Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-11-04
Death of Terance Brodioan

Brodigan had been in poor health for
several months, and in August last
he went to California, hoping that
the change would benefit him. He
leaves wife and six grown children.
He was Il native of Ireland. aged y /
years. The funeral took place in
Fruitvale last Sunday.
The history of Teddy" Bcodigln
would make an interesting chapter
He came to this coast in 1850. locat.
ing in Tuolumne county, where in a
few years he acquired Il comfortable
fortune, He went thence to Is ,die.
where he was likewise prosperous in
his BUSINESS ventures; Dat iniudicious
mining Spaeulations reduced him to
comparative poverty. For the p.st
ten years he bad been a resident OF
Hawthorne, where his family now re
sides. Brodigan was known to all
classes Of men in every village and
hamlet in this section, ana the news
OF his death will perceived with gea-
uine regret by every miner, prospec-
tor and horseman in the mountain
towns of California aud Nevada.
The San Francisco Chronicle has.
following, much of which is rank
nonsense:
Terance Brodigan, whose career
has been an important factor in the
history Of gold mining in California,
is dead The end came Ftiday mora
ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs
E. B. Sanborn in Frutvale.
The dec sas,d as one OF the earliest
and foremost miners Of the State, has
claim Il that milliolaires Flood, Ftir
and MAckay were his proteges. Ia
a great IN aasure he was the architect
OF their fortunes.
Broligan came to SIl Francisco
from Dr1oheda, Ireland, in 1850
Tat WAS his birthplace, ano he knew
the men there. wh) were destined to
later become G lliiornia's richest mGn.
Food, Mlckay and Fair were hi
neighbors.
Waen B ligla reached this S5lta
h was poor. H. stru.k ou5 from
san Fan :isao aal settIal ut S1aora
in Tuolumna cDulty, where he lltee
married He b.c&rna cDavilcal TIM
there was any am0llt OF ooll to b
tlkcn out OF th1 g:oan thread pu55
Flood, NJ lcIay aal Fair cane al M
about til 1t time and decided to ty
the country on B.'o liglas rec)m.
m .ndltion. His three associates
were poor, and at oao time B.oligla
loaned Mckay enough m1Aey 10
enable him to make trip to Colo.
RADIO. Bro ligan aftarwarl bought
the town of Cold Hill, Nv, for 500
and san!; shafts on its principl Il thor
Dug fares. lis ventures p41nel gu
and he gained gained great wealth.
but shortly after impoverished him
self by some unfortunate specuIa-
TONS
lie again set to work to amass a
great fortune. He operated his mines
and incidentally gained coatrol OF the
water supply of Boaie, Cal, after
which he created q stir by selling
water at 81 per barrel. Flood, Fair
and Mlckay laid W uatold wealth
after Broligan had established them
in the mining business, buS as fast as
Brodigan himself acquired fortune
he would drop it in same deal.
He had avoided liquor all his life,
Dissipation WAS to him Il crime, The
deceased was y years aad months
old when death overlook him lie
endured terrible privation when a
young man, and as result bis hair
was gray at the az, OF b. IL, was
one of the best known and most r.
spected pioneers Of tAe State. He
leaves II small fortune.
His widow and six children sur
vive him. Four of the children, Ter
ance Jr aud George Brodigan and
Mrs. M. Wood and Mrs. S. Hart, live
in Bolie, Mrs Hugh Farley, anoth
err daughter, resides in Tacoma, and
Mrs. Sanborn in Fruitvale. Tne fun-
eral was held Sunday from Mrs. San.
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