Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-05
Sine. HARNESS DEATH.
KILLED by INTERNAL CANCER, IN
SAN FRANCISCO, MAY %.
Dying Poor, but Well Cared for by Old
Friends-SOme KcCOllectiODs Of the
Quaint, but Manly Old CO,nstOck Pic.
Virginia (Nev.) Chronicle. |

Virginia tNev.) Chronicls.i
The first news the Chronicle had Of
the death of our old friend and towns.
man, Sine. Barnes, came in the San
Francisco papers of Saturday, re-
ceived yesterday. The Post of that
date contains lengthy notice of de-
ceased, evidently written by Arthur
McEwen, who was intimately ac-
quainted with poor old Sine. We
quote portion of it below:
Half dozen Comstockcrs were
standing OH the Collins corner of
Montgomery and California streets
yesterday afternoon. 1t is favorite
idling ground for these ex-million-
aires. A seventh approached and
said:
"Boys, Sine. Barnes is dead"
That news had a surprising effect.
The usual shock given by such in
telligencc was observable. Every
body said "Foor Sinc.," and shook
his head and sighed. But in less than
three minutes every Comstocker was
roaring with laughter as a delicate
mark of respect to the memory of the
departed.
Sinclair Barnes was known to eve
ny Nevadan. In early days he made
much money in Phoebe as the owner
of many freighting teams. Later, as
prospector, Spectator, politician and
lobbyist, he lived III varied luck some
times flush and sometimes in porphyry,
but always cheerful of spirit and indie
pendent as u millionaire. Sine. was
the same to everybody. His quiet,
free and easy air was part of himself,
and his quaint humor was as inexhaus-
tible as the hot water in the Comstork
mines.
One of the party told story of
Barnes having cracked joke at Col
onel Fairs expense when the latter
was making his fight for the U. S.
Senate.
"That's all right" put in another
Comstocker; but old Sine. shed
some grateful tears himself, for Uncle
Jimmy stood by him like man in
his last illness. He told me so him
self, Sine. did,
"In the big California suit at Car
son." observed another mourner, "there
was awful buying and selling of jurors
and things. | was in the business
myself. was against the monopoly
in that case, and put in some solid
work but it did no good. One of the
jurors, Genoa rancher, came to me
during recess one day, and handed
back $4,000. He said he could dc
better. Well, the Judge, you remem-
Der, got down from the bench to make
II few remarks to the urv of an OK
planatory nature at the blackboard
His Honor got interested and made Il
iive-hour speech in favor OF the Cal.
ifornia Company. 1t was scandalous
and set us all wild with rage. 'Wha,
do you thiuk of it Barnes:' some one
as ked him in the barroom of the
Ormsby."
"Well," drawled Sine, ''if the court
made that speech for nothing, what a
barnburner he would be if he was onl,
paid to talk"
Hon. Frank Ganahl, OF HALEY, wa.
the leading counsel against the 30
nanza firm in that celebrated case
Ed. TINES
Il was making n big anti-raiIroae
fight in Carson one session." said al
ex sage brush journalist, sand | wa
Young and very enthusiastic. Ole
Sine. was lobbying for the bloatc,
monopoly, hut we were first rat
friends for all that. | was making
hot speech on the sidewalk to 10
of Legislators one noon after drink
and lunch, and breaking my heart owe
the wrongs of the dear people. Jus
as ! was getting away up on the lib
erty pole Of my eioquence, old Sim
stepped forward, and putting his han'
on my shoulder in Il fAtherly way, sail
to me:
"'Get aboard the keers, young fel
Ter; get aboard the keers. It's -
sight easier and more profitable thar
tearing up the rails"
Sand it was good advice, too,
sighed the journalist regretfully.
"We were talking about the grea
fraud of '76 at Mallon's one day,
remarked Jim Brazeil, 'and ,Aleck
Mckenzie said that he would neve
forgive the Republicans for jumpin
Tilden's claim.
"'No, they didn't jump his claim
put IN Sine.
what cried all the Democrat
in establishment, for Barnes was II
Republican.
"'No, bows said Sine, shaking hi
head and filing his glass mournfully
't.o" did meaner thing than tina,