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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-06
victims Of Death Valley,

Amargoso, the original name OF
the range bordering Death valley
now known rs the Funeral mountains
is tho Spanish name Tor bitter or bit.
terish, having been so christened on
account OF tho bitter taste OF the wat.
er in the sparse springs in the vicin.
ity, some OF which contain poisonous
elements to n degree that produces
death 70 men or. animals drinking
thereirom.
Tho name Funeral mountains was
given to the range Oh account Of a
fureraI sermon preached there about
fifty years ago on the death OF a little
girl, tho first victim OF a party Of en-.
igrants thnt perished there. a writ.
er in the lDyo Acknowledgements
erecting Il monument on tho site Of
the camp whore the emigrants per.
ished. only two OF the entire train.
Mr.. Briar, the preacher o: the serlbon
and his wife escaping death.
The same writer says: IL the vic
tins, tortured with abnormal thirst,
had only known! In the shade and
under projecting roots Of near by
mesquite trees are pot holes OF pal.
atable water; holes two or three feet
IN depth, dug through sand to a
clay hard.pRn, used Mt watering
places by the bean gathering Indians
ard by them hidden or covered with
flat rocks, Ia other places in the
'desert" they obtain water by driving
down two OF three feet n hollow cane
or bamboo, protected at the end by q
eharpenod plug, from which the tube
il lifted; IL fills with water that re,
MAINS good for several days.
One.iourth Of Il mile distant there
is a small stream Of water containing
all the salinc matter possible for il Il
hold IN solution, which is fairly aliy,
With tish OF a pardine.likc eizo ant
appearance, Those strange tlsb ar,
eaten raw by the Amargoso Indian
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Black Rain.

Tie first case OF black rain which
comes under review occurred at Ora
Jamestown and the surrounding dis
trict in 1883 and it extended Over an
area Of no less than $50 square miles.
Since then there have happened sew
eral similar showers, but less pro-
nounced III their cable character.
Other showers OF black rain have
occurred in Ireland, IL Of which ex-
tended over an area Of 400 square
miles. No n seems to have mi
scropically examined the water which
fell at Grahanstown, but it was not
ed that the water gradually cleared
when placed in u suitable vessel,
and II black precipitate fell from 1t.
In the latter cas- referred to the pre-
c~ipitate Was examined aud was found
to consist % miscropic organisms Of
] :, 500th of nm inch in length, and
were identified with the fuIngoId. or
ganisms that are responsible for the
blight in plants which they lnfest,
ind subsequently, for smut mildew
and rust in wheat and barley. The
writer sums up his remarks thus:
Humidity is known to contribute
largely to the copious production OF
fungi, and during a drought the re-
gions affected thereby will remain
comparatively bare OF fungi; but dur
ing the season OF frequent rains the
production OF fungoid vegetation is
largely iucreased."- Chambers Jour
nal.
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now To TRAVEL.


In ~select,ng your route to the cast
YOU counot afford to overlook the al
vantages and comforts offered 10y the
Rio Grandc Il Western Railway III
connection with the Denver * Rio
Grande and Colorado Midland Rail-
roads. 1t is the only transcontinent-
al liue passing directly through Salt
Lake City and in addition 10 the
glimpse il affords OF The Temple City
| the Great Salt Lake, the Salt Palace,
and the picturesque Utah valley, 1t
| offers "A choice Of six distinct routes
| to the cast and the most magnificent
| scenery in the world. y double
| daily train service and u through
Pullman Palace and ordinary sleep
ing cars. free reclining chairs and q
perfect dining al service are nov IN
operation On these lines.
For pamphlets, descriptive OF the
Great Salt Lake route" apply to w
ii, Suedaker,G General Ageut,li Mont
gomcry, San Francisco; to j ID. Mans
field, General Agent.2J3 Washington
Portland; to W. G. Mcbride. General
Agent, A Broadway, Butte; or t.
Geo. w. Heiutz. General PassenGcJ
Agent, Salt Lake City.
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II is stated TINT tho real intent Of
the Lake cut oil Of the Southern Pa.
citic is to reach Salt Lake City and
there make connections with the Bur.
lington. 1t also stated rs the intcn.
ton OF the Southern Pacific To entire.
~ ignore the Union Pacific, the rcla.
tons bet wccn the two becoming more
q rhiucd. In tho determination to
bring about Il connection ut Salt
the Southern Pacific will ignore Og.
den. However, in losing the Southern
Pacific Ogden will gain the liurling'
ton although the terminals Of botl
lines will bc nj Salt Lake.
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Cummings was Guilty.

w. A. Robinson, a postoflico in.
spector was in this city yesterday
looking up meters in connection
with the arrest OF tho late James
Cummings, Jr., says the Virginia Ro.
port. Developments OF the past TOW
days have dispelled the hopes OF his
friends that a mistake had been made
in arresting him for the theft. II
will take four figures TO represent the
amount stolen.
1t ia said that his method was to
cut open the letters, abstract the
money and reseal the envelopes so
neatly that the iamperinR could not
be detected. II seems he took the
last two letters bodily without taking
the tronble 10 restoro them to tho
mil, and II was for taking these TINT
no was arrested. Altogether fifteen
charges vote under investigation
when the unfortunate mail clerk took
his life.
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What Is "a wildcat?

First-Three stakes claiming a
portion Of the earth.
Second-A hole in the ground con-
tanning chlorides OF expectation and
blasted hopec.
Observation-Disclosures at Sl5, 1000 00
and an elegant prospectus.
Fourth-ManaginR directors who
do not know ore from country rock,
or n tunnel from a shaft, but are ex.
perts in ~assaying Mumm's, Pommery,
Greno aud several other thing, i'll.
Guiding Blackjack which il some.
times found in the hole in the
ground.
acknowledgements column or
two OF paid write-ups on the progress
of the company. including banquets
iags, etc.
Sixth-In order to tap the pay orc
before the ledge is %crosscut, S500,00C
must be expended for mining ma,
chinery and. $4,000 more to sink the
hole in the ground deeper.
Seyenth--Morc write-ups, jags, in
creased assessments, which call FOL
an Investigation which assays as FOL
lows:
90 per cent suckers.
10 per cent boozereno.
20 per cent assessments.
30 per cent chlorides OF trouble
lawyers fees, etc.
Tho hole i'll the ground has caved
in and the wildcat is dead. Industry
and Mining.
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Ha,f.csn, Pieces.

The Philadelphia Record reports IA
movement OF some big department
stores 70 have the government Issue
a new coin Of the denomination OF "a
half cent. signature to the docu-
ment setting forth the need OF such Il
coin have boen secured from the
prominent merchants OF Philadelphia
and other cities have also become ia.
terestod. The bargain cocker who
delights in seeing things marked
down may eventually experience the
delight Of paying ~ cents for an ar.
ticle marked down from s cents. Tho
merchants claim that In uLesc days OF
keen competition when large sales end
small profits are the rule some sucl
plan 10 necessary. Several individu
al firms have issued their own hal
cont pieces, which arc only redeem
able in their own establishments. Tho
government has nothing to TO will
this money.
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Joe Pete Escapes.

Joe Pete, tho Indian sentenced to
be hung on May 4th, for the murder
Of William Dangberg, escaped from
tho Douglas county Jail Sunday after.
noon by digging ont Of his cell. The
The Carson News gives the following
particulars:
1t appears that he was not placed
in the steel tal6 that Ii in the Jail
and was made for the very purpose OF
combining such characters rs Joe Pete
but was put IN the general tanks af.
fording him every opportunity to cs.
cape as the building is u veritable
ra~m-shsckle OF a place. Hence it ia
no surprise Tint poor Lo, with his
cunning, did manage to free himself.
a further fact was learned that re-
fleets considerable upon the officer in
charge and that ia that little precau.
ton was taken to guard against what
happened. 1t ID said that an exam.
nation OF die prisoner has never been
made since hie conviction and TINT it
was not improbable that the convict
ell man may have been working for
two weeks to liberhto himself. Yes.
terday, il is also said, the sheriff was
oil picniclSing leaving his deputy and
an old man III charge OF the Jail. llia
statcmen, is that he visited tho cell nj
| o'clock and tho prisoner WINS there
At $3.50 no was gone. Nothing fur
Their could DO CLEANED. a posse VIE
itomediately organized and every
thing done to effect his capture. Al
last account he WINS reported TO have
been seen in different localities. bu'
his pursuers have not rs yet iounG
his place OF concealmont and it TO
gins 10 look M IL Joo Pete would no
attend his neck tic party On May 4tlI
tho dry set by Judge Mack. Ed. 1
DuPuis, II OF Joe pete's counsel il
the matter Of the appeal to the Su
preme court. was interviewed by OF
reporter M to how bis escape woul'
effect tho appeal and IL was Learned
that il would be prosecuted until tn
issues wore decided by the highe
court. An Cbartz, the Stato's spec
ial counsel, also said there was uotll
ing to do but Ia have the issues I'm
der consideration settled Wot
comes from the valley this aftcrnoo
that IL appears very probable TINT
Pete VIVA captured lynch low woul
ngain prevail as IL did in the Ubc
case M tho farmers III II scctiO
were organized for that purpose.
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The Burlington Route Changes Time.

On and after
Sunday, February %,
the Burlington's Chicago Special
leaves Denver 900 n. M.
arriving Chicago and
ST. Louis 2:l5 p. M.
NEXT DAY.
The service Is rs good
as the time is fast
sleepers, diner,
library and chair cars.
Que Of the sleepers
comes through from San Francisco.
You can get aboard it
i'll Utah
AT YOUR OWN HOME
and go right through tc Chicago
without a single change
OF cars.
Is. r. Watson, Genl Agent.
L. +. NeslcD. TRAY. Passenger Il
Freight Agent,
Oh South West Temple St,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Docs This Strike You?

Muddy compilations, ]n0uscntlnR
breath come from chronic cOnstipa
ton. Karl's Clover Root Tea liz an
absolute euro and has been sold for
fifty years Oh an absoluto guarantee.
Price - cts and 80 cts. For suln by
EIko Drug Co.
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"Dot. tho Miners DnuEhter.''

The A. o. u. w. Hall was crowded
last night by people attracted there
by the play,"DOt, the Miners Daugh-
ter" given for the benefit Of the high
school library. The play was rs we'll
presented as the limited room on the
stage would permit. Some Of the
characters were exceedingly we'll
sustained, while others showed a lack
Of familiarity with their parts and
stage work. On the whole the play
was creditable and nettcd a good
round SUN for the library fund. 1t
is not Tie rule for tho INDEPENDENT
to mention each character and criti-
his OF her work in plays given by
local talent. W. prefer to look over
their short comings and give all a
due need OF praise.
There is one thing. however, that
the play last night brought wildly to
the mind OF everyone present and
that was Elko's need OF a first class
public hnll where such entertain.
ments can bo given. Here is n chance
Tor some public spirited citizen OF
Elko TO build himself n monument
that will pcrpetuate his memory long
after his body has mingled with ITS
kindred duet.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-06

New md elegant dining cars on all
through trains, service u Ia carte.
Through Pullman aud family sleeping
cars to Chicago.
Three personally conducted tourist or
family weekly excursions To Now Yorl. City
aud Boston via Chicago or ST. Louis.
For rates, descriptive pamphlets and all
Information apply to ans Ticket Agent or to
S X. Hooper, ID. r. Novins, II. ~. Gushing,
dP& a. Gen. Agt.. TRAY. Pas. hgt,
Denver. Col. Salt Lake city, Utah.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-06

Thorc Is o Joy in a printing Of.
flee over u sinner Who raye IN nd
vance and abuses tho editor on every
occasion than over tho ninety and
nine ouIers who borrow tho paper
and sing his praises without coptri.
buting II cent to pay his bills
FIX,
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JOmN u DrNNIs. Sccfrinrn,

To secure the original witch hazel
aHlyc. ask Tor DcWiit's Witch Hazel
sSnlvc, we'll known M n certain cure
for piles and skin Diseases. Bcwaro
of worthless COuntcrfcits. They nro
dangerous, Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-06

Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman. Milcsbnrg
Pa.,saya,"As II speedy cure for coughs
colds. Group and sore throat One Min.
pleasant for children to take. I
heartily recommend il Ia mothcrs."
II ~ the only harmless remedy TINT
produces immediate results. IL cures
bronchitis. pneumonia, grippe mud
throat and lung diseases. Il will pro-
vent consumption. ElkO Drug Co
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ROUTE

New Time Card. February 20.
Chicago Special leaves Denver 0.nn n. IN.
vestibulcd Flyer leaves Denver 100 p. IN
For Omaha. Chicago, Kansas City and
St. Louis.
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LOWS Alderman, Goshen, Ind,
snys, "DeWitt's Little Early Riscrs
always bring certain relief, cuto my
headache and never gripe." T1oy
gently cleanse md mvigorato tho
bowels and liver. Eiko Drug Co.
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STATE OF NEVADA,
County of Elko. 90

County Of Elko.
/, a. G. Dawley, County Clerk and
Clerk OF the Board OF County Commits
sioners, in and for said Comfy
and State, do hereby certify
that the foregoing bills we're
passed and ordered paid by the
Board OF County Commissioners Oh
the 2nd day Of April, A. d. 1900.
a. G. DAwLEY,
County Clerk.
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HOW Is YOUR WIFE?

Has she Loot her bcauty? If 80,
Constipation, Indigestion, Sick Ilcnd.
nchs are tho principal causes. Knrl's
Glover Root Tea has cured thoGc ills
for half n century. Price - cts, mud
30 ctf. Money refunded il results
are not satisfactory. For enlc by
ijlko DRUG Co.
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BILLS ALLOWED.

Following is a list Of the bills al
lowed by the Board OF County Com
missioners at their regular meeting
on Monday, April ., 1900:
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There will bU a meeting ~ the
Democratic State Central Committee
at Reno on Saturday. April Is. 1900.
Mt II o'clock noon. IA full an ut.
tendance H9 possible IL desirable. ~
business Of importance will come be.
fore the meeting.
CHARLIE GULLiYG.
Chairman.
ions II. DESSis, Sccrciary,
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ELKO COUNTY CATTLE ASsOCIA.
TON.

The Elko County Cattle Associa
ton will meet ut the Courthouse, FL.
ko, Nevada, Mt o'clock p. m., Satur.
day April I. 1000. Annual meeting
THOMAS HUNTER,
President.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1900-11-08

muo Gin grOBsC Ssttdtb an untg;eus, Strimpfen, S5ubsn uuo slei=
bern iest. IL elmer 3ett, NO man b. 9SQore qebrau6t. ousuertouft.
Sebt SUD uniere Traie an.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15

nc SouTt Neeueu IOkC1nrS.
A trial was progressing at the City
Hall police court when the judge espied
In group Of young girls mingling in
the large audience a delinquent wit
ness whom it was urgent he interview.
Mr.. Marshall" his honor exclaimed
"have that young lady step here"
Which young lady. your honor?'
II don't know her name - the one
with the light straw hat and dark
skirt" the court added. The clew was
insufficient
What kind of waist?" inquired the
marshal.
"Ruffle on the sleeves and trimmed
with er-the usual sort of what d'you
call en-" said the court
81 understand. You mean leg of NUT
ton sleeves what's his name
attachments" replied the marshal in
faint hope of striking the technical
term
No; not exactly said the judge.
Would you recognize an empire
gown if you saw one, Mr.. MARSHALL"
Upon oath. no; wouldn't swear to
it,
swell, / know it wasn't an empire
gown or Mother Hubbard. l don't
think you understand much about fe-
male apparel"
But here the young lady generously
stepped forward, while little boy
laughed, and the marshal threatened
to\send him to che penitentiary for life.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15

Strong cheese is recommended In
moderation; it is suitable to those who
suffer from nerves" for it acts as a
sedative, but if eaten to excess it's eff
fects are not good
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15

at her home, In Old Hanlin, sOme-
time the first part of next month and
then we are told that this lady, in
company with the other members of
the family will journey down to Okla
homa where her brother, Frank, has
purchased farm and where they will
make their future home. When they
go they will leave MANY sad hearts
behind for during their long resi-
dence here they have endeared them
selves to great many people.
firing ofthe monotony of the daily
rounds of life the Misses Helen ard
Matte Moore decided TO vary it and
accordingly sent out invitations to
their young friends and ON last Friday
night there assembled at the home of
these young ladies, Mr.. and Mrs. J. q.
Moore, on the hill to the west, over
looking the Station was filled with
the jolliest party you ever heard tell
of. The house had as many guests as
it could hold and the evening was
passed amid games, music and good
cheer until luncheoh was announced
and then everyone partook of the
many good things to eat, such AS Mrs.
Moore and her daughters know So
vel how to prepare. The Misses
Moore have faculty of making every
one feel at home which is mark of
refinement and grace which these
young ladies possess in high degree.
They were assisted in entertaining
their friends by MIR. Mark Story who
performed his task in gallant man.
ner, and all who were there say they
never had better time in their lives.
Here is the Hamlin township vote,
cast at the late election, i'm detail:
For President,
William Mckinley, 104.
w. J. Bryan, 81.
Straight Democratic votes cast, So.
Straight Republican votes cast, 10
For the Amendment, 46.
Against Amendment, LOG.
For Trustee,
Henry Young, 101.
Peter Matiesen, 10l.
For Assessor,
lnOmas Glll, lO2.
Walk Crees, 100
For Clerk,
Harry Percy, 1903.
John Kennedy, l0l.
For Justice of the Peace,
p. Wilson, 1o3
j. NJ. Bryan, 100
For Constables,
Clark Wilson, LOG
James Keightley, &C.
George Gerard, 1O6.
The Road Supervisors we're the
same as announced last week John
McNntt in District No. /; William
ALI, No. 2; Chris Jorgensen, No 3;
j. P. Dberholtz, No. 4.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
THE GRAND SCHEMER
HIS TAILOR CALLS ON HIM TO COL
LEcT HIS LITTLE BILL.

md Major CrofoOt, Grateful For the
Credit Extended to Him. Takes the
Man of the Shears Into the gnivcr-
sal FishbaIl Company.
copyright. 1900, by C. B. Levitt
When Major Crofoot reached his Of
fee the other morning, he found his
tailor at the door. The tailor had been
there for an hour. He had bill in his
hand, and he was determined to present
1T in person The major looked a bit
startled at sight of the creditor he had
been lodging for seven months, but in
breath he pulled himself together.
extended his hand and heartily ex-
claimed:
by George, but this is curious CO.,
incidence indeed. Talk of mental te-
legraphy, but your face was before me
as struck the first STARR
major Crofoot. am here"-s
Yes. yes; you are here about little
bill. and ain glad Of it. Come in and sit
down. Do you know. that little bill Of
$11 has worried me more than some of
$4,000. have wondered and Won
dered why you didn't present it."
But | have mailed it to you about
20 times" exclaimed the tailor
Strange. strange! / must see the
postal authorities about it at once
"And have sent it here by boy at
least ten times"
"By boy? And the boy never pre-
sented it! wish you would get me
that boys name A dozen different
times have been on the point of send
frg you check. but was afraid you
might take it that wanted to close
the account between us. 1 finally de-
cided to wait until you dropped in"
well. am here" said the tailor,
land now how about this bill?''
Eyes, you are here, and am sorry to
zee that look of grim resolution on your
face. You were one of my earliest
friends and creditors. When called
on you and got measured for a new
coat, the world was against me. All /
wanted was little time and encour-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
copyright, 1900. by c. B. Levi. ]

agcment, but the cold. selfish world
would not give it to me. You Of all
men were different. You made me a
coat. You demanded no pay in adj
vance. You sent it to me when done.
Don't you believe | appreciate this no.
bility of soul on your part?'
The hill--my SILL" replied the tailor
without any signs of melting.
After months and months Of strug-
Cling against adversely the tide turn
ed" continued the major. II was a
pauper one day aud millionaire the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
The Error. Of Society.

,
The dark blots that divorce makes In
society are too easily seen and too sad
to write much about, so will give
only few incidents Of the absurd and
humiliating positions in which people
may be placed: once occupied seat
on the grand stand at the Newport Ca
sino during tennis match. After
had been in my seat short time, a
man knew, once divorced, but remar-
ried, came in with his new wife and
occupied the two seats on my left, and
few moments later the woman from
whom he had been divorced and who
had also remarked came in With her
new husband and sat directly on my
right. Whether the ticket agent ar
ranged this for joke 1 am not pre-
pared to say, but all went well until
grew tired Of the game and got up,
leaving the four in a straight row,
which made an interesting picture for
| few moments. The four soon realiz-
| ed, however, what people were staring
and smiling at and, looking daggers
at one another, Immediately rose and
disappeared III the crowd. Inc lncl-
dent amused the lads and misses very
much
A lady l know very well in New
York, who was giving dinner party,
told me she always dreaded the ar
ranging of her guests at her tables,
lest she put people together whom the
claw had set apart" as she put it.
ut would be perfectly dreadful to seat
a gentleman beside lady to whom he
is paying alimony"- Smart Set
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15

Fools acquire wisdom and loafers go
10 work tomorrow.-Chicago News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15

For growing colts Ravens Stock Food Puri-
fes the blood, regulates the kidneys cures
and exterminates worms. 1t cures colds,
coughs, distemper, pinkeye and heaves in
horses. It is good for overworked horses and
old horses, and prevents mares from dropping
their colts prematurely. The powders are
very strong; give good appetite and make
sleek coats. For sale by Will A. Hamler,
druggist, Extra,