Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-02
KILLED WHILE MINING.
Ed. Levers Crushed to Death at pla
Ger Mine in Wa5hoe Valley.

Levers. a son Of Ross Lovers. vas
caved on in a placer mine II bryant
Canyon. near Mill Station. in Was
hoe Valley. The news of the accident
did not reach this city until the dav
following a5 v he time he yopne1
man lad al3.s rom the in;uries
received
From what can be learend Mr. Lew
ers had been working Q placer claim
in the canyon and had undermined a.
heavy strip Of and with the intention
of turning the water in so as to work
a ground sluice He had been warned
by his partner, Mr Jones, to be care
full, as the ground was treacherOus.
When Levers was alone he worked
pretty well underneath the bank, ard
hearing a noise above him. made a
jump to get to = point of safety. He
was not quick enough and the falling
bank, which was heavy with bolders,
came down upon him. One leg was
fastened against boulder at the side
OF the sluice box and another heavy
rock pinned him down.
The accident happened at the noon
hour and he was not discovered until
nearly , o'clock by Mr.. Jones. He was
dug out and it was found that the
right leg was frightfully mangled.
Jones made the injured man as con-
Portable as possible and went for help
The nearest house was at Mills Sta
ton and the Bryant family was not
at home. From there Mr.. Jones had to
go TO the Levers ranch. Ross Levers,
the father. was in the upper orchard
. working, and could not be found.
Fortunately Frank Wildes and fam
lily were taking an outing in the lane
below the house and he soon hitcheG
the rig and went to the place
The unfortunate young man was ia
ken home, and while he was in terri
BILE agony, yet he was conscious dur
ing the entire time. 1t was found that
owing to the loss of blood that he wa Is
in terribly weakened condition ard
physicians were Immediately sent for
DR.. Gree, OF this city, left for the
ranch as soon as he received word, and
with two physicians from Reno, the
leg was amputatod. 1t was believed by
the physicians that the operation
would prove fatal, as the young man
was in a sinking condition from tie
loss of blood and the exposure Of the
burning sun the many hours he had
been forced to remain without help.
The operation proved fatal as the
patient never rallied and died shcrti,
after the leg was removed. Before be
ing placed under the influence of tht
anesthetic the patient stated that i
was all up.
Ed. Levers was tie third son OF Mr.
and Mrs Mrs Ross Levers, lie Wa
a man of perfect habits and the I2ir
stay of the home ranch. Ey IS dead
the community loses a Young man O
worth and the sympathy Of the entir'
community gees out to the be:eaVe'
father and mother
One Of the saddest features q til
untimely death is the fac5 that sis
ter. Miss Lille, IS III with typhoid fe
yer at Palo Alto, Cal. Ii was reporte
that the young lady had died, but thi
was a mistake, as she is in a fair wa
to recovery.
The place whore Ed Levers was xii
ed is known as one of the few place
diSgings of this section. For years
has been worked in an Indifferent wa
by prOspectors and miners. jim Orr
dorf, of Virginia City, at one took on
considerable money. but dropped i
ground
The Levers boys have been il tn
habit of working the ground ever
spring when there was water cnous
in the creek to carry on placerin:
Their reward has always been Goc
wages while the water has been suf
Gent " NotI - ) u < I-'-N ~ r1--
fact that Ed. Levers has spent MOI
time in the mines than anyone IN IL
section gave him the confidence an
he took chances that seemed dan e
Gus to others who had watched tt
work. All the gold that has been take
from the creek was not worth ii
life Ct the young man that died
search Of the golden nuggets.
More Concrete.