The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-03-10
THE WHITE PING war.
Senator Dennis 80 tbs Defense OF
Nagebrush Heroes.

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under discussion. some facetious re.
marks were made about the heroes OF
the White Pine War. This aroused
Senator Dennis, who was the officer
in command of that famous campaign
and he said:
Mr. Pre- .ident: It has been a GUS
tom, whenever during this session
any mater pertaining To military
affairs has been un Ter ron i le%ration,
for certain members TO refer in IA tone
OF slurring levitv 10 the
..HERoEs OF THE WHITE PINE INDIAN
WAR;
Now, Mr.. President, so long as such
facetious hings were dir cted at me !
received them in gooa part, and en-
deavOred 10 answer them IN the same
spirit IN Which they were ii en-; but,
when an i'm un.atlou i east upon the
- IA - or goo faith Of the men who
participate | IN hat memorable, tut
81 odless campaign. | enter my iaost
GLENN protest. Mr.. Pres dent. prob
IDLY Int few Senators on this floor
anON anything of the cirrum stances
L der which thai exI ell lion was or
ginize l.. | Will briefly relate the u.
About . o'clock one SUNDAY niaht,
while the big round moon was bright
" braIning = telegram wHs received
Al Eureka from vernon Bradley,
wbo WAS LII n ut Elka, That Cleve-
iand', ranch in Spring Valley was
surrounded by 500 hostile Indians;
nat "A number 81 murders had already
I.,.,, .,,.,.attnl tIut IL. -
hat section ina con sregate { at Cleve-
ants ranch, and that The danger ola
eneral massacre a imminent.
This Intelligence WAS accom- panied by
n order tn the officers OF the
STATE MILITIA Al URE
To organize at one II body of mel,
and to sup ~ them forcibiy ifnecs,-
sary. With the req i.ite horses arms,
ammunition. ETC.. and start at onc..
for the scene of host Lie. At 8
o'clock the foil wing morning 81
40 n eel mn werr on their way 10
n" rescue of the suppose heseiged
inhabitants at Spring Valley. No@,
Mr.. President | ask YOU in all faii-
ness, WAS not that sufficient To ia tlfy
he bel ef tuat danger Of no ordinary
rlIarac er MAS TO be encountered iN
those who were TO accompany the ex-
pc liiion? And was IL hot enough to
rb'ect them from the inputation
that they We're willingly tho 2c or H.
what ha> since been .iesi.na ell a bur
| sque and farce? Every man. MIR.
.rr-ident. who accompanied tuat eN-
pedition had reason IL brl V that he
TOOK Ills LIFE IN Ills HANDS,
AMI is entitled To "a much credit a
hongh his bones wrr now bleaching
~ the hillside. surrounding The sup
sos, Il inval lei valley. | claim for
myself M ere lii. am willing To
,o"fe,s tina / diIn't at all like I'll,
hlook. AMI wO III gladly have re-
naii,ed at home; but | VAS ordered
To ~, aud concluded hat I might a
we'll be scalped by he red KIN as Ia
~ jo he 10 death by the hoodlnns
Il EureNa. So | vent. | am willing
e, bear all 81 Ii,r derision that ear b.
reap 81 upon ne for my PARTICIPATION
n That bio dless campaign, but for
she brave
FELLOWS wHo WE'RE MY COMRADES
/ will ever raise my voice against the
ujn~,ire of such slurs ~ have be n
asst agaiusi them by some OF the
nemtier> OF this senate. The Athe-
man. never forgave the three su, Wv
rs OF Thermopolae, and II appears
hat som of he members ofth.s Leg
lature will tever forgive the ale
foes of the White Pine Indian War;
BECAUSE there were no hostile red
warrior, for hem 10 leave the, scalps
win But IN my hnmbl, opinion
hev are a. much entitled TO credit as
though every man OF them Lad been
slain, and | hope that | have heart
he last OF this uncalled for funny
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