The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-29
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

The Yosemite Mining company has
filed amended articles of Incorporation
with the county clerk of Washoe
county.
Charles M. Schwab has taken fan
cy to the state of Nevada. Hope he
will not take it away with him.-Gl ass
Valley Union.
The Virginia City high school seniors
will pay their annual visit to Reno
Friday and Saturday. They will be
the guests of the Reno high school sem
iors.
The local train between Reno and
San Francisco will be in commission
again, leaving Reno at p. m. The
trip each way will be made in twelve
hours.
within the next six MONTHS says
one of the owners of the January lease
at Goldfields, "Goldfields will have
my opinion will outrival even Tono-
pah."
Mark Parrish, an old Remote, who
left there in 1881. is again In Reno.
Mr.. Parrish came to Reno in 1872 and
grew up with the town. He was for
several years connected with the firm
OF Manning & Duncan.
The owners of the townsite at Camp
Duncan, Lincoln county, have decided
to entirely eliminate the sale of In
toxicating liquors in the camp. min
ing town without plenty of booze will
ce. tainly be a curiosity.-Independent-
District Attorney Pike of Washoe
county last evening received the sad
news of the death of his mother. Mrs.
H. B. Pike, "at Cornish, Maine. She
was aged "a years. On account of Ill
ness in his family Mr.. Pike will be un-
able to attend the funeral.
On his return yesterday afternoon
from attending the inquest at Toano on
the remains of William Norton. Acting
District Attorney Otto Williams swore
to a complaint before Justice Morgan
charging Chauncey Griswold with the
crime of murder. The defendant was
taken before Justice Morgan and ad-
mitted to bail in the sum Of $4,000 to
appear for examination Saturday. Isaac
and A. M. Griswold. brothers of the de-
fendant, signed the bond and he was
released from custody.
The DeLamar Lode ends it's account
of the democratic convention thus: "A
resolution endorsing the candidacy OF
w. r. Hearst met opposition and was
cut to fit. Next an address and decla-
ration of principles were adopted Bo-
quets were thrown at Newlands, Van
Duzer and all the state officers for be-
ing honest. The attention of the vot-
ers was called to the platform Of 1902
and the people were invited to read the
Virginia City platform. and incidentally
scored the republicans. 1t was given
out cold that no bribes We're being Of
! fered to outsiders, and an appeal was
made to the voters. Then with three
cheers the meeting disbanded"
There is the greatest activity In
prospecting all the way from Goldfie.d
to Death valley" so says John l.. Her
ron, who has returned from a trip
| through the southern country. where
he represented the mining and other
business of Governor Sparks. Every
district is being covered and shafts are
being sunk on the least provocation.
| The weather is still cool there, but even
now the privations suffered by the
prospectors are great. 1t Is a long dis
tance to the best excuse for water and
fuel. What the poor devils on the des-
est will do when the hot weather comes
God knows. 1t Is stuff like that en-
tering into the composition of the pros
pectors of the great southern Nevada
| desert that makes world winners.
These searchers after wealth could
never be called lucky dogs. They will
earn every cent of anything they get.
There are a number of good, but small
propositions already uncovered in the
region l visited. but what the country
needs is Mizpah or Montana Tono-
pah. Then there will be a railroad
built and water piped in. The smaller
properties will contribute to the ton.
mage and the desert will cease to be {
desolate waste, even as Tonopah hat
arisen from the ashes of the ages
Gazette.