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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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Goldfield, Nevada

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Newspaper Articles

1905

Inyo Register, January 12, 1905
“Three deaths occurred at the county hospital at Hawthorne lately; they include Jimmy Dee, a miner of long residence in Esmeralda, George Elder, a pioneer freighter, and J.H. Blanchard, who was recently injured in a runaway at Goldfield.”

Inyo Register, February 2, 1905
"FORMERLY SOMEWHAT NOTED."
“A recent death at Goldfield was that of Mike Owens, who years ago was a miner in Candelaria. While there he shot and killed P.L. Traver, a prominent merchant of the camp. He fled, and was taken through this valley on the stage, the driver having no choice but to furnish him with transportation. On being captured, he was defended by Pat Reddy in a trial at Aurora, which attracted a good deal of attention because of the prominence of his victim, and was acquitted.”

Inyo Register, February 9, 1905
"TABOOSE."
“N.W. Willis, who has been practicing law at Fallon, Nev., for the past year, has moved his office to Goldfield.”

Inyo Register, February 16, 1905
"INJURED BY EXPLOSION."
“Last Sunday while Andy Hage and Joseph Ward were working in a shaft on one of the Oddie claims at Indian Springs, their pick struck a missed hole, the existence of which they were unconscious. An explosion followed and both men were injured. They were brought to the Miners' Union hospital at Goldfield Wednesday, where it was found that Ward's injuries were such that he may lose one or both eyes, while Hage was suffering chiefly from shock.” - Goldfield Review.

Inyo Register, February 23, 1905
"DIED FROM HIS INJURIES."
“Joe Ward, who with a fellow miner was blown up by drilling into a missed hole in a claim south of Goldfield, died in that camp Sunday. He was about 38 years old, and leaves a number of relatives. Ward had been on the prospecting trails for years, covering every known mineral region for hundreds of miles north and south, and over a broad strip in the east of the Sierras. Being an observant man, he was probably better posted on the physical characteristics of the region as any one close.”

Beatty Bullfrog Miner, May 27, 1905
“BROKEN BANK”
“From various sources, we learn that the Goldfield Bank & Trust Co. has closed its doors because some of its officers and $80,000 of the funds have disappeared. J.B. Young, the President, and Francis L. Burton, Director, have been arrested in San Francisco. Cashier James R. Boal can’t be found. A Receiver will be appointed to guard the empty safe. Another lesson in the direction that the Government should require banks to secure depositors in some reasonable way.”

Rhyolite Herald, June 9, 1905
“I.H. Cook, the genial agent for the New York Life, was taken seriously ill with appendicitis at Beatty last week. On Monday of this week he was taken to Goldfield in an auto, and he will go from there to Salt Lake City, his home, where he will be operated upon if necessary. Mr. Cook is quite largely interested with Dr. Withee in mining properties in this district.”

Rhyolite Herald, October 13, 1905
“DEATH OF GEORGE WELSH”
“George J. Welch died at the Miners Union Hospital, Rhyolite, Nevada, at 11:40 p.m., October 12, 1905, from a complication of fever and heart trouble. Deceased was thirty-one years of age and a native of Michigan. A portion of his early life was spent in the Dominion of Canada, where he was raised by his grand parents. During the last four years he lived in Nevada and Arizona. Mr. Welsh has been closely identified with the early history of Tonopah, Goldfield and Bullfrog. He came to Tonopah in the early days, where he made a host of friends among the pioneers of that camp. He prospected in Goldfield and secured a number of good claims when that camp was first opened up. He was among the first to come to the Bullfrog district, and with his partner, Mr. S.F. Lindsay, started the first business house in Rhyolite. During the trying times when the camp was young, it was his enterprise, courage and enthusiasm which helped to make the town what it is today. His friends know him as a man generous in the extreme and prodigal to those in need. He leaves an estate consisting of valuable mining property and real estate in the Bullfrog mining district and Rhyolite. A host of friends mourn his death. The body will be taken to Tonopah and buried under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias and Miners Union, of which orders he was a member.”

Rhyolite Herald, October 20, 1905
“LOCAL PANNINGS”
“... The remains of George J. Welsh, which were taken to Tonopah for burial, were escorted to the grave by the Miners Union and Knights of Pythias. The procession was headed by the Eagle drum corps. Kev. Klass officiated at the services, which were held at the opera house Sunday afternoon. ...”

Rhyolite Herald, October 27, 1905
“PASSING OF W.S. ALEXANDER”
“W.S. Alexander died Saturday noon at Beatty, as the result of an accident sustained Thursday.
He was coming from Gold Center on horseback, when a loose girth caused his saddle to turn, throwing him headfirst onto a pile of rocks. The Beatty liveryman found him a few minutes after, and he was carried to town, where medical aid was summoned. It was found that his skull was badly fractured, and though an operation was performed, the injured man never regained consciousness, the breath of life lingering in his body for thirty-six hours.
Funeral services were conducted by the Masons, Monday afternoon, and interment made in the Beatty cemetery. A choir of ladies, composed of Mesdames Casey, Duffield and McWhirt, sang the hymns, and Jewett Scranton read the Masonic service. Business in Beatty was practically suspended during the service, and a large concourse of friends followed the remains to the grave.
Years ago, when Colorado was just coming into promise as a state, W.S. Alexander was appointed postmaster at Del Norte, when that thriving mountain town was in the heyday of its prosperity. He was also connected with the newspapers there.
Sometime afterwards he removed to Denver, and was in turn managing editor of both the Republican and Rocky Mountain News. From there he was taken to Leadville by Senator H.A.W. Tabor, who was at the time one of the most prominent mining men of the state.
In 1893 Mr. Alexander removed to Cripple Creek, and was variously engaged in newspaper and mining ventures until last fall, when the numerous stories of rich mines caused him to come to Goldfield, Nev. A short time afterwards, he came to the Bullfrog district, and at once entered upon the duties as assistant postmaster at Beatty, at that time the district's metropolis. After a time he resigned this position, and has since been engaged in mining ventures.
It is the fixed opinion of the writer, based on years of intimate acquaintance, that Winfield Scott Alexander never intentionally wronged a human being in all his natural life. Of a jovial disposition, the sunny side of his naturally bright nature was always presented to the public, and no matter how dire his own necessities, he was always ready and willing to listen to the sorrows and troubles of his more unfortunate companions and help them to the extent of his ability.
In his death the newspaper field loses one of its brightest minds – the former companion of Eugene Field, Rothaker and other stars in the journalistic world – and it will be a long time before the vacancy created will be filled acceptably.
Mr. Alexander leaves a wife, Jennie B. Alexander, who is at present in Douglas Island, Alaska, and other relatives at Seattle, Wash.
May the great Nature that sees all things deal kindly with his spirit and his lines in the future beyond be cast in pleasant places.”

Rhyolite Herald, October 27, 1905
“George Nelson, of Goldfield, who formerly operated a corral in that city, arrived in town Wednesday [Rhyolite, Nevada], and has erected a mammoth tent on Golden street opposite Walsh Bros. Store. Mr. Nelson has a freighting outfit and will engage in that business for the present, and expects later to retail hay and grain. On the way here, a pet burro belonging to their son, which was tied to the trail wagon, fell down and was dragged to death before it was noticed.”

Rhyolite Herald, October 27, 1905
“MINES AND MINING MEN: SHORT ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST. BORAX DISCOVERED NEAR RHYOLITE”
“Virgil Earp, for many years United States marshall [sic] in Arizona, died at the Miners' Union hospital at Goldfield, from pneumonia, at the age of 62. The deceased, who had several notches on his gun, obtained in the discharge of his duties in strenuous times, was a member of a well-known family, his brother, Wyatt Earp, who also has a great reputation as a “gun man,” having lived in Tonopah three years ago. - Tonopah Miner.”

Rhyolite Herald, November 3, 1905
“BROKE A LEG”
“F.E. Fitzgerald, of Goldfield, fell from a freight wagon Saturday and sustained a fracture of a limb. He was on the trail wagon and was holding on to a sack of grain when the wagon hit a rock and jolted him off. The accident occurred near Beatty, and the young man is being cared for at the Argyle rooming house in that place.”

Rhyolite Herald, November 17, 1905
“SHORT NEWS NOTES.”
“... The report is current here that Glen Galletly is dead at San Francisco of typhoid fever. Mr. Galletly is well known here and many friends will regret his untimely death. For several months he has been driving his autos between Goldfield and this place, and was one of Rhyolite’s warmest friends.”

1906
Beatty Bullfrog Miner, October 20, 1906
“SHOT AT GOLDFIELD”
“Sherman Parker, assayer, took a few shots at his assistant, Jim Smith, but was a bad marksman. Smith then winged Parker with a shot gun.”

Beatty Bullfrog Miner, November 17, 1906
“STATE NEWS: SAGEBRUSH SECRETS WHISPERED BY OUR EXCHANGES.”
“A serious shooting scrape took place at Goldfield last week when “Buffalo Bill” Tanner and J.R. Timlin, both gamblers exchanged five shots in front of the Palace saloon. A bystander, Harry Farrell, formerly a New York newspaper man, was seriously injured. The shooting was the result of an old quarrel. Farrell will recover. Neither of the principals in the duel were injured.”

1907
Inyo Register, November 21, 1907
Summary: Counterfeit $5, $10 and $20 gold pieces being circulated in Goldfield.

1908
Inyo Register, May 28, 1908
Summary: An Indian is to be hanged at Goldfield for the murder of a man near Silver Peak.

Inyo Register, July 2, 1908
Summary: Henry Webber, wealthy Goldfield broker, sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzlement.

Inyo Register, July 2, 1908
Summary: Two miners, named Priest and Taylor, engaged in a street duel in Goldfield. This resulted in the deaths of both.

Inyo Register, July 2, 1908
"NEVADA DECISIONS."
Summary: Grand jury listening to evidence in the case of the murder of George Gilliam at Goldfield.

Inyo Register, July 9, 1908
Summary: Death of Elmer Bodle, who died at Steinenger Ranch, Death Valley. His remains
were taken to Bonnie Clare, Nevada, then on to Goldfield by rail.

Inyo Register, October 8, 1908
Summary: Thomas B. Rickey is back in jail, this time at Goldfield, Nevada. Partial quotation of article: "T.B. Rickey was regularly jailed for a night after the quarters were fixed up nice and comfy for his reception." Mr. Rickey is wanted in Ormsby, Nye and Esmeralda Counties.

Rhyolite Herald, October 21, 1908
“REHEARING DENIED IN PRESTON AND SMITH CASES.”
“The supreme court of the state has handed down a decision denying the petition for a rehearing in the Preston and Smith cases. The defendants were found guilty of killing a restaurant keeper named John Silva in Goldfield during the labor troubles and are serving terms in the state prison. Preston, it will be remembered, was recently nominated for president of the United States by the Socialist Labor party. – Goldfield News.”

Rhyolite Herald, October 28, 1908
“JACKMAN GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE.”
“Albert T. Jackman, convicted of the murder of John Moritz at Goldfield, was sentenced this week to life imprisonment by Judge Langan. The killing took placoe [sic] two years ago in front of the Northern Saloon.”

Rhyolite Herald, October 28, 1908
“HOGAN HELD FOR MURDER.”
“James Flynn, who as knocked down in front of the Palace saloon at Goldfield a few days ago by 'Spike' Hogan, is dead, and Hogan is being held in the county jail on the charge of murder. Flynn, in falling, struck upon his head.”

Rhyolite Herald, November 11, 1908
“KILLED HIS WIFE.”
Summary: John Sheridan, head barber at Hotel Casey in Goldfield, stabbed wife through heart with French bread knife. He was drunk.

1909
Inyo Register, January 14, 1909
"DEPORTED FROM CANDELARIA"
Summary: Charles N. Platt, miner and laborer, arrived at Goldfield. Asserted that five men employed at Candelaria had deported him from there. He alleged that he had been taken out and compelled to swear that he would not return. Deputy Sheriffs from Goldfield went to Candelaria to arrest the offenders.

Inyo Register, January 14, 1909
“The Nevada Board of Pardons has denied the applications of Preston and Smith for pardons. They are serving sentences at the Carson Penitentiary in consequence of having been convicted of the killing of Silva at Goldfield during the labor troubles there.”

Inyo Register, January 21, 1909
“J.A. Lawler, Mike Welch, and D.A. McNeff were each fined $250 in costs, and Patrick Cooney was fined $150 and costs for deporting C.N. Platt lately. They were tried by Justice Henley at Goldfield. The offense occurred at Candelaria.”

Inyo Register, February 11, 1909
"ALLEGED EMBEZZLER IN DURANCE"
Summary: A man named Stanton, who is in charge of operation at the Monster Mine, near Independence, California, is charged with embezzlement. His is also a representative in association with Charles M. Schwab. Schwab alleged that Stanton misappropriated money toward his own use. Stanted feared arrest, so fled with his wife and son. Their plan was to take the toll road over the White Mountains east of Big Pine, with Goldfield as their immediate destination. Finding the White Mountains blocked with snow, Stanton sent his wife and son north to Mina, Nevada, while he struck across the mountains via horseback and with a guide. Mr. Stanton has many men working at the Monster, taking out ore and shipping it to a smelter at Keeler. He is accused of keeping the returns and neglecting to pay the bills. Article comes via the Goldfield Chronicle.

Inyo Register, February 18, 1909
"STANTON RELEASED."
Summary: Update of Stanton, who fled Big Pine. Worked for Charles M. Schwab, at the Monster Mine. He was arrested in Goldfield. A telegraph was sent from Big Pine, that he was wanted there on a charge of embezzlement. He is a free man in the state of Nevada. Governor Gillette of California refusing to issue extradition papers for his removal to California. Reprint from the Goldfield Chronicle.

Inyo Register, February 18, 1909
"KILLED IN MINE ACCIDENT"
Summary: A falling stone brings death to William F. Weiss, at Jamestown, near Goldfield, Nevada. Weiss is formerly from Benton, California and had lived there many years. Weiss was working at the bottom of a 240-foot shaft with his partners operating buckets above him. Nobody above had any knowledge of Weiss being in trouble until they realized that they had not received a signal from him to raise the bucket. Weiss was found laying beside a pool of water, his head crushed, though he was still breathing. Examination of the shaft showed a hole 40-feet above him from which a stone had been dislodged. He was hoisted to the surface and a doctor summoned from Goldfield, who arrived too late. Had Weiss feel in another direction he would have drowned. His body was carried to Goldfield. However, legal contention arose as the accident and death occurred in Nye County. Weiss was a native of Germany, being 44-years old at the time of his death. His brother still resided in Germany and was a millionaire factory owner. Weiss had been in the United States since he was ten years of age. He had been a member of the Inyo Lodge, Knights of Pathias of Bishop, Uniform Rank in Goldfield and the Masons of Tonopah. Funeral services were held in Goldfield, where he had resided during the past five years.

Inyo Register, March 18, 1909
Summary: Ed Hughes is on trial for killing George Gilliam, at Goldfield, Nevada. The trial is in progress. The defense sought to prove that Gilliam was about to draw a pistol when he was shot. The witness who testified to that effect told a different story at the preliminary examination. The jury then returned a guilty verdict for murder in the first degree and fixing the penalty for life imprisonment.

Inyo Register, April 1, 1909
"GILLIAM'S SLAYER SUICIDES"
Summary: Edward A. Hughes, recently convicted for the murder of George Gilliam at Goldfield and sentenced to life imprisonment, suicides in his cell at Goldfield; hanging himself from one of the cell bars by a rope made with strips of blanket.

Inyo Register, April 8, 1909
"MINING POINT DECIDED"
Summary: District judge in Nevada has decided that claims in Goldfield, Nevada, are property of original owners and not the jumpers.

Inyo Register, April 29, 1909
“FAMILY TROUBLES IN COURT”
“A divorce suit brought against A.D. Myers, a Goldfield mining millionaire, involves a former local resident. Mrs. Myers was originally Miss Mattie Smith, and afterward Mrs. B.B. Summers. She asks for a divorce degree and a property settlement. There are no children. The case is before a Los Angeles court.”

Inyo Register, July 15, 1909
“W.J. Henley, Justice of the Peace at Goldfield, died there Monday morning of heartfailure [sic]. ‘Billy’ Henley has been a resident of Esmeralda county for a generation almost, and will be recalled by all the old-time residents, as well as many here. He leaves a widow, who was Miss Kate Rosenthal, and five children.”

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