As Nevada agent for the Bank of California, Sharon profited greatly from maneuvers that gave him control over operations connected to Comstock Lode mining. He controlled mills to refine silver ore, timber to support mine shafts, and railroads to transport ore. Through loans, he compelled mines to use the services he had secured. Nevada elected him U.S. senator. Sharon picked up many of William Ralston's properties after his death, including the Palace Hotel. After Sharon died, the woman who claimed to be his widow married David Terry, but Terry was then killed in a dispute over her claims to Sharon's fortune.
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