Biographical Notice 



pneumonia, brought on in 1901 by a 

 fresh exposure during the examina- 

 tion of a mining property in inclem- 

 ent weather. From that time the 

 progress of tuberculosis was rapid 

 and irresistible. With superb cour- 

 age and calmness he fought to the 

 end the hopeless battle, seeking in 

 vain, at Prescott and Los Angeles, 

 cure of his malady, and finally re- 

 turning from Southern California to 

 Phoenix, Arizona, where he died with- 

 out pain, December 24, 1901. With 

 characteristic unselfishness he had 

 refused all offers of companionship 

 from friends or relatives, and made 

 his last brave fight alone. 



Many, no doubt, have had ampler 

 and more continuous association with 

 Clarence King than I enjoyed during 

 the one third of a century covered 

 by our unbroken friendship. He 

 was one who could pick up, after any 

 lapse of time, however long, the asso- 

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