Sierra County Obituaries

La Monte Brown

Submitted by Brad Sharpe

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Mountain Messenger � September 5, 1908 

BROWN � Near Scales, Sierra county, Cal., September 1st, 1908, La Monte E. 
Brown, a native of Maine, aged 41 years. 

Mountain Messenger � September 5, 1908, Pg. 3 

DROWNED AT BRANDY CITY HEAD DAM � La Monte Brown Loses His Life While 
Swimming � La Monte E. Brown, a resident of Scales and vicinity for many years 
was drowned in Little Canyon Creek at the head dam of the Brandy City Mining 
Company�s property last Tuesday. Against the advice of friends he went in 
swimming and was taken with cramps in the cold water. O. C. Ermatinger, seeing 
his predicament, plunged in after him, but the drowning man caught Ermatinger 
by the leg and pulled him under. Ermatinger was finally pulled out by C. A. Edgar. 
When Brown was pulled out of the water everything was done to resuscitate him 
but without avail and Coroner McDonald was sent for. Mr. McDonald went to the 
head dam, summoned a jury and held an inquisition on the body, which jury, after 
hearing the evidence adduced, brought in the following verdict: State of 
California, County of Sierra. In the matter of the Inquisition upon the body of 
La Monte E. Brown, Deceased. We, the undersigned, the jurors summoned to appear 
before A. McDonald, the Coroner of the County of Sierra, at Scales, on the 2d day 
of September, A. D. 1908, to inquire into the cause of the death of La Monte E. 
Brown, having been duly sworn according to law, and having made such inquisiton, 
after inspecting the body and hearing the testimony adduced, upon our oaths, each 
and all do say that we find the deceased was named La Monte E. Brown, was a native 
of Maine, aged about 41 years, that he came to his death on the 1st day of September, 
A. D. 1908, in this county, by drowning caused by taking cramps owing to the coldness 
of the water. He was drowned in Little Canyon Creek at Brandy City Mining Company�s 
Head Dam. All of which we duly certify by the Inquisition, in writing, by undersigned 
this 2d day of September, A. D. 1908.

                                                                    Isaac Copeland
                                                                    John A. Bean
                                                                    John Hutchinson
                                                                    Chas. E. Curtis
								    A. S. Packard
								    W. R. Cramp.

Mr. Brown had been in the employ of the Brandy City Mining Company ever since the present 
work was started, part of the time as foreman. He leaves a wife and several children, 
the youngest less than a month old besides scores of friends to mourn his tragic death.

Mountain Messenger � September 5, 1908, Pg. 3 

Rev. C. H. Easterbrook was called to Scales on Thiursday of this week to officiate at the 
funeral of the late La Monte Brown.