Person:George Dalton (4)

!Information from The John Dalton book of Genealog Author & Compiler Mark Ardath Dalton Printed by Deseret News Press. George Franklin Dalton was born, 22 November 1856, at Cove Fort, Beaver, Utah. He was the son of Charles Wakeman Dalton & Elizabeth Ann Heskett Allred. He married his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Giles about 1881 in Fort Harmony, Washington Co. Utah. He married Mary Elizabeth Giles in 1881. He was married on May 25th, 1911, to Alice Marie Hall. (no. 2 wife) Their children:1. Georgia Rose Dalton, born 18 May 1912, at Marysvale, Piute, Utah. 2. Wells Wakeman Dalton, born December 06, 1914.3. Dale McDonald Dalton, born 1 October 1916, at Marysvale, Piute, Utah.George Franklin died on 3 November 1920. He is buried in one of the Marysvale cemetery's. He was a LDS church member. Notes: 18 September 1903:Geo. Romney Jr., of the Gold Vein company arrived from Salt Lake on Sunday's train, and with G.F. Dalton who arrived Saturday evening, will arrange to get the Wedge ore down to the Dalton mill. In pursuance of that object they made a trip to Monroe on Monday. 18 September 1903:Mgr. G.F. Dalton came down from the Wedge yesterday and reports the ore as increasing in width, and holding its own in values. 25 September 1903:Mrs. G.F. Dalton, Miss Para , Frank and Ralph Dalton arrived from Salt Lake Friday evening and are domiciled at the Grand; Mr. Dalton took the boys for an outing to the Wedge. 25 September 1903:Mr. G.F. Dalton will make an examination of some ground in the Horse Heaven country in a few days for outside capitalists. 14 October 1905:Franklin Dalton is conducting a campaign on the Twin Peak properties at Marysvale and reports that considerable capital is coming into his section and anticipates active development next season. 13 April 1916:Geo. F. Dalton is now putting the Shamrock in shape for shipping ore in the near future having made no shipments for nearly one-year. He has been developing the Piute Chief joining the Shamrock. These were the early shippers in the camp and gave shipping values from the grass roots. It shipped for several years. There has been no shipping done for a year on account of development work. The snow slides have been cleared away and shipping will start in the near future. Dalton was the locator of the Dalton mine and shipped from it in the 90's $376,000 worth of ore, to the nearest rail point, Manti and later Salina. 20 April 1916: G.F. Dalton is still pushing the work on the Shamrock. 4 May 1916:G.F. Dalton and family have moved to the Shamrock mine for the summer, where Mr. Dalton will take charge of the work, and push it to a point where shipments can be made, which will no doubt be soon. There is about 1,800 tons of shipping ore on the dump. 5 September 1918:Of Marysvale; real property on delinquent tax list to be redeemed or sold on 16 December 1918. 1918-19: Farming 1 acre (value: $175), at Circleville. 1920: Living at Marysvale. Gold miner. Can read and write. Sources:: Piute Courant: 14 October 1905Piute Chieftain: 13 April 1916, 20 April 1916, 4 May 1916, 5 September 1918 Piute Free Lance: 18 September 1903, 25 September 1903 Piute Pioneer: 2 January 1897, 26 March 1898Geroge F. Dalton is listed as a owner or having shares in the following Gold Mines in the Henry Mining District, Sevier Co. Utah Records, 1883-1896: Mine: Copper Mine - Date: 7/25/1883; Mine: Copper Mine Extension Mine: Emerald Mine Mine: Copper Glance Mine Mine: Malchite Mine Mine: Gold Coin Mine - Date: 12/7/1884; Mine: Silver Coin Mine - Date: 12/11/1884; Mine: Emeral Mine - Date: 1/1/1885; Mine: King David Mine - Date: 1/2/1885; Mine: Copper Mine Extension Mine: Amothist - Date: 2/16/1885; Mine: Copper Mine - Date: 4/24/1885; Mine: Dalton Copper - Date: 1/1/1887; Mine: Summit Mine - Date: 1/12/1887; Mine: Ruby Mine - Date: 1/19/1888; Mine: Golden Rod - Date: 1/19/1888; Mine: Dalton Mine - Date: 1/6/1890; Mine: Dalton Mine Extension - Date: 1/26/1890; Mine: Congress Mine No 1 - Date: 5/6/1891; Mine: Congress Mine Mine: Moscow Mine No 1 Mine: Moscow Mine No 2