Col. R. F. McComas – Nebraska mining manager killed in ice fall at Silver Creek
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McComas, a brother of Judge McComas (who had been killed by Indians near Malone years earlier), slipped on ice near the mine; his fall burst a blood vessel, and he died before medical aid arrived [1][2]. He had managed the Last Chance Company and was regarded as a thorough businessman and a perfect gentleman [1][2].
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- Death Of CoL McComas (1891)Death Of CoL McComas Col. R. F. McComas, of Nebraska, brother of Judge McComas, of this place, who was killed by the Indians near Malone some years ago, was accidentally killed at Silver Creek, in the Mo- go…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-01-16 (1891)der the charge of an officer charged with robbing a man of two $20 gold pieces. She had so adoitly concealed the money on her person that it was some time before the officer found it. Miss Minnie will r…