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Law & Order Life and Death In the Great Basin – Mound House, Nevada Historical News of Misdemeanor, Felony and Internment Death and Near Misses by Natural Causes, Accidents and Human Hand compiled from newspaper research by David A. Wright

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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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Mound House, Nevada

Newspaper Articles

1905

Inyo Register, March 2, 1905
"FROM THE EXCHANGES."
A fatal accident occurred at the Mound House Wednesday of last week. T.E. Goodrich, Supt. of the Western Ore Purchasing Company's sampling works at that place, was caught in the belt that runs the main shaft of the works and was hurled to death. Guzzi, an employe [sic], was also seriously, if not fatally injured while trying to save Mr. Goodrich. The big belt broke and did considerable damage to the building.

1908

Rhyolite Herald, September 16, 1908
“PIONEER DIES AT BUTTE.”
Summary: Death of Frederick Macdonald, father of Malcolm Macdonald and Irving Macdonald of Nye County. Their father died in Butte, Montana. Frederick Macdonald used to live at Mound House, Nevada. Death came at 81 years of age.

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