| Show DEATH OF W C RALSTON william C ralston for many years identified identify ed avith wi di comstock mining where for several years he was a rector in northend of 01 th mines and at one time president af comstock pumping ging association passed away tuesday hernoon at st lukes hospital in san francisco of double dou 24 pneumonia says the virgi virginia nia chronicle of january deceased was 60 years of age b and aside from his coms comstock tock mining ining activities has been identified with operations in other camps of nevada his latest efforts being directed toward recovering amalgam washed va shed down the carson river from the early day mills and he had recently installed a plant near dayton which town was his headquarters mr ralston was former united states sub treasurer at san francisco was a candidate for governor of california in 1914 and for years had been identified with republican politics in the golden gate state he had been speaker of the california assembly in 1901 and subsequently served two terms as state senator in many ways ralston took a prominent part in the public life of california during the latter part of president harrisons term and the first part of Clev elands term he was appraiser of the port there he served seven years as united states sub treasurer ralston was born in san francisco april 25 1863 he was the son of the late william C ralston who built the palace hotel and who promoted many other big california enterprises more than half a century ago controlling the bank of california and the virginia city branch |
