Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-03-14
COUNTY. oRF1GIAL PAPER.
Secret Canyon Items.

Editor INDEPENDENT:- Reading the
communication from the pole Can
yon kancher' published ia your pa
pei: a few weeks ago, reminds US that
~e could add little news from "See.'
ret Canyon" that might be of some
interest TO the public. We are glad
TO learn from the Pole Canyon cor:
respondent that they are enjoying
themselves there in visiting their
neighbors, receiving aud giving the
news, and exchanging "innocent Cos
zip" about their neighbors. But;
this Innocent gossip we fear is not So
innocent after ALI for there may be
evil disposed persons among them
with evil tongues that may wag too
freely, and some Paul Pry" would
get the family secrets OF some neigh
Dor, and when a small difficulty arises
instead OF trying to allay it, this gos
siping class would try to urge it on;
even il they had to lie little about
the matter and make it appear worse
than it really is. Therefore we would,
advise them when they have their
visits in future to leave of gossipingl
about their neighbors, even though
tt may be thought to be Innocent
for fear of it being enlarged upon by
certain tattlers, as there are more or
less of them in all communities. Them
too a gossiper is no more or less than
a tattler, and all tattlers should be-
ignored and desplsed by good people
And We have yet to learn that therel
is such a thing as innocent gossip.
We do not know that anything of the
kind would occur among them, for
they may all be too pure for that,
but we merely throw this suggestion
in as q caution, for such things do
often happen. in the best regulated
neighborhoods.
We have little curiousity to learn
how the Pole Canyon trappars and
bachelors, are succeeding in trapping
for clears" But we can Inform
them there are no dears' tracks in
"Secret;" and they need NOT expect
to catch any game of that kind there,
and would advise them to do there
tripping In future in Pole Canyon
as there'are some "dears" there and
perhaps some may be caught yet.
Ne are having fearful weather just
nov, one blizzard seems to follow
another, snow and wind, and the
wind piles the snow in drifts 10 places
mountain. high and the roads are
almost impossible. The mail b ls To
be carried On horseback over The
ranRe, and it takes. three days some
tiues TO get from the Overland to
Halleck, which is only a one day trip
when the roads are good. The month
OF March has truly come in like a
"lion," and we hope it will 20 out
like a "lamb." Notwithstanding the
severity Of the weather all stock is
doing finely, never better. This is
Peehsps, owing to the mild weather
we had during the fore part of the
winter that put them in good con-
dition to stand the severe weather
The ranchmen are all in fine spirits
on account OF their stock being in
such good condition, and tho deem
snow in the mountains will nuke an
abundance of water for irrigation
purposes and a promise Of good crors
the coming season.
The sad news Of the death OF Dem;
Hunter, who was killed in n snow.
slide 10 the Bruneau country, cam.
TO us by a messenger from there
Mr.. Hunter was we'll known in thi,
valley and had many friends here VIII,
sincerely mourn his death. We learr
from the messenger that an i'm mems,
body OF snow has fallen there, an,