On October 6, 1894, The Park Record newspaper reported that Don Bigler and three other partners had struck gold the previous spring while prospecting in the Clifton mining district on the Utah Nevada border south of Wendover.
His three partners were Henry T. Goldsmith, and two of his brothers-in-law, Eugene H. Henriod and Frederic Henriod.
Their four mining claims were: the Midas, Lucky May, Golden Eagle, and June Bug. The newspaper reported that they hit a rich vein of gold that was two feet thick in both the Midas and Lucky May and that the mines also yielded both silver and lead.
He became wealthy, but became an invalid from working underground and suffered from paralysis. He spent most of the fortune seeking a cure for his illness and apparently died of "miner's lung" when he was only 51 years old.
On October 6, 1894, The Park Record newspaper reported that Don Bigler and three other partners had struck gold the previous spring while prospecting in the Clifton mining district on the Utah Nevada border south of Wendover.
His three partners were Henry T. Goldsmith, and two of his brothers-in-law, Eugene H. Henriod and Frederic Henriod.
Their four mining claims were: the Midas, Lucky May, Golden Eagle, and June Bug. The newspaper reported that they hit a rich vein of gold that was two feet thick in both the Midas and Lucky May and that the mines also yielded both silver and lead.
He became wealthy, but became an invalid from working underground and suffered from paralysis. He spent most of the fortune seeking a cure for his illness and apparently died of "miner's lung" when he was only 51 years old.
Family Members
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David George Bigler
1846–1882
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Jacob George Bigler Jr
1848–1914
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Mary Ann Bigler Tanner
1850–1943
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Amy Lorette Bigler Mangum
1852–1891
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Abner Chase Bigler
1854–1930
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Mark Bigler
1856–1945
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Roxcy Lucina Bigler Blackburn
1856–1899
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Charles Edwin Bigler
1858–1935
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Susannah Bigler Goldsbrough
1860–1956
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James Bigler
1866–1947
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Alice Bigler Garrett
1866–1940
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