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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-07-06
LETTERS AND ART

1.-The Jungle has beaten the beef
location has cut the sale of canned goods
here and abroad squarcly in half, No
less remarkable than the book is its au-
thor, who has not yet reached his thir-
tieth year, and who, ten years ago, had
already published an amount equal to
Sir Walter Scots output during his
whole life, Public Opinionsays. Upton
Sinclair, few weeks ago, was scarcely
known outside of small circle o, .opl-
niverous book readers. today his book
stands probably in the first place Of the
worlds interest. To attain this place
Mr.. Sinclair has worked steadily for
nearly fifteen years. His work in liter
allure began at fifteen, when he began
to write boys stories. He supported
himself as he vent through the College
of the City of New York lily. writing
jokes, until finally his list. numbered
LOO, each tabulated' with the names of
the publications to which it had been
sent At seventeen he was a., full
fledged writer of novels, but they were:
all penny dreadfuls" and he was turn
ing them out at the rate of a story
week; or, on demand, he might be re-
lied upon to furnish novel of $1,000
words whenever needed.
All this time he was college student
and, as such, unique. Over forty
courses We're taken up by him at the
City College and later at Columbia, the
last as recently as five years ago-and
not one Of them was ever finished. The
lecture rooms he used as reading rooms
for Shelly and Tennyson, and about this
time he took up the study of the violin,
at which he sometimes spent eight
hours, even as much as eleven, each
day, and still found time to dictate, if
need be, 1900 words in an evening of
hair-breadth escapes in the Spanish
war
The came the change, for Sinclair de-
cided to write the great American
novel; and when once that idea possess
ed his mind his former work repealed
him. FouI years were spent in Canada,
now in shanty, now under canvas,
always poor, sometimes nearly starry
ing. The first year he returned a while
to get married on the strength of
novel he brought aack with him for it
could not have been on the strength of
the eight dollars then in his possession.
Five publishers rejected his manuscript
so he wrote a pot boiler to get the
money to publish his novel himself, and
the result was ultimately the moderate
|ly successful king Midas" His next
summers work, ''Princc Hagen" was
turned down by fifteen magazines and
TWENTY-FIVE publishers, but the third
summer he tried it again "1'he Journal
of Arthur Stirling" So far as the in
ner content of this was concerned its
record of poverty, starvation and pri-
walton of every kind, the story is of the
author S own life; and for one week his
dict was apples and crow. when the
tent burned down and game ran short.
TIC douinth "ao dt utoI tCcCptcn aS
genuine, and when it was discovered to
be "a hoax the author was forced to ran
the gauntlet of newspaper abuse and
|ridiculc.
That winter socialism came "a luton
Sinclair and made him give MP SON.
very tangible ideas he had acquired ~
the virtue of suicide. IL built him
self threeroom shanty in the country
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-07-06

IT IS SAID that Gar Nicolas is
facing another revolution. He
must be II very level headed man
or he would get dizzy with the
shifting OF position.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-07-06
Is; g U Y W hedge,

MEETS THE FIRST AND THIRD
Thursdays OF each month nj 3 o'clock
J.. NJ. III tho A. .. u. w. Hall at FIv
SpJourning hrethern in good standing
arc cordially invited TO attend tho meet
ings. WA. McKNiGuT, NJ. W. Ira
j, mcknight, Recorder.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-07-06

Hereafter all barber shops IN
Ely will open on week days at
y u. m. and close at s y. m sun
days open at = IL. m. and close "'
T. N. ) 29tf.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-07-06
FRATERNAL

STEfroE LODGE NO. n, r. " A. Nj
0lbe STAGED Communication of Stpptne
Lodge, No. -, j, ~ A. ~, will he held q
in Nevada Hall each Tuesday evening u
on or nciore the full Of the Moon. Mem y
hers Of sister Lodges and sojuurninr w
brethren in good standing are cordially IN
vited to attend. j. II, LEISHMAN, " NJ
JOHN WEARNE, Secretary
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-07-06

J. oCation rctiCcS and certificates
arc on aalc.al This Office and nav be
had III any quantity.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-09-22
The Rikaboraka.

A couple of fellows landed here
from the southern country this
week with what they called a
Rikaboraka. They exhibited the
animal in tent Wednesday night
and took in bunch of money. 1t
was explained that the animal was
a cross between a burro and one
of the camels which roamed the
desert in the Death Valley coun-
try some years ago. The spectators
did not seem to know that such a
cross is physical impossibility
for reasons well-known to veteri-
narians and close students of ami
NAL nature. The beast is evidently
a monstrosity of the jack or burro
family caused by too high a state
of inbreeding.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-09-22
Bought a Chinese Girl.

1t is no often that one hears of
the sale of human being these
days, especially in Nevada, but a
transaction of this kind took place
in Dayton last week when an old
Chinese merchant of that place
purchased 5-year-old halfbreed
girl, paying tor her the sum of
$500 in gold. The purchaser is
Fat Sam, who for many years con-
Quoted laundry in Dayton, and
finally embarked in the merchan-
disc business, and his chattle is a
little girl, the progeny of a Chi
nese cook, named Leon, and a
hiute squaw. The child's mother
died some two or three years ago
and the little one has since been
cared for by her fathers Chinese
friends. Recently he married an
other squaw and she, probably, did
not want the care of the child, so
the father sold her. 1t is said that
the little halfbreed is pretty and
brigh, and possibly she may be
brought up to a life of respecta-
bility, but it is more than likely
that she will be sold for a large
sum in few years to become the
plaything of some rich Chinese
merchant in San Francisco for a
time and then be cast into some
one of the brothels on Dupont
street, Waverly Place, Bartlett AL
ley or Cook Alley.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-09-22

Because her stomach was so weak
ened by useless drugging that she
could not eat, Mrs. Nary H. Walters
of st. Clair st., Columbus, O., was
literally starving to death. She
writes: my stomach was so weak
from useless drugs that / could not
eat, and my nerves 80 wrecked
that could not sleep; and not before
l was given up to die was l induced
to try Klectric Bitters; with the
wonderful result that improvement
began at once, complete cure fol-
lowed" Best health tonic on earth.
Price SOC. Guaranteed by G.. l. Leav-
lit & Son. .,srrt
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-09-22
For Over Sixty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over sixty years by
millions of mothers for their child
rem while teething, with perfect sue
cess. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for diar-
sufferer Immediately. Sold by drug
gists in every part of the world.
Twenty-Five cents bottle. Be sure
and ask tor "Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup" and take no other kind.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-09-22
SUNRISE MINING DEAL.
Collier Group Taken Over by Peo>
pie Who Will Organize Conn
pany to Develop.

L. O. Ray and Leo Kroskup, of
Rhyolite, and T. E. Sergeant, of
Carson, consum mated a deal the
first of this week whereby they
have taken over the Collier group
of gold claims in Sunrise district,
about five miles southeast of the
old camp of Como. This group
consists of ten claims, and the
above-named parties have taken a
bond on them for one year, the
purchase price being $4,000 and
something like $1,000 being paid
in cash and short time. The bond
is to run from the 18TH day of this
month. Messrs. Ray, Kroskup
and Sergeant were in Dayton this
week after visiting the property,
and to a reporter they stated that
it was their intention to at once
do some development work on the
claims, and if they then warrant
ed further development, to organ
ize a company and carry on ex
tensive work. Several miners
will be put to work Immediately,
and shaft will be sunk on one of
the claims and tunnels started on
four other claims, the tunnels to
follow lodges that crop out and
show good width and values on
the surface. These lodges are
from three to twenty feet in width,
and small amount of work done
on some of them shows ore of
good value in gold, copper and
silver. Assays that go up into the
hundreds have been obtained, but
the average value of the ledge
will probably range from $25 to
$40, and will prove good milling
proposition. Arrangements are
now being made to secure lumber
and have it hauled in for the
building of a boarding house, bunk
houses and blacksmith shop, so
that the mines can be operated
during the Winter months. The
parties who have taken this prop
erty are very much pleased with it
and expect to have quite camp
at Sunrise by next Spring. They
are experienced mining men and
will undoubtedly leave no stone
unturned to make paying prop
erty out of the ground they have
secured. nc sF''f'io
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-09-22
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Business Transacted at Meeting in
Dayton, Monday, Sept II. 1906.

Business Transacted at Meeting In
Dayton, Monday, Sept II. 1906.
The Board of County Commits
sioners held a meeting in Dayton
Monday, a full Board being pres
ent, and transacted the following
business:
The minutes of previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The list of bills allowed are pub
lished in another column of this
issue.
A transfer of $247.5o was order
ed made from the General Fund
to the Officers Salary Fund.
Reports of Clerk and Recorder
were received, read and ordered
filed. The Clerks fees for the
months of July and August
amounted to SI55, and the Re-
corder's fees amounted to $6S8.85
for the same two months.
A communication was received
from the Rosedale Townsite Com
pany asking for the approval of
the townsite laid out, and filed
with County Recorder. The Board
accepted the townsite. This is a
new town which is being estab-
lished about seven miles east and
a little south of Dayton at the old
Vandewater mining property, now
owned by Salt Lake people and
called the Hercules group, with
Fred T. McGurrin secretary.
Two petitions were received
from Smith Valley asking for a
change of boundary line between
School Districts IL and ID. The
petitioners were granted their re-
quest.
1t was ordered that the Corn
ley house and lot in Silver City,
which had become the property of
Lyon county by tax sale, be sold
to Wash Ellis for the sum of $40.
The Board adjourned to meet
October I.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-09-22
AS OUTSIDERS SEE US.
Visitors From South Iterate Times
Statements About Our Rich
Copper District

TIC COuutIy dDOut xCIluStO ludl
lasted for several days. On the
way bach they went into the Ma
son Valley country, twenty miles
south of Wabuska, and they re-
port that the copper mines of that
section are exceedingly active and
meeting with results that are in a
manner startling, even in this
country of rich ledges.
The oldest of the mines in Ma
son Valley is the Ludwig prop
erty, which has been operated for
years. The location was made be-
fore the change in the mining law
and the company holds strip of
ground 800 feet wide by 1900 feet
long, as prescribed in other day
statutes. From this small holding
marvellous quantity of high
grade copper ore has been taken
and the significant fact is that the
workings have only reached a
depth of 600 feet. 1t was stated
at the mine that the property had
been paying regular dividends to
its stockholders for the last seven
years.
The great value of the ore from
this mine lies in part to the fact
that it has produced large guam
titles of azurite, which has found
ready market among the lapidar-
les of New York, bringing so cents
a pound. The demand for this
mineral has far exceeded the pro-
ductiou, and the mine has found
no difficulty in disposing of its
output.
At the 4oo-foot level of this
mine it is stated that a ledge has
been encountered which shows 80
feet of copper ore going 80 per
cent. in that metal. In the deeper
workings water has been encount-
cred and analysis shows it to con-
tain ~ per cent. copper in solu
ton. A precipitation plant has
been installed and the values are
being recovered from the water
that is pumped out of the mine in
this way.
Mason Valley lies on the west
ern boundary of the Walker Lake
Reservation, and in going over the
section DeSallier and Bray found
strong indications of continu-
ance of the copper lode through
the land that the government is
soon to open to the miners of the
State. They say that several peo-
pie who have spent considerable
time on the Reservation told them
the copper showing could be
traced practically clear across the
ground to the ellis mountains
on the other side.
Mr.. Bray, who is mining engi-
neer and graduate of the Nevada
School of Mines at Reno, was born
but fifty miles from Mason Valley.
This was his first trip to the place
for many years and he was as
tonished at the mining that had
been going on there for many
years without much having been
said about it. With Mr.. DeSallier
he secured bond on a group of
claims, the Gundry group, near
the Ludwig, that he states show
strong indications of the presence
of a copper ledge which he be-
lieves is identical with that being
explored in the old mine. 1t is
possible that company will be
incorporated to develop the ground
soon hut as vet nothing has been
New-York tribune., 1906-10-28

pay and 1 know what you'll pay me-S1 90
same as usual And poor pretty Myra Louise
whose money burned in her pocket and whose
soul longed for the beribboned excrescences she
had the summer folks was fain to be
content.
Only once did Liza ever cheat and "e'en her
failings leaned TO virtues side," because she
cheated herself.
little Frenchwoman whose husband had
been killed In the quarry came to her ana
wanted a crepe bonnet with plenty crepe
Mees Lize long and theeck" Liza knew the
little woman and knew her circumstances. She
knew also that crepe, long and theeck, was
going to cost more than the traditional 81 80
So she went about among the neighbors and
collected the extra amount of money necessary
II would give 1T myself If I could afford It," she
said, and each person to whom she applied gave
gladly, knowing that she had told the exact
truth.
My wife went I'm TO see her few days after
and found her surrounded by billows Of crepe,
enough to satisfy the heart even of French
woman.
What you busy about to-day?" Mrs.
Ryerson asked.
Dupree to the quarry. Her husband was killed.
But it's blue. Liza" ventured my wife, as
Liza turned the bonnet critically her hand
and surveyed it, artist fashion, with cooked head
and half-closed eyes.
Yes. that's right" assented Liza. removing
mouthful of pins. It's blue first"
MY wife waited in vain for enlightenment and
then sailed forth bravely into the conversational
highroad, where Liza would either run over you
or pick You up for a lift. according to her mood.
To-day she was we'll disposed and drew rein.
Why is 1T blue first, Liza, when it's a mourn
ing bonnet?"
Now. I'll tell you. Mis- Ryerson I didn't
cal'late to tell nobody. It's nobody's bust
ness. (My wife WINGED a little) You see
them French is giddy lot She'll mourn fear
full for awhile, Marry Dupree will. She is feein
bad now and they do say she took on somethu
awful at first. But their feelin's amt deep
Marry can't afford to pay more than other
folks. so the neighbors has give her most of this
crepe. and I'm givin' her the blue and maxim it
as pretty and gay as 1 can. SOS when she's
through mournin' and is lookn around again
she can rip off the crepe. and there you are, all
out In new, fresh hat l won't tell her about
IT now, but when she perks up a little I'll send
her word and she'll be all fixed without spendn
any more money. l know them French like a
book"
Liza's brother. who took tickets at the opera
house, barn of a structure where a few
kerosene lamps shed a f1tful light upon The
Convcts Daughter" and the Two Orphans
presented by home talent, was much like his
sister. and many a young fellow did he turn
away from the alurements of the theatre. You
go right home, Ben Bucksbee, you ain: got no
quarter to waste here. You amt paid Ned Far
ley for that rowboat yet. You can come round
here tomorrow and sweep out and earn an
New-York tribune., 1906-10-28
THEY WANTED HIS BLOOD.

You'll have TO have your blood tested was the
next hot handout the doctor gave me.
How is that done% l asked
Oh. some Of your blood is drawn of and II is
analyzed,' sawbones replied in a careless way
What per cent of people live through the oper-
Without making any reply Doc piloted me to
a-settin around waitn for their to have their
blood tested. Every man in the outfit was pale
ana serious and ! felt a good deal like l was at
tendln' my own funeral. l made up my mind not
to have my throat cut without putin up a good
fight You see, it was all new game 70 me-. l
If I saw any crooked work goin' on. The men ahead
OF went into the room one by one. saw them
slaughter hogs up at Omaha and the way
them men moved into that blood testin' room re
minded me Of Omaha. The thing that most both
ered that none of the men came out
leastwtse tS l couldn't see EN- if they, did
them that don't live through the operation. /
men walk into that mysterious room. Scared?
Well; ] was some. If had stepped on a runnin
knife as long as my arm / wouldn't II been sur
prlsed | was fngerin my gun as ] stepped into
one on each side of a vacant chair.
Take this chair told.
took the seat saw nothing alarmin In the room
Give me your hand, the my left said
friendly Ike, supposin' the feller wanted to be
soGiable The moment he got hold Of it I felt
the spot I saw drops OF blood oozing from II
That was all the blood letting there was and
what he called my blood pressure. The same ma
chine also counted my pulse. ~
" Your blood pressure is 40. or 20 above normal
Well. what II 1t is? asked
1t shows that your arteries are hardening.
SAYS he 1e'''''s
had been through what have since got to ibis
blank sanitarium, says l.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-28
MANY NEW WORKERS LIVE IN FEAR OF WITCHCRAFT

cat Will suck a babys breath. A popular San
Juan Hill belief is that sparks which come from,
the coat of cat when it is rubbed are collect ed
IN hell and augment the heat there or serve in
place of flint and steel where It is too hot for
matches. Blue jays also contribute aid to his
satanic majesty. Every Friday they go to the
internal regions carrying stick to feed the
fires.
But If comes to worse one can always
protect ones self from any evil omened thing by a
cross mark on the doorpost. The cross mark hs-
ures Importantly in all Negro wttchcraft and Gun
jer' work. 1t can be made either to ward off evil
spells or to call down malignant spirits upon an
enemy Two crosses in opposition will retroact
and leave just where he started
broomstick will work wonders if placed slant
wise across the door. No evil spirit ever called up
from dark and mysterious depths can overcome it,
More than one devil sent spell has trpped on this
simple device and scattered itself on the floor
where the draft carried it up the chimney and
away.
Graveyard dirt is of the most potent evil
spirit controllers. bag OF it gathered at midnight
New-York tribune., 1906-10-28

patient rolled her eyes in fear at the awful sur
roundings- Then he proceeded TO work his mind ..
Squatting in front OF the old woman he stared AZ
her hxedly and began to humble spells in an min
tellisible language In about ten minutes he an
nounced that the cure was complete. The patient
departed entirely satisfied. taking the medicine
with her TO prevent return OF the malady
The voodoo besides Tipping into the occuIt
nave comprehensive knowledge Of the supposed
IieulCnlal value OF all sorts OF and herb rara-
ales a Not all OF them. however. are good VOC
io, IooS 4lhs Sne Old butler. Many employ their
KnoWledge OF drugs and hypnotsm 20 evil burmese
Credulity. aHu
one story Is told about Negro who wished 10
get a JoD held by an acquaintance. He visited a
100000 doctor of evil reputation and for IS gof a
powder with instruction 70 place it inside the hat
Dand or the object of his envy He did so and IN
snort time the victim became blind and was
FORCED 10 give up the Job, which his enemy got
IaIes Ike This make the vOodOO doctor a 7erson
20 De feared and propitated in every posrible way
Nhlle the Negro Is, possibly the most susceptible
70 supersttions and strange beliefs it is probable
that among the many races and natiOnalites renre-
sented IN this city almost every superstition that
has tourtshed in the last few centuries can BE-
found.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-28

other quarter to put with the one you.r. 49,,
10 save tonight" So long had the town bea,
run In this straightforward fashion that It nsva-
occurred to Ben to rebel He not only wsu,
meekly home. but he actually appeared the nsx.
morning. prepared to sweep OUT
occasionally this superab bundant honas,~.
which so unfallingly caught the scent OF a r,2
away conscience and made after II with ~,
speed manifested itself I'm somewhat unur1st
ways. and the uninitiated had something ~ :
struggle 70 recognize II for what It really was
For instance. about those chops. The honesty
involved in that transaction for awhile
wrapped In mystery. II was not quite wha. :.
seemed to be. To all appearances its voice vr.s
the voice OF Jacob. bur it's hands were the hanss
OF t-sau But you shall be the judge. Far be n
from me to doubt for one instant the unblen1
Ished. nawiess perfection OF the honesty In the
only entirely honest town I have ever known
My wife wanted sixteen lamb chops for our
picnic, and these. tender and delicious ve~a
fully provided by the market man. whose nano.
vas Leander. Perhaps 1t is only fair to say thai
Leander was not really a native He had bean
IN IN the town only about fifteen years so, and
II you think any excuses are needed you must
find them IN that
When the bill for the chops arrived my vt,s
tound tnat she ia had been charged for ten pounds
Since when" she queried. with wrinkIed
arithmettcal brow, was sixteen chops fan
POUNDS! thought four chops was pound"
Automatically ard grammaticalIy Mrs Ryer-
son was stuck Pulling herself out OF the bo.
or verbs heavily overgrown with plural nouns
she remarked with decision I'm going 10 90
Leander." To which I agreed
Now. Leander is as pugnaCtous as a pan %
milk and as fiery and untaned as a bolster and
l waited for developments. She had bought
sixteen lamb chops. and In her metropolitan In
nocence she had calculated the weight at four
or five pounds, which. on the face Of IT, appears
reasonable.
Alas no, Leander adhered sadly but Hrr,Iv
TO his original statement-ten younds OF lar,b
for 81 20. Reason and scolding and scor1 All
were equally futile It appears that here n,
you buy chop you buy everything that natur.
allied to that chop in the animals anatomy
Meat selling is conducted on the what-CI CIod- hath
joined-tOgether principle. Anyway. she bought
ribs-which was the least OF her purchases Sh.
bought hOofs enough for glue factory liver
and kidneys and "Other appUrtenances" as ths
Bible phrases it, whose names escape me now
She purchased. unintentionalIy. wool enough ~.
make a mattress and hide enough for a paIr n,
shoes. In fact. felt distinctly aggrieved vyhe1
1 found her on Leander's back steps taking an
inventory of her lamb" and noted that she Wa,
short and tail There are so many thtng.
1 reminded her, many useful and Ornamental
things you can make with ears and tail after
little practice.
Leander contends it was only doing the souar.
thing TO sell her all that by birth belonged 10
ribs Mrs. Ryerson remains unconvinced I am
undecided, but having judicial mind I havs
gradually come TO an appreciation OF Ieander,s
point of view.