Son of John L. and Sarah J. Dorough or Dorrough. Husband of Laura Morgan Stebbins and founder of Darrough Hot Springs.
Obituary:
James T. Darrough, one of the pioneers of Nye county, and widely known in southern Nevada, died last Saturday at his home at the Darrough hot springs after an illness lasting several months.
The funeral took place Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, interment being at the ranch. The funeral was in charge of T. D. Rogers, who was accompanied to the ranch by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cook and Fred Bath. Mr. Bath conducted the services.
James T. Darrough was born in Oglethorpe county, Georgia, May 3, 1859, of Scotch descent. His parents moved to Travis county, Texas when he was 3 years old, and he lived there till he was 17. At that time the doctors pronounced him incurable with consumption, but told him that a complete change of climate might prolong his life a few months.
He came to California horseback riding one horse 1,500 miles. After staying there less than a year he came to Nevada with C. H. Kincaid and wife, who are now living in Los Angeles, but who at that time owned the Pine Creek ranch, since owned by Governor Oddie, and lived there continuously for five years.
He then bought cattle, as being outdoors and riding after cattle in the pure air of Nevada had completely cure him. He bought the Cold Springs ranch, now owned by J. A. Moore of Smoky Valley, then purchased the Smoky Valley hot springs, where he made his home up to the time of his death.
He had been interested in mining,and owned mining property in Manhattan, on Litigation hill, several years before there was a town here. He located the Jump Jack ground, and gave one-half of it to James Power for doing the location work. He then sold it to I. M. Sullivan for $40,000, one of the highest prices paid for one mine __ in the boom days.
he had a bond, from Frank Gendron on the Mayflower, Indian Camp and Big Pine claims, and sold them to S. E. Vermilyea, the first sale made in Manhattan, and the real start of the boom her. Vermilyea later on made a considerable fortune from the ground later on. He always believed that Manhattan would be one of the best camps in the state.
Darrough never voted out of Nye county, and was always a strong democrat. He was for ten years one of the democratic state central committee, and at the time the silver party wave swept Nevada was one of three- the other two being the late Joe Williams of Hot creek and Wm. Potts of Monitor Valley- who absolutely refused to let the democratic party be dissolved in Nye county. After all the debts were paid there were sixty odd dollars left in the fund, and a motion was made in the convention to present it to Andrew Maute, chairman of the silver party, but Mr. Darrough refused, and insisted that the money be spent for a flag to be presented to the Nye county court-house, which was done; and that flag floated for several years over the court-house in Belmont.
The deceased was generous and free-hearted to a fault, and no one ever asked a favor from him that was refused. He made the best time on horseback riding after a doctor to save a man's life ever made in this section. It was a night ride from Belmont to Austin, ninety-seven miles, and Darrough rode it in seven hours and forty-two minutes, never hurt a horse, and got the doctor back in time to save the man.
He has friends from Alaska to Mexico who will sincerely regret to hear of his death. His father was a high Mason, but the son never belonged to any order and the golden rule was his religion. He leaves a brother, J. L. Darrough, and a sister, Mrs. M. A. Huckabee in Sherman, Texas, and his wife and six sons, J. T., Jr., Laurence L., Raymond F., W. Travis, Douglas S. and Luther L. Darrough, at the Darrough hot springs, Smoky Valley.
-"Manhattan Post", Feb. 11, 1911, page 1.
Obituary:
James T. Darrough, one of the pioneers of Nye county, and widely known in southern Nevada, died last Saturday at his home at the Darrough hot springs after an illness lasting several months.
The funeral took place Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, interment being at the ranch. The funeral was in charge of T. D. Rogers, who was accompanied to the ranch by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cook and Fred Bath. Mr. Bath conducted the services.
James T. Darrough was born in Oglethorpe county, Georgia, May 3, 1859, of Scotch descent. His parents moved to Travis county, Texas when he was 3 years old, and he lived there till he was 17. At that time the doctors pronounced him incurable with consumption, but told him that a complete change of climate might prolong his life a few months.
He came to California horseback riding one horse 1,500 miles. After staying there less than a year he came to Nevada with C. H. Kincaid and wife, who are now living in Los Angeles, but who at that time owned the Pine Creek ranch, since owned by Governor Oddie, and lived there continuously for five years.
He then bought cattle, as being outdoors and riding after cattle in the pure air of Nevada had completely cure him. He bought the Cold Springs ranch, now owned by J. A. Moore of Smoky Valley, then purchased the Smoky Valley hot springs, where he made his home up to the time of his death.
He had been interested in mining,and owned mining property in Manhattan, on Litigation hill, several years before there was a town here. He located the Jump Jack ground, and gave one-half of it to James Power for doing the location work. He then sold it to I. M. Sullivan for $40,000, one of the highest prices paid for one mine __ in the boom days.
he had a bond, from Frank Gendron on the Mayflower, Indian Camp and Big Pine claims, and sold them to S. E. Vermilyea, the first sale made in Manhattan, and the real start of the boom her. Vermilyea later on made a considerable fortune from the ground later on. He always believed that Manhattan would be one of the best camps in the state.
Darrough never voted out of Nye county, and was always a strong democrat. He was for ten years one of the democratic state central committee, and at the time the silver party wave swept Nevada was one of three- the other two being the late Joe Williams of Hot creek and Wm. Potts of Monitor Valley- who absolutely refused to let the democratic party be dissolved in Nye county. After all the debts were paid there were sixty odd dollars left in the fund, and a motion was made in the convention to present it to Andrew Maute, chairman of the silver party, but Mr. Darrough refused, and insisted that the money be spent for a flag to be presented to the Nye county court-house, which was done; and that flag floated for several years over the court-house in Belmont.
The deceased was generous and free-hearted to a fault, and no one ever asked a favor from him that was refused. He made the best time on horseback riding after a doctor to save a man's life ever made in this section. It was a night ride from Belmont to Austin, ninety-seven miles, and Darrough rode it in seven hours and forty-two minutes, never hurt a horse, and got the doctor back in time to save the man.
He has friends from Alaska to Mexico who will sincerely regret to hear of his death. His father was a high Mason, but the son never belonged to any order and the golden rule was his religion. He leaves a brother, J. L. Darrough, and a sister, Mrs. M. A. Huckabee in Sherman, Texas, and his wife and six sons, J. T., Jr., Laurence L., Raymond F., W. Travis, Douglas S. and Luther L. Darrough, at the Darrough hot springs, Smoky Valley.
-"Manhattan Post", Feb. 11, 1911, page 1.
Son of John L. and Sarah J. Dorough or Dorrough. Husband of Laura Morgan Stebbins and founder of Darrough Hot Springs.
Obituary:
James T. Darrough, one of the pioneers of Nye county, and widely known in southern Nevada, died last Saturday at his home at the Darrough hot springs after an illness lasting several months.
The funeral took place Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, interment being at the ranch. The funeral was in charge of T. D. Rogers, who was accompanied to the ranch by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cook and Fred Bath. Mr. Bath conducted the services.
James T. Darrough was born in Oglethorpe county, Georgia, May 3, 1859, of Scotch descent. His parents moved to Travis county, Texas when he was 3 years old, and he lived there till he was 17. At that time the doctors pronounced him incurable with consumption, but told him that a complete change of climate might prolong his life a few months.
He came to California horseback riding one horse 1,500 miles. After staying there less than a year he came to Nevada with C. H. Kincaid and wife, who are now living in Los Angeles, but who at that time owned the Pine Creek ranch, since owned by Governor Oddie, and lived there continuously for five years.
He then bought cattle, as being outdoors and riding after cattle in the pure air of Nevada had completely cure him. He bought the Cold Springs ranch, now owned by J. A. Moore of Smoky Valley, then purchased the Smoky Valley hot springs, where he made his home up to the time of his death.
He had been interested in mining,and owned mining property in Manhattan, on Litigation hill, several years before there was a town here. He located the Jump Jack ground, and gave one-half of it to James Power for doing the location work. He then sold it to I. M. Sullivan for $40,000, one of the highest prices paid for one mine __ in the boom days.
he had a bond, from Frank Gendron on the Mayflower, Indian Camp and Big Pine claims, and sold them to S. E. Vermilyea, the first sale made in Manhattan, and the real start of the boom her. Vermilyea later on made a considerable fortune from the ground later on. He always believed that Manhattan would be one of the best camps in the state.
Darrough never voted out of Nye county, and was always a strong democrat. He was for ten years one of the democratic state central committee, and at the time the silver party wave swept Nevada was one of three- the other two being the late Joe Williams of Hot creek and Wm. Potts of Monitor Valley- who absolutely refused to let the democratic party be dissolved in Nye county. After all the debts were paid there were sixty odd dollars left in the fund, and a motion was made in the convention to present it to Andrew Maute, chairman of the silver party, but Mr. Darrough refused, and insisted that the money be spent for a flag to be presented to the Nye county court-house, which was done; and that flag floated for several years over the court-house in Belmont.
The deceased was generous and free-hearted to a fault, and no one ever asked a favor from him that was refused. He made the best time on horseback riding after a doctor to save a man's life ever made in this section. It was a night ride from Belmont to Austin, ninety-seven miles, and Darrough rode it in seven hours and forty-two minutes, never hurt a horse, and got the doctor back in time to save the man.
He has friends from Alaska to Mexico who will sincerely regret to hear of his death. His father was a high Mason, but the son never belonged to any order and the golden rule was his religion. He leaves a brother, J. L. Darrough, and a sister, Mrs. M. A. Huckabee in Sherman, Texas, and his wife and six sons, J. T., Jr., Laurence L., Raymond F., W. Travis, Douglas S. and Luther L. Darrough, at the Darrough hot springs, Smoky Valley.
-"Manhattan Post", Feb. 11, 1911, page 1.
Obituary:
James T. Darrough, one of the pioneers of Nye county, and widely known in southern Nevada, died last Saturday at his home at the Darrough hot springs after an illness lasting several months.
The funeral took place Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, interment being at the ranch. The funeral was in charge of T. D. Rogers, who was accompanied to the ranch by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cook and Fred Bath. Mr. Bath conducted the services.
James T. Darrough was born in Oglethorpe county, Georgia, May 3, 1859, of Scotch descent. His parents moved to Travis county, Texas when he was 3 years old, and he lived there till he was 17. At that time the doctors pronounced him incurable with consumption, but told him that a complete change of climate might prolong his life a few months.
He came to California horseback riding one horse 1,500 miles. After staying there less than a year he came to Nevada with C. H. Kincaid and wife, who are now living in Los Angeles, but who at that time owned the Pine Creek ranch, since owned by Governor Oddie, and lived there continuously for five years.
He then bought cattle, as being outdoors and riding after cattle in the pure air of Nevada had completely cure him. He bought the Cold Springs ranch, now owned by J. A. Moore of Smoky Valley, then purchased the Smoky Valley hot springs, where he made his home up to the time of his death.
He had been interested in mining,and owned mining property in Manhattan, on Litigation hill, several years before there was a town here. He located the Jump Jack ground, and gave one-half of it to James Power for doing the location work. He then sold it to I. M. Sullivan for $40,000, one of the highest prices paid for one mine __ in the boom days.
he had a bond, from Frank Gendron on the Mayflower, Indian Camp and Big Pine claims, and sold them to S. E. Vermilyea, the first sale made in Manhattan, and the real start of the boom her. Vermilyea later on made a considerable fortune from the ground later on. He always believed that Manhattan would be one of the best camps in the state.
Darrough never voted out of Nye county, and was always a strong democrat. He was for ten years one of the democratic state central committee, and at the time the silver party wave swept Nevada was one of three- the other two being the late Joe Williams of Hot creek and Wm. Potts of Monitor Valley- who absolutely refused to let the democratic party be dissolved in Nye county. After all the debts were paid there were sixty odd dollars left in the fund, and a motion was made in the convention to present it to Andrew Maute, chairman of the silver party, but Mr. Darrough refused, and insisted that the money be spent for a flag to be presented to the Nye county court-house, which was done; and that flag floated for several years over the court-house in Belmont.
The deceased was generous and free-hearted to a fault, and no one ever asked a favor from him that was refused. He made the best time on horseback riding after a doctor to save a man's life ever made in this section. It was a night ride from Belmont to Austin, ninety-seven miles, and Darrough rode it in seven hours and forty-two minutes, never hurt a horse, and got the doctor back in time to save the man.
He has friends from Alaska to Mexico who will sincerely regret to hear of his death. His father was a high Mason, but the son never belonged to any order and the golden rule was his religion. He leaves a brother, J. L. Darrough, and a sister, Mrs. M. A. Huckabee in Sherman, Texas, and his wife and six sons, J. T., Jr., Laurence L., Raymond F., W. Travis, Douglas S. and Luther L. Darrough, at the Darrough hot springs, Smoky Valley.
-"Manhattan Post", Feb. 11, 1911, page 1.
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