Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-11-07
'ClL' BROUGHER
DIES SUDDENLY
IN COAST CITY
nsath is MOurned by People OF
Southern Nevada Who Knew
His True Worth

~., whole of southern Nevda is
,,,rad IN grief today over the an
.,,rrament received this morning
h.+ Henry Calvin (CaD BrOugher.
ntoreer mining man of the west and
aro of the very first residents of
rorooah. had expired al l O'c'2c'-
this morning following an operation
,bat was performed ten days ago
heath came peacefully at ST. Lukes
rosp.tal in San Francisco, the pa
dent hay.ng remained in a comatose
condition for several days.
"Ca," Brougher, as he was known
"a every acquaintance, was a genial
ubole-souled gentleman. He pos
sessed those sterling qualities of man
hood that has always been one Of
the requirements of a true westerner
He was of the salt of the earth and
his word was as good as his bond
and the people of the west sincerely
mourn his departure from this earth
ly sphere.
Mr. Brougher was an empire build
or and had been a resident of Ne
yada since 1871. He was born Octo-
ber "a. 1851 in Adams county, Pa,
and was II years of age. When a
Young man he left the east with Eu-
gene Locke, later a farmer and
stockman of Blue Eagle. The two
first located at Eureka, and later
Mr.. Br0ugher moved to Tybo, where
he engaged in the wood and coal con
fractlng business. From there he
went to the State Line mine in the
southern part of this state. Later
he went TO Arizona where he remain
ed a short time and then proceeded
to the C0m d'Alene country, where
be remained until 1890. At that
time he came to Tonopah, later re-
turning to Idaho to close up some
business affairs, but eraly in 1891
he returned to Tonopah and the
whole OF southern Nevada. His first
mining ventures here were in asso-
citation with his brother, Wilson
Br0ugher. who died a few months
ago, the Two engaging in developing
their own prperties and In leasing on
others
Mr. Brougher built one Of the
first business buildings in Tonopah,
which was known as the Mizpah, and
where now stands the Mizpah hotel,
Of which he is the principal owner,
as well as the building occupied by
the Tonopah Banking corporation and
the postoifice. He was a director in
the Tonopah Banking corporation
aud one Of the heaviest stockholders,
Mr. Br0ugher was one of the orig
tnal owners and organizers OF the
Tonopah Gold Hill Mining company
now known as the Jim Butler Min
lng company, He was also one OF
the original owners and organizers
Of the Tonopah Belmont company, as
well as the Tonopah Midway and
Monarch Pittsburgh company. Later
he organized the Tonopah Divide
company and is still one of the heav
'est stockholders. He was also q
director Of the Bank of Italy.
That Mr.. Brougher had a premoni.
ton that he would never recover
rom the operation that he submit
'ed to ten days ago is evidenced
rom the fact that before entering
Tue hospital he arranged all his bust
ness affairs. He even went so fal
as to provide that the stock helt
Oy him in the Tonopah Divide Min
ing company should remain intac'
ana not be disposed OF in any man
aeF He had the greatest faith il
lals well known mining property ant
IL was his desire that his interest!
oe protected for the benefit of hi
heirs.
Cal Brougher" possessed a lovea
Ole character. He was generous ant
charitable to a degree He was
loving husband. a good friend, . maj
among men, and held the respect an,
esteem of his friends and acquain
'"nees. He is survived by a widow
""u a daughter, Elsie Belle Brough
q'' TWO sisters, Mrs. Jane Sperry o
Los Angeles, and Mrs. Agnes Camp
"ell' of Seattle, and several nephew:
Mf' Brougher was a member of tn
seiIhont Lodge Independent Order G
Uaa Fellows, the Tonopah Aerie G
a"sles and the Athenian Nile club @
Oakland.
he was married to Miss Elsie Ga,
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