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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30

my father, "and, as he had his horse
with him, he rode away without wait
Ing for the company to assemble
My father had reached home before
me, and as | opened the door l heard
mother ask, 'Do you think it is any
thing serious, fatherp
Il am afraid it may be, wife," he said.
'The messenger said that Gov. Gage
has sent some of the kings troops to
destroy the supplies which have been
stored at Concord. If the report is true,
there will be resistance, and If 1t comes
to that it will be very serious business
for u.s."
The first Eews that came to us from
the fight at Lexington and the other do
ings of that day arrived about G o'clock
in lne afternoon, when some minute
men from another town stopped at the
tavern on their way home. They told
the story of the day to the little crowd
of anxious women who eagerly ques-
toned them for news of some dear one.
My father would not let me go down
10 lue ldNcTu, ,DuI Weul uOWu HlnStll
and brought us the news.
Something unusual has happened,
Maryw exclaimed my mother. Il never
saw your father look so excited"
l hastened down the path to meet
him.
bad news, my child; bad newsr' he
exclaimed. "There has been an encoun-
ter with the kings troops" And then,
reading the question in my eyes, he con-
tinued, But they brought no news of
our men,"
The hour set for the wedding was
O'Clock, but it began to look as If there
would be no weoding,' for it was now
after o'clock, and none of our men
had returned home.
At last we heard steps outside, and
then my brother Arthur, who was
among the first to reach home, stagger-
ed into the room. l sprang up and ran
to him. He sank into the nearest chair,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30
MY WEDDING DAY

0OH ELL, as | was saying, this Is
WNW the way it came about: | was
young thing then, just turn
ed IS. Your grandfather had been my
playmate, hero and protector from the
time that | was old enough to go to
school. l had never thought of marry
ing any one but him, and SO when he
asked me to be his wife, why, of
course, | said Yes"
Well, it was in the spring Of 1775 that
we were to be married. Mother and |
spent the winter getting my things
made up, and had as fine an outfit as
a girl could possibly have in those days.
The day set for the wedding was the
nineteenth of April-yes, the very day
on which the battle of Lexington occur
red, as l have good reason to remem-
Der.
The nineteenth of April was beauti-
full day, though a warm one for the sea-
son. We were all up early that morn
done. 1t was about o'clock In the
forenoon when my mother, who had
been looking over some linen, suddenly
raised her head, exclaiming as she did
so, "Why, Mary, was that the meeting
house, bellY'
"What can it mean?" | cried, and,
running to the window, l caught sight
of our neighbors sons, Joe and John
Eaton, running down the road with
their guns. Across the way Harry
Wright was plowlng the field. The
boys called out to him as they passed,
and without stopping to unhitch the
horse, he seized his gun and was off
across the fields.
1T Is an alarm, mother!" | cried
"The boys are down by the brook"
she said. "The sound will not reach
themr'
Without delay hurried to the kitch-
en-, and seizing the horn, l ran out of
the house and started for the brook,
which was some distance from the
house. | blew blast on the horn as
| ran, and as the boys caught sight of
inc | pointed toward the road, where
several men could be seen running with
their guns. The boys understood, and,
waving their hands to me, they were
off across the field to the road.
"What is ii? Where are they going?'
/ asked. And as.I spoke the men came
hurrying out of the meeting house,
where they had heard few words
from Parson. Smith, and, mounting
their horses, rode off as fast as they
could go. looked for your GRANDPA
ther, but he was not there, Catching
sight of my father, ran to him. "Have
YOU seen Henryy'-that's your grand
father-I asked.
Henry was at the tavern when the
messenger rode through here" replied
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30
RUN RISK IN EATING GAME.
Flesh of Much Hunted Animals Is Apt
TO BE Diseased.


The eating of high game Is un-
doubtedly attended with risk, and the
poisonous effects are probably due to
the toxins produced In the earlier
stages of the putrefactive process. The
advantage, of course, of hanging game
is that the flesh becomes tender and de-
cidedly more digestible than when 1t is
quite fresh. The rlpening process, how
ever, may mean the elaboration of the
toxins. 1t has been stated that the
production of the characteristic havors
of game Is related directly to the
amount of sulphureted hydrogen or
sulphur-alcohol set free, but 1t Is rather
repulsive to think that the delicate
flavor of the game Is dependent upon
that invariable product of decomposi--
ton of rotten eggs-sulphureted hydro
gen. The smell evolved during cook
ing of high game Is even more dis,
gusting.
Fresh game sometimes sets up mystic
rious, poisonous symptoms, which has
been attributed to the fact of the game
having been overhunted and fatigued.
Fatigue products, indeed, have been
separated from overhunted game,
which, when injected into. a healthy
animal, have produced marked poison
Gus effects. There is no doubt that
fatigue products under certain circum-
stances are also. elaborated In the hu--
man body and give rise to species of
self poisoning, characteristic symp-
toms of which are headache, stupor
and gastric and intestinal pains. The
flesh of overrotten cattle may prove
poisonous from the same cause.
This curious formation of poisonous
products In the flesh of animals through
n state of terror orexhaustion is ques-
ton well worth considering In relation
to the wholesomeness of animal foods
and emphasizes the Importance OF slay
! Ing animals intended for food in tho
most humane way.-London Lancet.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30

whoever he was, drew rein at our door.
Then there were murmur of voices
and an opening and shutting of doors,
and then my mothers voice calling to
me; MARY, Mary; child, come down!
Henry Is here. He's Gomez
Scarcely believing that l heard Alright,
| got up and ran downstairs and into
the kitchen, and there before me, his
face pale as death, with blood-stained
bandage bound about his forehead,
stood your grandfather.
"Mary," he cried, holding out hip
hands to me, Il am in time! The clock
has not struck yet! We have beaten
the. enemy at every point, and won a
great victory. l am hit, but not seri-
ously hurt!'
Then Parson Elder, who had come
over to hear the news from Arthur,
came forward and said: "Shall | per-
form the ceremony nowT'
SO right then and there your grand
father, in his working clothes, all stain
ed with dust and blood, and !, In my
morning calico, were married.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30

and his gun fell to the floor with thud.
Arthur was only boy of 10, you must
remember, and the day had been ter
rible one.
When he had recovered a little, my
father spoke. What news do you
bring, my SOM" he asked.
Arthur" | said, "is it Henry?'
Listen" he said, speaking rapidly.
''The kings troops were in full retreat
when we reached the road. We did not
keep with our companies, but each one
found shelter as he was able behind
trees, walls or fences. | met Henry as
l was crossing a field, and we took
shelter together and awaited the COM
ing of the troops. We had just got set
tied when Henry caught sight of
flanking party coming right down on
us. He called to the men near us to
run for their lives, and at the same time
we both jumped the wall and ran for
house which stood In the field just OPP
posite. l reached the opposite wall in
safety and turned round to look for
Henry, but he was not with me. AT
that moment the troops came round
sudden turn in the road and sent some
shots in our direction. AT the risk of
being shot, stood up and looked across
the road. He must have been hit by
the fianl1ing party, for he lay just by
the wall"
Suddenly | heard the sound of a
horses feet coming up the road at
furious pace. l sat up and listened.
"Somebody Is riding on an important
errand," said to myself. Nearer and
nearer came the sound, and the rider,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30
TO BRIDGE THE BOSPHORuS.
Fine Structure Will he Constructed
nv Railway Company.

Fine Structure Will BE Constructed
by Railway Company.
The scheme of bridging the Bospho-
rus has been revived and 1t Is an
snounced that magnificent structure
will span the river ere the lapse of an
other year and will bear the name OF
the Sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamid.
1t is to he constructed by the Bosphorus
Railway Company, which designs a
junction between the railways of Eu-
rope and the Transatlantic railway OF
Bagdad. Naturally the narrowest di-
vidng line of sea has been chosen for
the point of connection. A military
bridge, erected by Corinthian long
before the Christian era, once spanned
these GOO yards of water at the same
spot and over it marched King Darius
and his 100000 Persian braves. Lord
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30
Coffee Intoxication.

A visitor recently returned from Bra.
I'll, says that the whole country is per.
petually intoxicated by coffee. 1t is
brought to the bedside the moment one
awakes and just before he drops
asleep, at meals and between meals,
on going out and coming in. Men,
women and children drink it with the
same llberality and it Is fed to babies
in arms. The effect is apparent in
trembling hands, twitching eyelids, yel-
low, dry skin and chronic excitability
worse than that produced by whisky.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30

Byron, impatient of bridges as of many
things, swan the flood and as a result
was addressed in much minor verse as
Leander. The new bridge is to be
erected on lasting lines. Massive gran.
ite pillars are to be built and these will
support the steel cables on which the
bridge depends. They will provide ac,
commodation for artillery and orna-
ments will not be wanting in the shape
of minarets and eupolas, decorated
with tiles and arabesques.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30


microbes beautiful light imaginable
While clearly
all the brilliant
light
would collecting the ba But Prof Raphael Du unver
bacteria those containing salt ernary
of decorative illumination the bacterial fluids placed
by orcd which direct the
downward These suspended ceiling supply clear delicate
the dules
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30

Digger Indians seldom smile, tbs said.
They must be grave Diggers.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30
HERE BUCHANAN WAS BORN.

Log Hut in Pennsylvania Where a
President First Saw the Light.
In little log hut situated some three
miles from Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa, James Buchanan, presi-
dent of the United States from 1857 to
1861, first saw the light of dag on the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30

taking part in occupations or pastimes
that men ordinarily reserve for them
selves, the size of the Chinese women's
feet would be thought a bar against
their indulgence in wheeling. Never
theless, there is actually one woman
among the celestials who may often be
seen with her brothers careerlng along
the fine roads of Shanghai. There are
not more than two or three Chinese
girls who ride, though the sons of the
wealthy Chinese merchants and many
other Chinese youths may often be
seen riding in the streets of the treaty
ports, the only places in China where
riding is possible. On the whole, the
Chinese have taken kindly to the bike"
and many are expert trick riders. The
lady referred to is Miss Kit-Sen of
Shanghai and was the first girl in
China to cycle. She evidently enjoys
the snort
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30
CHINESE WOMEN AWHEEL.

Fair Resident of Shanghai Is an Acc
compiishcl Bicyciist.
The bicycle woman has invaded
China, the last place on earth where
one would expect to find her. Aside
from the national prejudice that exists
among the Mongol people to women
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30

23d of April, 1870. This humble domi-
clle was situated in the midst of wild
and romantic mountain gorge, which
with its beautiful scenery may have
served to imbue in his mind sentiments
of lofty aspirations.
Several years ago, however, the hut
was moved from its original site and
now stands near the edge of Mercers-
burg. Its occupants at the present time
are a colored family.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30

From the time a boys attention to
his sisters guest is called "acting
smart" to the day of her death, he Is
never satisfactory when there is COM
pany.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30
No Rain in Two Years.

A West Australian exploring party
that recently arrived at Oodnadata re-
ported that there had not been a drop
of rain for two years in the region
traversed.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-01-30
A Corns of Elephants.

The King of Siam owns an. army; /,
corps of 500 elephants, all well trained
for military purposes and under COM
mand of a general
Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1901-07-31

The Aurora Gold Mining company at
Sunrise is putting in a 40-stamp mill
on their property.
Col. George Kostrometinof has been
appointed secretary of the Sitka Cham
Der of Commerce.
A new find is reported just across the
divide from Lake creek. Particulars
are not ohtainable.
P. Harris, a whaler, died on board the
steamer Roanoke July 18th and was
buried at Unalaska.
The steamer Excelsior on her last
trip to Valdez carried large amount
of mining machinery.
The steamer Ruth, formerly on the
Southeastern Alaskan run, is reported
disabled in Golovin Bay.
No. 3, Alder creek, Nome district,
yielded 500 ounces of gold in two hours
sluicing one day this month
AS high as $4,000 day per man is said
to have been taken out this season on
some claims on the Chistochina.
Missionaries say that the natives of
Northwestern Alaska will be practical
ly exterminated in years time.
According to stories told by the ma
tives. 40 years ago the ice remained the
entire season in st. Michael Bay.
Every building but one in Council
City in the Nome district, was swept
away by flood the latter part of June.
Steps have been taken at Ketchikan
to organize tribe of the degree of Poe
ahontas as an auxiliary of the Red Men.
No. l below on Anvil creek, in the
Nome district, recently contributed a
1886 nugget to the wealth of the world.
Harry G. Steele, Seattle newspaper
man, has been appointed clerk of the
district court at Nome by Judge Noyes,
A party who spent the last year pros
pecting the Stewart river has just re-
turned without recording important
strikes.
The whaler Belvedere, of San Fran
cisco, has just made record breaking
catch of nine whales on her way to st.
Michael.
Quartz creek, in the Klondike, made
good showing in the spring cleanup,
nuggets ranging from 81 to $50 being
discovered.
R. Raffenburgh, a prospector just out
from Rampant, is exhibiting 5000 mug
get in Seattle taken from his claim in
that district.
The fishermen at Hetta, Prince
of Wales Island, recently struck
for 7 cents per fish, the prevailing price
being cents.
800 prospectors are now working in
the Eagle City district, quite number
having recently arrived in the camp
from Dawson.
Three men were drowned in the surf
off the mouth of Penny river July 9th
while enroute to Teller City from Nome
in small boat.
The Cook Inlet Coal Field company
has six miles of it's railroad completed
and has 200 men at work to finish it up
Two locomotives and number OF
freight cars are in operation.
Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1901-07-31

The Skagway News of the Goth inst.
says that an expert engineer who has
spent over year in this part Of Alaska
as a representative of London capital
received cable message on the City of
Seattle to go to Valdez at once as work
on the railroad was to begin immedi-
ately.
An American Citizens Protective
League has been formed in Skagway.
The object of organization is to protest
against further encroachment by the
Canadians upon our domain and to
push the British flag back to Tagish,
where the League claims it properly
belongs.
The Juneau Journal says that Sergt.
John H. Bruck of the signal service is
ih the city.to make the preliminary ar
rangements for the construction of the
Juneau-Skagway cable. He is domi-
ciled at the Juneau Hotel. 1t is proba-
BILE that the cable will be laid and in
operation by the first of September.
A rich ledge is said to have been
found on Taylor creek, Kougarock
district. 1t is gold bearing streak 8
inches in thickness which can be trac-
cd for 1000 feet. Samples of quartz
from the streak are reported to have
assayed $1,000 and s4,477 to the ton.
An expert has gone to examine the al
legged discovery.
1t is a great thing to have official
connection with this great and glorious
government of ours. This conclusion
is arrived at in contemplation of tie
fact that recently a party of distin-
guished u. S. senators and congress
men have been travelling around South
eastern Alaska as guests of the U. S.
revenue cutter Perry while making ex-
animation of personal mining interests
| in the region named.
Owing to shortcoming in the Alaska
code law, enacted last year, DR.. Sheldon
Jackson, agent for the bureau of edu-
cation for Alaska, the assistant agent
and the agents clerk, will have to wait
awhile for their salaries. The law pro-
vides these expenses be paid out of
moneys collected from licenses in the
district, but as these funds will not be
collected for some time the officials
named cannot draw their salaries at
present.
The Skagway Alaskan says that un-
der new ruling of the Alaska customs
service, duty of S5 on small boats and
$40 on scows and larger craft coming
down the river from the Canadian side
will be collected at Eagle this year.
Last years boats coming down the riv-
er we're permitted to run to st. Michael
where the duty was imposed, but the
local deputy collector, Lewis Baker, is
in receipt of late orders compelling the
payment of the duty at Eagle City this
year.
Mr.. M. G. DAILY, who has explored the
country, believes Turnagain Arm will
be one of the largest shipping points
that Seattle will have for the next 20
years to come. There is, he says, plen-
ty of gold, copper, platinum, coal and
timber, and as the climate is very mild
in the Arm it will permit mining oper-
ations the year around. There are, the
gentleman declared, enormous deposits
of good coal accessible to ocean-going
vessels that can be obtained with very
little expense.
Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1901-07-31
The N0rthIand
The Latest News, from Reliable
Sources, Concerning the Great
North, Condensed.
information for Everybody.

1nkV2 AASSLAVA Ava ~ "a wv
Strawberries are ripe at Sitka.
Eagle City is a wide open town.
Dawson is to have new daily paper.
Ketchikan is to have q new school
house.
800 miners are now in the Forty Mile
district.
Clear creek is expected to yield $780,
600 this year.
The business streets of Nome are
thoroughly planked.
One of the latest stampedes from
Dawson was to Indian river.
A rich strike is reported on Macklin
creek in the Kougarock district.
A new and rich strike is reported at
the Cleaner mine on Taku Arm.
Nome boasts of three newspapers;
| two semi-weeklies and one weekly.
| Jess Spohn was killed by cave,in on
discovery, Bonanza creek, July 10.
1t is probable that U. S. consul will
soon be stationed at White Horse.
Up to July 23rd no steamers had ar
rived at Dawson from st. Michael.
Nome's output of gold for the pres
ent year is estimated at S1o,000,00O.
No. i, Vol. l, of the Yukon Catholic
has made its appearance at Dawson.
The cable at Five Finger Rapids is
causing much trouble to navigation.
1t is said that the old Cassiar district
is likely soon to have an awakening.
Several hydraulic outfits, employing
100 men, are in operation on Turnagain
Arm.
Chicken creek is showing up the best
of any stream in the Forty Mile dis
trict.
Ice went out of st. Michael barbor on
July 3rd, the latest date known for 30
years.
The reported strike on the Kehenia
river, below Haines, has proven to be
cultus.
The steamer Queen got within one
and half miles of Muir glacier on her
last trip.
The steamer Oregon now holds the
record for fast time between Seattle
and Nome.
Christian, Nolan, Glacier and Bonan-
"a creeks, in the Nome district, are all
prospecting well.
The steamer Selkirk now holds the
record for fast time between Dawson
and White Horse.
Alderman McKinnon, of Juneau, left
last week for the Klondike where ne
will endeavor to accumulate sufficient
of the root of evil to keep away trouble
Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1901-07-31

The Copper Mountain mine of Prince
of Wales Island has commenced max
ing regular shipments Of ore to Puget
Sound smelters.
The Yukon river steamer Minneapo-
lis was wrecked on the night of July
9th on Bering Sea while in tow of the
steamer Charles D. Lane.
Before the ice blockade was broken
this summer people at Michael were re-
duced to the necessity of living on one
meal day, and corn meal at that.
Encouraging reports are just arriv'
ing at Dawson from the Tanana. Bach
elor creek is showing up we'll, from to
3 ounces per shovel being reported.
Mission and American creeks, in the
Eagle City district, are showing up we'll
this season. The dirt is running l6
cents to the pan at depth of Is to %
feet.
An epidemic of pneumonia is raging
among the Indians on the lower Yukon
and many deaths are reported. They
refuse to allow white doctors to attend
them.
LII. Williams, of Juneau, left last
week for the Prince Williams Sound
country with machinery for developing
mining property in which he is inter
ested.
The government postoffice depart
ment has announced its intention Of
providing quicker time in its postal
service between Seattle and Cirle City
via Valdez.
The bodies of six men were recently
found near Cape Romanoff, between
Nome and st. Michael. They evident
ly perished in one of the blizzards of
last winter.
The body of L. Valentine, who was
drowned some three or four weeks ago
in the Yukon below White Horse, was
found recently on sand bar near For
ty Mile river.
The steamer Roanoke arrived in Sc
attic from Nome and st. Michael July
18th with 100000 in gold dust on
board. Most of this wealth came from
Yukon river points.
A prospector who has just returned
from the district, says that the outlook
on Bear creek at present is not encour-
aging for miners and many have left
the camp disgusted.
Two brothers by the name of Suther-
land were murdered while prospecting
on Unimak Island last spring. Capt.
Mcdonald of the schooner Lizzie Col
by found the bodies and gave them a
burial.
The U. S. government, through Act
ing Chief Signal Officer Dunwood, is
prepared to enlist 20 or 80 telegraph
operators in the signal service to be
distributed along the telegraph line be-
tween Valdez and the mouth of the
Yukon.
Porcupine feels neglected because it
has no postoffice, says the sitka Alas
kan. There is said to be a thousand
men in the district, and every piece of
mail costs the recipient twenty-five
cents. The postof1ce department. GER
tainly ought to make some provision
for furnishing mail facilities for such
! an important camp.
Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1901-07-31

The Skagway News of the Goth inst.
says that an expert engineer who has
spent over year in this part Of Alaska
as representative of London capital
received cable message on the City of
Seattle to go to Valdez at once as work
on the railroad was to begin immedi-
ately.
Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1901-07-31

The Copper Mountain mine of Prince
of Wales Island has commenced max
ing regular shipments of ore to Puget
Sound smelters. @