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Nefarious character and beloved gold hunter
Shorty (Frank) Harris, before dying
at age 78, asked that he be buried next to his friend Jim Dayton in Death Valley.
He requested that the following epitaph be placed on his headstone; Here lies Shorty Harris, a single blanket jackass prospector - 1856 - 1934 Also on the marker is written - To these trailmakers, whose courage matched the dangers of the land, this bit of Earth is dedicated forever. Jim Dayton had died in 1898 of exposure enroute to buy supplies. He was buried where he was found. |
 Shorty's Grave |
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