The Reno Evening Gazette, 2 November 1886
(Reno, Nevada)

Miner Killed At Eureka
Richard Champion, carman at the Eureka Con. mine, Eureka, was instantly killed November 18. He was running a car-load of waste to the shaft on the second level below the surface and by some mismanagement, fell headlong down the shaft with the car, a distance of 700 feet, producing instant death. Deceased was a native of Cornwall, England, 55 years of age.

Contributed by Bob Bolitho