The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17
MEETING AT THE HUM
BOLDT HOUSE.

party of weather-bound prospsct.rs
met at the Humboldt House on Monday
night and the following synopsis shows
what was transacted at the meeting:
HUMBOLDT House,
Nov. 10th. 1875.
WHEREAS, 1t appeared necessary for
the miners of this communityto have
a meeting, the neighborhood con.
veped and the following are the min
utes of the proceedings
LIST. House called to order by the
Chairman, r. nj. Rowland.
On motion j. H. Vary was elected
President, and ordered to sit ON the
floor.
On motion the name of Defiance"
was proposed to be used, Instead of
Humboldt City," for our mining
camp.
On motion bod of coal was ordered
to be put in the stove.
On motion Mr.. Bolinger was invited
to make Il speech.
Mr.. Bolinger was about to proceed,
when number OF hoodlnms in the pit
interrupted him. Ordar WAS soon re-
stored by the President and Mr.. Bolin-
ger proceeded with his speech. the close
of which was greeted with great APP
plause IN the gallery.
On motion Mr.. Bolinger was APP
pointed committee to wait on and in
vite the kunkel Brothers to be present
at our meeting. Said Bolinger was or
dered to resolve himself into Com
mittee Of the Whole for the accom-
plishment Of his mission. The follow
lug assistants were chosen Blakeslee
aud Rowland.
On motion the question WAS put
"Shall Mr.. Bolinger sleep in the house
or the corral "a
He Immediately insisted on sleeping
in the house, as tue gate of the corral
was broken and he would surely catch
cold If obliged to sleep there.
On motion a stage was ordered to be
run between the Humboldt House and
Defiance City. MIR. Lewis was unani-
mously elected stage driver.
On motion pair of ten dollar mules
and two-wheel cart were ordered fer
said stage driver.
On motion it was ordered that each
passenger should furnish his own grub
during the passage and bottle of
whisky for the driver.
On motion the fare from Humboldt
to Defiance was fixed at seyeDty-five
dollars, payable in county scrip imms-
diately on arrival at Defiance. Passen-
gers going on foot half fare.
: On motion a committee of three were
appointed TO put Bakeslee ont.
President appointed Stage Driver.
Barkeeper and Cook as said committee.
On motion the stove was ordered to
be moved, in order to give the Presi-
| dent an opportunity to perform some
! great feets.
/ On motion Rowland was ordered to
arise aud explain when a missile from
the pit struck him on the nose, which
caused him to quote Shakespeare for
! some time.
On motion it was ordered that a new
name be given to the lower town, where.
upon Mr.. Cakes suggested that it be
named kunkelvi,le. In remem brance OF
Soloman Kunkel.
To this Sol objected, and proposed
to compromise the matter by permitting
the crowd TO irrigate at his expense.
The miners, having EXHAUSTED Mea-
chara's supply of 20 be joyful" i'm
mediately returned and voted to name
the town Kunkelville, in honor of Jake
Kunkel. Soloman's brother.
Mr.. Montgomery objected to this.
saying that such short name wouldn I
cover the town, scattered as it was.
The objection was overruled by the
President.
On motion Uncle John Kunkel was
invited to take the floor, which he did
and Immediately left.
The Secretary objected to this and
was Immediately hit with q brick, and
took his exit through the window.
On motion the meeting adjourned in
disorder, to meet again when the inter-
ests of the camp required.
! j. Fl. VARY, President,
II. b. MAxsoN. Secretary,
w. A. BoLINGER, Chief speaker,
II. nj. Rowland. Door Keeper,
FRED. CAKES. Ticket Agent,
Mr.. LEWIS. Stage Driver,
JAMES MONTGOMERY, Hostler,
KUNKEL Bros, Assayers.
\ UNCLE JOHN, Com. on Grasshoppers,
THEo. HALE, Delegate from Inferno,
G. S. PREBLE, Ovsrseer of the Poor,
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