Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-10-11
Life is But a Circus.
Clowns More Plentiful Than Ring
masters. General Pownin1's
Big Funeral.

The funeral OF Hon. G. g. Powning was
the event of yesterday, occupying the en-
tire afternoon, during which period near
ly every kind of public business possible
was totally suspended shops, saloons
and banks all closed. Such spontan-
eous silent ovation to the memory of one
citizen was never before seen in Reno,
and may never be again. Powning had
peculiar faults or characteristics that
made for him few envious enemies, yet
those very faults we're incidental to his
noted energy and overweening ambition
which brought him to the front and on
top in public life, and made him recog-
nized as an indomitable leader in bust
ness, politics or any scheme or PROPOSE
ton for the benefit and advancement of
Reno, Washoe county, and his fellow citi
zens generally.
Even his worst enemies had to con-
cede the fact that he was the most pub
lie spirited citizen, ambitiously exceed
ing all in effective and influential work
to make Reno the main business center
and metropolis Of Nevada. He handled
more money and property than anybody,
and was of more benefit to his fellow
citizens than he was to himself In fact
he was his own worst enemy, oyerwork-
ing and abusing his naturally vigorous
constitution until called to order by a
stroke Of paralysis nearly two years ago.
He showed partial recovery and return
to his old self at times, but he had gone
too far, and violated nature inhexibly
exacted the penalty His funeral was
very largely attended, there being over
400 men ON foot, including the various
orders to which he belonged and the
University Cadets preceded by band of
music, and the hearse was followed by
nearly 100 carriages filled with mourning
friends from far and near, including q. s.
Senator J. p. Jones and Congressman
Newlands.
On Tuesday morning, when Pownings
life passed out, the greatest of all cir
cuses-the Wallace came in from the
East, erecting its huge tents within hail
ing distance OF his death bed, on "Powr-
ing's Addition" or western extension of
Reno, by the Riverside, and the circus
rings were located directly upon the
very spot where he had planned the
erection of a fine home residence for him
self and family But the hilarious jokes
of the jesting clowns, the whip cracks o.
the ringmaster and the shoutings of the
large audience disturbed not the eternal
slumber of him who had been ring
master i'll the great circus OF life, and
cracked the controlling whip around the
legs of many pretentious clown. And
the unequaled circus street parade of
that day, with its wonderous display OF
wheeled cages and vans full of wild
beasts, huge elephants, camels, bands OF
music and cavalcade of actors and ac-
tresses passed around through the same
public streets as did the great funeral
pageant OF yesterday which followed him
to his place OF eternal rest in the Masonic
cemetery. All well, life il but circus,
anyway, in which clowns are much more
plentiful than ringmasters.
The Nevada political circus increases
in interest with nearer proximity to cleo
ton day, and the numerous candidates
are vieing with each other III eager can
vas among friends and citizens generally
for votes in their favor. But there are
so many opposition tickets, independ-
ents, etc, in each of the four regular
parties throughout the State that no one
can easily form any definite opinion of
the result OF the mixup, or as to where
he is to get in or out at. Newlands
smiles and tries to look serenely conf
dent. Stewart winks and argues anx-
iously and considers the situation sixteen
to one more OF a conundrum than the
crime of '73. Jones hasn't been back
from Washington long enough TO form
ulate decided opinion, but is busily en-
gagged in absorbing and digesting all the
latest phases OF the sltudtiuu
The Comstock Deep Drainage and
Deeper Mining association have succeed
ed in securing the requisite amount OF
mouey, 100000 to commence operations
with, and will proceed to do so shortly.
Bids on contracts for sui able pumping
machinery are already called for from
various capable parties and the stock
market shows recupelative signs in antici-
patton. The exodus of miners from the
Comstock has also ceased, the boys pre-
ferring employment at home TO going
abroad for it. Whether pay ore will be
found in those deeper workings, is the
very knotty problem to be solved, but
valuable past experience has shown very
conclusively that the possibilities of the
Comstock are incalculable and not past
finding out.
The famous old mining district OF
Como, twenty miles southeast OF the
Comstock is also waking up from long
sleep and coming to the front through
latest developments in the Reno mine
belonging to Logan and Hulley. The
recent run of their new mill, erected neal
the mine, produced $4,000 in gold, and
they say they have an unlimited supply
of ore in sight. II all that is claimed Ii
true, Como may yet be credited with hav
ing dividend paving mine. The chan