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Roland Adams person

born: [1889-01-01,1890-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q108359470id: p_roland-adams_9cdc49

also known as: Bob Adams, Bob

Probable 70%
Summary:  A man killed by an explosion of blasting caps at the Modoc mine.
Completeness: 85/100 Grade B
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Claims (6)

died_in

cited from Las Cruces News: A horrible accident oc-… (1889) · +1 more
below the Bremen mill. The boys at the ranch trailed him up, and he was soon under arrest. After again finding himself be- hind the bars, he confessed to Deputy Card, and told him where to find the other saddle. It looks as though Jim i…

killed_by

explosion of box of giant blasting caps
cited from Las Cruces News: A horrible accident oc-… (1889) · +1 more
below the Bremen mill. The boys at the ranch trailed him up, and he was soon under arrest. After again finding himself be- hind the bars, he confessed to Deputy Card, and told him where to find the other saddle. It looks as though Jim i…
cattle
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-09-11 (1891)
s Dick and Bob together with him- self had killed the second day after those found by Mr. Lyons. There is also evidence showing that the gang were in the habit of driving cattle from the ranges and butchering them and dis- posing of the …

owned

cited from Eugene Colson and George D. Hauser re- (1889)
possible, but Adams had long been dead when he arrived. The remains were brought to Las Cruces, and were taken charge of by Chas. Metcalfe, who was a partner of the unfortunate man in the working of the Modoc mine. The Herd Bros, came in…
hide1891-12-04
cited from No bull can do heavy service well, on… (1891)
llow Bob to his corner and finish the fight. Bob brought in the hide which is as large and fine as any ever taken in the west. It is for sale at five thousand dollars, not a cent less. From Ihe December 4, 1891, Issue of The Enterpri…

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$5,0001891-12-04
cited from No bull can do heavy service well, on… (1891)
llow Bob to his corner and finish the fight. Bob brought in the hide which is as large and fine as any ever taken in the west. It is for sale at five thousand dollars, not a cent less. From Ihe December 4, 1891, Issue of The Enterpri…

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