The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-07-21
w. F. PATRICK Is DEAD.
Well Known Mining Operator Passes
Away at Rhyolite.

Patrick was recelNeu mere carry idst
Saturday morning and there was a gen
eral and sincere sorrow among hun
dreds who were personally acquainted
with the deceased. Many Of them
knew him in his halcyon day of fnan-
cial success, when ne was the big man
of Leadville, Colo, as the owner of the
famous Colonel Sellers mine. No ac-
opaintance came to him in those days
in distress that did not receive sympa-
thy. or if in need that the ready check
book was not produced. Others knew
him as a hard working miner and neigh
Dor both here end in Colorado, and
they also demanded the right and pri-
vilege of missing him. All were able
70 tell an incident of his boundless gen
erosity and most of them viewed the
remains at the free reading room Mon
day afternoon. The body was brought
here Sunday from Rhyolite and it was
started for it's last resting place Mon
day evening, accompanied by the de-
eeased's son, Brownlow, Mrs. Patrick
and l.. L. Patrick, a brother, as guard
ians.
At Denver religious exercises will
be held at the home of his sister, Mrs.
w. H. Eddy, and from there the re
mains will be taken to Knoxville, Ten
nessee, and laid to rest alongside of his
first wife. The deceased Mrs. Patricl
was a daughter of the fighting "Par
son" Brownlow of Tennessee, who has
gone down in history as one of the
few southern ministers who dared t.
denounce slavery during the civil war
The following account of his dealt
and a brief history of his career was
taken from the Rhyolite Herald:
"The death angel has visited Rhyo.
lite and has taken away one of its
most worthy citizens. For hours the
struggle for life continued, and at 7:45
this Saturday morning the end came.
civilian +. Patrick is dead.
"Two weeks ago Mr.. Patrick came
to Rhyol;te to personally supervise the
work on his several enterprises. A
comfortable home was provided. he
was taken i'll almost upon his arrival
and gradually grew worse, but bore
his suffering in silence until Tuesday.
when he gave up and went to bed
Thursday he was critically i'll, and ad
ditional medical assistance and a nurse
were summoned from Goldfeld. Ten
der care was of no avail, however, anf
at $3.50 last evening Mr.. Patrick begar
to fail rapidly.
"William +. Patrick was born in st
Louis, NO., in 1853, and spent his boy
hood there.
"For twenty years he was promi
nently identified with the mining inter
ests of Colorado, having operated al
Leadville, Ten Mile district and the
San Juan. At one time he owned the
Col. Sellers mine. He was one Of the
first to enter Goldfeld, where he was
successful.
"rhe name of w. +. Patrick has
been closely associated with the Bull
frog district since it was first discov-
cred. Mr.. Patrick was president of
the Bullfrog National Bank Mining
company, treasurer of the Yankee Girl
company and president of the Bullfrog
Water, Light and Power company of
Rhyolite. Since he began operations
in this field, he has been one of its
first and foremost promoters, concen-
trating time and money in pushing the
enterprises. His operations here, as
well as in every camp with which he
has been identified, have been of the
highest order; propositions that have
stood the test of expert examination.
w. +. Patrick has been a wide operator
but always legitimate and invariably
successful. In his death the Bullfrog
district and the town of Rhyolite have
lost one of the best of the number of
men who have undertaken great things
for the camp.
"As a business man, w. +. Patrick
was square to the letter. AS a friend,
he was generous to a fault. Scores of
men, helpless financially, can testify to
his charity and generosity, for he was
always giving and accommodating even
when he had no hope or though of
recompense. His congenial and pleas
ant ways endeared him to all who
knew him.