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Identifier: utahsincestateho02warr (find matches)
Title: Utah since statehood, historical and biographical
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Warrum, Noble Morse, Charles W Ewing, W. Brown
Subjects: Utah -- Biography Utah -- History
Publisher: Chicago--Salt Lake, The S. J. Clarke publishing company
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Maryland. His brother, Michael, had enlisted with the Confederate army atthe beginning of the war and was made prisoner at Atlanta, being sent to Camp Doug-las prison at Chicago. Matthew Cullen then went to Chicago and secured the release ofhis brother. In the fall of 1865 Matthew Cullen made his way to Denver, Colorado, and very soonafterward became interested in mining, working principally in the Bobtail and ClearCreek districts. In the latter locality he engaged in placer mining until the springof 1867, when he took up railroad contracting. He owned many teams at that time anddid work for the Union Pacific as that line was constructed through Wyoming and Utah.When the Wasatch tunnel was built he sold his teams and went to that place but sub-sequently removed to Echo, Utah, where he purchased four mule teams and made fourfreighting trips between Echo and Salt Lake City, also carrying passengers to andfrom the mines and to tl^p railroads. He also carried passengers during the famous
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MATTHEW CULLEX UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD 355 strike at White Pine, Nevada, and later he freighted from Hamilton to Robinson, Ne-vada. He next went to the Silver Park district and with Dennis Ryan as a partnerengaged in prospecting there. Coming to Utah with James C. ONeil, he discovered theStar District mines in Beaver county, Utah, and became part owner of the Horn silvermine. He was known as a large mine owner and holder of real estate and his busi-ness activities contributed in large measure to the development and upbuilding of thestate. He built and owned the CuUen Hotel building in Salt Lake and also the GaultHouse in Chicago. He was the principal stockholder and the president of the Salt LakeBrewing Company, the plant of which is now the CuUen Ice & Beverage Company. On the 19th of December, 1878, Mr. Cullen was married to Miss Emma J. Thomp-son, a daughter of Edward W. and Julia (Fish) Thompson. Mrs. Cullen died June 18,1888, leaving two daughters, Nellie M., who is Mrs. Fred U.

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