The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-11-20
no FOB SALT RIVER !

Capt. Thomas RockhilI in command.
with Charles Green as First Officer,
will leave her mOoring at Hamilton
next Thursday morning Thanksgiving
Day., for her biennial trip up Salt
River. Both Captain and First Mate
are familiar with the voyage, having
once before sailed up that famous
stream.
Tom Ellison, of White River, has
been rendered the position of Second
Mate, u position he is capable to fill,
owing 10 his experience in that capac-
ity ON tue Father OF Waters way back
in ante bellum days. In his leisure
moments Tom will entertain the crew
with the beautiful little story of q
"sOlid" Democratic precinct At White
River and curse the waywardness of
the Democracy of other precincts.
J. ID. Doyle will be Chief Clerk of
the ship, and c. d. Thackston, purser.
When off duty, they are expected to
do all the growing, and any of the
crew who interfsres with this special
prerOgatiVe will be put in irons forth
with.
VIM. Hayes, the verse defeated of
all, will not be along. He went up
that tortuous stream two years ago,
and no doubt thought the present voy-
age too monotonOus for him. He pre-
ferred crossing the big ocean and
landing his bark on Erin's green
coast, where the noneens (daisies) ever
bloom. Wen miss William.
Ben Miller, q gallant tar, who never
tires of such voyages. will GO along
as Quartermaster and keep the ship
supplied with provisions, fuel, etc.
Ben is rustlsr wherever you put him
and on this occasion will prove the
right man in the right place. When
not ON duty he will entertain the crew
with the legend -"What Became OF
Jimmy Fairs Sackl"
Frank X. Murphy, the solitary vic.
tim on his party ticket, doesn't like
the ship, crew or voyage, but he's got
to 20 all the same. Ii there are any
jsils up there he may getius all locked
up, and return overland sfoot. But
if he is inclined to be amisble he can
make the trip real interesting to the
crew by giving readings from his Con-
venticn speech and campaign epistles.
Sam Roach, As Stewart, and G.. w.
Halstead as Chief Cook, will be use
ful members of the expedition, and
what Sam dent know about the saline
stream George can tell him for he was
there before.
w. L. Davis will step aboard with
n gross of lead pencils in his pocket
and n ream of FooLs-cap under his
arm To chronicle the incidents of
the voyage. Ii DIR. Herrick will be
so kind as to lend him few volumes
of the ancient lore of Greece and
Rome and q demijohn of medicine"
the asperities of the trip will be
greatly mitigatsd.
d. A.. Strong, the noblest Roman of
them ell, will look after the mortuary
affairs, and decsntly lay to rest on the
banks of the saline river, any unfor.
tunate who may lose hope and give
up the ghost ere the good ship returns.
BY unanimous vote of the crew,
John McKernan was rendered an hon.
orary billet on the ship-that of sps-
cial advisor To Capt. Rockhi!l, He
will occupy cabin quarters, have &C.
cess to the Captains private cuisine
and ''cruiskeen" and fare on the best
the ship affords.
This finishes the old ships crew
Take heed, ell ye "great disappoint-
ed" and be on at the appointed time.
Well hoist anchor, unturl sails, and
the old ship, manned by q gallant
crew, will proceed on her voyage. Ia,
to, till We return.
i Nm mnaRnannW nnn.