Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-15
VALLEY.
Some Of the Inhabitants Mentioned,
and How They are Getting Along. 4,

n How They are Getting Along. /,
A SENTINEL reporter yesterday got hold
OF Mr.. Otis Freeman, who has been circu-
lating around Newark and Antelope val
leys. He declares that though the ranches
may be scattered far and wide, by springs
OF water and upon small streams which
seep into the earth after running a short
distance, their magnitude exceeds all con-
ception OF those who have lived a lifetime
upon either coast end. For instance, in
Antelope valley, where to the Missouri and
Mississippi river farmers it would seem
that a g~rasshopper or a mule could not
live, there is a ranch owned by
MR.. ]. cHANNocK.
He has oceans of water for his 5000 sheep
and other stock. The range is magnificent
for enormous herds, and there Mr.. Chan
mock reads, studies, or rides, to his own
desire. His possessions are not confined
to ono claim; two or three are in the same
valley (Antelope), one in California, one
near Colonel Monroe's old ranch beyond
Fish creek, mills in Iowa, and a hot sp' ing
property three or four miles from where
he lives. Mr.. Freeman's party remained
at these springs, in Antelope, for several
days. bathing frequently therein. The
watersare highly impregnated with min
eral substances, sulphur, etc., and were
they near some line Of railroad they would
prove a source of revenue. In close prox-
unity is a fountain Of the purest and coolest
water. Our informant declares that Mr..
Channock is one of the most hospitable
men he ever met so far away from c~iviliza-
ton, and still about all the visitors in that
section were Indians, who migrate only
when the chances of bagging food are
slim.
j. C. BuTLER
Comes in for mention as being second to
no n in hospitality. He has notorious
white-sage range, wherein his many head
Of stock keep fat the year round. Three
hundred horses, and mostly good stock,
range at will over Mr.. Buffers domains.
This year he cuts fifty acres of excellent
hay, and raises about twenty acres of gar
den truck, potatoes, etc. The potatoes are
Of q new and excellent variety. In fact it
is one OF the most prolific spots on earth,
Mr.. Buffers youngest son, Frank Noble,
being only II, and now standing 6 feet and
q luCHtb III lbs ulOCChsiDs.
JOE BOWERS
Should come in for q mention, though he
does not claim any extensive possessions.
Joe is an Indian lad, IL or IS years old,
and is quite a character. Joe's first recol-
lection Of places and things commenced in
the wilds of Montana. Joe was left some
thing after the style Of Moses in the bull
rushes, but the difference was that Joe
didn't have any one to find him. II was
like arising from a dream, and Joe dis
covered q b~arley-sack, which he first used
as q handkerchief, hut as the night was
chilly he crawled into it; some wild animal
in prowling around that way frightened
the little fellow, and he started SO sud
denly as to run his head through the sack.
Joe still wears a portion of that sack, and
considers it as a sort OF Mormon endow-
ment garment. Mcdaniel, who owns the
new brick saloon opposite the e. q G lum-
Der yard, discovered the little chap in a
raspberry patch one bright morning as he
Mae was cutting across the country to-
wards Nevada. Mac. gave chase. and las
| seed the young redskin, took q turn around
the horn Of his saddle and led Joe along q
few days until he was quite tame. he
vent out to Mr.. Buffers from choice,
learned the English language readily, and
is now quite a scholar. He has Just fin
ished reading a se~venteen-dollar edition Of
some agricultural report, which was fur
nished Mr.. Butler during Hon. Thomas
Wren's s%ojourn at Washington. Joe is a
better reader than stockman. His ideas
are extravagant. In the public document
above mentioned Joe read where some man
sold q Durham heifer for $40, 900. Joe has
a Durham, or thinks he has, and when q
buyer passed along there the other day he
tried the same figures, hut the bait was not
swallowed, and he still owns the broken
legged stock animal.
Mr.. Allison also has a very pretty and
profitable ranch in the same valley, but
our informant did not inspect his posses.
sions enough to give any facts or figures.