Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-06
LIES FITFUL FEVER.
End OF AN olD-TIMER.
ARCHIBALD DENNIS NO MORE.

Inc sculptor art exhausts the pomp Of woe,
And storied urns record who rests below:
When all IL done, upon the tomb IL seen.
Not what he he was, but what he should have
been;
But the poor dog, in life tie frmest friend,
The hrst To welcome, foremost TO defend.
Whose honest heart IL still his masters own.
who iahors. lights, lives, brcathes for him
alone,
Unhonord falls. unnoticed all his worth.
Denied in heaven the soul he held On earth.
While man, vain insect hopes to be forgiven.
And claims himself Il sole exclusive heaven
At about 4 O'Clock p. NJ. yesterday, on the
mountain side east OF the SENTINEL Office,
Archibald Dennis breathed his last in the
presence of a few sorrowing friends. He
had reached the ripe age of 10 years, 7
months and ii days--perhaps the greatest
age ever attained by any member Of the
canine race on the Pacific Coast. In DR..
Herrick's great work IN the longevity Of
the canine species, he puts down the average
age Of the dog at 10 years. 1t would there
fore appear that Archibald must have pos
sessed a remarkable constitution, to have
spun out his days to nearly double the
length allotted his kind. lie retained all
Of his faculties to the last, though be was
not the same brilliant success, as a bone
polisher, during the last few months Of his
pilgrimage that lie had been in the earlier
and purcr days Of the Republic. In fact,
this was the prime cause of his rapid de-
cline and ultimate death. Had his masti-
Gators not failed him, he probably would
have reached the age OF Washington's body
servant. He became enfeebled, nearly to
helplessncss, and SO, in mercy, it was
deemed the proper thing to put him out Of
his misery. DR.. Teddy Mcmahon was called
in and consulted. The numerous friends
Of the superauuatcd sufferer were DESTROYS
that his taking of should be as painless as
possible. The Doctor said he always had
recourse 10 chloroform in such eases. Chic
reform was therefore agreed upon, and the
Doctor was instructed to administer it with
a tender hand. Archibald was thereupon
led to the spot selected for his sep
ulcher. 1t is on the commanding eminencc
above the rock quarry overlooking the
town, and all the country round about.
Under the skillfnl hand Of DR.. Mcmahon,
death ensued without pain or tremor.
Archibald was a character of note, and,
OF conr sc, has a history. He was born Of
poor, but honest parents, in Washoe Val
ley, in the spring Of 1Sj9-thc same year
the great Comstock lode was discovered.
We know but little Of his earlier years,
further than that he continued to reside in
Washoe until the breaking ont Of the
White Pine excitement. Then lie went
with the rush to the poor mans para
dise," locating in Treasure City. His
master, who constructed for himself and
Archie a rude, brush tent. WAS soon seized
with smallpox. and died. The people
burned the shanty tD prevent the spread Of
the coatagien. Archibald re used to be
comfcrted, and day after day would visit
the spot which marked the home Of his
late master. Then a kind-hearted gentle
man named Blaiacy adopted him, and a
year later they came to Enrela. and were
among the first 10 settle on the Base
Range. In the spring of 1870 Mr.. Blainey
wound up his business here and went East
0r to California. Tins, the subject of this
notice was once more thrown upon the
cold charity of a cold world among
strangers. He was a modest animal, and
made a poor hand at shifting for himself.
lie was disniiicd and self-respecting, and
in no sense Il hummer, though lie had n
frank eye and appealing glance which sell
dom failed to excite the sympathy Of those
4l'Itaita W. III VI u IblliIs lt fill
y weakness for butchers and meat markets.
In this way he earned Il preeariuus livcli-
hood, until one day he got into II fight End
received a painful wound on one Of his
legs He was in a bad fix. being scarcely
able 10 navigate. Major Dennis, who was
at that time a Deputy Sheriff Of Lander
county. saw Lin and took pity On him.
The Major cared for his wound and
gave him a home. Archie was ever
after his devoted friend. At the ensuing
Fall election Majer Dennis was elected
CLERK Of Lander county, and removed to
Austin. Archie went along. and for two
years made his home in the Courthouse
and associated with LADDERS officials. by
whom he was held in the highest esteem.
Then the Major purchased the Rereiiir,
and Archibald became an attacbe of the
establishment and an important factor in
the news department Of that excellent little
journal. The Sazarac Lying Club had not
developed then, and Archie was the subject
Of daily notice in the local columns Of the
Rereit.e. In tliis way he gained a national
reputation. A few years later Major Den
mis- became interested in the SENTINEL, and
with him Archie returned to Eureka. He
has since made his home in the SENTINEL
Office. While here he never had occasion
to growl at his lot. He always managed to
keep on the best Of terms with the print
ers, and it was his habit to accompany
them ono after another to their meals. In
this manner he would succeed in getting
about a dozen square meals a day. He
was kind, and faithful and patient, and
had hosts Of friends. other than those con-
necled with the SENTINEL Office. Peace to
his bones! Major Dennis has the sympathy
Of the entire community in his sad af,lic-
ton.
HOUSE.
Our curiosity was gratified yesterday by
a visit to Billy Clark's store and store
house, which no has constructed in the
basement Of his building and under Mon