The Keim and allied families in America and Europe . ndergone. He was thus helplessfor eleven months, and nearly twoyears longer an invalid. At the ex-piration of this time, through thefaithlessness of an unworthy employeehe had nothing left save two smallteams and wagons. He now determinedto move farther west to the Sweet-water mining camps in the South Passcountry. It was now 1869. He col-lected his little outfit and pulled hisfreight to South Pass with two he was unable to drive or care fora team himself, he employed twodrivers at $ per month. He madejhis first camp in this ne
The Keim and allied families in America and Europe . ndergone. He was thus helplessfor eleven months, and nearly twoyears longer an invalid. At the ex-piration of this time, through thefaithlessness of an unworthy employeehe had nothing left save two smallteams and wagons. He now determinedto move farther west to the Sweet-water mining camps in the South Passcountry. It was now 1869. He col-lected his little outfit and pulled hisfreight to South Pass with two he was unable to drive or care fora team himself, he employed twodrivers at $ per month. He madejhis first camp in this newcountry at Atlantic City, four milesfrom South Pass, also four miles fromMiners Delight. He at once put his teams and mento hauling logs for building town of Atlantic was growingrapidly. Unable, however, to makeanything at the prices for the deliveryof building material, his teamsters be-coming dissatisfied, he settled up hisbusiness. In the spring of 1870 he was em-ployed hauling cord wood for the THE KEIM A 1ST) ALLIED FAMILIES. 515. Caroline (Deutchle) Kime (Keim).Wife of James Kime, of Miners Delight, Wyoming. Miners Delight mine, having now es-tablished himself at Miners soon, however, began handlingmerchandise. By 1871 he had estab-lished a small store. In 1872 he was appointed post-master, which position he still holds,having been twenty-eight years in theservice. In mercantile pursuits he now car-ries/on the only establishment in theplace, and does an extensive business. At the same time by trade and deal-ing he became interested in theMiners Delight mine, mill, &c, andby the year 1873 owned a controllinginterest in that property. During this period the settlementwas constantly besieged by Arrapahoes and Sioux Indiansmade raids at least once a month, al-ways stealing stock, and often killingsettlers. During one of these forays they killed six men in the immediatevicinity of Miners Delight, and alwaysseized all the horses they could f
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