Washoe County NV Archives Obituaries.....Gates, C.C. March 17 1879 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nv/nvfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kathy Grace gendiva@charter.net June 18, 2004, 8:13 am Reno Evening Gazette March 17, 1879 Died C.C. Gates, a pioneer of Washoe county, died this morning at seven o'clock from the kick of a horse, which he received several days ago. Mr. Gates was a pioneer in the county. In company with Mr. Stone he built the bridge across the Truckee at Glendale, which was the first crossing in the county. The funeral will take place to-morrow, at 2 p.m., from the Methodist church. March 18, 1879 Large funeral The population of the Truckee meadows was in town to-day to attend the funeral of the late C.C. Gates, who was buried at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The weather was very blustery and the dust flew, yet a great many ladies were in attendance. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nvfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb