The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-10-29
Cremation in Nevada.

From the Virginia City (Nsv. Enterprise, Sept.
Ed. Chaplin, Superintendent of the Pc
taluma Mill, Gold Hill, and Rube Ho-
bart & Co., q this city, desire 10 10 say
that they are now prepared to reduce to
ashes-at short notice and reasonable
rates-any cadsyer that may be furnish.
ed them. They have purchased the
gasometer formerly in use It the Peta-
luna Mill for the manufacture OF chior-
inc gas, and will now use it a. crema-
ton furnace. 1t is made OF heavy boiler.
iron, and is simply q drum within q
drum. The body to be operated upon
will be placed in the inner drum, when
the space between The two will be filled
with charcoal, other fuel, and a strong
blast introduced. The gasometer origin.
ally cost $500, but Hobart & Chaplin,
tae nov cremation firm, managed to get
it for $3.50. In turning out work, the
bargain at which they obtained their
apparatus will be borne in mind. and the
customer will have his full share of the
benefit of the same.
They desire to say that with them
cremation is no experiment. Last week
they purchased two old and decrepit
Piutes, q male and female, at six bits
each-S1 so for the pair, agreeing to re-
turn the ashes-sh0t them, hauling them
ito town, cremsted them separately,
and in three hours from the time of max.
ing the purchase returned the ashes of
the o'd couple to their sorlowing rela-
tives in two yeast-powdsr boxes. The
weeping children, grandchildren, and
great grandchildren OF the old folks
mixed their mortal remains with q little
pitch, and nov effectionstely wear them
about on their cheek-bones, their fore
heads, and the ends of their noses.
We may here state that the firm will
do no more work alter this plan. as NO
further experiment is necessary. Had
they desired to continue the work among
the Piuies they might have been at 1t yet,
as when the price for the old couple was
noised about among the tribe Q great
number of the aged and decripit we're
brought in and offered at what was sup
posed to be the established rate. One
iusty buck came all the way from Walker
Lake, driving before him four mothers
in law. He was much disgusfed when
he found there was no sale for them.
Before leaving he offered them for two
bits esch, and agreed to ehoot them into
the bargain. Finally, after peeping
about and examining tho furnace for
some time, the Old fellow offered to shoot
the oldest and donate her, just for the
fun of seeing the machine work. This
vas an offer the firm could not accept.
The apparatus has been placed on
wheels, and in case Il 10 mans dying
request his remains will be cremated In
private-in his own back yard and with
fuel from his own wood-pile, if 1t should
be desired ON the score Of economy. The
charge of crematine an ordinary cadsver
will be but SIS. For mothers-in law
and here 10 where the profit CONES in
they charge SIS, . price that any aver.
sge son In law will cheerfully pay. They
are enabled to offer reduced rates IN the
case of cadavers Of such men - have
worked long in mills and reduction
works, as connected with their furnace
is retort:ne apparatus, and from such
subjects they will be able 10 obtain from
four to nine pounds of q .icksilver. And
40 this quicksilver always confirms NOR
or less Of the precious metals, they will
be able not only 10 make no
charge for the cremating and retorting,
but may even be able to declare snug IT.
tie dividends, to be distributed nong the
relatives.