Louis "Lou" McLouth

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Death Date: November 10, 1923
Age at Death: past 70

Burial Details

Cemetery Name: Cedar Hill Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Gypsum, Colorado

Obituaries

Eagle Valley Enterprise page 1 - November 23, 1923

DEATH OF LOU McLOUTH--A PIONEER
The death of Louis McLOUTH, which occurred at the county home on the 10th of this month, removed another one of the real old pioneers of not only of Eagle county, but of the state.
McLOUTH was stricken with apoplexy while occupying the cabin of George GARDNER, near Fulford the early part of last spring. When discovered by neighbors he was in a critical condition, unable to speak and scarcely able to move a limb. He was rushed to the hospital immediately following his discovery and, while at that institution, he made considerable headway toward recovery, but his age being past 70, was against him.
The deceased arrived at Fulford during the early days of that once thriving camp with his father, Andrew Jackson McLOUTH, and the late B. S. MORGAN, all securing considerable mining property in the new district, some of which was in his possession when death came.
The elder McLOUTH was one of the discoverers of the Black Iron mine on Battle mountain, of which he and his partner, "Dick" MORGAN, realized a nice bunch of money. The same parties were also interested in valuable claims at Aspen and Leadville at one time.
The deceased was well known in Denver during the time the Brown Palace hotel was first built, where he made his headquarters when in that city. Before Lou McLOUTH became disfigured through the kick of a mule, he was a young man who stood high in society, and was at one time engaged to one of the belles of Denver, the daughter of one of the Aspen millionaires. But after his accident he shunned society.
The remains of McLOUTH were laid to rest at Gypsum on Monday, November 12, Peace to his ashes.

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