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Just thought I'd share this little bit of Utah history with those interested.
I began researching the person who patented the claim I currently own near Ophir and here is what I came up with.
The name listed on the claim is John Dooly and from what I've found he was an agent for Wells Fargo who came from San Francisco in the late 1800's to establish the bank in Salt Lake. He was also a board member for the Salt Lake School board and was one of the few prominent non-mormon business leaders in early utah history. I also found some information on him in the history of Antelope Island.
It's been a lot of fun and interesting to know him beyond just a name on the claim. I can only imagine what his interests were in Ophir at the time. I wonder what he would have thought if he knew that 100+ years later he would still be thought of.
Here is a copy of the amended claim;
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John Dooly, Sr. also purchased Antelope Island for one million dollars ( wow! a million in 1893 dollars; I can't imagine what that would be in todays money.) and established the Island Improvement Company. Dooly is responsible for the introduction of the Bison herd. He brought twelve bison to the island.[5] Four bulls, four cows, and four calves were transported by boat on February 15, 1893.[9] At the time there were fewer than 1,000 head if Bison in all of North America.[6] Historians speculate that Dooly introduced the herd to the island for commercial purposes with the idea of establishing a rare opportunity for hunters to take the nearly extinct American Bison.[6] The twelve bison became the foundation of a herd that numbers between 500-700 animals, making it one of the largest and oldest publicly owned American Bison herds in the United States.[9]
By dchacon at 2010-12-13
This is photo of the Dooly Building which used to be on 200 South and West Temple in Salt Lake City before being demolished in 1964
By dchacon at 2010-12-13
Here is a photo of his mansion which still exists on 500 East and South Temple
By dchacon at 2010-12-13
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I began researching the person who patented the claim I currently own near Ophir and here is what I came up with.
The name listed on the claim is John Dooly and from what I've found he was an agent for Wells Fargo who came from San Francisco in the late 1800's to establish the bank in Salt Lake. He was also a board member for the Salt Lake School board and was one of the few prominent non-mormon business leaders in early utah history. I also found some information on him in the history of Antelope Island.
It's been a lot of fun and interesting to know him beyond just a name on the claim. I can only imagine what his interests were in Ophir at the time. I wonder what he would have thought if he knew that 100+ years later he would still be thought of.
Here is a copy of the amended claim;
Uploaded with ImageShack.us
John Dooly, Sr. also purchased Antelope Island for one million dollars ( wow! a million in 1893 dollars; I can't imagine what that would be in todays money.) and established the Island Improvement Company. Dooly is responsible for the introduction of the Bison herd. He brought twelve bison to the island.[5] Four bulls, four cows, and four calves were transported by boat on February 15, 1893.[9] At the time there were fewer than 1,000 head if Bison in all of North America.[6] Historians speculate that Dooly introduced the herd to the island for commercial purposes with the idea of establishing a rare opportunity for hunters to take the nearly extinct American Bison.[6] The twelve bison became the foundation of a herd that numbers between 500-700 animals, making it one of the largest and oldest publicly owned American Bison herds in the United States.[9]
By dchacon at 2010-12-13
This is photo of the Dooly Building which used to be on 200 South and West Temple in Salt Lake City before being demolished in 1964
By dchacon at 2010-12-13
Here is a photo of his mansion which still exists on 500 East and South Temple
By dchacon at 2010-12-13
J
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