Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-25

The Eureka Sentinel" contained
what we at the time believed to be
a very unjust criticism upon the
Nevada Board of Centennial Com
missioncrs, and sickly fattery of
the State Mineralogist, Prof. White
hill. The paper containing the edi
torial was preserved. for, reference,
and an effort made to discover how
much or how little grounds the
"Sentinel had for admitting the
article to an editorial place in its
paper. We thought then, and we do
now, that the article was the produc-
ton of another pen than that of either
Messrs. Dennis or Cassidy, as the
facts most important for the people
to know we're sought to be buried
under an unmerited laudation of the
specimen collectors employed by the
Commissioners. Were We to enter
tain the same faith in the infallibil-
ity of Prof. Wbitehill as is evidenced
by the "Sentinel editorial, we
should now (since that gentleman
has resigned) be lamenting the prob
able failure of Nevada's Centennial
showing, if not that of the National
Exhibition itself. Happily, however,
for our own peace of mind, we are
constrained to believe that there are
one or two other persons in the
United States. as able in metallurgy
and Geological lore as the gentleman
whom the "Sentinel would have US
to think military necessity" to
our State Exhibition at Philadelphia.
Indeed, We are prone to be consoled
that should Professor W. and all the
Professors who now intellectually
feast through the gullibility of the
Nevada public, he called in a body
to superintend an assay of the brim-
stone mines pre-empted and now
worked by his Satanic Majesty, the
Consolidated Virginia would still
pay q dividend, and Nevada berepre-
scnted At Philadelphia. While We
do not wish to do Prof. WhitehilI an
injustice, or even cross swords in
anger with the stalwart and usually
well-balanced knights of the Sen
tinel. the article in question contains
some glittering misrepresentation of
facts. We make the following ex-
tracts as sufficiently indicative Of the
whole. In referring to the late
stormy session Of the Board, the
: Sentinel says:
o. The difficulty originated about
as follows: {. c. Stevenson, of Storey
county, one Of the members Of the
Board, is ambitious to run things to
his own liking, and from all accounts
he has shown very decided dispo-
sition to figure himself into proIni-
nence at the expense of the under
taking.
g. During the recent meeting Of
the Board proposition was sub
mitted, on the part of certain foun-
drymen in San Francisco, to erect
Nevsda's Centennial mill at Phila-
delphia free Of cost TO the Centennial
Fund, the object being, of course, TO
make a display of their machinery.
It was also proposed that Prof.
kustel, Of San Francisco, the most
accomplished metalIurgist ON the
Pacific Coast, would 60 on and take
charge of the mill, without one dime
OF compensation from the State.
49, These most favorable propo-
sitions were all voted down, and a
resolution adopted authorizing Mr..
Stevenson to 60 ahead and construct
the mill at cost of 5000.
a. Mr.. Whitehill, as we are in
formed, commended that this was
useless waste of money, and when the
discussion waved too warm,
(5) He was told that his resigna-
ton would be favorably considered.
Co., We think the very least the
Board could have done before max
ing definite arrangements, would
have been to solicit his (McCoy's)
views regarding the matters involved.
Nor is the dismissal of Professors
Whitehill and Stewart likely to re-
dound to the best interests of the
State. Indeed, without those gentle
men to exhibit our cabinet OF ores,
We fear that Nevada is to make but
sorry showing at the Centennial.
II the above is the production of
the "Sentinel editors themselves,
we can easily imagine that it was
written without first ascertaining the
truth Of their conclusions; but if
written by one personally and pecu--
niarily interested, there is no excuse
but that Of desire to create dissen-
sion in the Board and dissatisfaction
among the people. The following
are the facts, rs we obtain them from