The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-03
THE WHITE PINE NEWS,
Thursday. September 3, 1903.
A. c. CLEVELAND.

OF the most prominent ones on lhe
Coast have all contained accounts Of
the death of A. c. Cleveland. Not
withstanding the fact that many OF
thsse same journals very bitterly OPP
posed Mr.. Cleveland in a political way
still they were unanimous in their
praises of the man; each prononnetbg
him as True as Steel. To Illustrate
the respect and esteem with which NJ
Cleveland was regarded outside oil his
" County aud State, we herewith
reprodu ce the followiag tribute OF his
personal character from the pen OF q.
C. Goodw | of Goodwln's Weekly, Of
Salt Lake City, Utah:
1.-THE announcement OF the death Of
Hon. A. g. Cleveland OF Nevada is
most sad news. 1t comes a personal
bereavement, for the dead nun aud the
writer OF this were long near neigG bors
and the friendship between them never
had a break or jar or doubt during the
forty years since IL began.
"Mr. Cleveland was a native Of Maine
and rent to California in the late hfties
He went with the crowd TO the Com
stock and was all his lie thereafter 0
resident OF Nevada.
"His first work 10 Nevada was the
supplying of timbors TO the Gould q
Currey mine. 10 1868 he removed t.
Hamilton, Nevada, aud three years
later removed to his farm in Eastern
Nevada, whore his permanent home
was made. He was rs bravo a man
and loyal as ever walked the earth; one
of the most genial and light hearted Of
men; ne was a shrewd judge of human
nature, a natural diplomat and alto
gether loyeable.
His farm has been u FREQ stopping
place for travellers for years. He was
several terms a member OF the Nevada
Legislature; was twice a candidate Tor
Governor, and had the necessary votes
pledged to elect him U. S Senator
three years ago. He he'd many other
places Df trust. He was Il sterling.
honest, high minded, tender. hearted,
splendid man. He would not permit q
quo to be fred near his home lest II
frightened away the birds; be saw to
the feeding OF his cats and dogs person
ally and still be was ready TO fight at
any odds II aroused-and he was easily
a~roused-and UP to a few years ago II
there was a horse on the ranch that
the men feared 10 mount Cleveland al
ways rode him.
"He built up probably the finest farm
10 Nevada, and it has been said Of al
his thousands o olive stock that they
are all thoroughbreds.
''When the Nevada Legislature net
three years ago, he went 10 Carson
City, was suddenly $ ICED with pneu'
monia and thoogh be recovered, the
disease left his heart 10 a preearlous
state, and meyer thereafter did he re-
gain his old rudy complexion or lis
old elastic step. We suspect his heart
suddenly stopped, for on y a few days
since a friend here received one Of hi
old jolly letters which contained NJ
hint OF illness. Praise God that when
the final call came it was painless.
.'ln his death Nevada las lost one oil
It's foremost and NEST distinguished and
respected citizens, and the grief over
his death will be universal in that State.
he was not only n Of the best, but
one of the most public spirited men OF
the state, and the best work of his III
vas 10 trying to further it Interests
His wife and the relatives in the East
will have the deepest So mpathy Of all
who knew the brave man who was her
husband. and If IL will he any comfort
to them they may have the consolation
of knowing that their sorrow Is shared
by hosts of people from every rank IN
life, from the ablest tinaneiers that
wore over on the coast, to the humblesl
p~rospector who ever faced the desert IN
search Of n mine.
lone by one the old band Is passing.
A strong and true and generous COM
pany were they. Their natures were
In a little way typihed by tho manner
Of A. C. C~leveland's death. There was
= supreme trial to meet, there were nc
repinings; no foreboaings; no troubling
of friends. The summons came and in
. momentthe hush OF eternity had
sealed the mirthful lips and the fear
less great soul had fed.
"Self.contained and un~pretentious
were they. They absorbed into their
lives something like the silence of the
so their purposes were not ad'
vertised, their exploits we're not much
heralded, but .they were trail blazers.
path 6nders-copquerors. They found
the desert wrapped around with serge
and guarded by heights which Deso'a-
tion and Despair had unfeared, but
they were not dismayed,
..Rather the hopes IN The hearts, the
songs on their lips, their faith IN them
selves were sufficient to uphold them
They laughed at toll, they seoGed al
heat and cold aud con.um-
tng thirst were accepted as lings 10
iest over. until at last the desert re-
axed its frowns and began to smile
Never was a band so 10y VI TO each 9TH
n. There were friendships closer than