Frank Williams memoir, page 28

Returning to Goodsprings, I did an assessment upon the Columbia claim and about May 10, went to work in the Keystone mine. Stayed there until September, when i went to a Lincoln County Democratic Convention, where I was nominated for the legislature.Was busy with my campaign the greater part of Septemper and October. Was in Searchlight on election day. The vote was very close, but I was elected by a small margin. After election I worked at the Red Cloud mine until early in January, 1905, when I left for Carson for the session which opened January 16.I made many acquaintances that winter among people from all parts of the state. Was successful in securing the passage of a bill creating an agricultural experiment station near Logan in the Muddy Valley. My colleague, Angelo Clark, and I had a room at the Sweeney home in the west part of Carson. We took meals at the hotels.When the legislature adjourned I visited my old home inWetmore, Kansas. Returning to Goodsprings late in April, Iworked for about two months upon the Hoodoo mine and then wentto Crescent, where a little boom had developed. The Salt Lakeand Los Angeles Railroad was completed in April of that yearand the new town of Las Vegas was started. While working uponmy claims in Crescent, i met with a painful accident, from cavingrock, and was rescued from a dangerous situation by my uncle,Elwood Thomas, who happened to be out where I was working. Iwent to Los Angeles for about ten days while recovering fromthis accident, and then returned to Crescent where I worked forwages about two months then I did about six weeks work upon someclaims which I had located. Late that year I returned to Goodsprings and did some assessment work for Mr. Root. I thenworked upon the Hoodoo for about three months. In June of that