The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
VISIONS Of FRAUD
STIR MINDS OF
GOLD SEEKERS.
Armed and Determined Men
Gathering Near Walker
River Indian Reservation
SHOCK OF CONFLICT
MAY AWAKEN DESERT
Speedy Vengeance in Store
for Those Who Attempted
to Gain Unfair Advantage

HAWTHORNE, New, Oct, 27.-Here,
surrounded by their packs and burros,
Monday at noon the Walker River In
dian reservation, the southern boundary
of which skirts the northern limits OF
this little town, is TO be thrown open
TO the whites that they may seek in it's
granite ribs the precious metals tradi-
skirts of Hawthorne 45O men are
camped, every one of them armed.
Across the precipitous crags to the west,
on the slope of Mount Grant, outside
the forbidden line, are 900 more. Forty
miles to the northwest, at Yerington,
another thousand are encamped, and
at Wabuska 100 adventurous seekers
for gold await the signal to move. To-
morrow and Monday forenoon will wit
ness the arrival of hundreds more.
ing feels that fraud is about to rob
him of the fruits of opportunity.
No man would feel surprised should
the shock of conflict awaken the
silence of the desert. Far up on the
side of the mountains to the northwest
camp of Robert Lovegrove, Indian
agent, and with him are thirty sworn
deputies and red-skinned scouts. He
is there to rise on the morrow, some
say to renew the destruction of loca-
ton monuments that have been erected
in violation of President Roosevelt's
proclamation and to drive from the res
ervation skulking prospectors who, in
their lust for advantage. have laid
their lives on the altar Of chance.
PRoSPECToRs FEAR FRAUD.
He'll" say some of the miners here.
'Lovegrove is there to drive out the
iawbreakers-yes some of them-not
all of them. He has torn down thir-
teen unluchy monuments at Dutch,
mans Creek and driven the locators to
the border. but then you know Love-
grove is no fool and knows a ledge
when he sees one"
Continuing, these miners charge that
United States Senator Nixon. aided by
George Wing1eld, who has grown rich
from the offerings of the great Mo-
hawk mine at GoIdfeld. has seen to
ii that Indians have secured the reser-
vation in search of gold and copper
and have compiled their views of real
riches to be had for his benefit and
the benefit of his associates. Down by
the eastern shore of Walker Lake, on
skids creased till they glisten in the
sun, is a trim gasoline launch. Around
it, within the limits of the reservation.
men are lounging. 1t is Nixon's launch.
the miners say.
who else could secure such advan-
tage?" they ask. When on October 2s
at noon the roar of dynamite exploded
on the peak of Mount Grant. 1900
feet in air reverberates through the
hills and. the race begins, his boat will
glide across the lake headed for the
now forbidden Ell Dorado.
Wen toll along through the brush
and boulders with our mules said a
miner tonight I'VE know how long it
will take an honest man to reach that
land of minerals. SO now I will say
God save the soul of the man whose
monuments we find when we get there.
unless we know he was without the
border until the instant the law gave
him the right to enter
AIR RIFE WITH RUMORS.
Another launch. that owned by Pc
terson & Crowley. the San Francisco
boatmen, is on the way to the lake
shore from wabuska- 1t is reported
this boat will carry wealthy rushers
across the lake, but Peterson says the
boat is here to rent. and first come
first served
Charles Asbury, superintendent of
the Land Office, arrived at Schurz this
afternoon He waved aside as ridicu-
lous the allegations of fraud, but knit
his brow when he contemplated the
possible outcome of a clash between
the 500 Piutes report says Johnny Kay
will lead into the reservation to stake
claims and the already overwrought
miners
The Indians have a right to locate
claims" said the superintendent But
some of the whites may refuse to rec
ognize this fact A clash would then
result.
out of all these rumors and reports
grew the indignation meeting held here
Friday night.
Word has been brought in of the
discovery by the Indian police Of thir-
teen monuments at Dutchmans Creek.
Following close upon the report of this
discovery there came from somewhere
out of the desert one w W. Talbot.
The indignation meeting had not pro-
ceeded far when Talbot gained the floor
and suggested that an arbitration COM
mittee be appointed to consider, after
the first excitement of the rush had
passed away. the merits of conflicting
claims
CONTEST NOT UNLIKELY.
Il charge" shouted a prospector.
that you are in on the game to do us
uD. Those monuments found I'D on the