Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-10-15
DEATH OF WELL
KNOWN NEVADAN
"unele Dan" Wheeler, One of the Best
Known Residents Of Reno Died
Yesterday In San Francisco

Uncle Dan" Wheeler died in San
francisco at noon yesterday of pneu-
monia. His wife and his sons Carl
and Donald we're with him when ia,
end came.
Mr.. Wheeler with his son Carl went
70 San francisco on business a week
6 n the day after their arrival
there MI. Wheeler took cold. This rap
idly developed into pneumonia. The
pest medical attention possible in San
francisco was obtained and on Tues
day II was reported that Uncle Dan
would recover
Mrs. Wheeler and his son Donald
had joined Carl at the bedside i'm he
st. Francis hospital before that, when
a serious termination To the illness
had been looked for. Tuesday it was
thought all danger was passed and
friends in this city were so told by
telephone.
Body To Be Brought To Reno.
The news of his death came, there
fore, as Il great shock.
Daniel Wheeler will accompany the
body to Reno, where it will arrive
this morning.
AT the Elks' home and around town
the news was received with great sor-
row for no man in Nevada was more
truly popular, more cordially loved by
everybody, than was Dan Wheeler.
Came to Nevada in 1853.
Daniel c. Wheeler was a native of
Ohio. where he was born in 1910. At
the age of Is years he started west
with q party of young men, crossing
the plains and reaching Salt Lake City
in 1858. There in company with Nate
Gregory, IA pioneer of Aurora, and
seven others, he QUILTED and then
against the advice of everybody the
party started across Nevada.
Mr.. Wheeler often told of reaching
the site of what is now Reno, where
he found only one white man, Gus
Martin, who still lives i'll that valley.
Uncle Dan" got a place teaming for
him and carried Gus Martins vegeta-
bles and hay to the California mining
camps, especially Downieville. The
mining talk in Downieville interested
him in Sierra county mines and he
gave up teaming for mining, going TO
work for the late Dan Boyd, veteran
treasurer of Washoe county.
Work for Dan Boyd.
He remained working for Dan Boyd
in Sierra county until 1862. when he
returned to the Truckec Meadows and
began driving an oX-team with sup.
plies for the Virginia City people. at
which work he continued until 1867.
Uncle Dan made his f~ortune-and it
is believed to have been a large one
at the sheep business. In this he
started in 1867. when he figured that
ii would pay to buy up bands of sheep
in Oregon, drive them down through
Nevada and sell them at Virginia City.
His calculations were proved to be
correct and with the profits he bought
land. He went into the business of
sheep-raising himself and also of gen
eral farming and at his death was one
VI Nv a S'Sl ldllu-ON lltlS III llt west.
By systematic introduction of pure
bred stock he improved his hocks and
was regarded among sheep and live
stock men as an authority. AS his
son grew up he took them into bsui-
ness with him and each is an expert
at the business now. With them he
formed the ID. G. Wheeler Company.
Inc.
His Surviving Family.
In 1871 he was married to Sarah L.
Ridenour, sister of John Ridenour and
she survives him with four sons, two
daughters and six grandchildren. The
o m are Carl, Donald, Park and Mack,
the daughters are Mrs. Hugh Senseney
and Mrs. Mae Selfridge and the grand
children are Gwendolyn and Jack
Wheeler, Muriel, Haskell and Neil
Selfridge and Dan Senseney. A sister,
Mrs. Mary Loder also survives.