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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01
PERSONAL POINTS.

prize of $1,000 has been offered by
King Leopold II. of Belgium for the
best treatise to be written before 1901
on the Military History OF the Bel
gians from the Roman Invasion Until
the Present Day"
Archduhe Franz Ferdinand, heir APP
parent TO the Austro-Hungarian crown,
intends to build a magnificent palace
in Vienna, which fact is taken as an in
dication that he contemplates matri-
lnony.
The bronze statue of Stephen Girard,
which will be unveiled in Philadelphia
next month, is of the heroic size, and
will rest upon pedestal of gray granite
nine feet high, making the total height
of the monument Is feet.
Admiral Canevaro, in command of
the fleets of the powers Off the coast of
Crete, is a South American by birth,
having been born in Peru, of a Genoese
father. His brother is Peruvian min
lister to Italy and France.
Count Albert De Nun, the leader of
the Catholic party i'll the France cham
Der of deputies, who has just been elect
ed to fill Jules Simon's seat in the
French academy, is great-grandson of
Helvetius, the revolutionary philoso-
pher, and grandson of Nine. De Stael.
The queen of England, the duchess OF
Connaught, the princesses Charles and
Albert of Prussia, the empress and en-
press dowager of Germany, the en-
press dowager of Russia and the queen
regent of the Netherlands all occupy
the position of honorary colonel in the
GERMANY army.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01

men 1t had employed, but still has u
force employed opening up the mines
About 100 fons of copper matte is
being hauled to Wabuska for shin.
ment to the refinery.
The case of John Chiatovich VS. L.
J. Hanchett came up in Carson Sat
urday. Chiatovich alleges that Han.
chett posted notices in Silver Peak
instructing his (Hanchett's) employees
not to purchase goods at Chiatovich's
store. Hence Chiatovich sues to re
cover $50, 900 damages. No word
has been received as to the result of
the trial,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01

When most needed it is not unusual for
your family physician to be away from
home Such was the experience of Mr.. J
Y. Schenck, editor of the Caddo lind. Ter
Banner, when his little girl, two years of
age, was threatened with a severe attack
OF Group. He says: My wife insisted
that | go for the doctor. but as our family
physician was out of town l purchased a
bottle OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
which relieved her Immediately. | will
not be without it in future" 25 and so
cent bottles sold by Il. NJ. King.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Catarrh that cfnnot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FIJI. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, 0.
We the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists. To-
ledo, Ohio. WALDrNa, KINNoN MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Price. Toe.
per bottle Sold by all Druggists. les
timonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the beet
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01
The Dance.

The Thanksgiving dance was one
OF the pIeasantest affairs of the kind
that has taken place in Hawthorne
Tor long time. The music was ex-
eeIlent and everybody pronounced it
a grand success. The supper spread
at the Nucleus was a feast fit for
even Esmeraida's epicures. Among
the visitors from abroad were Miss
Grace Atherton, Mr. and Mrs. Geo
Money, Mr. and Mrs. James McOuil-
Ian, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Davis, Mr.
and Mrs. Thos Kendall, Mrs. D. J.
Robb, w. j, Douglass, Jack McQuiI.
Ian, Tom Pepper and Charley Nelson.
Z. j. Conway. They danced all night
and returned home tired but happy
in the morning.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01
TIE STATE LEGISLATURES.

The resolution for statue of Gen.
Banks on the state house grounds has
been adopted by the Massachusetts,
house, with the appropriation reduced
from $4,000 to 1900.
The Michigan legislature has enact
ed law to allow all people who own
assessed property to vote at school cleo
tons, thus admitting some of the wom-
en- to q limited franchise.
The Texas house has rejected reso-
luton fer a constitutional amendment
to increase the terms of state and coun-
ty officers TO four years, and has adopt,
Cd resolution for n constitutional
amendment to permit aid to be given
disabled confederate soldiers at their
homes.
The Connecticut house has amended
the good roads bill, voting to change
the commission of three 10 single-head-
ed commission, to reduce tie unaral APP
preparation from $l00, 900 to G75, GOO, and
to require the state to pay two-thirds
e. tho cost, instead of one-third as now,
the town to pay one-third and the coun-
t. nothing. The county formerly paid
one-third.
a bill to punish mob violence, drafted
to suppress the toll-gate raiders, passed
the kentucky house, making the as
sembling together for any unlawful
purpose felony, punishable by impris-
onment for from one to five years. per-
mits the Offering of rewards by the gov
ernor or the county authorities, and
makes the members of such u mob H.
ahle, individually and collectively, for
any damage DONE
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01
Teacher.

Major T. {. Picton is manager of the
State Hotel, at Denison, Texas, which the
travelling men say is one of the best ho-
tells in that section. Speaking of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhae Rem
edy Major Picton says, Il have used it
myself and in my family for several years
and take pleasure in saying that l consi-
der it an infallible cure for diarrhae and
dyssentery. always recommend it and
frequently administer it to the guesss in
my hotel, and in every case it has proven
itself worthy Of unqualified Endorsement"
Sold by r. M. King, Druggist.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01
The SWeetWater School.

Following is the Roll of Honor for
the Sweetwater school district for the
month of November, 1897:
Mary Bidart
Hazel Achesen
Henry Acheson
Maud Conway
Beronica Bidart
Elsie Conway
GRACE M. ATHERToN,
Teacher.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01
SILVER PEAK.
The trial

LID. BULLETIN We gave thanks
Thursday and kept the peace. 1t
natural that we should be quiet, for
the only thing Bryan men have to be
thankful for is that they are alive.
The town is deserted. Nearly ev-
cry able-bodied man in town was
dragged up to Carson before the
Federal Court as witnesses in libel
suit.
The miners on the hill were not
disturbed, SO the production of ore
goes on, and the teaching works are
running steadily. There is large
amount of ore on the Mary dump,
and IA men are shooting out more
every day, so the prospects are very
favorable for the property.
hear that Crittenden is coming
back in few days to do some more
work on the Blair mines, and that
John W. Mackay will pay this place
another visit. If true it would indi-
cate that the late examination of the
property has compelled a favorable
report, and that the parties in inter
est are more than likely to take hold.
If they do this will be the best camp
In the State.
The mill in Aida valley is running
steadily on ore from the mines of that
section and Gold Mountain.
The government engineers are
placing monuments on all the peaks
hereabouts, getting, getting the alti-
tude of them, and will be at the Peak
in little while to make a thorough
survey and examination of the marsh
and surrounding mountains for the
Smithsonian Institute.
You published the late State Min
ing law, and said the bad points out
weighed the good ones. One feature
of that law was that all mines had to
be recorded by the District Recorder.
How is man to record his claim in
Montezuma district? J. B. Stoddard
is Recorder there and John Cleary is
his deputy Several months ago
Sargent of New York and others
were over there patenting claims and
there Rave been no record books in
that district since. Mr.. Cleary in
formed me this morning that they
had not been returned, and that he
did not know where they were, but
he would like very much to have
them, for the people over there want
to record there assessment work.
There ought to be some law to make
it burglary, arson, highway robbery
or bigamy for taking the mining rec
ords out of the district, county or
State.
Louis Leidy has returned from the
East and has gone to work to de-
velop his mine, the Great Gulch. He
says the city of New York, or Great
err New York, as it is now called,
looked awful small to a man from
Silver Peak. He feels grateful that
he wasn't shanghaed, didn't lose his
gripsack or reputation and got back
home with all his legs aud arms and
money enough to buy pair Of over
alls. He has his eagle eye on the
Klondyke region, but has 2 better
mine here than one man in ten thou
sand will find up toward the Arctic
Circle. will stake my life on the
proposition that 100 prospectors in
this county can find more and better
mines than 900 men can discover in
any other State or Territory in the
Union. The trouble is that but few
men are looking for mines, and they
are given the cold shoulder by men
who ought to assist in every way, for
one paying mine is apt to keep
thousand men to work in one way or
another and pay oil their bills.
VOLCANO
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01

oil november.
Dora Aaroe Jennie Box
Annie Box Elsie Bowler
Eunice Cagwin Millie Caravere
Ethel Caravere Alma Gobey
lrlxie Hart Hazel Knapp
Clara Laws Angelina Laiolo
ruth Mccarthy Laura Mcbride
Edith Mcbride Merle Mengel
Ruby Miller Myrtle Summerfield
Nellie Wilson Alice Wilson
lnger Arroe Seawell Box
Edwin Box Bert Balzar
George Box Herman Balzar
Ben Henley Charles Mates
George Mates Jack Mccarthy
Will Mercer Ellis Mcbride
Lloyd Woolley Andrew Wilson
Jim Wilson
BLANCHE A. ATHERToN, Teacher.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01
Walker Lake Bulletin.
SAMPLES.

Jack Kitchens returned from Vlr-
ginia Sunday
Evan Williams of Carson was in
town last Saturday.
The County Commissioners will
meet next Monday.
I'D. Lothrop and family returned
from Dayton Sunday.
Alex. Wittmann arrived in town
from San FRANCISCO Sunday.
Mrs. Mengel, mother of c. P. Men
gel, is visiting Hawthorne.
Senator Kaiser and wife of Church
i'll county, have moved to Reno.
Mrs. ]. L. Campbell of the Noun
tain Hruse has purchased the Valley
Springs, near Genoa.
P. M. Bowler departed for lone
Monday to do the assessment work
on his mines at that place.
Miss Grace Anterior, teacher of
the Sweetwater school, spent Thanks
giving with her sister in Hawthorne.
R. K. Colcord and Johnny Parr
we're passengers for Benton Monday,
whittier they 60 to examine mines.
The Virginia Report says that
Professor Howe of Carson is sue
cess at teaching the young idea how
to shoot.
George Acheson, P. j. Conway and
Master James Acheson of Sweetwa-
ter ate their Thanksgiving dinner in
Hawthorne.
Adam Uber shot and killed Hans
Anderson at Millerville, near Genoa,
last Friday. The two men quarreled
about rs cents.
A report reached Hawthorne last
week that Nicholas Bacoch, brother
of Antoine Bacoch of Tule Canyon,
died last week in Santa Clara county,
Cal.
Congressman Newiands and Sena-
tor Stewart left Reno for Washing
ton last week, to be present at the
assembling of Congress next Mon
day.
j. H. Mcbride has placed a piano
in Urquhart Hall. This will be
great convenience when there is a
dance or entertainment given in the
hail.
DR.. Manson of Virginia City was
summoned to Hawthorne last week
attend Mrs. H. c. Huffine. That
lady, though still very sick, is i'm
proving slowly.
Do you know how to locate mine
under the new law? If not, provide
Yourself now with the necessary 10
cation blanks. For sale at this office,
20 cents each.
The second eleven of the Califor-
mia University defeated the Nevada
University eleven at football in Reno
last Saturday by a score of 20 to 6.
Bah Bah Bah =! Nevada
The stage running from the rail
road station to Independence was
robbed last Wednesday evening, and
the lnyo papers say that about 50, 900
was stolen. There is no clue to the
robbers.
1t is reported that the V. & T. Co.
contemplates extending its road into
Alpine county, taking in Marklee
vile and running up into Hope Val
ley, so as to utilize the timber of that
section.
They say that A. G. Cleveland
OF White Pine will be candidate for
u 5. Senator or Congressman next
rail. Cleve is a thorough Nevadan,
is good man and will make a for
mldable opponent to either Stewart
OR Newlands.
The case of Nicholas Pierre g. Co.
vs. Sheriff ingalls, was tried before
Judge Hawley in Carson last week.
rlalntlffs were given five days to file
oref and defendant allowed rea-
sonable time to answer
The entertainment given by the
children at the school house last
Wednesday was enjoyed by large
number of visitors. The program
included spelling contests, singing,
Rotations, charades, etc. and was
interesting from start 20 finish.
Inc following Silver Peakers pass
ca through to Carson last Wednes-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01
Roll of Honor,

Following is the roll of honor of
the Hawthorne school for the menth
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-01
TAXES, TAxESl

StTATE AND COUNTY TAXES FOR
the year 1897 are now due, and pay
able at the Office of the County Treasurer
and will be delinquent after
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1897.
j. II. MILLER,
County Treasurer and ex-oflicio Tax Rs
cever, Hawthorne, Esmeralda county,
Nevada nltd.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-08-28

neau and Sitka. They are both thriving
towns, and probably they will thrive
from now on, for time at least as they
have never thriven before. Alaska is ruled
by a territorial governor, who now is J.
G. Brady, recently appointed by President
Mckinley to succeed James a. Sheakley.
The Governors residence is in Sitka.
Among the things Alaska has done for
this country aside from stirring up the
present gold excitement one of the most
forward was to involve it in disputes with
England on the boundary question and
the seal fisheries business. Both of these
disputes threatened war, but whitening
ed peace settled over the situation in each
case and brought the suggestion of that
newly invented English institu-
characterization. However, the boundary
question is not settled yet.
Character of the Population.
The census enumeration Of 1890,
gave the population of the terri
tory as 30,329, of whom 4 ,416 were whites,
80 blacks, | .56S half-breed Indians and
Eskimos, 1875 natives not Eskimos On
dians), 2.125 Chinese and S,400 Eskimos.
The number of whites has probably been
more than doubled since then, however,
as the Alaskan gold fever set in in mild
form three or four years ago One would
hardly think of going to Alaska for the
social advantages of the place.
Neither could it be said that reasona-
bly, constructed individual would go there
for the climate. In winter the thermome-
ter falls so low in places that no one will
recognize it; that it goes down to 20 de-
grees and lower. During all this kind of
winter up in the Yukon region little can
be done hut sit about fire in a vain en-
deavor to keep warm, for darkness exists
most of the time, and the life seems like
that of a man uncomfortably seated at
the bottom of well.
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Yukon, which winds northward and east
ward, and finally brings the traveller to
Dawson City, now the principal town in
the district, although sixty-ive miles from
the Klondye fields.
The cost of the trip from Chicago this
way, as prospecting miners usually travel,
is $251.50. 1t is divided as follows:
From Chicago to Seattle Second class,
$51.50; from Seattle to Dawson City,
5000. in time the trip costs thirty days
four from Chicago to Seattle, sixteen from
Seattle to ST Michaers Island, and ten
up the Yukon to Dawson City by the fast
boat. The distance in general figures is
$3.50 miles from Chicago to Seattle,
$500 miles to st. Michael's Island and
1880 miles up the Yukon to Dawson, a
total of about 5000 miles
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-08-28

During the summer season the days are
sometimes even a little bit hot, but moi
for long. In that time, too, there is al
most continual day, for that end Of the
earth (if it may be so called Is the one
that is pointed directly ut the sun.
But rs the summer brings warmth and
daylight il also brings mosquitoes. And
such mosquitoes. Creatures that buzz
and bite in such way as to make the
dreaded Jersey variety seem by compare
son like the silyery, angelic, sweety, hum
ming fancies of peaceful dream. The
travellers who return from the Yukon re-
gion tell stories of how brave and strong
men, courageous enough to undertake the
perils a journey to that country involves,
actually break down and sob in utter des.
peratiOn and despair under the torments
of these terrible pests. The ice and the
magnificent distances of the country are
not the only drawbacks to its eXplora.
ton or to journeying to the gold fields; the
mosquitoes must ever be remembered.
OF course, in the southern part of Alas
ka, where Juneau and Sitka are situated,
the winters are not so rigorous. There
the weather is comparatively mild and in
summer is said to be delightful. But
Juneau and Sitka are infnitesimal as COM
pared with the whole country, and they
are not an irdex to what is furnished far
Their up and farther inland.
Industries of Alaska.
When travellers were asked as late as
two or three years ago what were the
principal pursuits in Alaska they replied,
of course, that fishing and hunting fur
nished occupation for the greater part of
the population. What else was to be ex-
pected from a population made up in the
main of Esiimos and Indians? In the
Sitka district there are magnificent for
ests and numbering is an industry, but in
the barren, icy north the occupation of
the Indian was to shoot and trap the
bear, the fox, the otter and the other ami
mails whose fur would bring u price in
the markets of the world, to catch the
seals and spear the whale and catch the
other fish or game that could be turned
into money Salmon canning is the great
industry of the Kadiak district, and has
been FOR years.
OF late however, the other industries of
Alaska have sunk almost out of sight be-
cause of the new gold furry. Mining, of
course, is the industry of the white man.
Virgin gold might have lain in plain sight
in the rocks to lmitless extent and in
all probability the Indians and the Els
kimos would never have touched it. Food
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is claiming victims by the thousands, all
eager to brave the peris of the arctic cir
Gle and wrest fortune from the frozen
zone.
The reported gold discoveries Of the
present day in Alaska and the reported
gold discoveries of 40 in California afford
many parallels. 10 the average man the
treasures of the coast State were seem
ingly MS inaccessible as are the riches of
the Yukon and its tributaries. One was
more than 1000 miles across n trackless
desert and over snow-bound mountain
passes, beset by savages, whose deadly
attacks marked the trail with bleaching
bones across the Western States; the
other is nearly 1000 miles by water,
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pared men to flock but the district has not
exactly borne out the reputation given to
1t by early prospectors.
In all the immense country over which
the placer mining extends it is estimated
that up to last year there were 1000 min
ers. The districts in which most of them
worked were in broad belt of gold pro-
ducing rock, through which quartz veins
carrying gold occur frequently. Through
the gold-bearing rocks the streams have
cut deep gullies and canyons, and in their
beds the gold which was contained in the
rock is concentrated. The mining of this
country consists, therefore, in washing
out the gravel of these beds.
To Reach the old Fields.
The best way to reach the Klondyke
district! One goes from Seattle by ocean
steamer west and little north. and pass
es through Dutch Harbor, at the ey-
IRENE end of the Southwest Alaskan pc
ninsula. From there the steamer turns
north and continues on to st. Michael's
Island, little above the mouth of the
Yukon, in Behring Sea. At that point
passengers are transferred to the river
steamers to begin the long journey up the
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through a rigorous climate, or almost
1000 miles by land and water, with noun
tain passes 10 scale as dangerous as those
of the Swiss Alps.
The fabulous tales of wealth sent out
by the California pioneers were no less
wonderful than those brought back by the
men who braved the last cold season in
the KlOndyke mineral belt, and in both
cases those who returned brought back
with them great nuggets of the precious
stuff that left little or no doubt in the
mind of the hearer. The California miner
in the song who had so many nuggets that
he was accustomed to ''go hatful blind"
finds his parallel in the Yukon miner who
claims Ia have washed out" S212 in one
painful of dirt-a process that requires
ten or twelve minutes.
The Alaska and California gold fields
are alike also in being placer mines. Placer
mining is commonly called poor mans
mining" for the reason that it is done
without machinery, while the implements
required in the work are few and of small
cost. A placer miner can get along very
well with a pick, shovel and gold pan
II the dirt is not rich he can accomplish