The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
VIM. Lloyd, Pioneer
Citizen AND MINING OPERATOR
Is Called To Beyond


William Lloyd is dead. This was
the news which spread among the
many friends OF his following the
receipt OF message from Los Angel
es last Sunday. He passed away
Saturday evening in LIS Angeles
hospital whittier he had been taken
but few days befjre in the hope
that, surrounded by the best medi-
Cal talent that cou.d be obtained Ia
the coast city, he could be restored
to health again. But this was OF
no avail. His once slrong. sturdy
constitution gave away. alt.r an IL.
mss covering period of aLout two
weeks, and he answered the last SUI
mons happily aud p~acefaiiy; Mra.
Lloyu, b. L. GLaDe aAa Dr. 7. y.
DucAworth being present VIII his
spirit took its light
Inv remains, accompanied ~ DR..
DucA@ortn, were brought 10 tiocAe
TUESDAY mlr,.ins. Mra. Lloyd lol-
lowed Oh later train accompanied
by Mr. ana Mrs. l.. l.. Godpe.
Bin Lloyd, as the deceased was
faminlarly kncwn. was one OF Fioeh !
most prominent and respected eiti-
zens, and at the time OF his DEAN
was superintenden CT the Prince
o.iuated Mining & Smelling com-
hn haA
since the very inception Of that cor
poration.
He saw the Prince develop from
a prospect OF doubtful value into
one CT the biggest and best mines
in the west; while the Virginia-Louise
mine--adjacent to the Prince, whioi
he had hoped to make the closing sue
cess CT long and active mining ca.
reer--was just about to take IL
place among the list of permanent
shippers and dividend payers Of tne
Phoebe district
II was not iong ago that william
Lloyd told a friend OF his that the
happiest time OF his life would te
tho day when the new Prince ConscA
idated railroad was completed; ta'
Prince mine started off on Its div
idend paying career and the Virginia
Louise launched into steady con.
tributoI>5f ores to custcm smeit-
ers. These were achievements whic
he looked forward to with great
zeal He looked upon them as the
clowaing events CT his successful
career as mining man, and 1t seems
too bad that he could not have been
spered little longer to have en-
joyed the fruits CT his labors to
,t'i- ~ .ss.
The deceased was 81 years OF age
ar.i is survived by widow and nine
children; besides his mother and
two sisters and brother. who re-
sled In Wales. He came to this
country when q mere boy, first 60
Ing to work as miner in the mines
Of Bingham. Later, he moved to
Beaver county, Utah, and for num-
Der CT years was In the employ OF
the late w. 8. Godbe in the Cave
mine near Milford. When the latte
rounded up and consolidated NUM-
Der OF the principal properties g
Phoebe in the latter part Of the sos
William Lloyd came to this caml
end settled permanently. His fi,st
labors were In the old Burke mine
afterward going to the Raymond
Ely and Yuba, occupying positions oi
responsibility.
When the camp suffered reverse
and these properties wee closed
when the camp became practically d.
sertad. Mr.. Lloyd's faith remained ur
shaken. He believed that the fn
ture had great things in store TO
It, and he stayed with it,, not
,hstanding that he had tasted tbs
bi terost CT adversely.
About ten years ago, with john r
Cook and ". N. Christian, he CD
tanned a lease upon the Bristol Cen
solidated properties al Bristol, eaei
cleaning up good stake from or,
which they had extracted from IN
May Day and Girsy shafs, Wh !
the Godbe brothers organized III
Ohio-Kentucky Mining company ar
started the development cf the ST.
san Dustsr mine. William Lloyd wa
placed in charge. He opened u
some immense bodies OF ere there
but difficulties arose with the Nc
vada-utah company and the resource
Of this property were never draw
upon. The Ohio-Kentucky propel