The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-02-13
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s. Surveyor General PrebIe Re-
......--tIls Experience with the
p,..,d,nt and Among the Depart
meats.
Charles S. .Preble, surveyor-General
oeNsvada. arrived at Carson Sunday
,norning direct from Washington, com
;no by the Southern route. lie was
deI.ysd two dass at Los Angeles by
r.a.oo of an extensive wasnout caused
br the late storm between Ne~hall
and Alpine, distance OF seventeen
niles He was absent two months,
ooe mopth of this time being spent IN
Washington, two weeks IN visiting
relatives and friends Down East anu
the other two weeks ON the road. In
conversation gith an Enterprise repre-
sentative Dir. Preble told much OF
interest concerning what lie saw and
heard 10 Washington. lie had CON
siderable business TO transact aud
discuss in the General Land Office
Department, yet was around among
the other Departments more or less In
COMPANY with our Congressman Wood
burn, aud slhers. lie Iuost tedious
expsuse OF time he found was ia watI-
Ing lor audiences or interviews with
the officials, ior instance the President,
where he vas detained nearly Two
huurs. W0odUufn was Win blm, aud
s tney had tbs consolation of knowing
thai everybody else had To ~ait their
turn sams as lney did. Andlt would
nt do To leave aud cal al another TIME
or Ihry would lose Their turn, same a.
in barrier shop
President Cleveland met them in "A
frank aud cordial manner that put
them al ease, and PreDle describes hlm
p stout, hearty, pleasant gentleman,
such as ali ike to meet, not APPARENT
/ very deep, but an excellent listener.
|Ihey presented him thr memorial OF
TemonstraDce 0f the citizens against
The closing oithe Carson Mint. "Ahain
sa'd be, "so you Western people dnn [
Ike - have your public institutions
Closed Certainly not, replied
they, "whcG 50 positive necessity
exists Tor tile coinage of our SILVER and
gold, OF which We have produced, and
are still producing, SO much. TINS
memorial 10 from tie people, an eX-
preston OF the feelings opinions and
ueslfes oi The people IN tins matter,
Suu ao1 IRON any political eliques,
.sPhAi combinations or corporations. .
ven, most certainly, this being from
'n' people, replied his Exceilency,
4 can assure you that il shall receive
cafeiu! attention and earnest consider
alton.
Ar. Preble says he had long inter
view with Land Commissioner Sparks.
a0d the latter declared that over
seventy per cent. of the homestead ap.
pnca'ions filed in Nevada were glaring
nAuos' The United States Land Office
was was Two years behind ia its business
WIN Nevada. Mr.. Pfeble remarked
wa 'aa' he could sell about 1000 acres
'. ,Snd IN this State if the price were
isaueed from 81 30 to 81 25 per acre.
avn nI'ns meeting ofthe Board of Regents,
. as'u last September, the rate was
=; lased 10 the former figure for all lands
.,l glng Immediately contiguous to a
'"sam, spring or lake.
:. 40 conversation with the officials of
'ue su... ros'office Department regarding
ss,'. down or dropping the mail
'elVlce .a. In various localities through
';".1 'S' .n,s section, the only reasons as
''S.su -; were economy and no appro.
ia pnauon. but the prosperity and
sm' s~'ancement of the country demands
supple :, mail service, even though il be
mr. pecuniary loss to the public Treas
NJ, % certainly this Government is
,"". rS' supposed to speculate in mail
h,.s; ses or to be = money making or
msn auaing institution, but is a Govern
rO"d. uI "l the people, established and
uuucted for the benefit of ALI the