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had proposed creating a vicariate, Idaho was still in the fever of its first boom. However, by the 1870s, the placer mining industry was beginning to fail and large numbers of miners were leaving. In March 1873, Lootens wrote: "The
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in San Rafael (1859–1868). During his administration of the school, he added schoolrooms, dormitories, an administration building, and a chapel to accommodate a growing student population. The city of San Rafael was so grateful for his work that a street (Lootens Place) was named in his honor.
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dwindled away to such an extent that the remainder does no longer afford us...the bare necessaries of life." His health also began to suffer and he submitted his resignation, which was accepted by Rome on
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