Newspaper List
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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Virginia City, Nevada
(Includes Gold Hill, Silver City)

Newspaper Articles

1870

Inyo Independent, October 10, 1870
Summary: A Gold Hill, Nevada man is severely wounded when his gun accidentally discharged, while he was hunting near Genoa, Nevada.

Inyo Independent, October 10, 1870
Summary: Henry P. Comstock, discoverer of the rich Comstock Ledge, which gave rise to the fabulously rich Virginia City region, commits suicide near Bozeman City, Montana. He shot himself in the head with a revolver.

Inyo Independent, October 10, 1870
Summary: A man was killed in the Empire Shaft at Gold Hill, Nevada. He was crossing the shaft at the 1100 foot level when the cage struck him, causing him to plunge to his death 100 feet below.

1908

Inyo Register, April 23, 1908
Summary: A 5-year old Virginia City boy becomes lost and subsequently died. He was seen going from one house to another, then ended up wandering over Mount Davidson and eventually over 30 miles before he collapsed and died.

1909

Inyo Register, May 13, 1909
“DISAPPEARANCE CASES.”
Summary: Henry Keller, who resided in Bishop 20-years ago with his parents, arrived recently with the intention of going into the painting business. He rented a shop, secured a number of carriages to paint and showed every evidence of good faith. Saturday night, he did not return to Mrs. Mallory, where he was lodging. The next day Eugene Mallory, who was working with him, found at the shop a note from Keller saying that he had gone fishing and would be back that night. He was dressed in his best when he left his lodging Sunday, the fishing story seemed strange. No trace of him has been found since. His whereabouts is a mystery. His wife and children are in Virginia City. Officers there have been informed of the facts by local authorities.

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