The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-04-02
DEATH OF @. A. KNOX
MINING ENGINEER |

Funeral services were held at
o'clock Thursday afternoon from the
Episcopal church In this city for Oscas
A. Knox. who passed away at his home
In Phoebe at a. m. Saturday. March
%. 1890.
Mr.. Knox had not been III but hAdU
been attending to his business as usual
and was taken suddenly with an attach
of acute indigestion. death coming be-
fore the arrival of the physician, DIR.
J. d. Campbell.
The deceased was prominent In min
Ing affairs In Phoebe. coming here an |
manager of the Minerva Tungstsn}
Corporation about year ago. being
at the time of his death consulting en- y
gineer for the Phoebe Mines Compan,
having previously held such positionj
for many other mining companienI
throughout the United States. Hei
made many trips as examination sx-|
pert to Chile and Peru and was also for1
time chief engineer Of the depart-]
ment of Fomento. Mexico.
In the death of Mr.. Knox Nevada1
suffers the loss OF not only an experi-|
enced mining engineer. but also = good
citizen and a man who took particular
pride in his work and his home
| Rev. Percival s. Smiths read the
funeral sermon. both ut the church and
at the grave, burial being made In the
cemetery at Phoebe. The choir rem
dered the beautiful hymn. Nearer. My
God. to Thee" which never fails to be
a comfort In time Of death. The pail
bearers were w. H. Pitts John J. Jam
ney. William Webb. Wilson w. Grubbs,
William Franklin and Charles Stindt.
Deceased IL survived by hts wife and
a sister. Mrs. ]. w. Michenchie OF
Cleveland. o. Right Rev. c. w. Beck
with. bishop of Alabama. brother in
law of Mrs. Knox. arrived In Phoebe In
time to attend the funeral and burial
services.
Mr.. Knox. who was about ~ year,
Of age. received his education n
Hamilton college, Clinton. N. ". com
pleting his junior term there in 1895
and for the next two years did specia
work in mining and mechanical engi
neering at Harvard university and ais,
at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
, nology.
Shortly after completing this w,rl
.he deceased moved to Colorado. y her,
in 1897 he served as foreman for tn,
, Erie Gold Mining Company at Crippl,
: Creek. From this place he went to Col
: orado Springs. where he held a posi-
tion as mining engineer for the Cros
. by Erich Syndicatv.
Transferring to Yuma. Ariz.. MI
Knox was employed by the Planet Cop
per Company at that place as manage
a of their mines for a number of years
e later going to Mexico as locating en-
: gineer for the Mexican National rail
I road and still later serving as engi
n neer for the department OF Fomente
I Republic of Mexico, at the Tampic
and Tuxpam ship canal
n From here Mr.. Knox made sewers
0 trips 10 and from Chile and Per,
t South America. doing some special in
vestigation work for a big minin
concern. Later he returned to Crippl
Creek. where he held the position q
superintendent of the Wishbone Col
Mining Company.
He ventured into Utah few year
later. being employed for a time
Garfield, but later going to Octav
:. Ariz.. in the capacity of general mar
y ager.
= Deceaseds first activities in Nevad
:, was few years ago when he went
Tecoma. where he accepted the pos
ton of superintendent Of the Salt Lal
Copper Company. From there he wei
!, to Australia in the employ Of the Phi
lips River Gold and Copper CompaI
~ In the capacity OF mine manager.
=. was for time construction engine
~ for the Dominguez Water Company
- Los Angeles. and from there came
Phoebe. where he cast his lot with &
good people of Lincoln county a
;. where he resided until his death.
:. Heartfelt sympathy Is extended
- the bereaved wife by all citizens
- Pioche in this her time Of deepest &c
% row.