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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
SAM PIES.

between Allen and Turner.
Carl Hanson, wife and babies spent
& a few days in town last week
4 There was 4 social dance at Urqu-
hart Hall last Saturday night.
Sixteen tons of ore shipped by
Hanson & Poor to the arrastra last
week yielded 5000.
Controller Horton has appointed
his son Morton deputy, vice James
Holbrook deposed
Jim Cain, Bodies most enterpris-
ing citizen, took drive to Haw-
thorne last Sunday.
Judge Curler passed through town
last week, bound for Belmont. He
will return in few days.
]. B. Truman, Superintendent of
the Garfield mines, drove in from
that district last Saturday.
Verify, Winter doth linger in the
lap of Spring. 1t hailed and rained
and blew and snew last Monday.
Happy and content is home with "The Ro-
CHESTER" a lamp with the light of the morning.
Catalogues,writeR ochesterLampCo. ,NewYork.
A social philosopher remarks that
man with quail on-toast appetite
and a beef-stew purse will never get
rich.
Mrs. D. E. Williams is contributing
some very interesting letters to the
Genoa Courier from Southern Cal
ifornia.
John Kelly, Supt. of the Bodie and
Mono mines in Bodie, passed
through last Monday en- route to
tide water
1t is reported that Manuel De Soto,
who is working on Strikers Gold
Bar mine in Hawthorne District, is
in rich ore.
A petition for a mail route from
Greenfield to Fletcher in Esmeralda
county, is being circulated through
out Mason Valley.
A leading San Francisco paper is
considering the proposition of taking
the Truckee Drum Corps (girls) to
the Worlds Fair
H. M. Yerington and D. o. Mills
made stour of inspection over the
c. & G. last week Supt. Laws
accompanied them from Hawthorne
to Keller.
The Nevada ranchers who were
cunning enough to store up their
potatoes are reaping harvest, as
Nevada spuds are in brisk demand
at $50 per ton Tribune.
Mrs, J. NJ Campbell spent a few
days in Hawthorne last week. She
left on Monday for Redlands, San
Bernardino county, Cal, where she
will in future reside.
1t is said that Senator Stewart
will soon be known as the Bonanza
King of Mexico, as he is the owner
of some mines in Durango which are
said to be fabulously rich
The frosts of last week played
havoc with the apricots and early
peaches in our town gardens Many
trees were in full bloom and the crop
would have been large but for the
frost.
Among the freight left at Soda
Springs on the c. & c. few days
ago was a box for Jesus Christ He
works in the Mt Diablo mill and is
one of the steadiest men in the
works.
Old Boreas stirred up things pretty
lively last Thursday. That time
honored person, the Oldest inhab-
liant, declared that he never exper-
fenced such breeze in these here
parts before.
There are many aspirants for the
Superintendency of the Carson Mint
Among those prominently mentioned
are ex- Governor Jewett Adams, Geo.
Russell, VIM. Westerfield, and G. w.
Hinchcliffe.
G. G. Fish of Garfield came to
town last Sunday. He reports that
the Ida mine is looking better than
at any previous time in its history,
and his many friends hope it will
pan out big.
Engineer Eckart is hard at work
compiling statistics to be embodied
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
kECApI4Ul.A1O-,.

Balance on hand Jan.
/, lSll.....,.......,.S $4,000 81
Receipts for 3 months t.
April |, 1898. s....... 1910 IS
Disbursements for
months to April |,
BIN, -. $3.50. ..........s 1879 Il
Ballnea on hand April |,
l5oj....,.....,....... 22.36) 80
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12

So, )j) 81 S2j,J59 81
Respectfully sum
j. q. ArCIISON,
County Auditor.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12

Respectfully submitted.
J. G.. ArCHlSON,
County Auditor
r. II. WRIGHT,
County Clerk aad Ei-OIi 10 Treasurer.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12
WARRANTS DRAWN ON THE DIFFERENT
FUNDS DURING THE THREE MONTHS.

OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS.
Interest and Sinking Bonds S22, 900
Courthouse Bonds ........ 1900
$4,000
General Fund Warrants IS 80
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12

The Republican says this years ice crop
on the rruekee is not less than l25 ,0O0 tons.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-12

S2l,36J 80 S22, 1853 So
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-27

ty and at suuUO,,A a A...uNuIa vas no mo-
The warriors who escaped the foreign spear,
threw themselves into the flames. Acts
hachi was among the self inundated. BY
the sword and flames $500 Indians per
ished. De Soto lost 10 killed and wounded
The site of Mauvilla was at Choctaw
bluff, Clarke county, Ala. Soon after the
battle water expedition reached Ochuse
six marches from De Soto's camp, but again
the money mad conquistador refused u
turn back.
The expedition fought its way across the
Black Warrior to the Yazoo, were treacher
ously burned out at Chicaca, lost over 30
men in storming the palisades OF the Ali
bamos and finally discovered the Mississip-
pi. Crossing at Chickasaw bluffs DE Soto
penetrated TO the land Of the bison, and in
July, 1541, encamped so near Coronado's
Mexican expedition that a runner might
have carried news between them in few
days. Turning south again. the party
reached the mouth of Red river. and De
Soto died in May, l542. His followers, re
duced by one-half, made their way to Mexico.
DE Soto originally appeared in Peru a
noble and high minded conqueror and often
saved the incas from the cruelty of Pizarro.
But the barbarities practiced daily before
his eyes dried the fountains of pity in his
nature Then avarice stepped in, and the
deeds of hero are lost sight of in the shame
of an oppressor and man slayer.
GEORGE l.. KILMER.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-27
sErZEp THE TRAIroRous CHIEF.

SEIZED THE TRArToRoUs CHIEF.
that In land far west they would find the
FL Dorado of their search. They turned
westward and with difficulty reached Acu-
era, village almost identical with Fort
King, Marion county, Fla. They were
harassed at every step on their march and
were unable to secure native guides either
by bribery or compilation. The Indians
were their relentless foes. Pioneers sent in
advance of the column were cut off and de
capitated. The chief at Acuera warned DE
Soto not to halt In his dominions, but he
did so for 90 days and in that time lost IA
soldiers decapitated.
From Acuera the Spaniards passed on to
the Suwanee and crossed that 10 n rich
turning valley governed by three brothers.
Che eldest OF whom played the Indian trick
upon the Speniards for the first. He was
named Vitacucho. His brothers wanted to
receive the strangers with friendliness, but
he chided their boyish credulity and said,
"Tell your Spanish friends will have one
half OF them roasted and the other half
boiled" DE Soto returned pacific answer
90 the bloodthirsty message, and Vitacucho
pretended to think better of the Spaniartls
He sent word that he would visit tho camp
and one day appeared at the head OF 80
warriors In gala dress, but fully armed
The Indian was lavish in apologies for hay
ing expressed wish TO eat the jolly adven
turers and asked them to visit his capital
Caliquen. They went and werc housed and
entertained for two days, but the native In
terpreters in the pay OF DE Soto let out the
secret that IL was all blind for whole
sale massacre De Soto took the news coolly,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-27
watches and vital Magnets.

1t is frequently claimed that personal
magnetism of man has great influence
on the time movements of watch
which he carries. In confirmation of
this there is cited from the Electrical
Review a case where an employe in a
watch factory, man of strong per-
sonal magnetism, had for many years
strange experiences with his watch. AS
soon rs he had worn watch for some
time il began to run in the most freak
ish way. 1t lost or gained, not so many
seconds or minutes in a day, as is the
case with poor watches, but one day
gained an hour and the next day lost
one. Even the most expensive chronom-
eter became unreliable IL tho man men,
toned wore II. IL another took 1t up
IL kept time very well.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-27
DAYS FOUR HOURS LONG.
That Was Some Time Ago, and the Earth
Travelled Much Faster.

That Wos some Time Ago, ana the Earth
Travelled Much Faster.
To-day is longer than yesterday; to-
morrow will be longer than to-day.
The difference is so small that even in
the course of ages it can hardly be said
to have been distinctly established by
observation, says The Story of the
Heavens. We do not pretend to say
how many centuries have elapsed since
the day was even one second shorter
than it is at present; but centuries are
not the units which we may employ in
tidal evolution. A million years ago it
is quite probable that the divergence Of
the length of the day from the present
value may have been very considerable.
Let us take a glance back into the pro-
found depths of time past and see what
the tides have to tell us. If the present
order of things has lasted the day must
have been shorter and shorter the far
ther we look back into the dim past
The day is now twenty-four hours; it
was once six hours. How much farther
can we go? Once the six hours is past
we begin to approach limit which must
at some point bound our prospect. The
shorter the day the more is the earth
bulged at the equator; the more the
earth is bulged at the equator
the greater is the strain put upon the
materials of the earth by the centrifu-
gal force of it's rotation. If the earth
were to go too fast it would be unable
to cohere together; it would separate
into pieces just as grindstone driven
too rapidly is rent asunder with vio-
lence. Here, therefore, we discern in
the remote past barrier which stops
the present argument. There is cer-
tain critical velocity which is the great
est that the earth could bear without
risk of rupture, but the exact amount
of that velocity is a question not very
easy to answer. 1t depends upon the
nature of the materials of the earth; it
depends upon the temperature; it de-
pends upon the effect of pressure, and
on other details not accurately known
to us. An estimate of the critical We
locity has, however, been made, and it
has been shown that the shortest period
of rotation which the earth could
have, without flying into pieces, is
about three or four hours. The doc
trine of tidal evolution has thus con-
Quoted us to the conclusion that, at
some inconceivably remote epoch, the
earth was spinning round its axis in
n period approximating to three or six
hours
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-27

and when the chief asked leaye o W smuse
his guest with some fancy military exer~
rises he accepted, stating incidentally that
In Spain the soldiers always appeared fully
armed when witnessing "a martial review.
Vitacucho said that that was perfectly
proper and quietly secreted the bows and
arrows of his braves in the tall grass on the
scene of parade. De Soto and the chief
were side by side, each with bodyguard
Of 12 followers At a signal from Vitacucho
the Indians snatched up their weapons,
but at that moment De Soto's bodyguard
seized the traitorous chief. The Indians let
6y volley Of arrows, and De Soto's favorite
warhorse received a quiver full, but the
rider was untouched. Another horse was
brought up, and De Soto charged with his
cavalry and routed the warriors. The bat
tie lasted over 12 hours, and the Indians
were all cut down or captured by the Span
ish horsemen, for whom the archers were
no match. although their arrows would
pierce the mailed armor of the hidalgos.
Vitacucho was treated as q royal prisoner
and sat at the table with De Soto. One day
he gave the signal for an uprising OF the
captives, who performed the drudgery OF the
camp, by striking the invincible De Soto TO
the earth with his fist. A melee ensued,
during which the chief and all his people
were dispatched after most heroic defense.
The main body Of adventurers. learning
that the fleet was near at hand in Pensacola
harbor begged DE Soto TO turn back. Ev-
cry step convinced them OF the dangers to
be encountered and that the FL Dorado
hunt was to be p rainbow chase in the val
ley Of death. But the leader resorted to the
old argument, Let him that Is afraid go
home." and not a soul left the ranks. The
party wintered in 15S9-i0 near the bay Of
ST. Marks in Leon county, Fla, and carly
in the spring set out hopefully for land de-
scribed by captive as a region of gold.
They actually reached the borders OF the
Georgia goldhelds, when chief again sent
them astr2y. The march was northwest
and brought them to the land of Cofitachi-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-27

qui, where they were met peacefully by a
young and beautiful maiden-Princess Luz
ALA. Pearls were abundant, and the prin-
cess sent De Soto necklace of these gems.
The Spaniards had learned to intimidate
the Indians by seizing their rulers as hos
tages, and the lovely princess was taken
along captive. Tho region was near the
silver bluffs on the Savannah river below
Augusta. The country passed through be-
tween the Savannah and the Coosa was so
rich as to tempt De Soto's followers to re-
main, but the leader would not listen, for
his heart was set on land rivaling Peru.
Beyond the Coosa the cavaliers entered
the province OF Tastaluza, where reigned a
giant Adonis, hau ghty and ferocious, named
Actahachi The tsllest cavalier in the party
could walk under his arm. De Soto ten
dered the chief n bodyguard, and the two
We'd with each other in acts of dissimula-
tion. Actahacm sent messengers ahead to
his vassals at MGuvilla to provide grand
entertainment for tho Spaniards; also other
messages which De Soto did not catch.
Mauvilla was fortified town OF about so
houses. Every house was palisaded and
would hold 800 TO 900 persons. The gates
of the town were thrown open, and n pro
cession led by dancing girls welcomed the
down TO repast in one Of the houses and in
vited the giant chief to join him. Actahachi
had retired to another house and refused TO
appear. An Indian who resented the haugh-
ty demand on his chief was killed by
Spaniard, and then the whole body Of war
riors rushed out To massacre the conquista
dores
The Spaniards ran 70 the gates to save
their horses, and after losing n number
killed and wounded force of about 200
rallied for an assault. Showers Of stones
and arrows were hurled from the loopholed
houses and from the palisades, but DE Soto
would not think OF flight The Indians
must be conquered or the prestige OF his
invinciblcs would be- lost. A breach was
made in the walls 10y hewing down the tim
bers with axes. De Soto himself setting the
example, while Indians on top rolled stones
and timbers down on the axmen. The cav
airy pressed In through the bresch and fired
the houses. The Tustaluza warriors formed
on the square. and Dc Soto's cavalry fought
them all day hand to hand. sword against
warclub and lance against bow. Acta
hachi and DE Soto met, but the conquiSta
dor was badly wounded, and the noble chief
lowered his club after he had raised IL 10
strike. The tide OF battle turned to the
spaniayds on the arrival of their main mar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-27
INTO THE JAWS Of DEATH
Rode Dc SotO'S Spanish Cavaliers In
Their Search for Gold.
SEEKING ANOTHER PERU NORTH,
Thrilling Adventures In the Everglades
and the Daring Deeds of Savage and
Proud HidaIgo-How the Warfare Of
Discovery Was Waged.

OF in the face OF
volleying x and
laundering can
non, indeed, like
Lord Cardigan's
band at Balakla-
va, but into the
jaws of death, in
TO the mouth of
hell, rode De Soto's
GOO Spanish cav
alters In their
search for untold
wealth supposed
to lie hidden In the
treasure vaults of
aboriginal races
and in mines Of
surprising rich
moss, scarcely
tapped as yet,
somewhere in the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-27

oeep everglades of Florida. Looked at
Through the spectacles of imagination,
gone wild overthe fabulous millions un-
earthed By the adventurous conquerors OF
Peru, the Land Of Flowers was also the
Land Of Gold and of Pearls. And when
De Soto, who had won the name OF an in
vinciblc az q follower Of Pisarro, was up
pointed governor Of Cuba and president Of
Florida in 1888, with authority TO conquer
and fortify the territory north Of the gulf,
there was rush Of cavaliers and hidalgos
to enlist under his banner such rs Spain In
her widest days of excitement had not
seen. Mobiles impoverished themselves to
supply an outfit; the court was in q fever
of excitement; the heads Of the people were
turned just as they were later tn France by
the notorious Mississippi scheme. The IN
gots and diadens, the vessels Of gold, that
avaYice and force had torn from the cities
of Peru were as q drop to q bucket con,-
pared with the finds that awaited the bold
adventurer In tho almost unexplored north
land. So said the cunning romancer De
Vaca, who had been there on marauding
trip and returned empty handed except az
to words
De Soto sailed from San Lucar, Spain, in
10 ships. His band mustered 600 lighting
men. In the party were IL priests and
monks. A vast corcoarse Of people assem-
bled to greet the expedition as II sailed
amid cannon aSing.a and the blast OF trufn-
pets. Cuba added to theoutfft 200Spanish
horses bred on the Island for the use Of the
soldiers in America. Guides and attend
ants werc taken up also In Cuba, and tho
families Of the adventures were given
homes among the colonists. De Soto part
ed with the denna he had won in a roman
tic suit that nearly cost his hfe-1sabella.
the daughter of one of Pizarro's officcra
The fighting men Of the expedition sailed
from Havana IN May, 1850. There were
200 horsemen and 400 Infantry. The ships
were knocked about by contrary winds on
the gulf for several days, bat made Tampa
bay near the close OF themonth. From on
board ship the Spaniards could see the
beacon fires of the Indians lit as signals to
rally the warriors for battle. The gold seek
ers knew what this wns al about, for 10
years before aSpaniard named Narvaez had
landed there and planted the seeds of eter-
nal war between the red man and the white.
Among his cruelties was the killing Of the
mother of the reigning chief, Ucita, and the
despoiling of that monarch's face Of its
chief ornament, the nose. Tho ships beat
about some time and then landed on the
shore of Hillsboro bay. Tho soldiers
marched 10 miles into tho interior, and meet
ing some of Ucita's people heard Of the bar
barities that they must answer for. De
Soto sent ambassadors and freed captives
TO the chief loaded with presents The an
swer came back Bring me no more
speeches or promises from these men.
want their heads"
Perhaps it was a good thing for De Soto's
cavaliers that he gave the redskins tit for
tat, but it was bad thing for his reputa-
tion. Two of his lieutenants set out ON
man hunt for slaves to ship to Cuba. The
lowed.
Some Indian prisoners taken in the vicin-
ity Of Long Swamp told the Adventures
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-27
An Oriental Hiet.

The menu Of one of the meals pro-
vided for the favored queen of an east
ern harcm Is reported 20 have included
n young lamb roasted whole, stuffed
with turkey, which again was stuffed
with q chicken stuffed with pigeon,
on its part being stuffed with quail.
and, lastly, this quail was stuffed with
one OF the smallest of eastern birds,
called fig peckcr.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-12-21
kissing.

In the old time men and women who
were mere acquaintance exchanged
kisses in public, and with a certain
amount of ceremony, and visitor to
whom it was desired to show special
civility was always received with a
kiss.
The mode of salutation has changed
greatly with the times. Haste and high
pressure have contributed to render the
form of greeting as brief as possible.
Not only have we given up the quaint,
familiar ways of our ancestors, but we
have also parted with much of that
elaborate etiquette which in the last
century played so large part in social
life.
The changed habits of society, the
greater mingling of its various grades,
have brought simplicity into the form
of intercourse which strikes oddly upon
the senses of people accustomed to old
fashioned ceremony. Il always kiss
the lady's hand when l take my leave
of the hostess after a party" said a
German lady, a descendant of one of
the oldest families in what used to be
called Prussia. She was commenting
rather severely ON the habits and GUS
toms of her adopted country.
The offhand manners of girls toward
their mothers and of all young people
generally toward all older people
drew forth her reprobation. Kissing
is now confined to state ceremonies and
to few old world lovers and gallants
who have retained the ways of their
great-grandfathers. = Notes and Que
rieS
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-12-21
Waves on the Great Salt Lake.

A strong gale of wind was blowing
over the lake and driving its surface
into low, white capped ridges, while
along the shore the foam lay like fiat
banks of new fallen snow If it had
passed across a lake of fresh water OF
equal extent, that wind would unques-
tionably have produced such an agita-
ton of its surface that navigation in
small boats would have been difficult
if not highly perilous.
But the waters of the Great Salt lake,
although driven into ridges as just re-
marked, showed curious resistance to
the wind and the waves, rising to only
slight elevation, moved along with an
appearance of lethargy that the eye
could not but notice.
Yet there was an immense momentum
stored up in those low, heavy, slow
moving waves. Venturing into the
water at a point where the depth did
not exceed four feet, the observer found
that it was impossible to stand against
them. Their sheer weight swept him
resistlessly along.
The curious buoyancy of the water,
containing 90 per cent of salt in solu-
tion, increased the helplessness of the
bather. He was not submerged, as some
times occurs in the Atlantic breakers,
but was lifted and carried like cork.
1t would probably have been impos-
sible to dive through an oncoming wave
after the manner practiced by bathers
along the Atlantic coast. In the Great
Salt lake people are not drowned through
sinking, but strangled while still afioat.
The bitter water may enter the air pass
ages with fatal effect, but the body con-
tinues to float until it reaches the shore
or is picked up.-Youth' Companion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-12-21
Fog Signaling.

A method of fog signaling has been
introduced on several branches of the
North London system of the Great
Northern railway of England which
obviates much of the unreliability and
complexity of the systems hitherto used.
A wire is laid in pipe from the signal
box to the various signals, at which
brushes of copper project some four or
five inches above the side of the rail
nearest the signal. A similar brush,
which connects with an indicator and
bell on the engine, is fixed to the en-
gine foot plate. When the signal points
to danger, the two brushes come in con-
tact, and the ringing of the bell and the
warning of the driver by miniature
signal on the engine that the line is not
clear are the result. The arrangement
can be readily switched off in fine
weather so as to become imperative.
This electric device seems to be the most
simple as we'll as the most efficient
means yet resorted to for fog signaling,
and the Great Northern railway intends
to adopt it over the whole of its lines.-
Chicago Record.