the business . In 1858 John returned to Missouri and married Miss Angeli ne Simms, and the couple went back to california. They live d a number of years and went into Texas. After living a yea r in San Antonio, Mr. Hildreth bought 5,000 head of cattl e and started for California again. They came through Puebl o and at Canon City a member of the family was taken sick . The party camped and the invalid was brought to Pueblo fo r treatment. Since that time the home of the family has bee n in Pueblo.
Uncle John bought a ranch on Turkey Creek from Charle y Hobson for $5,ooo and settled down. The herd of cattle we re later on driven down the Big Sandy, which is about wher e the Missouri Pacific enters Kansas. Misfortune after misf ortune then began to overtake the family. Mr. Hildreth rent ed his Turkey Creek farm and the tenant went into the shee p raising business. This cas a cattle country in those days
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dialects and was more at home in camp than anywhere else. W hen in California the first time he bought two five year ol d indian bouy, one a Digger and the other a Navajo, for a s teer and a butcher knife. The youngersters were raised to m anhood, but the Navajo died in California. The Digger was b rought to Pueblo and was a dependent of Uncle John until ab out four years ago. He was known as "Major Cluff" and delig hted to bedeck himself with a plug hat and fasten metals, b eer chips and brass buttons on his chest. Major, however, w as subject to epileptic fits and one morning was found dea d in his bed.
An incident in Uncle John's life that will intrest Pue blo people occured soon after he first reached here. A cin namon bear walked into his camp just north of the present c ourt house, being the first seen as he climed over the hil l on which the Thatcher residence is situated. Uncle John a nd one of his men lariated the animal, held it securly fro m each side with their ropes and after the people of the to wn had had a chance to see the fun they killed it.
Uncle John amassed three seperate fortunes in his life , being worth $250,000
in his young days, but died comparatively poor, having onl y the house in which he lived.
During the life of Brigham Young, the prophet and Uncl e John were personal friends and at the Turkey Creek ranc h the great Mormon was twice a guest.
MASONIC NOTICE
A special commeration of Pueblo lodge No. 17, A.F. an d A.M., will be held at their hall in the Hobson block, San ta Fe Avenue at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, February 20, fo r the purpose of attending the funeral of our deseased memb er, John L. Holdreth. A fratenal request to attend is hereb y extended to members of Nos. 31 95 and all sojourning Maso ns in the city
C.W. Ke ssler, W.M.
Obituary
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