Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-10-21
WALKER LAKE RESERVATION.
Will 1t Be Abandoned =? A Move
ment In the Right Direction

Hneht IN the Nisnt OlreCtion
Last FriaaN evening il was learned
that fhe Commissioners appointed by
the President to ytstigaie the least
billy OF throwing open part ot the
Pyramid Lake Reservation To white
settlers would arrive in Hawthorne on
Saturday, Having completed their la
bors in Pyramid and having a few
days leisure at their disposal, several
/ gentlemen interested n the prosperity
/ of this county prevailed upon the
Commissioners to visit our Reserva.
ton, and learn from personal observa-
ton the folly of allowing the Indians
the power 10 exclude whites from the
vast mineral region enveloped by the
/ Reservation boundaries.
A delegation of Hawthorne citizens,
consisting OF r. H. Wright, u. NJ.
Bowler, Judge Crocker, A. summer
field, II. j. Laws, B. Rosentha and a
BULLETIN representative, met the visit
ors at Mason's station.
The commission consisted OF Cyrus
Beede of Iowa and w. A. Morgan
Mrs Morgan and children, President
Jones of the State University aud Miss
Watson were with the party. AT Car
son Senator VIM NJ. Stewart and Con
gresham II. f. Bartine Joined the
party who were under the guidance of
d. A. Bender and Jas. A. Yerington.
When the train arrived at the Reser-
walton all hands disembarkcd aud
thoroughly examined the buildings and
| grounds, Inquiry disclosed the fact
that even the most ordinary products
potatoes, butter, eggs, etc, were pur-
chased abroad, and that nothing ex-
cept small amount of grain for
chicken feed and little hay was
raised by the Indians. There are no
fruit trees, grape vines or garden stuff
cultivated. The Commissioners learned
that there was only II children attend
ing the school and that two teachers
were employed.
As the train passed along the lake
the attention OF the visitors was di-
rected to the mineral belts plainly
visible on both sides, and they were
told that many rich lodges were known
to exist there, but the prospeclors
have all been warned TO keep of
IN THE EVENING
There was a meeting OF citizens at
the Court House TO allow the visitors
to address the people en- masse. Dis
trict Attorney Bowler was selected as
Chairman.
Senator Stewart addressed the meet
ing and pointed out the advantage
which must follow the abandonment
oil the reservation. Besides the MIN
eral wealth of the mountains, he said
there are number of large streams
howing into the lake, which by storage
wonld supply water enough to iriigate
large portion Of the valley, and
where now there is naagbt but sage
brush there might be waving fields
productive orchards and vineyards.
| Then the Senator took up the silver
question, and spoke as only master
mind could. He reviewed the money
| question from the time of early civil
ization to the present. and pointed out
silver has always been the money OF
tbs masses and gold the boarding of
the rich. His remarks were extremely
interesting, being more in the strain of
lecture than a speech.
Mr.. Bartine was called upon and
said that he did not anticipate being
| asked to speak, and unlike Senator
Stewart (who is always loaded) he was
not loaded for the occasion. He was
trltle skeptical as to whether water
sufficient to irrigate our vast deserts
| could be procured. He conceded the
great blessing it would be, but at the
best its realization was too far dis
tant. What we want above all else is
free coinage. Allow the miner 10
work, and make his work profitable.
Nevada is essentially a mining COM
munlty. He had done his utmost in
behalf of silver while in Congress and
would never stop until his opponents
were knocked out. He believed the
Indian Commissioners would report
in favor of abandoning the Walker
Lake Reservation. 1t was an act of
justice which must he apparent to ALL