Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-02-25
Wednesdays Edition.
DlAMonD Jo ReYnolDs DEATH.

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 telegrams and letters from F. NJ. Mur
 phy, superintendent of the mine, convey
 ing the sad intelligence of the death (
 Diamond Jo Reynolds. His death oc.
 cured at Io:3o o'clock on Saturds
 night alter an illneis lasting only si
 days. The letters were written abou
 midnight on Saturday and Mr. Murph,
 said they would leave in few hours ex-
 pecting to arfive in Prescott aboGs sever o'clock Sunday night with the body it have it embalmed for shipment east, bui owing to the storms it has not yet ar I rived.
 While Mr, Reynolds was in reality 2 resident of Chicago, his death is heavy loss to this portion of Arizona. He had invested his money freely here in open Ing up mining properties, and had he lived Tn the enjoyment of his health would haveinvested several thousand dol lars more within the next thirty days, which would have been the means of giving employment to hundreds more men.
 He was also considered an important factor in the railroad situation here.
 But aside from all mercenary consid- erations the deceased was always kindly disposed toward this section and wss a generous and noble hearted man.
 He left fortune variously estimated at from $I {, ,ooo, 900 to Sac, ,ooo. 1000, be- ing the owner of the Diamond Jo line of steamers on the Misslssippi nver, the Arkansas Hot Springs railroad, besides extensive mining property in Arizona and Colorado, and real estate interests in Chicago and various other towns and cities.
 ARRIVAL OF THE BODY IN PRESCOTT.
 F. M. Murphy, J. l.. Hall and Ed. Mercy arrived Tuesday evening about five o'clocklwith the remains of the late Diamond Jo Reynolds. Deceased was taken sick immediately on his arrival at the Congress Camp. on February 10th, and never rallied. although all that human skill could suggest was done for him. He appeared to be per fectly resigned and requested that no outward show of mourning should be made over his death. While he stated that he could not have selected place that would have been preferable to his mining camp in which to spend his last hours, he wished to have his body shipped to Chicago for interment. He was attended during his brief ill., ness by three of his continental men. F. NJ. Murphy, superintendent of the Congress, M. N. Price, auditor of his Arkansas Hot Springs railroad, ard J. Morton, his brother-in-law, of McGregor, Iowa. The latter had &C., companied him on the entire trip from McGregor, Iowa, where his real place of residence has been for several years. The remains have been embalmed by Undertaken Randall. and will be ship ped east just as soon as communication opened.
 The age Of deceased has been erro- neously stated, as he was not quite 72 years old, having been born in June, 1919.
 In the death of Mir. Reynolds, Ari- zons loses the best friend she has ever had. Not only has he invested his own money here with an unwavering faith in the possibilities of the country, but he has succeeded in enlisting large number of his friends to do SO likewise, and as factor in it's further develop ment, had he lived, his influence can- not now be estimated. His previous operations here have been insignificant compared with the plans he had map ped out for the future.
 Just what effect his death may have on the contemplated operations of him. self and his friends, of course, cannot be determined at present, but it is hoped that the good work commenced by him may be earned on to completion by those associated with him, although it can scarcely be hoped that the same spirit of enthusiasm and enterprise will be infused into them that would have been by the ever tireless energy of the deceased.
 Plain and unostentatious, genial and atfable Tn his intercourse with all whom he became acquainted, deceased was universally loved by all who knew h.m. His life work is ended, and one of gre ster activity is seldom met with. The human mechanism simply run its course, and the gene, ous and noble spirit within took its flight, as it had often expressed desire that it might, while in the very midst of the activities of lie.
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