Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-06-15

Thursday afternoon, Richard Morton
Dorsey, one Of the Pioneers of Elko,
closed his eyes OIL earthly scenes to open
them on the other shore.
Mr.. Dorsey, Uncle Dick, rs everybody
called him, was born Mt Lexington,
Hardin county. Kentucky, March 20,
1881. When a child his parents moved
to Illinois and settled near Shat was
then the little town OF Washington. The
family ufterward moved to Plum river.
near Galena, where eixtecn years Of
Uncle Dicks life was spent on a farm.
From there the family moved to Wis
consin, then to Iowa, then back to Wis.
consin II agaln to Iowa. Here one
brother was married.
In lS49, Uncle Dick, his father anu
brother Sam crossed the plains with OK
teams. They travelled down the Hum.
boldt river and camped neal the Hot
Springs. While they were in camp ut
the Springs. II lady, ElmirI Reed Of
Grant county, Wisconsin, died aud WIS
buried ntar the camp. After weary
weeks Of travel ng. Uncle Dick and
party reached Sacramento, where Uncle
Dick cat hay on the river banks and
sold it for 1927 a lond. In the FIJI, his
father. brother and himself went to No
vada CITY, where they worked during
the winter. In the spring Of 1850, they
returned to Sacramento and the father
| went hypk IN Inru ITr.,In I..I. ..l
Sam remained III Sacramento until
1882, when his father rc;urneL. In
1857, his mother and six brothers and
sisters crossed the PLAINS nn,i jrirrd the
father, Uncle Dick and Sam in Cali
fornia. Uncle Dick and Sam then went
to Oregon and British Columbia on "a
prospecting trip and remained until
1866 I when they returned. In lacG,
Uncle Dick WAS married at lone CITY,
Amador county, California, to Misc
Priscilla June Hickey, whose father
crossed the plains with his father. Ills
vito died ut lone City III 1853, leaving n
daughter, now Mrs. Frank CogsweU.
Ills father died i'll 1853 and his mothc r
in 1873.
In 1850, Uncle Dick and Sam came to
Elk and started a livery business winch
they conducted for many years. In
1881, Sam died aud this afternoon Uncle
Dick was laid beside HIM III the cemc-
terry on the hill. After the ienth OF
Sam, Uncle Dick continued the liver
business with short inter- missions unit
his health failed and he was compcllcd
to Civ. up his active life.
About fomr years ngo, he accidental,
stuck the lighted end OF n cigar in his
mouth and burned his upper lip. From
this a cancer dc veloped which resisted
the efforts ri medical science 10 chpcI,
its course. lie made trequcn. trips tc
San Francisco Tor treatment. On hi.
last visit this spring his physicians in,
formed him that nothing could be don,
Tor him md TINT he could not live Owe,
thrco :nOntlie. lie then ca,no home [,
die. y Few weeks Z he took 10 hi.
bed md yesterday afternoon, afte,
weeks Of suffering, the end came,
a daughter, Mrs. Frank Cogs well
residing in EIko, Il sister in AmadoI
county, Calitor nia, md a brother n
liaiicy, Idaho, survive hm. To tlicr
the INDEPENDENT extends liz q, mpatby
Uncle Dick Dorsey WAC n pioneer o
Elko. For thirt, seven years he min
gled with its people aud was tart OF il,
life. Here he wns known and csteemc,
for his many good qualities. Ills iii,
work is done. Tho cIods Of the vale,
have hidden his familiar toi from
view. but the memory Of his good dccda
HE kindness aud charity will remain
long with those who knew hin,
At 9 o'clock this afternoon, the rc
mains wore taken Ia the Pnsbytciia la
church, whore tho funeral services wcr,
held. Rev. George n. Greenfield spok,
tenderly OF the old pioneer md oiTcrc,
words OF consultations TO bus min.
friende.
After tho services, the body wa
placed in tho hcarsc, That the deceast
had driven on many similar occasions
and taken to tho cemetery. Here th,
last words were said and oil that wa
mortal OF Uncle Dick Dorsey wore lai,
by tho eide Of his brother. May he rec
i'm upacp.