The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-05-17
DEATH OF j. j. HILL.
Passing of a Pioneer Of Nevada and Well.
Known Public Official.

= O'CLOCK this morning at his home on
Baud street. His death, the immediate
cause of which was quick consumption,
had for days been expected to occur at
any time, all hope of recovery having
been abandoned since his recent return
from San Francisco, whence he went
Upon the suggestion of his physician tn
receive final medical advice. His health
began to fail about nine months ago and
the progress of the insidious disease was
rapid and so noticeable to those who had
health and strength. Notwithstanding his
constantly weakening condition he at
tended to the duties of County Re-
corder up to the time of going to San
Francisco and up to the last was the
same considerable gentleman, the same
obliging and attentive official that he had
always been. Deaths approach was soft
ened by every attention which loving and
devoted daughter and sons and sister-in-
law could bestow and to them kind
friends gave every assistance possible.
He met the reaper with fortitude and
without complaint.
The death of Johnnie Hill, as he
was always Familiarity known to his
friends, will cause more than usual gloom
and sadness in this community, in which
he had lived SO long and with the history
greet of his death there will also be
throughout the State, in which he was
whose history, too, he as a pioneer was
SO closely related. His life work deserves
to be written of by an ADLER pen than this.
Here can be recorded but a brief history
hastily obtained.
Deceased was born in the city of New
Orleans December q. 1916, and was there
fore in his lfty-sixth year. He left home
at an early age, arriving in San Francisco
about the year 1860, where he attended
the public schools for a few years. He
came to this county about the year 1863.
and was employed as a compositor on the
old Humboldt Register, owned and edited
by w. J. Forbes, the pioneer newspaper
man of Nevada. MIR. Hill also worked
as a miner at Star City and Humboldt
mines at Unionville.
He was one of the so-called "Chinese
raiders at Unionville in 1868, when the
miners and other workingmen of that
town found IL necessary TO clear the town
OF the Mongolians, who threatened TO dis
place them In all avenues Of employment
Mr.. Hill was taken to Virginia City by
the United States authorities, and in that
city was employed on the Enterprise for
several months. until the indictment was
dismissed by the Federal Court. His ar
rest and the subsequent proceedings were
In the nature of a test case.
Afterwards he returned to Unionville,
and, leaving there, was in 1870 engaged In
mining at Galena. During the years fol-
lowing until 1873 he was employed on the
Elko Independent and Eureka Sentinel,
and, returning to Unionville, was employ
ed on and afterwards became one of the
proprietors of the Silver State then a
weekly. In September. 1874. Mr.. Hill and
his partner, Mr.. Myers, moved the Silver
State to winnemucca. establishing the
paper as a daily. In the election of 1877
Mr.. Hill was chosen State Printer. which
position he filled with the greatest credit
during the term of four years. Returning
to Winnemucca in 1879 he resumed asso.
citation with K. ID. Kelley. now Surveyor
General, In the publication of the Silver
State. the partnership continuing until
the paper was sold, in December, 1880.
In November. 1852. Mr.. Hill was elected
Recorder OF Humboldt county, which po-
and held at the time of his death. During
his nearly twenty years of service he was
a faithful and competent official, as IL
well known.
His career, summarized, was that of
a practical miner, an expert printer, a
successful publisher of newspapers, as
foreman, manager, part owner and edi-
tor. and most efficient public officer. He
married in early manhood and was the
model husband and father. Strength OF
character, indness of heart and upright
ness OF purpose combined in him to
make a citizen of the kind which are the
foundation and hope of the nation. His
hand was ever ready in the bestowal of
charity upon the deserving; many are The
homes whose burden of sorrow has beer
lightened by his kindly sympathy. His
life work was well performed, and, living
SO, 1t was his privilege and reward to die
b~ravely, honorably and peacefully