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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
Located in Ely.

Clarence L. Shaw, formerly
superintendent Of the mines at
Copper Flat, has opened an Of
fee in Ely and offers his SER
vices to those who have mining
properties they wish to develop
or opened. Being a practical
and experienced mining man, he
will inspect mines and report on
them. Correspondence solicited.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
CHERRY CREEK
CORRESPONDENCE
A Few Items Of Interest From That
Lively Camp.

At the Democratic primaries on
Friday "a votes were cast. electing
Charley Karbstein, Chas. Greene,
Frank Kell, Frank Pierce and Geo.
Fisher.
At the Republican primaries on
Saturday, IS votes were cast, elect
ing Jas. Pascoe. Geo. F. Parker,
w. J. Griswold, Chas. F. Phalan
aud Will Watson.
Arthur J. Phillips, who was ar
rested, charged with different Of
lenses, had hearing before Judge
J. II. Cannon. plead guilty, and
was committed to the county Jail,
10 be dealt with at the next term Of
the District Court. Deputy Sheriff
Barchert accompanied the gentle
man to Ely.
We noticed that both Democrats
and Republicans were rather in.
different about voting at the pri.
maiies, and did not show the vo,.
lag strength Of either party.
Mis-. Gordy Wright of Ruby
Valley, is visiting III town with TIE
Misses Stratton.
The downpour of rain and hail
last week was the heaviest known
III this town, with one exception.
1t crossed Main street in several
places like mill-races. The damage
Nas very trifing, but it cleared
several back yards OF filth aud took
It toward the slough. 1t would
rave been truly bene6cient if it had
taken some OF the privies along at
he same time.
On Sunday last Chas. Wagner
4nd Orson Spencer brought from
foano full loads of merchandise for
,ur merchants aud mines. They
Nent from here to Siegel and loaded
With ore from the Siegel company 5
mines for Salt Lake 9th.
We learn, from what appears to
,e reliable sources, that the North
Mountain company's mines at Egan
will be put in operation in very
,hort time by a new company.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
A Pleasant Dance.

The dance given in Ely last
Thursday night. by the employees
II the White Pine Copper Com.
,any and the Boston & Nevada
Copper Company, in honor OIL
W. A. Shallenbarger and bride,
vas a most ENJOYABLE affair.
The newly welded couple led
he grand march, and the light
'antastic was tripped till early
norm. A splendid supper was
spread, and the boys prove d
themselves royal entertainers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
Board Of Equalization.

The Board of County Commis-
,ioners met on Monday last as a
Board of Equalization, to act on
the assessment rCll OF the county
Is turned in by County Assessor
douse. A number of taxpayers
appeared before the Board to
show cause why the assessment
on their holdings should not be
raised. A full report of the ac
tion of the Board will be pub
lished next week.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
Wild Ducks.

The wild duck is now the
legitimate prey for those who
know how to handle o shotgun
and are fond Of the sport. The
closed season ended on the 18th
inst, and several hunting parties
went out from Ely on Thursday
last. Ducks were reported num-
erous, and several good bags
we're made. There are any mum
Der of water holes in this vicinity
and some good shooting is prom
ised for lovers of the sport.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
Republican Delegates.

Republican primaries were
held throughout White Pine
county on Saturday last, for the
election Of delegates to the Re-
publican county convention, that
will be held in Ely on the 28th
and 29th inst. In Ely precinct
tie contest was q spirited one,
being a contest between the
Baird and Moormau supporters
for the Office of Sheriff. Baird 5
followers proved too strong fol
their opponents and carried the
day. Following are those who
were elected delegates:
c l. Shaw, G r Reeves,
Robt Baird, Jos Newman,
G A Walker, A L Parker,
W J Stewart, A S Lehigh,
c Griffin.
CHERRY CREEK PRECINCT.
James Pascoe, W j Griswold,
G F Phalan. Geo T Parker,
W A Watson, G. G Buzatti.
H&MILToN PRECINCT.
P A Peterson, Alex Muir,
Henry Bush, Gus Simon,
w O Moorman.
CLEVELAND PRECINCT.
Nj Woodman.
SNAKE vELLEY PREcINcT.
H S Miller.
oscEoL& PRECINCT.
Jas Marriott. John Yellaud,
w II Gregory, G N Gaby.
LANE CITY PRECINCT.
Gabriel Zanoli. Thos Sillyman,
COPPER FLAT PRECINCT.
E Giroux, Albert Millick,
Henry Schilling.
LUNp PRECINCT.
JJ Gubler, John r Lee.
Other precincts not heard from
up to the hour Of going to press
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
Democratic Primaries.

The Democrats of White Pine
county held their primaries for
he election of delegates to their
county, on Friday last, Septem-
Der 10th. The election in Ely
precinct passed off quietly, there
oeing no contention or strife in
that party here. The following
we're chosen as delegate to the
county convention, which con-
on the 28th Of this month:
NJ Cohen, M Shallenbarger
F Wolf, A A Marshall.
Sam Brown. Ed Gilbert,
W ] Carothers, Z G. White.
LuND PRECINCT.
A Wakeling, O Fl Snow.
LANE CITY PRECINCT.
Peter Salvi, John A Steele.
PRESTON PRECINCT.
John Mofitt.
Cherry CREEK PRECINCT.
Frank Kell, G. Karbstein,
Chas. Greene, Frank Pierce,
George Fisher.
AURUM PRECINCT.
Patrick Keegan.
osCEoLA PTECINCT.
e B Robinson, T B Tilford.
HAMILTON PRECINCT.
G Minoletti, Dennis Coyle,
NEWARK PRECINCT.
] Minoletti, Jas M Dougal.
TIPPETT PRECINCT.
Ii Morris.
SNAKE VALLEY PRECINCT.
e NJ Robinson, p NJ Baker.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
ElkO's New Daily.

This Office is in receipt of Volume
/, Number +, of The Daily Free
Press. 1t is a 5-column, tour. page
paper, and full OF news. It shows
good support for a starter, and is a
credit to Elko and Elko county.
The Republican banner floats at
the top Of its second page, which
means that the paper is bound to
prosper.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
contrivances is at best very
limited and uncertain.

limited and uncertain.
When we come to the metal.
lurgical and process side of this
question, we are amongst a fra
ternity whose name is legion.
These almost invariably start
with the supposition that all that
has been slowly evolved from the
laborious past in the treatment
of ores is radically wrong, and it
remains for some ingenious indi.
vidual. whose training has been
distinctly other than technical
or metallurgical, to solve the
difficulty by some happy thought,
some sudden invention. some
bright idea. Again the quack is
preferred to the trained prac-
titioner. Few great inventions
or discoveries are made, as the
Latins say, per saltem," or at
jump. Those that are of value
and that stand the test of time
come usually on top of a slow
and gradual evolution, the result
of work and experience aud OF
long training. The ingenious
lnan-a doctor, lawyer or green
yrocer--that takes it into his
lead that he can solve the diff
;ult problem of how to treat ce..
lain low grade or refractory ores,
,r to invent a process by which
,old can be redeemed from dr..
)lacers in an arid region is liab!t
~ be irrational. With admirable
ingenuity he invents machine
that seems to completely and alb
;olutely ill the bill. The work
ing and success of it isa obvious
.nd sure as the sunrise. The
machine is tried, but somehow
.Oesn't work. What is the
rouble ? The trouble lies in tn,
Incomplete knowledge, training
md inexperience Of the inven
or, who, whilst overcoming tn.
main and obvious difficulties, has
,ot been able to see the subtl.
Iifficulty that makes his inven
ion abortive. The old and ex
.,erienced man has long seen thi-
particular difficulty and has beel
linking a lifetime how to over
ome it, and still thinks ano
ropes whilst fools rush il
where angels fear to tread" l
IS this lack Of q profound ant
well-rounded education and ex
.,erience that we believe il at the
.,ottom of SO many failures in tn.
otherwise ingenious invention
md devices of the process man
he has the ingenuity in no small
legree. but he lacks the scien
tic education and the necessar,
experience. These are not born
n a day.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
For the Short Term.

r. A. Riepe will come before
the Democratic county conven-
ton for short term County Com
missioner, instead of the long
term, as heretofore announced
in his card.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
For County Treasurer.

The card of ]. F. Miles appears
in this issue, announcing himself as
a candidate for the Office OF County
Treasurer. He is the present in
cumbent, and we don't think he
can be defeated for reelection.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
MINI lG FAKES,
PROCESS MEN, ETC.
Some Of the Necessary Evils Of the
Minin& Profession.


Among the banes and neces-
sayy evils of the mining profes.
sion are the mining fakes, fakirs.
divining rods, process men. etc..
vet they are not without their
redeeming features. All So
called fakirs are not impostors,
and all process men are not
swindlers. Some are quite hon
est and others are very ingenious
and often industrious men. Some
Diving Rod men with theil
witch hazels believed Is sincerely
in their bending twig as much as
did their dupes. There have
been process men who ingenuity
was most commendable, and whC
thoroughly believed in the effi-
cacy OF their machine or process.
They even believe that spiritual
istic mediums believed or hat
self persuaded themselves Ill
their delusions.
What is fundamentally wrong
with these human phenomena
aud with the principles The
root of the matter in some cases
is the shirking of that divine im
planted principle, honest work.
The supposition that certain
things can be discovered ant
made easy by some other way
than that by legi innate work
that there are other and r0ya
roads to heaven than the marrow
way, this seems at the bottom o
the fakir business and of thos;
who believe in and employ @!
support them.
Men are apt to think, for in
stance, that veins can be discov'
cred and their riches in deptl
predicted by spiritual medium
or by personal magnetism instea.
of by the labor of the prospectO
with his pick and shovel, or ths
toll Of the geologist. To aid thi
delusion is also the popular in
fatuation for quackery, the pref
erence for the supernatural 0vel
the natural and over the dictate
of reason and the products o.
science.
It might be laid down as g.
general maxim that If q thing
does not appeal to scientific rea
son and common sense there
nothing in it--take the witc.
hazel delusion in finding or 10
eating water or mineral or min
eral veins. On what scientific
principle under heaven can ther.
be any grounds to suppose tina
. crooked stick held in particu
lar way can have such an affinit.
for water below the surface tina
it will proceed to wiggle in tn
hand of the holder when h.
passes over the spot where sucl
q vein lies concealed3 The stich
certainly is dead and inert, tn
vital power must be in the ma,
who holds it, yet what affinity
can a man have with q vein.
what telopathic influence can
vein have on him? This 10 al
poppy cock and delusion o
the widest and most imbecil.
character.
Veins, both of water and min
eral, must be discovered by work.
by toll, or by the use of th'
students midnight oil-there il
no other road. He that seeketl
findeth,' there il no royal laz.
roa1. There are some contriv
ances that have something more
reasonable to say for themselves,
as for instance, certain electric
c ontrivances or the use of the
magnetic needle. Undoubtedly
many valuable iron deposits have
been located hY the detecting or
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
The 0lD-TIME
PROspECTONs
The Denver Miner Journal Says a
Few Pleasant Words.

GHe raplu u VelOptuoHU Ol Tue
West. The tremendous travel
induced by the discoveries of
gold and silver in Nevada, Cali
fornia, Utah, Montana, Idaho
and Colorado undoubtedly caused
the building of a trauscontinen-
tai railroad at least twenty years
sooner than otherwise would
have been the case. 1t would be
incredible if the men who dared
the terrors of what was then the
Great American Desert and the
hostile Sioux and Apaches were
forgotten. Yet it is a fact that
the names of Comstock, Gregory,
O. Reilly, Mclaughlin and scores
of others are almost as com.
pletely forgotten as If their work
had been that of obscure factory
hands: Surely these men $ names
should be remembered and hon.
ored by the Western common
wealths. Before it is too late,
and while men yet live who knew
them, the facts as to those for
gotten heroes should be collected
and preserved for future gen
erations.
Too generally an impression
prevails that these old prCspec.
tors were not nice men. The
fact best known concerning
Gregory, the first discoverer OF
quartz gold in Colorado, is his
picturesque blasphemy when he
made his epochal discovery at
Black Hawk. What finally be.
came of Gregory and what kind
Of a man he really was, the school
children of Colorado are not in
formed. So far as we can find
out it is not known with Ger.
tainty, even, where he died.
Recently, while digging out
some figures from old govern.
ment reports, which also are not
appreciated as they should be,
we came on an account of the last
days of Henry Comstock, after
whom was named the great Com.
stock lode of Nevada. The old
m IN was living at Butte, Mon.
tana, in 1867, and in 1868 we find
in the Mineral Resources of the
United States" this pathetic ac-
count of a magnificent character:
Although a man of the strict
est temperance, using no stimu'
liant stronger than tea or coffee,
and not even tobacco, years and
the hardships and excitement in.
cident to q frontier life are tell.
ing painfully on his faculties. In
a conversation with him ne re-
ferred to his past career, cs'
pecially his connection with the
lode that bears his name. His
intellect appears to wander, al
though his hanl still retains its
c inning. He is a skilfull pros
pector, but his fading recollec'
tions carry cloudy images to his
larkened understanding. He
imagines he owns the whole
Comstock lode, and the cities Cf
Gold Hill and Virginia; but, as
nehas no immediate use for them,
he allows others to live In his
houses. The people are poor,
and it would be hard to turn
them out, especially in the win
ter. This feeling f benevolence
| in the old man is genuine, and
one. that he habitually practices.
He has small cllim that pays
little more than wages. If a poor
miner comes along without
means, he gives hin. an oppor'
tunity to work in the claim until
the suffering stranger has the
means to 60 on his journey.
F., Recently an emigratt came
along who was sick and could
.l. hrt ltflo Cnnnctnclr and
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22
Moved His Goods.

M. Cohen has moved his stock
Of goods from Cherry Creek to
his main store in Ely, and is now
one of us. This addition, with
the new stock now on the road,
will fill his store full of the good
things that will attract the eve
of the men and women folks Of
this town and vicinity.
The fall term of the Lane City
school opened last Monday, with
Miss Laura Gallagher as teacher.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-09-22

Mrs. ]. H. Eager has sufficiently
recovered from her recent illness to
be about the house again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29

The Fankhauser boys received an
other telegram last evening, stating
that their father was worse and not
expected to live.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29
Our Financial Condition.

For further evidence of the first
class financial condition that is pre-
vailing in this county at this time, we
might say that the various township
and school district sinking funds
throughout the county are in such a
prosperous condition that our bond
issues are taken here at home.
Many of the townships are providing
sinking funds to take care of bond
issues which will be due in the future,
but which bonds are not to be had at
this time, as the owners prefer to
have them continue to draw interest.
In order that the sinking fund may
be earning something while waiting
for the time to come for its use, the
townships are bidding in bonds that
are issued by other townships and
school districts. Recently district 90
voted $500 to build a new school
house, and all of these bonds were
taken right here in the county.
Homestead took $1,000 of these
bonds, Grant $500, and Walnut $500.
This is better than to leave these
bonds, or the interest that is payable
on them go back east, or any place
else, and is one more of the numerous
evidences of the financial liberation
that hts taken place throughout the
west, since the era of good crops
began.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29
Fryberger-Schneider.

The following from the Monticello,
Iowa Times, of April 21st, will. be of
interest to the Barton county friends
of Mr.. Fryberger, who was formerly
a resident here:
A pretty wedding was celebrated
"Wednesday evening, April 90. 1904,
at the home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Schneider. The
bride, Miss Ada Schneider, and the
groom, Mr.. Jay Fryberger, received
their guests in the parlor, which was
beautifully decorated in green and
primroses. In one corner of the
room bank of hemloek and a huge
wedding bell decorated with Chinese
primroses presented a pleasing ap-
pearance and under which the happy
couple plighted their VOWS. The
services were read at five O'Clock by
Rev. ]. w. Innes of the. Presbyterian
church. During the ceremony Miss
Mabel Badde played Lohengrins we'd
ding march. After congratulations
the guests were invited TO Fhe dining
room where dainty supper was
served to one hundred relatives and
friends. The Bride has lived .in'this
city all of her life and is'a Young lady
of charming character and her friends
aye many. q The groom has lived in
this city for number of years and
the past year has been. conducting a
very successful grocery store. /. He is
held in the highest esteem. by his
many friends. They were the re-
ceipients of many beautiful presents.
Among the out of town. guests wefe
Mrs. NJ. E. Fryberger, of Great Bend
Kansas, Ike Schneider of Onslow,
the BRIDES brother, 6. Schneider,
Ryan, Mrs. H Zubler, Farley and
Mayme Liddy, Littleport. They viii
go to housekeeping in the pleasant
rooms over the grocery store.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29
A Surprise Party.

About forty-five of the pupils and
friends of the Dundee school gather.
ed at the pleasant and entertaining
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rodenberg to
surprise the teacher, Miss Lipphardt.
Refreshments were served and a
pleasant evening was enjoyed by al
present.
The Fankhauser boys received an.
other telegram last evening, stating
that their father was worse and not
expected to live.
George Dunn came down from
Ness City Saturday night, where he
has been working on one CT Moses
Bros. new elevators.
The town has been full of gypsies
the past few days. Just what kind of
''pickin" they find here we don't
know, but they manage to get an ex-
istence some way.
There is trouble brewing on the
waterwork situation. Just as well let
her come to a boil right now, for we
nave got to meet the municipal owner
ship proposition sooner or later-and
the sooner the better.
]. K. Wright, real estate man of
Charlton, Iowa, stopped off to see
w. P. Coles and other Great Bend
friends, Sunday. He was going into
western Kansas to look after some
real estate investments.
Of course the man who says the
rains of the last few days has made
the wheat crop for 1904, has bees in
his bonnet, but just the same it is
safe to say that the chances for a
crop are whole lot better than they
were week ago. With seasonable
rains during the next few weeks, we
can reasonably expect very good re-
suits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29
Stop Feeding The Buns.

The buns are getting thick in these
parts again, and we believe it would
be good plan for no one to feed
them, or any other person who ha
no visible means of support, unless
there is some apparent legitimate
reason. Think of man, who, when
work is as plenty as it is right at this
time, and who is strong husk fellow,
6 feet 5 inches tall, begging his grub.
That is the sort of fellow who was
run in by Marshall Wilson last night.
and should be put to ball and chain.
He would go to house, and if the
food given him did not suit he would
throw it away. Then he came down
town, went into restaurant, ordered
a big meal, slowed it away, and de-
liberately walked off without paying
for it. These occurrences are getting
too numerous, and will only lead to
trouble If continued. There is no
excuse for any man in good bodily
health not being able to earn his way.
as far as something to eat is concern
ed, and the sooner our people will
stop feeding that kind. that much
sooner will we get rid of their company.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29
Good Rains West.

Dodge City. April 23rd.-Special
An inch of rain fell here this morn
ing inside of an hour.
Bazine, Ness county, April 23rd--
Special-Heavy rains falling here to-
day; seems general throughout this
locality.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29

There seems to be some discrep-
ancy between the city officials and
the county health officer and the resi-
dents of South Bend township, over
the city's dumping ground. About
two years ago.the city leased a plot
of ground from G. H. Hulme, to be
used as dumping GROUND, but the
health officer and others have been
continually. objecting, claiming it to
be menace to the health of the peo-
pie in that locality, which is on the
south side of the river. II is likely
another plot farther down the river
viii be taken, and more stringent
rules adopted concerning the dump
ing of refuse. g
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29

A new clock has been put in the
post Office lobby, which is regulated
hourly by the Western Union.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29

"A (OObS hdu ny lliC udlllC I'll dX-
ton, living few miles east of Seward,
.met.with painful accident Saturday.
He was out in the field after a load
of straw, when in some manner the
wagon and header barge upset, and
caught his left foot and ankle, severe
ly spraining the same. 1t was some
time after the accident before he was
released from his painful position,
and brought to town, but he is getting
along very well.
w. Z. Carol is visiting. his broth
er, J. S. Carol, down on south Main
street. He is a Ness county boy and
has been up there on visit. He is
on his way to San Francisco, and is
connected with the T. S. navy as a
wireless telegraphy electrician. and
has recently been stationed on board
the Baltimore, but is now ordered on
duty at Goat Island, in Frisco har
Dor. He says that Bert Chapman of
this city, who is also on the Baltimore
is now a second class machinist and
getting along fine.
Bruce Jones was up from Lyons to
spend Sunday with his family.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29

Will Otte, of near Heller, vii
soon begin the. erection of $3.50
farm residence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29

John Frank has again taken pc
sition with the E. r. Moses Mere
Co., in the implement department.