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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-08-02
shipping Cattle Nevada.

Jasper Harrell intends shipping
1000 head OF cattle from California 10
Ruby Valley in Elko county, having
secured rate of S75 a car In train
loads. Under recent arrangements
cattle can now be shipped from Ari-
IONA and New Mexico in train loads
at 800 per car, and the probability is
that considerable stock will be brought
here from those territories.
journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-08-02

The Times-Review says: Upwards
of 1000 tons of hay will remain I'M
cut on the Altubc Bros. ranch in
Independence Valley this season in
consequence of the firms lack of need
for it. They lost 90 per cent of their
cattle last winter and claim to have
only about 1000 head left.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-08-02
Am the Same as waite Mar

The Carson papers say the Piutes
of Mason Valley have struck for 81 20
per day and some of them demand
81 so. They have been receiving 81.
Many of them are first-class hands,
and il they hold out, will get what
they demand. They are an important
factor in the valley labor-in fact,
under present conditions the farmers
can hardly do without them.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-08-02
Claim .gunpers.

A Salt Lake man who is evidently
the possessor of twin gals had men
here last week jumping claims by the
wholesale. They sighted no one
whose claims happened to lie in the
direction they were headed. not even
the patented ground escaping reloca-
ton. This is big bluff and we dom
think they will be able to get away
with it. Tie boys are feeding their
shotguns on raw meat, and should the
jumpers continue their little game
they are liable to carry away more
lead in their systems than silver in
their pockets. Eureka (Tintic) Chief.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-08-02
SHOULD BE TESTED.
The Right OF Judge Wells TO Exercise
judicial Functions.

When the Supreme Court denied
the writ OF prohibition in the case OF
Judge Wells, it decided nothing in
regard TO the validity of the incum-
bent's appointment or of his official
tenure. 1t merely decided that the
action was enormously brought, and
that application for a writ of quo war
ranto would have been the proper
proceeding. The question whether a
fourth District Judge can be legally
appointed or selected is still an open
one, and 1t should be disposed Of be-
fore the next election, and II possible
before the meeting of the State Con-
vention. While it remains in doubt.
litigants cannot safely entrust their
cases in Court whose judicial power
is liable to be upset at any time, and
the longer the matter Is delayed the
greater will be the complications in
the event of an adverse decision by
the Supreme Court. II is to be hoped
that proper proceedings will be
brought to test the matter before
Judge Wells successor shall be elect
ed or nominated.-Reno Journal.
Under the circumstances the ques-
ton naturally arises, why did not the
Court decide the question of Wells
right to hold the Office of Judge in
the Fourth District?
The Court was called upon to de-
eide this question, and declined. 1t
does not seem that Court has that
right. II 1t has, the people OF Ne
vada would like some explanation
Carson Appeal.
AS we look upon the matter, there
is no question but Wells is Judge de
facto, and whether the creation Of his
Office and his appointment be de-
elared unconstitutional or not, his
official acts as Judge cannot be set
aside. The term Of his appointment
is drawing to a close, and we can see
no good that would result from GUST
ing him at this late day, when his
term has nearly expired. Whatever
constitutional, or rather unconstitu-
tional, cloud hangs over Judge
Wells tenure OF ONCE, none such Will
attach to his successor when elected
by the people. The power of the
Legislature to create the office of a
fourth District Judge at the next gen.
eral election is plain constitutional
power conferred upon it by that in
strument in the following clause:
1.-THE Legislature may provide by
law for an alteration in the boun-
daries or divisions OF the districts
herein prescribed, and also for in
creasing or diminishing the number
of judicial districts and Judges there
in; but no such change shall take
effect except in case Of vacancy or
the expiration of the term of the in
cumbent of the office.n
It is the last clause in this consti-
tutional provision that makes Judge
Wells Official status doubtful, for
there was neither "vacancy or ex-
piration of term of the incumbent OF
the office" to which he was appointed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-08-02
Father Matthias Appointments.

Father Nattini will visit White Pine
District according to the following
appointments:
Hamilton, August 18th to 18th.
Shekels', August 18th to 18th.
Ely, August 10th to gath.
Cherry Creek, August Oath to Sep
tember I'd.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-08-02
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

latest quotation, 81 O6A.
The District Court meets next Mon
day.
Ameeting of the Republican County
Central Committee will be held at the
Court House this evening at 7:3O.
A photograph of an old lady was
picked up 10 front of Sol Hips
store Yesterday. The loser can have
it by calling at the Postoffice.
Big hay stacks are looming up on
Steptoe Valley ranches. They weather
is unusually favorable for hay max
ing this season.
A meeting of the Democratic Coun-
ty Central Committee will be held at
Justice Weber's office at 2 o'clock
p. NJ Saturday, August 9th.
w. II. Flint, of San Francisco, Post
Office Inspector, passed through here
on the Goth. He examined the office
here and pronounced it o. X.
The Young Mems Institute of Reno
numbers over 100 members and is one
of the solid orders of young men.
Preparations are in active progress
for the annual exhibition of the State
Agricultural Society, 10 be held at
Reno September % to 81 inclusive.
The attention of the travelling pub
lie is directed to the revised schedule
of fares of the Nevada Stage and
Transportation Company, which will
be found on our first page.
Carson Tribune: A Base Ranger
now in Carson predicts that the adj
vance in silver will cause the opening
of many abandoned mines and the
doubling of the population of Ereka
within year.
Walker Lake Bulletin: The West
ern Belle claim, owned by Taylor and
Gilman, is causing flutter of excite
ment. Assays averaging $500 have
been taken from the ledge. Select
samples assay over 81 800. The own
ers are running tunnel to tap the
ledge, and if they find it the mine will
prove good thing.
Joe Mattos, lately of the Nevada
Stage Line, has been in town several
days winding the affairs of his late
mai contract. Joe is now resi-
dent of Redding, Shasta county, Cal,
from which point he has a mail line
running north into Modoc county. He
is we'll pleased with his new location.
Ed Kelley, j. c. Raper, Frank
Pierce and Fred Rorchert, all of
Cherry Greek, passed through Mon
day, pointed south, with a band of
horses. The horses belong to Mr..
Kelley aud he is taking them to Arr
IONA. lie has disposed of his place
below Cherry Creek to p. T. Dolan,
and leaves White Pine for good.
We learn that p. II. Cannon has
been appointed superintendent Of the
Merrimac Company's mine Mt Cherry
Creek, and and Alex Wilson. Esq,
attorney for the corporation. With
Pete at the throtile-valye at the mine,
and Alec as legal adviser, the Merrimac
ought to soon become productive of
something better than swindling the
community and raising HI generally.
Query Answered-The Census Blu
reau has sent n circular to our County
Clerk asking the quantity in gallons
of whisky used in our county hospi-
tai for the year 1889. The following
Is the pithy reply: Hospital bought
3 gallons of mighty common whisky
in 1889. This was mostly bought by
patients who died same year. Hos
pital closed in December; no patients
left"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-08-02

There are seventeen candidates for
State offices in this county, five IN
this county, five in Storey and nine ia
Washoe. The State at large has about
forty candidates all told. - Carson
Appeal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-08-02

The population of Elko county is
given 4,7S3 falling off of nearly
1000 since the census of 1880.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-08-02

The town of Wallace, in Idaho,
was destroyed by fire Sunday night.
The loss is estimated at $500, 900.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-08-02

The Chronicle says that Harry
Rolfe, of Virginia, is candidate for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-31

in camp. His favor is courted and
curried to flattering extent But that
is not the only way in which
his Importance is attested. His
name leads the payroll. And
we'll il may, for the leading question
which loggers raise, in deciding with
what camp they will cast their lot is,
Which has the best cook? The ex-
tent to which this consideration out
weighs all others was emphasized TO me
when the news came in one day that the
entire crew of neighboring camp had
"struck" because cook whose services
commanded S75 month had been dis
charged to give place for one who could
command but $50. The cooks assistant
is called the "cookee."
The other principal employees of a
camp are the foreman, sawyers, team
sters, skidders and the "road- monkeys, 4"
and, in camps where logs are floated,
the drivers. The wages of loggers range
from S25 to $40, and sometimes even $50
month.
1t is quite common idea that trees
are felled with an axe, but that is not
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-31
DENUDING THE FOREST.

the case. That is done with cross-cut
saw, operated by two sawyers, who
accomplish the down fall of a big pine
in an incredibly short time.
The tree is then cut into logs of
proper length and turned over TO the
skidders, who elevate them by cant
hooks. chains and oX-teams onto skids,
from which they are finally loaded for
shipment
In the illustration may be seen saw
yers at work, logs on skid, and a haul
ing team just loaded by the skidders and
oX-team. The man standing in front of
the horses by the sawyerS, with a
wooden mallet over his shoulder
is wedge saan. whose duty
il is 10 insert the wcdged-shaped axe
head into the cut made by the sa W as
soon as the blade of the latter has pene-
trated beyond its depths. AS fast as
the saw begins to bend the aXe-head is
driven in with the maui behind the saw
blade TO relieve the pressure on the blade
The road monkeys are stationed at the
steep inclines along the winter roadways
over which the heavy loads of logs are
hauled. When load approaches going
down the incline, these road monkeys
scatter wisrs OF hay in front of the sled
runners, 10 act as brakes upon the
smooth sled shoes, and prevent the load
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-31
Tale of an Ocean Tramp.

A strange story of the ramblings of
an ocean wanderer, extending over q
period of four years, is told in the last
issue of the Atlantic pilot chart. In
November, 1886, the Port Royal buoy
went adrift and foated off into the
Gulf stream, where it was next seen on
Christmas eve of 1886, having gradu-
ally worked its way northward by a
series of tacks. Three months later it
was sighted on the eastern edge of the
stream, about 200 miles north of the
Bermudas.
Then it headed southwardly and was
not heard from again until June 8,
1888, when it was seen 600 miles north
west of the Bermudas. For two years
it remained constant to that site. never
straying more than 100 miles from its
rendezvous. Then it set out upon an
other southern tour, and on Sept. 10.
1899, it had again gone below the lati-
tude of the Bermudas, but keeping
500 or 600 miles to the eastward of the
islands.
When last encountered the ocean
vagrant was looking none the worse for
having knocked around in may chimes
for years, exposed to the tempest's
fury and the cyclones wrath. If the
itinerary of those five rolling years of
life on the ocean wave could somehow
have been automatically recorded, the
record would far transcend in interest
any romance of the deep that Marryatt
or Russell has given to mankind. What
gruesome tales it might reveal of half
booty shippers in the weird watches of
the night. deserving in speeches.
terror the horrid front of the supposed
sea-serpentl And withal, what a
strangely instructive chapter it might
unfold of the mysteries, of the Gulf
stream and other ocean currents.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-31

will surely disclose themselves IN such a
place are exhausted.
Not all who are breathing city smoke
are circumstanced TO leave il at will for
the woods of Michigan and Wisconsin.
Therefore will divide with such unfor-
Inmates, so far as i am able, the pleas
ures OF a journey which l have taken
into the woods of Wisconsin.
My first glimpse of numbering life was
had before l was fairly settled down in
my seat in the Wisconsin Central train,
on which had shipped from Chicago to
Ashland, Wis.
The car began to fiji rapidly with set
of hale and hearty young men in "storo
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-31

chances for keeping his polse upon some
rolling log when the break comes, the
scene is one of intense excitement and
peril.
Many of the drivers in the Bad River
country were Chippewa Indians, or
half-breeds, who find this sort of life
much TO their liking.
Much of the labor OF numbering takes
the crews too far from camp TO return
for the midday meal. In that case dim
ner is brought them by the ''cookee" or
the tote sled-the latter being the name
by which the sled used for hauling sup
plies is designated-and eaten ''on the
spot" Such dinner in the woods is too
cheerful and picturesque a scene to be
passed without illustration.
But the most cheerful occasion of all
is the hearty supper, TO the enjoyment Of
which they bring large appetites and the
WEAKNESS OF the days labor, knowing
that they are at liberty to iinger over it
as long as they choose.
This meal is spread within the warm
log shanty, upon table of plain pine
boards An oil-cloth usually does duty
for u table-cloth.
After supper they gather about the
long box stove and pass the evening
hours in recounting the experiences Of
other days; and as these crews are made
up of "all sorts and conditions of men, T"
who from causes as varied as their faces
have drifted together from the four cor
ners Of the earth, their adventures and
memories take in the whole range of
human experience,
"From grave to gay. from lively 10 severe
1t is not an infrequent circumstance
10 find within such circle men of fine
learning and polite birth, and, although
their presence may sometimes be ac-
counted for by misfortune, it is almost
universally the result of dissipation, and
many pitful tale is locked within
their lips, which even the rude cheer vi
an evenings "recollections" around the
fire at camp will never draw forth.
But whatever their faults or follieS, as
they break up that social circle about
the fire, to turn into their rough hunks
or do bit of rude patching, let us wish
them a hearty good night, and bear
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-31
them kindly thought when we look
upon our own comfortable homes, made
possible by their hard labor.
FORREST CRIssEY.
The Worst Month.

ITO me-" remarked man of appre
ciative discernment, February is the
most disagreeable month of the entire
year"
"Why?" some one asked.
"Oh, well, you know it has fewer
number of days than the other months. 4"
what difference does that make 2"
"My friend, see that you don't get
down closely to the business affairs of
life. The sooner one month ends, the
sooner the first of the next one comes
around. l am quiet man and do not
like callers, and it makes me nervous
and i'll at ease when, the first of the
month, men who have really no cause
to enjoy my society come around and
discuss practical subjects. | make no
complaint of leap year February, but
the February that falls on the lot of
ordinary occasions is distressing. y
Arkdnsdl0 Trdceler.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-31

clothes. 4" who dropped into the first seats
which they came TO, and made themselves
comfortable and at home in a twinkling.
From their talk, which was by no
means conducted in an undertone,
learned that there were about forty men
on board bound for the lumber woods
Some were new hands going to take
their first lessons in logging, but the
most of them had seen more than one
season in camp.
And what a rollicking set the latter
were. If they were going into hardships
it was evident that they "knew the
worst" and were prepared 10 make
the best of it. Two of the company,
who seemed to be leaders OF the crew,
pre-empted the two rear seats of the car,
jerked their boots, shed their coats and
in short order prepared to make a night
Of it.
"I'll tell you, boys, we missed our OPP
portunity today We ought TO have
got roarin' drunk" said one OF them
This sentiment over lost opportunity
to make full day Of il in Chicago was
heartily echoed by the remainder of the
group,
When the cross-fre OF stories and
banter began TO lag one Of the leaders
drew forth from the depths Of a black
sachel a collection of popular songs. 1"
The first selection was Little Annie
Rooney" and the clear, strong tenor in
which il was rendered made me almost
forgive him.
As he warmed TO his work a change
seemed TO come over the spirit of his
dreams, and the popular airs" of the
street gave place to the dear old tunes
that have thrilled hearts from the days
of yore.
1t was with regret that ! saw him
close the book and put it away, taking
from his sachel instead a flask OF
liquor, which he passed TO his COM
panions and sampled himself.
Still another plunge into the sachel
brought forth an elaborate night-shirt
which was greeted with more cheers
than even the bottle. 1t was very evil
dent that he was determined 10 make it
known that he INDUCED in the embellish-
ments of civilization at least once a
year. After tremendously wrapping his
bottle in the garment he subsidized for the
night, until fat little boy in red fan
mel waist came along to play with the
faucet of the drinkingwater tank.
"Here, sonny! Looking for bunk?
just you camp right down there, soon's
Il
full! You've got to look out for No / or
they won't no one look out for you.
Mebbe you're cold? Just let me spread
my coat over YOU"
When he had made the child comfort
able he quickly dropped into slumber.
In the morning, when we had passed
through the burned district and were
well into the Bad River country, the
saw mills began TO appear. AT one of
these mill stations our forty lumbermen
left the train, being met bv company
of old companions. who were clad in
striped, checked and variegated macki-
nav Jackets with dangling belts that
combined in each garment the most pos
alive shades of every color.
But to the woods.
TO see them at their grandest, one
should visit them in October when the
wonderful autumn colors are at their
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-31

OATS er laung time, sub. I know de
jedge up dar in de pulpit when e use
ter go barefoot an stump e toes"
"Never mind about me. Tell, the
Jury about the facts in this case" said
the Judge.
dat / will, sub. / des happen ter
member de time yo' paw whipped yer
fur er stealth waterm illions outen mer
patch, sub, an it made me disremem-
Der whit 'uz er doin', sub"
"All we want you to remember is
What took place at your house the day
this boy over here got his head broke, "
replied the Judge with a smile.
"Ye-es, sub. III tell 'em. / lives
lar on de road, des like i say, sub, me
an mer fambley, sub / got en- OF
oman, sub. thee gals mos grown an
two likely leetle boys De gals dey
yinter look at de boys, sub, an one
sunday when dey come fun de church
ley fotch home dat saddle color'd,
naul-headed buck dat dey 'cuse
me er try'n' ter kill. Dey interiuce
i'm ter me an ax i'm fur ter come
inter de house an teck er cheer. He sot
lown by de cornder er de fab place
an 'ginfor talk. Den ] fin out who
lat niger is. He 'uz fix up SO fancy
an wored er watch an err walkin' stick.
He des tend like he nuver know nuth-
in tall bout de country. De oil oman
wuz er gittin' diuner. sub. She sont
,ne er de leetle boys fur ter git some
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-31

How it was that the village church
caught fire no one ever knew, though
there were many theories as to the
origin of the disaster. Suffice it to say
that the sacred edifce was Quilted. In
spite of the gal ant efforts of the fire.
men nothing but the bare walls re-
NAMED, aud general regret was ex-
pressed that the fine organI,presented
by the ladies only few months pre-
viously-had been destroyed.
Its a great pity losing the organ so
soon after getting it," remarked an
elder who was discussing the untoward
event
Eyes, it is" replied one of his
friends: ~but it was almost an impos-
sibility to save it; you see the engines
couldn't play on it." And then the
speaker. wisely went away.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-31

MiiIisnsirs Astor Is building IL In Ne'
York.

Millionaire Astor IL building IL In New
York.
A work of colossal magnitude has
begun at the northeast corner of Fifth
avenue and Fifty-ninth street, New
York. At present only the prepare
tory excavations have been made, but
these are of such depth and so much
in keeping with the projected struct-
ure that all who have seen them are
astonished. And vel, they might be.
The depth of the excavations ranges
from twenty-five to forty feet. This
has been necessary so rs to have rock
basis whereon to raise this mighty ed
ifice. The rock will have to be blasted
to render it even.
On this foundation will rise William
Waldorf Astor's new hotel. which is to
be the loftiest In the world. 1t is to
have seventeen stories and will be 225
feet high. The site is 100 feet front on
Fifth avenue by 125 feet deep on Fifty
ninth street.
The first four stories will be of
rough-hewn brown stone. with Roman
arched entrances on the side and front.
Next will come seven stories of yellow
brick, with terra Gotta aud Belleville
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-31

stone trimmings. The twelfth story
will be of brown stone, with a massive
projecting brown-stone cornice. This
will have the effect of breaking the
somewhat towering appearance of the
building. The remaining stories will
be of yellow brick, with brown-stone
markings. The topmost story will be
lighted only by skylights in the roof,
and will be devoted to the laundry
work of the hotel.
The building will cost about 81, 000,-
coo, and it will take two years to con-
struct it. The work will not be begun
until next spring, and so the hotel will
not be ready for business until the
spring of 1898.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-31

While there e moro or less liability y
accident In Telling, skidding and haul
ing, the most perilous part OF logging
falls TO the drivers" who are required
to steer sae logs down streams, which
they do by means of long pike poles. Ii
Is an interesting scene TO see an expert
driver skipping over the floating logs,
darling his pike here and there To keep
the whole mass moving, and when, in
shooting the rapids of some turbulent
stream, the logs get I'm a @jam" and the
driver must venture out upon the strug-
Cling mass and liberate 1t. taking his