The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-01
HOO.HOO-WAh-
HOO CLUB WAS
ORGANIZED
Fifteen Chiefs Met in Secret Cave
and PartoOk of Mysterious
Dish.

Far up the canyon they roamed.
Stealthily they made their way, the
cracking of the brush the only sound
that marred the serene calmness that
pervades that locality. Now and then
the horses driven by two of the chiefs
snorted and their drivers trembled
in fear lest someone might be in pur-
suit. They had to hurry along their
way. for the feast must be partaken
of at the setting of the sun, and the
sun sets nowadays at $50 o'clock.
MANY of the good people yesterday
wished it had set sOoner) The sun
was nearing the horizon and the null
ligan was cooling, while the An
heuser-Bush was anxiOusly waiting
to be uncorked. The chiefs were
more anxious to do the uncorking.
Yes, around the winding trail they
wondered until at last they, the
chiefs, arrived at the deep, dark,
dreary and mysterious cave at the
spring. Seriously the Great Chief
addressed the other chiefs and told
them in the language of the order
that the tribe had assembled to car
ry out the ancient and secret rituals
and that straightaway they must do
Justice to the mulligan and the
"wash-it-down." The feast was next
in order
And in that way the HoO-HoO-
Wah-Hoo Club of Ely was formally
and fittingly organized according to
the ancient customs of the departed
Hoo-lIoos.
The following notice was sent to
the fifteen odd members who swore
to keep secret the proceedings:
ITO the Triblesmen of the Hoo
Hoo-Wah-H Club:
"HOW!
"a potlatch of the chiefs and
counsel will take place in the sage
brush near the caves above the VII
lage. where the lone white pine casts
it's shadow over the spring of the
coyote at the set of the sun on the
seventh day of the moon.
Let all good chiefs leave their
wickiups and attend
..By order of the Grand Sachems." ="
The fifteen members started this
afternoon on their way up the can
Won. While passing Tex Rickard' s
house "Slim" Foreman and Frank
Roundtree saw his (Rickard horse
and buggy standing in front or the
house Quickly they united the AMI
nal and quickly they jumped in the
vehicle and drove off toward the Sc
cret meeting place. Tex soon ascer-
tanned that the vehicle was missing
and he set out in pursuit. He OBJ
tanned another rig and followed the
zig-zag tracks of the chiefs. He did
not catch them, though, until they
were in the midst of their festivities,
and then he tried to quietly return.
but the braves were upon him and
ere he knew it he was prisoner and
was sworn into the. mysteries OF the
Hoo-Hoos, and. it is said, forced to
eat mulligan. He was greatly pleased
when ordered to partake of the eX-
cellent dish.
"Slim' rode back in the buggy,
time and time again saluting Rick
ard. as the latter followed behind.
There were five gallons of multi
gan, 20. X" Allyn having cooked 1t
to perfection Just when they will
meet again no one but they knows.
This report wotild not have got out
had not one of the members forgot
ten his oath. His case will be taken
up at the next conclave of the order.
Those who participated were as
follows: T. Allyn. P. Forman, M. F.
Rickard. Harry Owsley, Chris Lar
son, Martin Berg, Ed Johnson. Col.
Stokes, Nate Lewis. Fred HOwatt,
Charles White. b. B. Belcher, Jake
Goodman, J. l.. Mcdonald, w. ID.
Snyder, J. J. Crum, Frank Round
tree and Sam Sabolsky.