Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-14

How the Gentlemen from n Dizzy
Nights sf Treasure Hill are Be-
guiding the Hours on The Base

How she Gentlemen from II Dizzy
Nights IF Hiil are Be
guiding the Hours ON the Base
Range.
For the past two days we have had an
influx of White Piners. Our visitors en-
brace many of the most substantial and
prominent denizens Of our n~eighboring
county. Among them are some OF the old
pioneers of the flush and palmy days of the
once celebrated mining metropolis of
Hamilton. Hamilton unfortunately is not
the same lively center that it was when its
population in 1869 reached 80, 1000, more or
less, but there is still a good deal of the
old fire and enthusiasm remaining among
the contingent which comes down to US
from the earlier and purer days OF the Re-
public. marking that ever memorable epoch
in the history Of the Battle-born State.
Battles, moral and physical, have been
fought, won and lost, in the meantime.
nor as vigorous as they were sixteen years
ago, but most Of them think they are.
While the silver among the grey is
cropping out all along the line there
is not one Of these glorious old-timers who
feels or will admit it. A redundancy OF
spirit and good fellowship and desire
bubbles and sparkles az in the days Lang |
syne. Joyous reminders of pristine youth
and vigorl Why should the finger of time
ever touch any of the old time boys? But let
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listeth. We are here to record cold facts
How can we help it if some of these Ham
bletonian colts canter nimbly to the
lascivious footing of the brass band when
they strike the inspiring and rejuvenating |
atmosphere Of the Base Range. Most Of
them arrived Sunday evening just rs the
the band was discoursing the stirring
music which precedes the nightly
performances at the Truckee. DR..
Herrick was the first of the visitors to
conceive that the demonstration was in
their behalf, and with that gallantry which
has made him distinguished in two hem
ispheres he has never missed an oppor-
tunity to reciprocate the courtesy. He
nightly threads the may at the Truckee
and sets 'em up to the delight of the
beauty and fashion which congregate at
this popular resort. We shall leave the
Doctor at the Truckee, though to be
strictly candid we must admit that he
occasionally finds time to exchange a few
"reminiscences with mine iovial host of the
Jackson House.
The occasion of this invasion OF White
Piners arises from the fact that there is a
suit in the District Court between White
Pine county and the sureties on the official
bond of the late George P. McConkey,
Treasurer of said county, at the time of
his murder OF suicide, about which there
is still and always will be great diversity
Of opinion. The case is elicting much in
terest and attention and has brough-
hither witnesses, county officers, bondst
men and spectators. The matter was taken
up yesterday, but at a certain stage
Of the proceedings it was found that fur
Their books or documentary evidence was
needed from Hamilton. County Treas
ury Lockwood was dispatched for the
same and the case went over until Thurs
to the evident displeasure OF jack
son of the jackson House, where the army
is encamped pending a resumption of hos
Under the capacious awning OF
the Jackson House the pros and cons OF
the case are ably discussed whenever q
quorum can be found absent from the
Truckee and other down tow places OF
amusement. We cannot attempt to give a
full list of our distinguished visitors, but
at a single glance our reporter
took in the following assembled on
the Jackson House porch last evening":
Doc Ellison, jerome Mathewson, Judge
Bush, o. M. Converse, Sam Liddle, DR..
Herrick, Major Treece, Sam Woodin, Geo.
Halsey, VIM. Hayes. George Freelsnd,
John Molitor, T. A. McDermid and Capt.
Strickland.
To be a little more serious they are a
genial set of old White Piners, and the
SENTINEL wishes them a pleasant stay on
the Base Range-and may the lord have
mercy on their sinful souls, or words to
that OBJECT. Also in view Of the postpone
ment OF the case we commend them to the
tenderest mercy of the genial Jackson,
,ybooo ouasta thew are. |