Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-12-05
THE CENTENNIAL ImBRoGLIo.

TINEL some time since called atten ton
to a clashing of interests in the Slate
Board u Centennial managers which
threatened to seriously mar Nevada's
portion Of tina great exhibition at Phil
sis1phia.. Since then several of our
locai<ontemporaries have taken upthe
subject, discussing it in all ofits phases,
which seems 10 have led to a better
understanding of the causes Of the dis
agreement than vas hitherto realized
outside Of the Board. Briefly, the fight
is between State Mineralogist White
hill and Senator Stevenson. Nevada's
available funds for the coming display
are extremely limited and every day
running lower. Whitehill advocates q
thorough showing of the OF
the State through the medium of the
specimens, while Mr.. Stevenson, who
has had some experience in . small
quartz mill near Silver City, wants to
devote the greater share of the funds to
the erection of a miniature mill on the
Centennial grounds. Thus the matter
stands, and between these ~contending
factions there Is At least q probability
that Nevada's appearance at the
Worlds Fair will be neither beneficial
to our leading interests nor gratifying
to our State pride. The Carson Appeal,
published at the very source of all in
formation in this connection, thus ex-
plains the troubles and heart burnings
that have cropped out in the Board:
"For a year or more we have been
aware OF the presence in the Centen-
NAL Board of TWO rival and antagon-
istic forces. These forces ila. been re-
presented by, or, perhaps more cor
rectly stated, embodied in The Stale
Mineral0gist on one side, and Mr.. Stew
enson, representing the quartz mill in
teres, on the otter. Whi,ehill has all
along wanted to make the exhibition
of Nevada mineral ores the special fea
ture OF this States participation IN the
Centennial Fair. Ma urailv enough.
also, he has felt. enough professional
pride to want to take the leadership in
making the collection and in sustain
ing the same as the most important
business devolving upon The Board.
On The other hand. Mr.. Stevenson,
who is q practical mill man aud inyen
tor, has been nxiOus 10 have the
Board recOgnize the importance of set-
ing up a quartz mill at the Fair; aud
quite naturally, on his part, he has been
willing to superintend the work here
and at Philadelphia, AS a business
proposition.
Neither party-neither Whitehill nor
StevensOn-iias been willing to attend
strictly To his own chosen specially.
Each has shown n very decided dispO
sition TO interfere with the others
plans.
Whitehill, seeing the DRIFT of Steven
sons maneuvres, undertook to have
Professor Kustel recognized by the
board a. the man to 20 to Philadelphia
and >uperintend the quartz mill BUSH
ne<s-setting up the very forcible ar
gument that Kustel would work for
his expenses and without a salary; and
that he. Ku~lel, could get a mill from
the San Francisco foundry ME for
nothing. This, of course. was trench
ing OH ~Stevenson's grounds. The
MIneralogist had gone outside of his
sphere.
About this time, Stevenson began
urging upon the board the employ
mant OF Professor w. Frank Stewart
Is assistant to Mr.. Whitehill in the q Q
collecting business; and, as everybody
knows, he %as employed at a cost 10
the Centennial Fund Of over thre.
thousand dollars. Here il where Slew
ens0n has gone outside OF his .,eat and
got into Whilehill's balliwick.
And IL il in these demon STATIONS of
rivalry that the trouble had its origin
and has been kept alive. So far, Stew
enson. by judicious, wary GOODNESS, has
had very decidedly the best of the
game; for he has not only made White
hill divide the honors of making the
ore collection with his, Stav-nson's,
friend Stewart, but he finally q
Whitehill NJ outs with the board, and
his own way olear to ruu the Csnten
Mai machtne pretty much as he may
choose.
We Justify neither party; we only
state our own Impression Of facts.
There has been q conflict between two
diverse interests. each of which had a
representative in the board who was
seeking for the ascendency of his own
special hobby. 1t il a great misfortune
that the board should have been thus
cnnstituted-with two Of its leading
members, its president and its score
tary, each with a hobby-horse to ride.
1t would have been more seemly il
both Stevenson and Whiiehill had re-
signed long ago, or, what's better,
never have become members Of the
board.
As to the relative importance of .
quartz mill or All extensive and repre-
sentative collection Of ores At the Cen
tennial Fair, we find it difficult to de
eide which, in all points of view, would
best stl observe IA interests. The curl
Gus, and those who do no know anv-
thing of ores, would be much more at
tracted by the qnartz-mill than by the
cabinet. The we'll informed few, the
scientisls and delivers in met .Ilurgy.
would pass by The qnsstx-mil as u
mere toy. and. devote their attention to
the display o fIninerals. AS to whether
the mill will prove a blessing or an
elephant it il lard to tell. A i've
stamp mill, rnn duriny fair hours, ev-
cry day, ought to crush at least two
tons of ore per diem. This would be.
-G-I