The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-04-24
WHITE PINE NEWS
HANK MONK.
= PropositSsz TO Appropriately Mark
His Grave.
(Carson Free Lancet

[Carson Free Lancet
When Hank Monk died in 1888 Car
son lost her most noted citizen-a citi-
zen whose name and reputation were
known to many people in the outside
world. His name and reputation were
those of quiet, modest man and
skillful stage driver. That he deserv, d
all this, those who knew him most in
timately are best aware. He was I'M
ostentatious and unassuming, but
withal man of approved character,
and effective executive ability, as was
shown bv the fact that he never had
serious accident in his many years OF
experience as a driver among the
dangerous mountain passes of the
Sierras.
In his own droll way he was also
something of a wag, and nothing
pleased him better than to good-natur-
edly chat credulous tourist, or to IN
continently sell pretentious or boast
full globe trotter. His experience III
driving Horace Greedy from Genoa to
Placervile has been hunorously re-
corded by Mark Twain, and is familiar
to all. Il will be remembered that the
great editor was anxious to get through
on time, and worried Hank almost to
death complaining about going 81
slowly while making the assent to
Lake Tahoe. History records, how
ever that the celebrity of the latter
portion of the ride more than cnmpen-
stated for the snail's pace of the first
part, and Hanks drawing remark,
keep your seat, Horace, I'll get you
there on time" became campaign
battle cry after Greedy was nominated
for President.
Hank Monk has been dead more
than three wears. Below is given a
transcript of the funeral notice.
DIED.
In Carson, Nevada February %, 1888.
HANK MONK.
Aged "a years.
Funeral will take place at O'Clock friday
from the Episcopal Church. Friends and
acquaintances are respectfully invited to at
tend.
In view of all the considerations and
circumstances, the suggestion is here
offered that headstone be erected to
appropriately mark his last resting
place. The cost may be from 800 to
$300-according to the generosity of
our people. An inscription something
like this would probably do:
Here Lies
HANK MONK.
STAGE DRIVER.
A Native Of St. Lawrence Comfy. New York,
aged 81 years.
keep your seat, Horace; I'll get you there
on time.
May the Sagebrush of the country he loved so
well wave peacefully'over his grave forever.
There are 80 scholars enrolled for
the University.
Placer claims in the canyons of the
Humboldt and Dun Glen ranges -.
mountains, are being located by whit,
men and sold to Chinese.
A mans curiosity never reaches the
female standard until somebody cells
him that his name appeared in yester
DAYS paper.
The Lander county people are "kick-
ing" because District Attorney Cress-
we'll spends so much of his time in San
Francisco.
The Chinese merchants of Oroville
have offered a reward foi the murderer
of William Miller, who was chopped
to death Wednesday with Ratchet
IF white man, the reward is to be
5000; if a Chinaman, $500.
Cattlemen in Humboldt and Elko
counties are notifying sheepmcn that
the trespassing OF sheep on their ranges
will be follwed by prosecution.
Buena Vista John reports that SLo.
shone Indian was killed at Humboldt
Wells last week 10y member of his
tribe. II appears that the man who
did the killing had good reasons for
believing that his squaws affections
had been aIienated from him, her lord
and master, by his victim, who was Il
gay Lothario, and he deliberately shot
him through the heart.