Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-03-18
iLl1o, NEVADA, SUNDAY, MARCH Is 1894.
Secret Canyon Itrnis.

Luitor lSpEPESDESr:--ltea the
communication from the pole Cam
yon RaDcher' published in your IN.
per few weeks agr, reminds us That
40 could add little news from "Sec-
rot Canycn" tha, might be OF sonle
interes, To the public. We arc glad
to learn from the Pole Canyon cor
respondent that they arc enjoying
themselves there in visiting their
neiGhGors, receiving aud giving tho
re%s, and exchanging "inuurent gas
! sip" about their EeighbCrs. But
this lnnoc MT gossip we fear is not 80
innocent after ell; for there may be
evil disposed PERSONS among them
| with evil tongues that may way too
freely, and some Paul Pry" would
get the family secrets Of rome neigh.
Dor, nnd when small difficulty arises
Instead OF trying 10 aliay it, this Cos
sip'ng class would try TO urgo il on
evon il they had to lie IL little about
the matter and make it appear worso
than IL really is. Therefore We would
adyiso them whea they have their
visits IN future TO leave off go. siping
about their nCishbo;s, even though
IL may DO thought 10 DO innocent
Tor Tear OF IT being enlarged upon by
Certain tattler5, as there are more or
less OF them in all communities. Then
too goss'pcr is no more or les than
n tnitler, and all tattlcrs thould TO
ignored and despised by good Lcor!e
And We have yet To learn that there
ID such thing as innocent gossip.
We DO not know that anythiug OF tho
Kind would occur among them, for
they may all 20 tco puro for that.
but We merely throw this Suggestion
IN Us n caution, for eu:h things do
often happen in tho best regulated
neighEOrhoodS.
We have littio curiousity To learn
how the Polo Canyon trappers and
bachelors, arc succeeding in trapping
for ''deurs." But we can inform
them there arc no dears' tracks in
"SScrei;' and they need not expect
To catch nny game OF that kind there,
and w"ald advise thcm 10 do t!iere
trapping IN future in Pole Canyon"
as there are some "lcars" there and
perhaps so'no may be caught yet.
No are having fearful weather Just
nnr, one blizzard ceems 10 follow
another, Hnuw and wind, anil the
wind piles tho saow IN drifts in pl.ces
mountain hugh and tho roads arc
a!moht impossible. Tho muil h IS TO
DO carried ON horsc-Dacx over tho
rnhSe, aud IL takes three days rome.
times - get from tho Overland t.
iialicck, Which is only n ono day trim
when the roads are good. Tho month
oi March has truly come in like n
"iiop,' and We hopo il will 20 out
like II "ilmb." Notwithstanding tho
severity OF the weather all stock is
dong liGely, never better. This is
rorhapa, owing To tho mild wonthcr
NO had during tho fore pntt Of the
winter that put them in good con-
dI,ion TO stand tho severe wpathcr.
Tho ranchmrn are all in lino spirits
on account OF their stock being in
such good condition, md tho deep
snow in tho mountains will make An
abundance OF water for irrigation
purposes and n promise Of good crops
the coming soason.
The sad news Of tho death OF Drri.
Hunter, who was killed 10 n snow-
slido ia tho Brunoau county, came
to us by II messenger from there.
Mr.. Hunter was well known i'm this
valley and had many friends hero who
sincerely mourn his death. We learn
from tho messenger that un imnirnsc
body OF snow has fallen there, and
snow slides aro frequent. lIo came
out on snow shoes most OF tho way.
Oh, vol, while wo know death 10 30
ccitniD with us all, yet NO it'll, dream
when or how tho summons will come.
CITIZEN.
Secret Canyon, March 10, 1891