Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-11-20
Volume 81.


4 Hc ''i'"lhS particulars OI tie ueat n
and tribute tn the memory OF Hon. j. n.
Evans, Chairman Of the Board OF Re.
gents Of the State Uuiversity. is taken
from Saturdays Reno Gazette:
Yesterday afternoou Mr.. Evana, with
his son Pierce, went up to his ranch
near the city reservoir To cover up q pile
oi hailed hay which was threatened by
the storm The wind was blowing very
hard vixen MIR. Evans mounted the I'm,
and whcther he clipped or was blown or
by the force az the gale ia not known.
lie VIA seen To- slip and fall to the
ground, sixteen feet below. striking with
fearful force upon his chest. For a
long time he remained unconscious and
WAS trnderly lifted by the stricken son
aud farm hand nnd brought home The
accident happened about three O'clock
~ the afternoon.
DR.. Pritcha responded to call Tor
aid ~ Il WAS followed moment latter
by DR.. Ilcrshisrr. the family physician.
uuI DR.. Tho ma. who wns scnt for for
consultation.
kn examination showed thnt one OF
his rIbs WAS fractured aud that his lungs
wcr" crushed. causing internal hcmor.
hagcs The doctors raw after "a brief
examination that there WIS no hope. He
became conscious after ~ lille and SUI
frrcd such terrible agony that opiatcs
were administered.
I..I
came conscious again and recognized
his wife Rnd other members OF the fam
lily. When asked il he were badly hurt
ba whispered That he suffered aud seem
ed tn feel thnt he could not live. Al
O'Clock this morning hc expired, sur.
rounded by his hrari.brokcn family.
The deceased leaves Il wife and five
children. Miss Elizabeth Evans, u stu.
den; nt Stanford: John Evans. foreman
-: the Vale ranch III Mason Valley; Ben,
Allen ami Pierce EvanF, st tudents az
the University oi Nc"ada, aud Rose
Evans, nf this city. aud II sister, MIR.
Arrowsmith oi Long Valley.
Mr.. Evans WIS born III Dcr,nncc, o..
May l3.ls}5,tnd married Miss Elizabeth
Metcnli, from tine family III the same
nciShhoriOui 10y whom six children
were born. live ~ them now living. With
his three brothers hc came west in 1859
nnd settled III Long Valley, becoming "a
leading rnuchcr and cattle raiser nf
those days. With his brother AlvarO,
ind Henry J. Pratt, he reclaimed
large ranch and range on the humboldt
river, north of Iron Point, making it one
Of the finest properties III the state. 1t
wus cold to Nohlc ~ North al Utah, who
built many scorc miles oi fence and
have immense meadows and parturcs
where ihouanud' II sheep and cattle nrc
hnw wintcrcd. During all these ycars
Mr.. Evans was an active defender of the
settlers rights against tho savage Piutc
~ we'll ~ outlaws II winter skin, and
many contest thnt might vol bo call.
cd battles wore fought. Tho Honey
Lake Valley VIVA the scene Of some his
toric events aud TO one knew better
thnr Mr.. Evans the secret history Of
many of them. On the Humboldt river
hc was known ns u frnrlcsa, though mod.
~ foTsu"k u friend.
The full brothers. Allan. Alvaro, John
and \. A.. the latter familurly known
as Pete came To Reno over twcriy years
ago aud bought tho quarter section
north Of town on which Mr.. Evans lived
mud d:cd Thoy soon took hold Oi tho
Reno water works md built the
Highland ditch, or nj leasi completed
il utter lnchmnn nnd others dropped it.
When ia" partncrahip was dissolved
Ncwl,na hc was called 10y hig associates.
"inin"d tho property adjoining town,
winch Inc farmcd 90 successfully in con
ncctiun with his cattle business tint hC
became ono oi tho strong mon of tho
town ami II the state. llc understood
tho stock business M fcw mon do md
WINS mn excellent judge oi the conditions
regulating tho ups and dOwna ~ prices
iic was director IN tho Bank 0f Me-
vnda from ita inception until last sum
NOR when hc joined with kirman, Muck
Dunn ny. Dolly md othcra 10 mako
national bnnk of the f'nrmera' and Mcr
chants.
Tie wns prcsidcn, of III" Wnsho" Pow
"r aud Development Company nnd wn'
actively engaged in tho promoting o
this Ercht enterprise which wns de-
signrd Ia hnrncRs the power OF thu
Truckcc river ucur Verdi Tor clcciricn
rurposca.
lie has been President of the I'Oart
"f Regents ~ the state Univcrcity fo
six years and wna ono oi the tried nn'
true friends 0i Tint institution, dcvotinI
:" !, mn earnest fidelity characteristic o
every thing he over undertook. In lin