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Beatty Bullfrog Miner – Beatty, Nevada [was called the Bullfrog Miner during first two months of publication – not to be confused with the Bullfrog Miner, of Rhyolite, Nevada]
Inyo Independent – Independence, California
Inyo Register – Bishop, California
Rhyolite Herald – Rhyolite, Nevada

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Esmeralda County, Nevada

Newspaper Articles
Inyo Register, January 19, 1899
Summary: David Davis, longtime resident of Fish Lake Valley, did there of heart failure.

1905
Inyo Register, October 5, 1905
The office of the District Attorney of Esmeralda county was declared vacant Monday, and J.B. Davidson, heretofore the uncumbent [sic], was placed under four indictments, three for extortion an done for bribery. The bribery charge is said to be compleely [sic] established. Justice of the Peace Bell and Constable Russel, of Goldfield, were also indicted, for perjury.

Rhyolite Herald, October 13, 1905
A grand jury in Esmeralda county has indicted their district attorney, a justice of the peace, and a constable, on charges of bribery and extortion. These complaints charge them with taking many thousands of dollars from fallen women, for official protection. District Attorney Davidson was very prominent in the prosecution of President Young of the Goldfield bank, which failed last spring.

1907
Inyo Register, March 21, 1907
Summary: Death of John Chiatovich. Chiatovitch Creek in the White Mountains, and which flows into the Fish Lake Valley of Nevada, named after the family.

1908
Inyo Register, April 2, 1908
Summary: Death of Ray Gill. Prominently of Esmeralda County,Nevada. Gill was born and raised in Bishop, California. The obituary is quoted from the Reno Journal.

1909
Inyo Register, March 25, 1909
Summary: The Lindsey Hotel at Millers, Nevada, burned down on the 17th. A man named Peshliji was so badly burned that he died the following day. The building belonged to Niel McLane and was a total loss.

Inyo Register, April 1, 1909
"PIONEERS ARE GOING: JUDGE REED, MRS. SWEARINGEN AND OTHERS"
Summary: A.T. Dyer, for many years a resident of Fish Lake Valley and Esmeralda County, Nevada, died in a Glendale, California sanitarium.

Inyo Register, April 8, 1909
"THIRTY-SIX YEARS AGO”
"From Inyo Independent, April 5, 1873
Summary: Indians traveling through informed camp commander at Camp Independence that white men were killing Indians at Fish Lake Valley.

Inyo Register, July 29, 1909
“LUCKY BOY LAWSUIT”
The Southern Development Company has brought suit to quiet title to a large area of ground in Esmeralda county, and including the Lucky Boy mining ground. The plaintiff claims to have been the owner of the ground since 1881, and to have government patent for all of it. In 1908 the lands were found to be mineral-bearing, and since then various parties have made mineral locations on it. It is alleged that the determination of controversy depends upon the interpretation of certain acts of Congress and of land office regulations. Complainant asks for an injunction to prevent the defendant, I.J. Enderson, from entering on or working the land in dispute. Various others are interested as well as Enderson.

Inyo Register, August 5, 1909
“LUCKY BOY SUIT”
Richard Miner, who is attorney for the Southern Development Company of Nevada, in an interview today states that it is not the intention of his clients to embarrass or hinder the leasers who are working at Lucky Boy.
The company holds title to some of the ground at Lucky Boy under a patent over 20 years old, and they have offered to allow leasers to continue operations, deposit their royalties and wait for a decision of the courts as to the ownership. It is a case of equity and the proposition seems to be a fair one. - Bodie Miner.
The suit against the Southern Development company against certain mining claim holders in this district does not include any of the principal properties of the camp, nor even a part of them. - Lucky Boy Mining Record.

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