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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-02-23
FATAL sNOwsLIDE AT SILVER
CANYON.
II. W. Nickel, John Fox and Wallace
McCrimmOa Found Dead in the
Ruins.

II. ". Nickel, John Fox and Wallace
McCrimm0a Found Dead in
Ruins.
Tuesday night last "a messenger
came in from Silver Canon, bringing
the sad news of a terrible catastrophe
which occurred there Monday orr
ing about 0 A. NJ, which resulted In
the death of the three men above
named. A letter received by us from
Mr.. X. A. Mccormick, connected
with the company out there, gives the
following particulars of the occur
renee:
"Abont A. NJ. a snowslide came
down the cafion above the mine board.
ing house, striking the Sadie l.. hill
opposite the house and rebounding
struck and overwhelmed the lodging
house where Tho night shift-Tim
Burns, John O'Brlen, Wallace Me-
Crimhonand John Fox--were asleep
Burns ana O'Brien were gotten out.
aud there injuries are not considered
serious. McCrimmon Lad his neck
broken and was instantly killed, and
John Fox was dead when found. IL
w. Nickel the foreman OF the mine /.
missing and Is probably dead. Ills
body has not yet been found, though
workinen have been for sometime in
search Of him. IL is not known where.
he u at the time of the slide, so that
we do not know where To look Tor him.
Mrs. Nickel, Mrs. Brenlon and Mr..
Long we're in the boarding house
kitchen and escaped unhnrt. though
the room was filled with snow, as wa
also tho dining-room. Tn Office
occupied by Nickel, the lodging
house, store aud stable were all over
whelmed AMI completed demolished.
and had IL moi been for the great
strength oftbe clearinghouse, which
is built OF heavy logs, tho kitchen
and ils occupants would also have
been swept away. M.ekel's body ha.
Just been found. lie VA in the sta
ble when the avalanche struck il.
and persisted beneath the great weight
Of snow. The horse, which WAS il
the same place, escaped unhurt
James Drheriy WAS I'm his cab n, a
few feet from the line of the sli lie, aud
was not harmed. This Is the first
snowsl'de that has Tor years come
down this cahon.'
The foregoing but briefly tells the
story OF this very sad event. To any
one familiar with the locality, that
such an occurrence should happen II
mot at all surprising. The scene OF
the slide j. in IA narrow gorge, well
mp the eastern slope of the Schell
Greek range, where The steep noun.
tains on the north and south Lave
but a narrow RI railway between, on the
southern edge Of which the building
OF the Brooks Mining Company were
loca ed, set into the side OF the hill.
This il about two miles up the canon
from the mil and town of Aurum.
Two Of the unfortunate victims.
who 80 suddenly lost their lives, were
Young men-Fox aud McCrimmon.
MIR. Nickel was the foreman aud. VT
believe, part owner in the mining
properly he waS working. This IN
looKed-for casualty has csst a deep
gloom over our little neighborinR
community which strikes "A sympa
thetic chord among our people. We
deeply sympathize with the people Of
Aurum in their great misfortune.
|
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
A Queer Little Fellow.

Everything about him Is curious. To be.
gin with, he lives ut the bottam OF pond or
river. At first he was nothing but tiny
atom OF green egg, stuck to the stem OF
some weeds under the water. After while
the egg burst open, out crawled Mr.. Worm,
and proceeded at once to look for building
materials.
You see. except his head and neck, which
are protected by hard covering, he is a
soft llttle worm and he wouldn't live long
In the same pond with fish and bugs and
spiders. who have nothing to do but eat, and
are always hungry, unless he had safe
home. SO OF course he goes the first thing
| to building. lie hunts up the dead leaves
and CLUES them together In such way as to
leave q nice coy house between them. It's
| perfectly safe, for who would suspect All old
dead leaf of being anybodys houseY
No sooner Is the house done than Mr..
| Worm moves In. lie doesn't have to wait
| for paint'rs rs and furniture men-happy fel.
| lowl lie Just goes in and fastens himself
| there by means Of u pair Of hooks he has at
| the end OF his tall, and then he's ready TO
| live, The next thing Is something to eat.
| so he starts OF, taking his house with him,
TO hunt up some bits Of green STUFF, or some
Hut strange things happen TO this bit OF a
| worm at the bottom of the pond. His life Is
| full OF wonderful adventures. II he were
bigger he would be the wonder of the
world.
After eating az much as he can, Mr.. Worm
thinks It is time to retire from the gay world
so he finishes his house by hanging before II
| a silk door-no loose curtain, but tightly
| woven network. which he spins and fastens
carefully on every side.
Whether he goes to sleep In his comicil
| little home, or what he does, nobody knows,
| because nobody can peep in, you know.
| But something goes on there In the dark
for after a while the little prisoner opens
| the door. comes out of his house, erawls uI
the stem Of some weeds till he is out of the
water, and then-youd never guess what
| happensl
| Why, his old skin splits open, and he pull,
| himself out-no longer miserable little
worm, but n gorgeous four.winged Caddie
| fly, dressed In a neat suit OF brown. And he
and his old straw house, lie sails oil OH the
air II gay. dancing iiy.-[Little Folks
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
yyna ..ulIIy pn,,er.en,, was.

The original author of d slang phrase
rarely cares 70 claim II, and very few are
ever disposed 70 hunt him up, Frequently,
however, q cant saying has its pretended
history written. and those who are curious
about II can read this latest account Of the
starting Of that odd old question. who
struck Billy Pattersonl"
gia, Register, who IL writing a series Of
"Hlstorical Sketches, "Reminiscences and
Legends" gives the following explanation
as TO the origin Of the above query
Many persons have heard the question,
"whO struck Billy Patterson" without
knowing the origin Ol 1t. ! propose TO en-
tighten them little on the subject william
Patterson was n very wealthy tradesman Of
Baltimore, In the State Of Maryland.
In the early days Of Franklin county he
bought up agreat many tracts Of land iu the
county, aud spent - good portion Of bis time
In looking after his Interests there He was
said TO be as strong NJ bear ahd as braye
as lion. but, Ike all brave men,. he
good plous maii Nevertheless his
wrath could be excited 10 q fighting pitch.
ON one occasion he attempted gathering
In the lower part OF FRANKLIN county, Mt
some district court ground. During the
day, the two opposing bullies aud their
friends raised row, and q general fight was
the consequence. At the beginning Of the
ARRAY and before the fighting began. Billy
Patterson ran into the crowd to persuade
them not 10 fight, but 10 make peace and be
friends. But his efforts for peace were una.
yailing, and while making. them. some Of
the crowd In the general melee struck Billy
Patterson severe blow from behind. Billy
at once became fighting mad and cried out
at the top Of his voice
"Who struck Billy Patterson2'
No one could or would tell him who was
the guilty party. He then proposed to give
any man si0J who would tell him "who
struck Billy Patterson" From 800 he rose
to $1,000. but not 1900 would induce any
man to tell him "whO struck Billy Pdtter
son" Aud years afterwards, in his will, he
| related the above facts. aud bequeathed
| 1900 10 be paid by his executors TO the man
that would tell "whO struck Billy Patter
| son"
Ills will Is recorded In the ordinary
| Office at Carnesyille, franklin county, Ga.
| and anyone curious about the matter can
thore find and verify the preceding state
menta
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
Cotton Growing.

1t is probable that Mr., Carr will engage ex-
teusively In cotton growing here the com
ing year, provided the question of reliable
labor of the proper kind en- be solved
The motive Is not so much the direct profit
Of the crop as the impetus II Will give To
other industries and the tendency 1t will
have to give constant employment to labor.
Crops OF cotton will also be grown in other
parts of the State, and the opinion is freely
expressed by journals published in
the agricultural sections of the State.
that cotton will eventually find prominent
place in California agriculture, the chief
reason being that when properly carried op
II is far less exhaustive to the soil than
wheat, Its extended cultivation Il isthought
would tend 10 fll the period Of comparative
idleness experienced by the California grain
grower between harvest and seeding time,
Der Of laboring men out OF employment By
the proverbhl spreading out oi the work
over the entire twelve months cotton serves
to secure steady employment, and therefore
steady lab0rlng ciass. The icrimento Bee.
referring Ia this m liter says:
"ihe dissatisfaction with wheat growing
hHs revived the discussion Of the practicality
uf growing cotton in this State on an cx-
tensivc sc.Ilc. Experiments have con
clusiVely established that the soil and
climate Of the interior Of TIE 81 ite are well
suited to the production oi ttnn. he
yield, in ilCt, Is l,rger here thoi ia the
Southern States. lrrig ,tiun is not nrcess ,ry
to the successful cultivation If cotton Ia this
valley. one gre II argument in favor uf Cot
ton Is that II does not exhaust the soil, ii its
seed he employed Is IN lnure tni not isted
as has been done, unfortunately, in the
South. Prof. llilgird, of the )! tie Jnivcr
sity, In an exhaustive article OF cotton
growing says, there Is every reason TO be
lieve that cotton will occupy a prominent
place In the agriculture of California"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
xyn., ,vc nave to put,

A visit 10 the markets aud fruit stores yes
terday morning demonstrated we still have
II suriet Of good things To eat. and at prices
within the reach Of the hnmblcst dweller In
our midst IN the way OF poultry and game
was found chickens, quail, turkeys, pigeons
geese, ducks, alive and dressed, plover
snlpc, sandhill cranes, rabbits. hare, wood
cocks and turtle. In the way of fishes from
the sea was found rock cod, rock and black
bass, sea perch, salmon, smelt, founders,
mackercl, tom cod, shrlmps, crabs, lobsters
Pacific and transplanted oysters.
When You come to fruits you hnd apples
pears peaches, pomegranates, persimnons
plums, pineapples, ounces, cranberrles
L Strawberries, grapes, olives, Japanese ant
American persimmons, pruDcs, dates, hgs
/ oranges, lines, lemons and bananas, with ni
| exhaustive line OF dried, crystnllzed ant
| canned fruits.
In nuts, there were cocoa, English an,
black walnuts, pecans, hlberts, almonds
chcstnuts, pine nuts and peanuts by TIN
| bushel.
At the vegetable stands a surfeit was ioun,
In onions (old and Dew), potatoes Urlsh nnt
sweet, old and new), cabbage, caullnowcr
| spinach. celery, water cress, h0rseradish
turnips, radlshes, tomatoes, green peas an'
beans, red and green peppers las large rs
large banana), squashes pumpkins. garlic
green corn and watermelOns, ranging iron
| sixty to one hundred and SIX pounds, all o
which are but examples OF the fatness OF on
land, and Mt the same time 80 cheap as To b'
within the reach of the laborlng man or tn
family with scanty means OF support.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
city Observation-Disclosures wanted

The remarkable result achieved by the
Peoples Party at the recent election which
was one of the most conspicuous failures i'm
the history of the political parties Of the city,
has impelled that organization To issue II
call for convention, to be held on Monday
next, for the purpose Of nominating city oili-
GERS, to be cleeted at the next municipal
election. friend informs u reporter Of the
HERALD that there are more Ohces Ia he
filled than there are members of the party.
II Is said that the Peopcs Party are now
drumming up for fresh recruits In oricr to
get enough members to apply Tor all the OH
ccs. The struggle IL very hhiinhlpd but, 80
far, bloodless. II Is thought thatby Monday
night enough members can be secured to
nll all the places of candidates on the ticket,
Seven men aud five women are needed to
fill up the ranks of the party to the requisite
size to take all the offices that are now being
vacated. II the Peoples Party failto get Ie
necessary number to run iUr Office, the re.
suit Will be Il calamity.
A Committee of Safety will be appointed
to prescribe ways and means to meet tue
emergency. rhe twelve members needed t.
Ill up the party are requested 10 report for
duty and help pay for printing the election
ballots. Ballots cost money and delays nrc
dangerous.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
PcrronnI mentIon.

II. c. Austin. Esq. has filed his bond NJ
City Justice of the Peace.
Hon John Lnwshc and wife, of Cotton
are registered at the IT, Elmo
Roy Lcona. NJ. r., London, England, II
registered at tho Natick House.
s.P. Jewett, chief engineer OF the Pasa
dcna Railroad Company, is registered nj tho
81. Elmo.
George NJ. Uolton, ESP. filed his bond yes
terday as District Attorney Of Los Angelei
county.
Theo Rescr, an old settler and one Of thu
solid winters of Anahcim, is ia the city or
business.
Rudolph Ranncy, Esq, yesterday filed hi
bond as Township Justice Of the Peace fol
Los Angeles
Miss Nellie Reavis, daughter Of the gren
farmer Dave Reayis, OF Chico, Cal, Is regis
tered at the Horton House, San Diego.
Mr.. D. Freeman, Of Centinela, was In the
city yesterday. lie reports an Inch Of rain
fall for the storm Of Wednesday night
Rev. N. s. Rigsby and wife. formerly o.
Topeka, Kansas, has arrived In this city and
intend making Los Angeles their home II
the future.
Mr.. Thos. Edwards, Of this city, has gon'
TO Westminster to snperintend the erection
OF quite extensive improvements ON hi
land nj that place.
A. W, Jackson, of the San Pedro Lumbe
Company, who arrived from San Francisc,
Yesterday aud left ON the afternoon train 70
their distributing point at San Pedro.
Sheriff A. r. Currler is the happy maj
who rot the Government contract for no
tons Of hay for Fort Grant, A. T.. lie think
the hay business more profitable than tha
of Sheriff. No doubt Of II.
Charley Brown and Joe Leighton will star
for their mines on the line Of San Bernal
dino and Inyo counties this week. The
have very rich specimens and feel as
they were almost millionaires. May the
no an.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
said TO be Funny.

Almost anybody can run into debt but
nearly everybody has TO crawl out of 1t.
A New Jersey woman claims to have been
knocked down and severely injured by a
| mosquito.
A wag suggested that suitable opening
| for many choirs would be, Lord, have
mercy on us miserable singers"
80 dark and yet 50 light" as the man
| said when he looked at his short ton OF
coal.
A countryman, on seeing the yacht Psyche,
| is alleged to have exclaimed "P-s-y-ch e.
GOSH What way to spell fish,"
Say, whom a boy. standing on his head,
looks ut his feet does he look up or down?
Take that to the Smithsonian Institute and
ponder over II.
\ Florida alligator which was killed the
| other day had an empty twO-quart jug in its
| stomach. Alligators never stop to measure
| their drinks.
Boston widow advertises for a bed
| room at least five feet square. She has be-
come tired OF having her feet out in the
| hall
Chasing mosquitoes around your room in
| your shirt and drawers with Il wet towel for
n raquet is good practice for lawn tennis.
During a thunder storm out west n book
canvasser took shelter under tree and was
struck on the cheek by lightning. The doc
tors say the lighting cIn'tlive.
Edwin Booth has been guilty of pun.
| lie says no matter how many quarrels over
| petty jealousies actors may have, they al
ways "make up" before going on the stage.
A hat Irritation is the latest idioey among
| the girls. There is no way that man can
| wear hat that doesn't mean something,
| and the only way you're safe is to go bare
| headed.
| They don't have rains out West. a cloud
| just saunters up and examines town. and
| then collapses right over II. Nobody escapes
but the newspaper reporters and the book
agents.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
placer mlninx.

Mr.. VIM. W. jenkins hiss returned from
San Francisco. whittier be has been to com
plete the negotiation for the sale Of the Pal
omas placers In the northwestern part OF Los
Angeles county The company that has pur-
chased the property from Mr. jenkins and
his associates, ,islncorporated under the laws
OF the State Of New York under the name Of
the Los Angeles Water and Mining Compa-
ny. large water ditch has been made al
ready for about two miles In the direction Of
the plaoers, and the new company purpose
10 make Ave miles more, which will reach To
the rich gravel and earth from which some
OF the finest placer gold has been obtained
that has ever been seen In the State Of Gait
fornla. The price paid fsr the placeres Is
supposed to be about $1,000, and the com
pany With a capital Of 10000 will 90 10 work
Ia n few days 20 complete the ditch and
commence hydraulic aud placer mining.
should this company make M abundant
success of their operations In these auriier-
Gus beds, othrrs will be opened In that part
Of Los Angeles. county, which e rich ln
coarse, fine and nugget gold, which may
prove 10 lle Of vast profit 10 this city.
II IL n matter Of surprise that after 40 much
gold has boen washed from the SOL III lhis
county, that prospectors should nave 10 go
away from home 10 obtain capital to develop
their property. There Is no shadow Of doubt
about the existence Of the gold. specimens
have been obtained for forty years ana
more. The mines can be reached u twenty
four hours from this city, and yet local capt
tai neglccts to invest In them and lets these
mines mud others slip out OF their hands.
This has become chronic and seems
likely to continue till the millennium. Cen
tlemen from San Francisco. Nevada, Wis
eonsln, New York and Pennsylyania stead
lily invest In California mines and make for
tunes, while local capital shrugs Its shoul-
ders and waits to buy mortgage.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
a Man Loses the Top of His Skull
and Yet LIVES.

T. F. Woodal, of Hartscll, Ala, is S. years
of age and stands six feet. On the 22d Of
January, 1889, while alone In a room, he was
seized with an appoplectic fit and fell into
the fire, from which he was removed after
having been fearfully burned. His hend
and face were almost consumed, and for
days he fingered In torture so terrible that
death would have been a relief His
friends had no thought OF his recovery, but
he finally arose from the bed upon which he
had suffered 50 much. His head was hair
less his eyelashes were gone, and his face
was terribly Scared. Sometime after get
ting up. Mr.. Woodil's physician discovered
that II section of the skull WAS loose
and was compelled to remove it,.
Other sections became loose and were
removed, too, until the entire top OF
the skull was taken away. The sections
were removed at intervals, and as each
piece was taken away the opening was GOV
cred so AS to protect the brain. Soon after
removing the first section 1t was ascertained
that thin skin was growing over the skull
In such way as to cover the brain. and as
the sections were taken away the skin ex
tended. The operation lasted Il long time.
1t was perforated with remarkable success,
and to day Mr.. Woodall is walking around
without any skull on top OF his head, while
he carries the removed skull In box. The
top of his head Is covered with cloth, and
and over this he wears an oilcloth cap,
which protects his head from his hat. His
left eye is sightless, but he sees from his
right one, however; this organ is a constant
pain to him. Louisville CourierJournal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
The Rainfall.

The rain which commenced about six
o'clock on Wednesday evening was very ex-
tensive In Its reach In this section of the
State, In the city the rainfall. according to
tho gauge OF Mr.. e. Ducommon, was L02
inches, and by the register of o. II. Bliss,
I1 /, 1,0i inches. The Government Signal O0icer
reports 1.0l inches In the city. At ontario
the rainfall was half an inch. At Centlnela
Rancho II was an inch, as recorded by Mr..
u. Freeman. At san Fernando mn inch is
reported. At Santa Ana five eighths Of an
inch Is recorded. At Pasadena u record oi
| SO inches was made. At Lnngs Station an
inch and quarter of rainfall was reported
at $40 yesterdiy morning At the Provi
dencin Rancho the precipitation was La
inches. This locality is about folw miles
north OF the city in line with the rain belt
that passes along the Slnta Monica noun
tains, the Providenci1 and san Francisco
Maria mountains to the Sierra Madrc r,nge,
and Is noted for eopious rains. Lust year
the rain In this belt was over ilfty inches for
| he season. This rain Ia quite heavy for the
time OF year. Lust year there were no rains
| In November.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
Nmture,s own True Laxative,

Miss Gisela Liebhold in her violin solo
Concert every night by the Berlin lady or
chestra.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
The Auti,n0uy Mine.

Don Andres Rubio, at first manager of Eli
wanda for Chaiiey Brothers, and since tn,
inception of Ontario, also the manager
there for long time. about six months ago
was sent up to Kern county To examine the
anthony mine of the Chaifey Bros, aud
took u lot Of men to work, In charge OF a
major,domO, brings reports most ilatteriug
from the mine, which is located forty.
miles east OF bakersfield, In the Sierra Ne
vada mountains. Mr.. Rubio again returned
10 the mine to stay for awhile, and brought
his familyt0 this city. lleclmc In lnstweek
ON business and states that there have been
other mines discovered in the same vicinity,
of silver and copper ore. lie left again on
Wednesday with further instructions, and
when he returns sometime next month, u
large shipment will be m ide uf ore and its
product, 1t is probable that he will remain
at Ontario during the winter, when little
work can be accomplished in the snowy
mountains Another trip will be made In
the spring.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
(. Mo,hcr Cnry,s salve -

Concert tonight by the Berlin Lady Or.
chestra.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
Items Around Town,

There WAS but little hay displayed on the
mart yesterday. possibly owing to the rain.
| AT three O'Clock the mart was deserted.
The old awning in front Of the United
States Hotel building on Los Angeles street.
was yesterday changed to he the same as
that In front of the new building on the
| south.
There were but few shipments Of fruit per
| Wells, Fargo & Co. yesterday. But a large
number OF slcks of English walnuts were
sent to the east, besides about one hundred
| boxes of raisins Two hundred boxes oi
eggs were shipped to various points in
| Arizona.
| The Alameda street sewer Is Progressing
above Aliso street, but why is the hummock K
| left in the street all the way from First ia
Commercial street? II is n nuisance aud
| should be removed, the same rs the stone.
and dirt are being, from the Los Angeles
street sewer.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-14
street improycmcnts.

Bnenavista street Is now graded to Shor
street and makes very fine drive. This Il
now In remarkable contrast with the sam,
street last winter, when the water therein
was two feet deep and thick with filth ~
every kind. The completion of the gridint
of this street to Temple street will requir,
the removal of vast amount OF gravel ant
clay that forms most excellent cement
why cannot this earth when 1t shall be re
moved be taken to the bunk of the riycrnpd
placed In n lcvce. The short levec built II
1876 by City Surveyor kelleher, withstood
| the Hoods last winter without any damage
or break of the slightest character, and the
same levee en- he extended easily through
the city. Why not do IT..
Sand street has just been graded and Is Z
very delightful street that adds another
pleasant feature to our city. The upproachc:
10 the First street bridge should be hurried
forward as rapidly as possible, So as IL b,
well settled and secure before the high
water of the winter prevails.