The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-05

money, turned his attention TO mining
DelauiAr Gid not trust TO "expsrts. but
accompanied Godbe 20 the miEe. where he
spent two days Ia making his OWN exam
nations and tssts. The cntansiing an
vlroamsnix suggested to Mr. pelasuar that
he might be able 20 obtain the property for
500 00e. and he made thar otfer. Fer eev-
eral days The owners were firm In rsfus-
Ing. The matter was the talk OF the COM
munity, and "A number OF parties. pre-
suinaoly dis!nterested. except 30 far a.
they have wanted 10 sec the country
prosper" united 10 urge the side Of the
purchaser. AT length the deal was made
for the smaller amount, though the REC
orss were permitted 70 stand at the larger
sum.
Mr.. Delamar. therefore, became fun
owner. since which time tho property has
been known By his name. The bullion
product 10 now $el5e, month. end sur
iclent quantity OF ore Is blocked out and
measured to run tor two years. The near
est railroad station Is Milford. Utah, $50
miles blatant. The bullion wagons take
$4,000 trip. making four trips one month
and three the next. accompanied by .
guard OF three men besides the driver.
The guards are selected for thar cool
ness and nerve IN trying situations. Among
them Is ex-Sherif y. Turner, OF Lincoln
NSAA~Ss A<A Ao N&o SACAAA RiR Year,
ago fellow named Hank Parish was in-
dicted for murder. Parish had left q
bloody trail al along from Arizona to the
Coast and back again. he had seventeen
notcfes on his Winchester stock ard
boas.ed that he would add a few more.
Cutting notches was a fad with him. No
officer would so to the cabin OF tbs des-
perado to assist the sheriff In making the
arrest. 50 be went alone. He had the good
fortune 60 get the drop on bis man and
in due time Parish was hanged.
The Delamar Is godsend to Nevada
Ihtrty-Ave years ago los.slo square miles
was cut from Utah and organized a Me-
vada territory. which three years lassr be-
came the Sage Hen state. Al that time
the population was about o.a00, now re-
dnced BY about 1920 When Nevada start
Cd out her politicians had rather liberal
ideas and her seven state of1icsrs were
allowed in salaries 81. 800 per annum,
though tho population was barely sufi-
Gent for third-racc country city. The
salary or the governor Is $500 and the
lieutenant governor, whose duties ara
speculative, gets 5000. Costly public Inn
provsments were made Of which only the
debts are visible. Hence the taxes are
nearly four or i've times the selling value
Lircoin county taxes the ret product or
her mines. $3.50 on the SOD, collecting
quarterly. OF this. % per cent. goes 70
the state and shs retains the 81 80 for her
own uSe.
Sage Hens'' believe Ia the minera,
wealth OF the state. though they are not
quite willing to admit that this belief "a
sufficient for the lofty ideas Of sangugnary
politicians There u no reason 70 suspect
that the Southern Nevada deserts VIII
ever bloom with . more beautiful rosa
than the cactus. and her shade trees VIII
continue 10 be the Joshua" Eventually.
however. commerce will shorten the d.
lance between the Eastern markets and
Southern California, and the '.terk.. I1ns
will give way 70 the locomotive. This VIII
make IL possible 70 develop a section
against which nature seems to hold a
grudga. except 80 far - the sowing broad
cast Of gold may b q redeemlng virtue.
But she has shown her contempt for that
which man prizes 30 highly by planting
II in tho most snexcusabie places. Men
will brave INDISPENSABLE hardships ard
dangers 70 and IN unknown pole which
may prove worthless whsn found. but
they viii make greater sacrifices for gold
and many q poor pilgrim bIn7~s thu way
with his eonea.-Ch.cago Record.