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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-07-22

The distances were measured with
cyclometer, and in each instance
were correct being verified by pre-
vious measurements.
The boys give the following &C.
count of their trip, which they made
in two and half days:
We left Hawthorne at B. Is A. NJ,
Thursday, June Is, and in short
time were at the foot of the Bodie
grade.
Before we started on our trip we
had heard various stories of different
persons, who it was said had ridden
up the grade, so we thought if 1t had
been once accomplished, we could do
it again. We oiled the bicycles, took
drink Of water, frightened our belts
Up notch and prepared to sail up
the hill, but the hill didn't sail, and
as result We walked about nine
tenths of the way from the foot of
the grade to Stevenson's Station.
We both agreed that any man who
says he rode up the Bodie grade on a
bicycle, is preyaricator of the first
grade and the truth is not IN him.
After an hours rest st Summit Sta
ton we started on and in half an
hour were at the Summit.
We fairly flew down the other side
of the grade, and the brakes on the
bicycles came in good play. 1t took
one and a half hours to ride the nine
and ahalf miles to Fletcher Station,
now kept by Tom Sharp, where we
ate dinner. Most of the road from
the Summit down, wss good riding,
but we had to walk quite ways.
We left Fletchers at II NJ and in
half an hour had ridden the three
and half miles to Geo A. Green's
ranch. We got drink and pushed"
on. That is we pushed the bicycles
for the next four or five miles, the
road being so sandy that it was i'm
possible to ride. After getting out
of The sand we made good time to
Elbow, arriving at 2. 10. We took u
drink from the well and agreed that
it was the finest water we ever drank.
The heat was about l40 degrees in
the sun and with dusty, sandy road,
we were pretty tired, but struck out
again and soon had climbed Elbow
hill, which we found pretty rocky.
Conway's and Compston's ranches
were soon passed and at 5.l5 we ar
rived at Sweetwater, thoroughly
tired and glad to call 1t days work.
We met Geo. Acheson and Geo. A.
Curran, the genial Justice of the
Peace, there, and spent pleasant
evening
Quarter past six the next morning
found us on the road with small
sandy hill to climb. Arrived at the
top, about three miles from Sweet
water, we, had a good, hard road,
which led into canyon, in which is
situated Dalzell and Sulphur Springs
stations, the latter place being the
turning off point for Pine Grove,
which lays 10 miles to the East UP
hill.
Once out of the canyon, we struck
the best piece OF road on the whole
trip, stretch about II miles long,
which Was straight as an arrow and
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-07-22
The Metal Market.

From the San Francisco Mining
Press of last Saturday we take the
following quotations:
Silver, So per ounce.
Copper, 1915 per pound.
Borax, 81 per pound.
Lead, 3073 per hundred.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-07-22
ON THE WHEEL.
Interesting Description of a Trip
from Hawthorne to Carson.

Jay White and Sol Summerfield
who recently rode from Hawthorne
to Carson on bicycles give the Bull.
LETIN the following table of the dis
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-07-22
SAMPLES.
mt forget to register.

publication.
The picnic at the lake Sunday eve
ming was bowling success.
The District Court will meet for
business in Hawthorne tomorrow.
There are now ten men working at
the Bridgeport Travertine quarry.
Mrs. Torp, who has been quite i'll
for the past week, is improving rap
idly.
Orvis Ring has been elected princi-
nal of the First Ward School, Vir-
ginia.
Neil Ward returned Wednesday
from San Francisco much improved
IN health.
Lydia Wagner is Frustrated with
A severe attack of Inflammation of
the bowels.
Miss Rosie Summerfeld is visiting
the Misses Gregory on Bodie Ranch,
near Bodie.
Solly Summerfeld and Jay White
returned on Wednesdays train from
Lake Tahoe.
Chas. Wagner was called to Day
ton last week by the serious illness
of his mother.
D. J. Lewis has been appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of II. NJ.
Jewett, deceased.
Wentworth Calkins, an old resi-
dent of Mono county, died near Car
son last week, aged 80.
The Altogether mine of Atchison
l. Porteo, near Cory, shows foot
ledge of high grade ore
W. ]. Halligan drove down from
Lundy last week to meet his niece,
Mrs. Pierce and children.
Knowles has received an invoice of
Weiland keg beer. 1t is fine sum-
mer drink Families supplied.
The Misses Grace and Gladys Gle
ment, who have been visiting Miss
Charlotte Laws, departed Monday
for their home in Oakland.
There will be social dance at Urqu
hart Hall tomorrow Thursday
night. Everybody is cordially invit-
ed and good time is assured.
Billy Collamore departed on yes
terday's train for San Francisco
die eyes are troubling him and he
will place himself under the care of
auoted oculist.
c. C. Pendergast, chief bookkeep-
er of the Mint, died in Carson last
Monday. Mr.. Pendergast was for
many years Wells, Fargo & Cos.
agent at Virginia City.
PROF" ]. V. Brooks is exporting
mines in Eureka The Professors
people" have not materialized as
yet, but when they do, look out for
boom all over the world.
The Bodie road was badly washed
out between the summit and Fletch-
er's during the recent storms, and a
force of men has been engaged in re-
pairing the damage ever since.
Hon. A. ]. McCone and his mother,
accompanied by Miss Edright, passed
through to Bodie in private convey
ance on Sunday last, where Mr..
McCone has important mining inter
ests.
The mortar, stamps and battery
blocks for Bob Stewards new mill
passed through on Mondays train.
George Albright, who is putting up
the mill, expects to have the stamps
dropping in two weeks.
The Mono mine and management,
with all its appurtenances and be-
longings, has been turned over to
Superintendent Brown of the Stan
dard. The latter company now con-
trolls the whole group.
The Lyon Silver Central Commit
tee met in Dayton last week and de-
cided to hold convention on Sep
TENDER 22nd and the primaries on
August Goth. What's the matter
with Esmeralda getting move on?
There is proposition on foot for
relay race between the wheelmen OF
Reno and Carson. The distance to
be so miles, 10 men from each club to
ride and each man to ride five miles.
The race has not been closed, but it
will prob ably be made.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04
First Tariff Makers.

If you turn to map Of Spain, you
will take note, at its southern point and
running out into the straits of Gibraltar,
of promontory which, from its posi-
tior, is admirably adapted for com
manding Che entrance of the Mediterra-
mean sea and watching the entrance and
exit of all ships. A fortress stands upon
this promontory, called now, as il was
called in the time of the Moorish donii-
nation in Spain, Tarifa. The Dame
is of Moorish origin. 1t was the custom
of the Moors to watch from this point
all merchant ships going into or coming
out of the midland sea and to levy du-
ties according to fixed scale on all
merchandise contained therein. This
duty was called from the place where
it was levied 'tarifa,'' or tariff. Phil
adelphia American.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04
FISHER lASSlES.

The wind blows up from the nor'west waves
Chill, salt and strong from its ocean caves.
The SEQ glows yet in the sunsets hue,
And the following sky is u cup OF blue.
But the sentinel rocks ON the headlands right
Are black ana grim In the waning light,
And out In the west lone white star
Keeps its steadfast watch Ger the harbor bar.
Over the waves where the red light floats
10 the glooming shore come the fishing boats,
And the girls who wait for their coming in
Are something to wave and wind akin
Born Of the union of sky and sea,
Joyous, 1.-the limbed as the sea birds free,
Fearless in danger and true as steel,
To friend unswei Wing, to lover leal.
No care is theirs. All the world they know
II the sky above Ind the sea below.
Lifht DER the wa ers their laughter fonts
~ they wait ON the sand for the fishing boats.
Brown are they, yet the tint that CLOVIS
In their cheeks has the hue OF crimson rose,
And never brighter or clearer eyes
Watched across the bar meath the sunset skies.
When the wearisomo toll Of the day is done
And the boats come in with the setting sun.
Sweethearts 1d brothers, tall and tanned.
Bend to the oars with firmer hand
Each one knows ut the landing dim
Some one is waiting to welcome him.
Over the harbor the twilight creeps.
The stars shine out in the sky's clear deeps
From far sea caves comes hollow rear,
And the girls have gone from the darkened
shore,
For the crimson has died from the sky lines
bound,
And the boats are all in from the fishing
ground.
M. L. Cavendish in Youths Companion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04

by local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion Of
the ear. There is only one way 10
cure deafness, and ,hai is by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inllamcd condition Of
the mucous lining of the Eustachi'
an Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, aud when it is
entirely closed deafness is the re-
suit and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to it's normal condition hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed conditioned the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of deafness caused
by catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for CIR
culars free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04
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and LIST OF two hundred invor.ions wanted
The advocate., 1896-01-01

irrigation will produce for him regular
annual crops Of this same class Of fruit,
it will require no bookkeeper to discover
that it ID profitable.
II the water running down the Kaw
should be applied to the potato crop that
is SO successfully grown along its fertile
bottom lands, and should the result be
to double the yield, it would not be
necessary, ordinarily, to ask if it paid.
These suppositious advantages are
shown by the experience of irrigators to
be quite within bounds, and conservative
rather than extravagant. This autumn
apples were sent from the Grand valley
in Colorado to show what irrigation can
do and actually does there, and the
Wagners weighed fourteen ounces and
the Rome Beauty fifteen ounces More
than this, it is positively stated that in
picking there is little need of sorting, as
everything grades "fancy," and faulty
fruits are practically NIL.
The question is asked, Is the quality
of apples and other fruits grown under
irrigation equal to that grown under nat
ural conditions? The answer to that
question is, When you select fruit to eat,
do you prefer the Stunted, gnarly speci-
men or the well-grown, perfect one?
II you had your choice of beeves for
slaughter, would you take the stunted
specimen that the feeder would reject or
the Well-fatted animalg 1t is the inva-
riable rule that the full-grown, we'll
developed specimens are the best in
every way, whether beef, apples or corn.
Yet the fact remains that the difference
between large, fine, we'll ell-developed
apple and the reverse is mainly water.
Plants Of all kinds can only grow and
thrive with an adequate supply of water,
as the mouths or valves of their feeding
roots are microscopical, and in many if
not all plants these small roots are them
selves invisible to the naked eye. The
condition requires that all their food be
in absolute solution, no other method of
getting sustenance being possible to
them. Plants must have water to do
their best, not only in plenty but at all
times, and it is as necessary to best de-
velopment as it is to the fattening steer,
the difference being that the steer will
call attention to his wants and enforce
attention, while the plant will suffer.ln
silence.
Here is quotation from the Denver
Field and Farm of late date: "The
poorest apple crop in Colorado this year
is that from the Stark Bros. dry orchard
in Arapahoe county. The yield from
nearly ninety acres OF nine-year-old trees
is but $50 barrels of marketable apples
1t is time for the Stark Bros. to begin
the realization that apples canrot be
grown without irrigation in Colorado"
A paper read by Mrs. A. B. Clark, Of
Independence, Kas., before the Cherry
vale Farmers Institute, February 81,
1895, makes some statements regarding
yields Of some commercial orchards, from
which the following are selected: OF the
Wellhouse orchards she reports an aver
age OF over so per acre yearly for the
whole fourteen years. OF the orchard of
j. 81. Hills, Gentry county, Missouri, she
reports s66.66% per acre yearly for ten
straight years"
The advocate., 1896-01-01

moved eaFCn. IneBo Grams Bnoulu DO
placed about the middle Of the dam,
running lengthwise of it, and IL the dam
Is to be large one, two or more Of them
running parallel will be desirable. The
effect Of these drains is to keep the su-
perstructure dry by allowing the seep-
age to pass out as rapidly as it comes in,
and thus relieve the work Of the danger
Of being saturated, in which condition
it's stability will be greatly endangered.
An important item in the selection Of a
site for the dam is that there be no rock
encountered in the foundation, for 80
surely as it is, just so surely will there
be a leakage between the rock and the
earth. A leakage will inevitably cause
regular channels, while seepage will not.
In case of finding strata Of rock in the
foundation it had better be abandoned.
The proper foundation Of the dam is Of
even more Importance than that Of q
building.
The next step will be the opening up
Of the borrow pits, and these should be
treated the same as the base of the dam
that Is, all the surface soil removed.
This surface soil removal is not all waste,
as the earth can be successfully used on
the rear OF the dam, while it is undesir-
able on the face. The most impervious
earth will be the clay subsoils, and the
least the surface soil. The ideal earth
for this construction is clay with mod
crate proportion Of sand or fine gravel.
In building the superstructure it is bet
ter to put the earth on in thin layers
that it may be we'll packed by the tramp
ing Of teams and tools. About one foot,
and not more than two, will be the best
for results. The slopes are most easily
built at such angle as the earth will
readily stand, and the action Of the ele-
ments may be relied on to produce the
proper slopes on both face and rear Of
the dam. The top Of dam Of any con-
siderable size should be left wide
enough and to spare to allow Of the use
Of teams and tools for the repair OF the
inevitable settlements which will always
be the greatest at the heaviest parts Of
the work. A width of ten feet on the
top of a dam is considered absolutely
necessary, and twenty feet is better. In
case Of the narrower width on top team
work will be necessary to effect tempo
rary replacements Of settlements, while
il the greater width is allowed replace
ments can be made with earth already
on hand and under conditions that will
not permit of using teams; that is to say,
it is an extra safeguard. Our State law
has taken cognizance Of this matter and
attempts to regulate the width Of dams
of given sizes, but the laws Of nature are
superior and will more than meet the
requirements Of the case. Large dams
will require several years, or especial and
expensive treatment, to attain their per.
manent form and condition. Earthen
dams will not allow of water passing
over them, and it is dangerous to attempt
to provide spillways through them.
The best and cheapest plan is to build
the dam enough above flood-line to in
sure safety aud allow the waste water to
spill around the ends Of the dam, and if
possible over unbroken sod. For dams
that are to retain water to a depth of ten
The advocate., 1896-01-01
Irrigation With Storm Waters.
BY GEORGE NJ. MUNGER.

AEKA&HbADH Will DVOIAu W@JSES uAby Nc
fairly interpreted in this instance to read
aIrrigation in eastern Kansas" Apathy
and doubt regarding the benefits of ir-
PigatiOn exist in this portion Of the State
while in western Kansas vigorous, &C.
tive development is we'll under headway.
About One-third Of the State, and that
the eastern third, is more or less irriga-
BILE with impounded storm waters, and
in no other way is it possible, leaving
out Of consideration the comparatively
limited areas Of river and creek bottoms
The geological formation and topography
OF this parO Of the State are emlnently
favorable to this plan Of getting and
using the water. The land system and
ownership are against it, Lands were
originally surveyed, plated and sold
without any reference to this important
feature of successful agriculture, and
there has been no material change. The
system takes no cognizance of topog-
raphy, but solely the ease of dividing
into convenient rectangular tracts. 1t
is probable that no more awkward or
ungainly method Of division could have
been adopted. 1t commonly occurs that
any owner having a suitable location for
q reservoir for RcCumulsting and hold
ing water. will find the land most easily
irrigated from his reservoir owned by a
neighbor The resultant inconvenience
Is evident.
The cheapest and best way to dis
tribute water for irrigation is by gravity,
and IN those cases where the reservoir
site is higher, and the land to be irri-
J gated lower, and both owned by the
same party, the problems are not diff
cult Of solution. On the other hand,
whore the water will be below the ir-
rigable lands the lifting Of it becomes a
problem Of first Importance. This irri-
cation may be properly divided into
three prominent parts: the first the
means Of reserving the run.off or waste
waters, the second the methods Of get
ting them onto the land, and the third
Che distribution. With a clay subsoil,
ss obtains in nearly all Of eastern Kan
sac, there are but few difficulties to be
encountered in the making Of esrthen
dams that will not only hold water, but
that will stand for indefinite periods,
provided that the dams are properly con-
stFucted.
Too great Importance cannot be az
tached to the doing OF the preliminary
work thoroughly. Especiallyis this true
where considerable bodies Of water are
to be retained. A reservoir should be
planned with reference to its watershed
to as great an extent as possible. In
nearly all cases it will be found that the
watershed is too large rather than too
small. The difficulties increase rapidly
In cases where there is too great a shed
for the purpose, owing to the necessity
for providing suitable spillways for the
surplus water in periods Of excessive
rainfall. A watershed Of about ten
times the area OF the proposed reservoir
about the ideal proportion, while a
smaller would be preferable to a larger.
In the construction Of an earthen dam
the first and important work is the clear.
ing Of the base of the sod and the sur
face soil, getting down to the clay subsoil
hAfora beginning the annAratrnntnra.
The advocate., 1896-01-01

the water out Oy means OF syphon ~
an easy matter, and better; that is, sup
posing tho water is to be used below the
dam.
II probably will not be desirable to
enter into any detailed discussion of the
various methods Of lifting water, but
there are three main motive powers
wind, steam and gasoline. OF these the
wind is by odds the cheaper, the steam
the most reliable, the gasoline yet on
trial. Wherever and whenever the CEN
triRugsl form of pump can be made to do
the work it is likely to be the most sat-
isfactOry Of all known forms. There is
no motive power known SO cheap as the
Kansas winds, and while there are many
forms and styles of mills, the perfect one
for the work has not yet been perfected,
or at least recognized. A crude but ex-
ceedingly effective mill was recently ex-
hibited at Garden City, and the princi-
pies and methods shown by it are likely
to be developed. Ithardly seems prob
able that large areas under single man.
agement will soon be- irrigated by the
use Of wind power, yet it is not too much
to say that it is easily possible. More
extended studies Of the possibilities are
we'll worth the time. Simplicity, cheap
ness Of construction, large capacity, a
construction that will permit of home
repairs, and reservoir system to make
balance, are all items to be carefully
considered. Water will readily run
down hill when given the opportunity,
and in most cases is given to running a
bit too fast. This difficulty in distribu-
tion on lands with stiff slopes is over
come by the use of artificial drops or
falls, giving the spaces between the
proper grade which is usually from a
half inch to an inch fall to the hundred
feet, but no exact grade can be given
without fully understanding the charac-
tor Of the soil An inch fall to the
hundred feet makes pretty stiff cur
rent, too stiff for most lands.
There are two general systems of dis
tribution Of water on land, one by food
ing, the other by means of afurrows.
Both have their respective advantages
in their proper places, and both will be
used on different crops as may be best.
Whoever contemplates the use of water
to irrigate his land will be compelled by
force of circumstances to enter into the
study Of details much more carefully
than is possible within the limits of this
paper. These matters are all treated of
extensively and comprehensively by the
various publications Of the national
government, and these are obtained from
Washington easily and without expense.
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After all, this question Of whether or
not irrigation will pay is the vital one to
be considered. 1t hardly seems prudent
to assert that corn at Is cents per
bushsl or wheat at 40 cents will pay for
or warrant the installation of an irriga-
tion system, but in considering irrigation
as an aid to horticulture there seems to
be small hazard in recommending it.
Should a man obtain by irrigation q
yield of 100 bushels Of corn per acre, and
then get Is or 20 cents per bushel for it,
he could not be said to be making head
way rapidly at least, but if a man has
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