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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1907-08-16
GREAT ACTIVITY
AT BUCKSKIN
Camp is Now Shipping Ore and
Gives Undisputed Evidence
OF Future Greatness.

d. V. Gelder, one of the owners
Of the Flyer and Horseshoe group
of mining claims in the Buckskin
section, paid the property visit
this week, accompanied by G. II.
Prinkle, of Yerington. Mr.. Geldcr
reports that considerable work has
been done on the property in the
last two months,a portion of which
is 30-foot tunnel crosscutting the
ledge. This ledge is 5-foot pro-
phyritic quartz vein showing good
values and some copper. In the
shaft on the Flyer claim
samples Of quartz running as high
as 800 in free gold were obtained.
Mr. Geldsr has taken to Oakland
some specimens of the gold ore
found in the Flyer ledge.
Mr.. John Maurer, of Reno, is in
terestsd with Mr.. Gelder in the
ownership Of this property, and n
company is now being organized
and incorporated to develop the
property extensively. Mr.. GeldSr
says that money enough has been
pledged for stock to start work
shprtly on an active development
campaign.
Champagne and Mccormick, who
have a couple Of leases on the Ken
nedy Consolidated mining proper
tp in Buckskin, are about ready to
begin shipping ore. They have for
ty tons Of oae sacked and ready To
be hauled to the railroad and The
teams are probably hauling the
ore. The ore will go to the new
Ogden smelter in Utah, and it the
intention OF the leasers to ship
about two car loads a week regu-
larly. The ore being encountered
in the mine is fine concentrating
ore, which, when sorted, will make
a product earring over II per cent
in copper values and some values
in gold.
Times.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1907-08-16
WILL BE BEST
LIGHTED TOWN
IN NEVADA

A meeting of the business men OF
Gardnerville WAS held last Sat-
urdsy afternoon To discuss the
question Of street lights and pro-
wise a method to raise the necessary
money for their maintainance. H.
C. Dangbsrs was elected president
Of the organization and Chas. W.
Brown secretary. The president
stated the purpose Of the meeting
in few clear cut words and after
q few moments OF discussion it was
unanimously agreed that the most
feasible manner in which to raise
the necessary money for the main
finance Of the electric lights was
by popular subscription. A COM
mitse Of one was appointed to cir
culate said petition and within
very few moments the necessary
amount was subscribed, thus max
ing the lights an assured fact. A
motion was also passed by that
body of men, extending to H. H.
Springmeyer a vote OF thanks for
the fire bell which he recently do
mated to this town.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1907-08-16
Rancbers VIII Adjust
Water Difficulties
Satisfactory to All

A complaint was filed with State
Engineer at Carson this week by
A. Hansen, H. Lange, d. Tholke,
Otto Olesen, H. T. Rahbeck, and
others claiming that F. Luhrs,
N. Godicke, Chris Rabe and others
had changed the course Of the Car
son river, resulting in great damage
to the former. According to the
Carson News the ranchers stated
that the Carson river makes a big
bend near their holdings and some
time ago when the representatives, of
the government began to work in
their neighborhood they signed
their rights for water for irrigation
purposes, all located on this bend
or slough of the river, to the state.
They made over their water
rights in order to oexpediate matters
and under the promise that the
state would protect their rights.
They now allege that new
channel has been made, entirely
cutting off the big bend which
formed half circle. By forcing
the water into this new channel
the ranchers were entirely cut off
and the water could not be ditched
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1907-08-16
Makes Big Discovery

AL Kane came down from Car
ter's Station this week and re-
ports that he recently discovered
three big lodges a few miles from
Station, the smallest of which is
twenty feet wide on the surface.
A series of assays were made from
the three ledges the lowest being
$3 per ton and the highest was
$12. 1t is a free milling PROPOSE
ton and gives evidence of the
of a big mine.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1907-08-16
VILE H0LD ELECTRICC CARNIVAL
the night the Truokes River General Electric Co,

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maywmh ito h d Mm in hHne M speaker will welcome
htdh h tp a to e ann pnym hearty gd ma ah M ign
oil
hd things fM h h d an e t " mb h hpy iH g
@rn an hs writing himpb a date will mos p ace ng August
n g. ap county
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1907-08-16
Horses Wanted.

WANTED-One span Of horses
for the Goldfield Fire Department.
Must be perfectly matched, without
scars or blemishes Five to seven
years old and to weigh about 1900
or 1900 pounds.
Add, ess: HENRY BORELlN,
Chairman County Commissioners,
Fletcher, Nevada.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1907-08-16
"Papa" Has Electric Piano

This week, VIM. 9tarke installed
in his saloon a large electric piano
and as soon ~ the "juice" reaches
this town, there will be no end Of
music in that resort.
Alfred Staubinsmit, the agent
informs us that the piano purchas-
cd by Mr.. Starks il the best that is
manufactured. The agent is high
ly recommended as a piano tuner
and il also a music composer of
some note.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1907-08-16

to their places. The ranchers de-
mand and that the water be allow
ed to flow in the old natural chan
nel and supply their ranches with
water.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1907-08-16

The State Engineer was in tho
Valley last Tuesday, and in COM
pany with farmers went to the
scene OF trouble.
We were Informed by one Of
farmers concerned, that it was the
desire Of some of the farmers to
have q water commissioner ap-
pointed by the engineer, but that
it was finally decided to divide
the water in the manner which
has been in vouge since farming
became an industry Of this Valley.
1t is claimed that by exercising a
little discretion that there will be
sufficient water for all. In re-
gard to changing the channel OF
a certain slough, it is also said that
natural causes changed its course
during the high water of last
March. The entire affair will be
peacefully and satisfactorily ad-
justed to all concerned.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1907-08-16

Mrs. VIM. Ritchford suffered a
relapse last Tuesday and for a
while she was not expected to re-
cover. However, her condition at
this time is greatly improved.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

Vanderbilt left Biltmore was because
he was prosecuted through a multi
tudc Of petty lawsuits. both in Ashe-
vile and in New York city. but spe-
Cially III AsheVilie.
He is said 20 have declared in n
temper that ne could not obtain jus
tiCe i'm the Federal cOurt-Quite novel
plea for a multi-millionaire
He was tired Of North Carolina and
misplaced confidence and lawsuits,
and wanted 10 get away from il all.
And the people OF Asheville-which
has only 10000 populatiOn-are said 10
he dreadfully miffed over things Mr.
Vanderbilt is credited with saving and
over the way he had been acting with
regard to Biltmore
Biltmore was hardly uuGer con
struction before the bases for many
Of the little lawsuits against Wander
biIt were laid
While some of his workmen were
blasting rock out of a driveway a
huge section of loose stone. in hurt
ling through the air. struck a COM
mercia1 traveller. injuring him. more
or less. The case was frought for ten
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Guilty of Negligence.

On November u, 1904. half a dozen
suits we're pending alone on the cal
endar of the supreme court against
Mr.. Vanderbilt two OF them being for
plOyes Of BiltmOTe, who were drowned
by the overturninE Of his ferrybOat.
The suits were brought BY n c era
ham. administrator for J. Graham. and
J. s Russell, administrator of r. ".
Russell Russell was IN charge o. the
ferry across the Swannanoa river, and
r. Graham was a labOrer Vanderbilt
was found guilty Of negligence in not
having furnished the ferry with proper
cables.
These are but two or the almost
countless cases brought against Mr.
Vanderbilt-only there appears to have
been more cause for suit in this in
stance than in the majority or the
others
But there were snnoyances other
than lawsuits
on September 6. 1904. Ar Vanderbilt
Installed a new corps Of teachers from
the North TO take the places Of those
who became furious at Mr.. Wander
bits policy. for some reason, and re-
signed from the school he supports.
When school reopened. Philadelphia
school mistress was placed in charge
The people Of Asheville and that en-
tire neighborhood greatly resented this
action on the part Of the master OF
Fillmore.
Before this occurrence-CD May Is
1952-there was n 5000 fire in Mr.
VauderbiIt's s'piggery." where he keeps
his high priced and pediEreed Berk-
shires. The cheapest hog in the pens
was worth 500. Several Of them were
burned to death. and II was whispered
that tho fire was inCendiary.
40 blame was attached 20 Reuben
Gentry. who had charge Of that part
Of the estate When the fire occur
red Gentry was in Europe buying
hlooded swine
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
"Charley7 Collins Incident.

IL was but recently ehronicled in the
newspapers how Charles G. Collins
"Old Charley" as they call him now
in Asheville-a colored man, had Just
six acres Of land and a log cabin prac-
tiCally in the middle Of the BiltmOTe
estate. This plat Of ground. which Col
Inns had when Vanderbilt began buy
ing up the adjacent land, the negro
had refused 10 sell through all these
years of pressure brought TO bear upon
him by Mr. Vanderbilt. II was known
as 1.-THE place Vanderbilt could not
buy" Collins came down in his price,
at last. as at one time he had asked
as high as $1,000 for the land which
originally cost Collins 500. "OId Char
ley" Is now living IN Pittsburg-
Mr. Vanderbilt tried 70 have all his
coiored neigh bors" improve their
property, but they took no interest in
the plan.
Fillmore manor took seven years.
in the building. but ii seems there
was no luck IN this usually magic
figure. Under the direction OF Fred
erick Law Olmsted. the landscape ar
chitect VINO gave to New York city
ner Central Park. the army OF engt-
neers and landscape gardeners clip
ped off the top of a mill on the out
skirts OF Asheville and bit by bit the
clearing took on the appearance of a
lordlv estate. Today, BiltmoTe. upon
which Mr.. Vanderbilt lavished his
personal attention in decorating, is the
most valuable and extensive private
property in America
Then the mansion itself. under the
sl1illful planning Of the late Richard
NJ Hunt and his corps of architects,
gradually assumed its present impos-
ing shape-a chateau of the French
Renaissance. 375 feet long and 150 feet
wide. in some features not unlike -he
famous chateau at B;ois, France.
As finishing touches came the much
admired lily ponds. while the pink
beds and the adjacent tract of Mr.
Nanderbilt's hunting preserve. known
as PisEah Forest. comprise about no..
400 acres. Clifford Pinchot now in
charge Of the United States Bureau o.
Forestry. was forester in charge
There are over seventy-five miles Of
driveways winding through Biltmore-
II is n distance of five miles from the
front door to the gateway Driving
through the grounds by the public is
permitted three days OF each week
on paid passes now. The immense
model dairy. its barns and the large
herd Of imported Jerseys; the Berk-
shire pens and the poultry yards are
full OF interest 70 the visitors
Mr. Vanderbilt's private chapel.
wherein DR.. Swope. of New York. Of
f1ciates and wherein the Vanderbilt
choir sings always. is a popular OBJ
iective point on visitors days. Mr.
Vanderbilt pays $500 a year alone for
the transportation Of his choir
The manor stands on a terrace over
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
In Washing fOnY

ebration began at II o'clock that night
and 80 employees were given spread
In addition 10 the family dinner. The
festivities s continued for ten days.
There were coaching, ioE chasing.
qnail shooting, and nshiug. The New
Workers enjoyed al these sports AT
Christmas season with great ZesL
Yet there has been disappointment
and bitterness in all this regal spleu-
dor and expense. The master Of Bit
more being the youngest Of the broth
ers-Cornelius. William h, Frederick
w. and Geurge-Often WAS JOkcd by
the others because OF the Costliness OF
conducting the North Carolina estate.
Il is told OF George Vanderbilt that
one day after his brother Cornelius
had twitted him on Biltmore with
more than usual tartness. he replied:
i would just as soon have my estate
r. Biltmore as yours in COrdage."
This was the Tetort incisiYe," as Il
was generally known that Cornelius
Vanderbilt had dropped what most
persons would consider a fortune
through ill-sdvised speculation in
CordaEe.
While George Vanderbilt with the
other members OF his family. has had
his annoyances from undesirable
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

neighbors in his brownstone mansion
"a 40 Fifth avenue. New York city.
who altogether cost the Nanderbilis
some S4000O00 by the erection Of un-
slightly buildings-some OF them
through spite, il is affirmed-it is said
on good authority that none of these
causes OF irritation could approach
that which is said 70 have induced
him TO practically desert Biltmore.
After Mr.. Vanderbilt's marriage 20
Katherine Clemmons. the actress. and
while he was in Europe. il began TO
be whispered about thai there was
trouble at Biltmore. Il vas asserted
at the time that several Of those who
hac been placed in positions Of trust
in different departments there had
been abusing Mr.. Varderbilts conf
depce
The word that advantags was being
taken of bis absence reached Mr.. Van
derbilt abroad. He wSl.s told that Bilt-
more was being. figuratively. under
mined. it is said and that he would
better return if he lid not want his
costly estate TO go II ruin
He returned ard made what was al
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

dent OF the Borough Of Manhattan,
ordered the pOTte-cOChers removed.
as unlawful
July Vanderbilt secured a stay.
June 9-Hearing on Injunction.
June Judge Blanchard, IN su-
preme court, decided that Vanderbilt
must rer-"Ne his pOrte-cOchere-
June Injunction dissolved
July Vanderbilt threatened suit
against city.
There we're other suits started
against Air. Vanderbilt in New York,
IL is said. and IN the year following
he bad much Of his trouble with ad-
vance C trade upon neighborhood.
Then the tax assessors got after
him. They wanted him TO pay taxes
on $4,000 personal property. He is
still lighting this claim He was called
taN-dOdger in BiItmore, IL Is said.
proved he wasn't. and eXacued an
apology from the mistaken parties
Where is Nanderbilt'S legal resi-
uenCe2 1t is considered an established
fact that he voted lsst in New York
city. But what Of BltmOre, and what
OF his Washington dOmicile2
George Vanderbilt carries more than
100000 insurance in the Mutual Life.
He looks rather younger than he is
forty-tve-and Is plain and most unas-
SUmins in his manner. AS an illustra-
ton of this il IS told OF him that one
afternoOn-it was not visitors day at
the "State-three young women at
tempted 10 "bluff' the guard at the
gate and started TO drive In
Guess I don't need a permit 20 see
my cousin George" airIy said the lead
or Of the trio 90 the guards challenge.
y quiet man. apparently a EameiIeeper,
was standing near. evidently enjoying
the tilt But at the words Cousin
George, a struggling smile broke
away and he said:
Drive right ahead. young ladies.
your nerve viii admit YOU"
II was George Vanderbilt
While George Vanderbilt is no Car
negie IN his ambition 70 give away his
wealth, he has done much good with
his money. He gave 20 the American
Fine Arts Society. Of New York the
Vanderbilt Gallery. valued at 500, 900;
ne was one Of the founders OF the New
York Free Circulating Library. with
John Jacob AstOr. Andrew Carnegie.
Henry J. Marquand. and other capital
lists. and gave 10 the institution the
Thirteenth street branch. which he
provided with suitable buildings and
appointments.
Mr. Vanderbilt presented to the New
York College for the Training Or
Teachers. OF which ne is a trustee.
its suite on MOrninCside Heights. he
is member OF the Century Associa-
ton or many of tho leading clubs OF
New York city. He is also a member
or the Society Of the Sons OF the Amer
icau Revolution.
Mr.. Vanderbilts Washington ac-
ouaintances consider him firm court
eous. and at the same time. opinionat-
ed, man. without a visible trace OF
purSe-pride-
whether he viii eventually shake
on the human ant pUrSuers IS yet
TO be shown
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

looking spreading valleys. and from
its tuTretS may be seen not less than
nifty mountain peaks, some having au
altitude OF over 5000 feet. Artificial
lakes and natural water courses dot
and groove the estate. The trout
streams are stocked with from Ip1.uOG
TO 200030 rainbow ard brook trout A
force of twenty-five rangers keep tine
preserves free from the invasion OF
poachers.
Biltmore house was formally opened
Christmas Day. 1895. with a Jolly party.
At the house warming were Mrs VIII
lam II. Vanderbilt. who had helped
her son select the place: Mrs. Bromley.
an aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick w.
Vanderbilt, his brother and sister-in-
law; Mrs. Nissan. Miss Nissan, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Seward Webb. with their
daughter and son; Cornelius Wander
bilt and family, William X Wander
bilt. w. u. Sloane. and others.
All came in private cars and added
their private retinues to Mr. Wander
bilt's already huge army of servants.
The provisions for the feast arrived
by carloads. The Christmas tree eel
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

most "a clean sweep IN the manage
ment OF the estate. Tie thud of Off
cial heads as they fell into the basket
was heard for days after he arrived.
This period IN Mr. NandeTbllts life
has been compared 10 that I'm the
career OF the man I'm the Biblical par
able who. after returning from the
far country came back only 10 find
an unjust steward, this term. how
ever. applying not especially 10 the
man who was actually steward in Mr.
Fanderhilts employ az the time, but
to the many alleged petty "grafters.
Mr. Vanderbilt felt SO hurt over this
abuse Of his confidence, II IS said.
that the changing OF the entire policy
Of the conduct of the estate was the
outcome. he now derives only rent
from the various departments. instead
OF assuming the entire responsibility
for them He is also said 70 have
Leased much Oh his property adjacent
10 his estate proper
On October j.. 1900. Mr.. Vanderbilt
and his family practically closed Bit
more. sailing on the liner La Savoie
for Havre, TO live in France for AT
least two years He would give no
reason for The closing Of Bfltmore,
which later was reOpened-
II IS now said that the reason Mr..
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
That POrte.Cocbere Fight.

I'm the same month Of that year
work on the ornate porte-cOchere OF
Nsnderbilt's New York residence was
halted by the commissioner of public
works, who declared
..This is the result Of a deliberate
Mot to violate the law. and the build
ers employed by Mr.. Vanderbilt knew
H. Every brick and every stone in
the porte-cochere must nave been
marked beforehand. for It was put up
IN the night in order to ovade Ordi-
nances which prohibit such projections
beyond the building line"
Here is the history Of this fight:
Nav 19-JacC0 A Cantor, then presi-
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
\ Story Of Dis
content in Spite
Of Millions; of
MisplaCedCon-
fldeRCe dRd Pet
tyRevenge; Of
Lawsuits dndof
HeartdCheS.
HY DID George w.

So 49, s. W.
w !: @s:5"s..: Cone !:
live? II is widely
known that he dislikes society" in
the ordinary acceptation of the
word.
He certainly isn't here for his
health.
And he has no axes to grind
with Cabinet officials or in either
house.
Why, then, did he come? Is it
possible that he simply became
enamored of the beauty of the
Capital City and felt that he could
MT stay away?
While Mr.. Vanderbilt never has
been heard to commit himself as
to why he has selected Washington
as a residence, there are indications
why he isn't living in New York, or
on his magnificent estate of 10000
acres, Biltmore, in Asheville, n. c.
In ASheville it is now common
talk that human ants" drove him
from his estate and that the tax
assessors made his life in Gotham a
nightmare.
Like the LilliputianS who tied
down the giant Gulliver, these ''hu-
man ants" SwaTmed over him, pes
tering and annoying him, it is said,
with myriad petty lawsuits in lieu
OF pinching mandibles.
And so the scion Of the illustrious
house of which the old Commo-
dore' was the head, fretting in his
new and ill-ftting role of persecut-
ed multimillionaire, it is asserted,
turned TO Washington as a refuge.
But while George Vanderbilt sits
in his handsomely appointed home
at 1909 New Hampshire avenue,
which he leased about two months
ago, he cannot shut from his ears
the echo of his troubles in Ashe-
vile. Rumor says that only short
time ago-since he gave up his
luxurious suite in Stoneleigh
Court-a sheriff from North Caro-
lima called upon him and was
cloSeted with the man of millions
an hour.
when George W. Vanderbilt with his
mother, Mrs. William II. Vanderbilt.
twenty-one years go selected the site
~ BiltmoTe as together they stood
upon the veranda Of the Battery Park
Hotel. little did they dream of the
trouble that would follow the building
Of the princely S10.000. 900 manor. Little
did they think Of how much bitterness
the conduct OF the estate would entail
and how at 2 later day the scion was
% leave IL in a rage at the way he
believed ne had been treated by certain
ones in whose care he had left it,
As mother and son gazed away
across the blue mountains which gave
the section about AsheviIle the name
Of The Switzerland Of America" they
saw how ideally peaceful and removed
from the worlds turmoil would be R
vast country seat nesting on one OF
he big hills. Next day George Van
derbilt rode out on horseback and
picked out the hill upon which was TO
stand Biltmore.
His first step was 70 go TO work
secretly 20 acquire the land. as he
trading on his name 70 bring the crowd
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

years. and is said to have been settled
out OF court.
The fact that M Vanderbilt won.
or settled for very small sums. a few
or these petty eases. did not make
them the less ranking for he always
felt that the main purpose was 10
bleed him.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

and because he wished to buy up thous-
ands OF acres.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-22
Epidemic is Killing Bees.

Within the last few days State
Economic Zoologist Surface has re-
ceived a number of complaints about
the havoc being played among bees
in various parts of the State by a
disease which he had diagnosed as
"foul blood" The complaints have
come from half a dozen widely sep
arated counties, including Frank
lin, Venango, Wyoming and others,
showing that the disease if local
now, may spread. The bees speed
lily die from this sickness, which is
meteorological and is propagated
among the bees by honey, although
persons are not affected by eating
honey which may be fatal to its
makers.