1865 During the summer , i n Reese River Valley, a prominent rancher by the name of Wiggins became involved in a difficulty with one of his neighbors, an Irishman named Reilly. Wiggins seized a double-barreled shotgun and killed the man. He was afterwards tried at Austin and acquitted.  Wiggins afterwards fell a victim to small-pox, and died at Hamilton, White Pine County. History of Nevada Thompson & West - 1881

THE CANFIELD OUTRAGE

The circumstances attending two of the cases reported below are herewith appended, as given by the Belmont, Nye County, Reporter of April 20, 1867 On Wednesday night last, at about the hour of eleven, a party of six persons proceeded to the office of the Silver Bend Mining Company, and there finding the General Agent, Mr. R. B. Canfield, demanded his signature to a check for a sum of money amounting to $3,000. As neither Mr. Canfield nor the company were indebted to any one much less to either of those who comprised the party, he very properly refused to do any such thing. The leader of the gang then informed him that the period of five minutes would be given him for consideration, and if he failed to do so violence would be used. Mr.  Canfield, not yielding, was, after the allotted time, informed that he must "take a walk" with the ruffians.  Having just returned from a trip to Manhattan District, and being somewhat fatigued, and withal, unarmed, he did as he was bidden. Proceeding up Main Street, the party were joined brothers, apparently in the plot, who, procuring a scantling, or something of the kind, mounted Mr.  Canfield astride, and in this predicament conveyed him to various places in town, subjecting him to divers brutal insults and indignities.

DEATH OF BODROW AND DIGNON -----Finally, between the hours of twelve and one o'clock, they had made the rounds to the Highbridge Saloon, near the corner of Main and Belmont Streets, where, after drinking and carousing for a time, were about to compel Mr. Canfield to again mount the scantling, when Mr. Lew. M. Bodrow interfered in his behalf, and an affray occurred, which terminated fatally to Bodrow and one of the leaders of the assaulting party, named John P. Dignon. So far as we can learn, there was no justification nor excuse whatever for the outrage upon Mr. Canfield, but was only a preconcerted plot upon the part of a gang of lawless ruffians to extort money from that gentleman for some fancied or anticipated grievance.  The superinducing cause which, in the above instance, produced the death of two men was whisky. A few men, whose occupation was mining, being idle, anticipated the possibility of a reduction of wages, and the importation of a different class of miners in the neighborhood by Mr. Canfield. This they talked over in the saloons, from time to time drinking as the one-sided argument progressed. A " lark " was proposed, and " fun " was sought in the torture of Canfield who was a young, boyish looking man at the time, and recently from the City of New York. The result is written in blood. History of Nevada Thompson & West - 1881

August 31, 1867 Richard P. Ryan was shot and killed by Wm. Twaddle, at Ophir Canyon. The former was assisting the Constable to get possession of a mule, when a fight ensued with the above result.  No conviction. History of Nevada Thompson & West - 1881