Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-03-07
DEATH OF SENATOR HEAssr.

United States Senator George Hearst,
oil Californis, died at his private resi-
dence in Washington on Saturday night
last. His death mad been expected for
more than two months. At that time
he began to decline and gradually wasted
way day by day. He died, the tele-
graph tells US. as peaceful and as painless
as an infant passing to its slumber. We
are glad that Uncle George died that
way. He did not deserve to suffer. He
had been too noble and true and good .
man for torture at the final end. There
never lived on the Pacific Coast 9 more
charitable or generous man than George
Hearst. He gave to everybody and es-
pecially was he devoted to his old friends
Of the pioneer days. He went to Cali
fornia in 1850, spending the FIRST ten
years in Nevada county Of that State.
In 1850 be came to the Comstock, and
ever after that he was one Of the leading
quartz miners Of the Coast. He was
q good Judge Of q mine, bat like all
men, occasionally made q mistake. The
firm OF Haggin & Hearst constituted the
best house for legitimate mining ever es-
tablished in the West. They had moth.
ing to do with the petty larceny business
of swindling poor men and women in
wildcat stock deals. They mined for
the legitimate profits Of mining and sell.
dom had q stock on the boards. The
Ontario, Of Utah, the Homestake, OF
Dakota, and the Anaconda, Of Montana, |
were among the great properties of this
firm and their associates. Uncle George
Hearst became very wealthy in the lat
ter days of his life, but the acquisition Of
wealth never spoiled him. He was the
same plain, genial, approachable George
Hearst to the end. There was never .
time nor . place that an old time miner
could not get at George Hearst. In this
particular he differed materially from the
rest Of the shoddy kings Of the Coast,
and in doing so gave evidence Of the
good sense that had always
guided him. George Hearst was not q
scholarly man. as the world estimates
men, and yet he possessed great native
After all it does not matter
much how q man knows q thing, if he
knows it. Some men become very tai
ented in this world merely by observa-
tion and with little technical knowledge
Of the books. George Hearst belonged
10 this class. He was in short . great
hearted. broad.gauged, sensible man Of
affairs, with 3 disposition as warm and
rs sunshiny and as charming as
that of 3 maiden in her teens. We had
known him for more than thirty years
and never knew him to be guilty Of .
questionable act Of meanness or to de-
,eive or refuse to help . friend. There
never was another man just like him on
this Coast. Born in the backwoods OF
Missouri, he was nevertheless q born
prince in every manly attribute. His
type, his nature, his character,
distinctively his own. Simplicity.
Irankness. generosity, these were the
distinguishing characteristics of q nature
"a grand as il was rare in the sordid en-.
Of general humanity to get to the
lore. We were deeply attached to
George Hearst in his life time and sin
,erely mourn him in his death. The
'ame feeling Of sorrow will be felt by all
who have known him throughout this
world. We sill join in peace to
Ills ashes and the hope that the sod may
press lightly upon his grave.