Harpending. In a 1968 Death Valley Days episode, "The Great Diamond Mines", narrated by Robert Taylor, the role of Ralston was played by Tod Andrews, who is deceived by two prospectors who claim to have a functioning diamond mine in the desert. References External links ThePalaceHotel.org (An online illustrated history of the Palace Hotel.) Photographs of W.C. Ralston and His Mansion in Belmont, Calif., 1872–1874, taken by Eadweard Muybridge, from The Bancroft Library Guide to the William Chapman Ralston Correspondence at The Bancroft Library The William Chapman Ralston Award The virtual museum of the city of San Francisco 1826 births 1875 deaths People from Wellsville, Ohio Businesspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area American bankers American company founders 19th-century American businesspeople Burials at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Burials at Laurel Hill Cemetery (San Francisco)