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Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
j. A. MACPHERSON
Goes to New York

John A. Macpherson who came to
Lovelork over one year ago, leaves for
New York City ON the 7th OF August on
a short visit to his family, Mr.. Macpher-
son for more than 40 years has been
identified with large financial interests
and institutions in New York; indeed
was one of the organizers of the Consoli-
dated Stock Exchange of that city, and
many years was one of the active Cover
nois thereof also chai man OF the Mining
Department and of the membership COM
mittee. Since his residence In Lovelork
he has erected several handsome cottages
on the Webb addition, has become a
member of the Love ock CONNIE rcial
Club and has displayed an earnest inter-
est in everything that makes for the pro-
gress ard betterment OF our town, in
Guiding mining, in which he and his
eastern friends have very considerable
interests; aud his present trip east is
largely for the purpose of further il ter
esting eastern capitalists in this line OF
investment.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
Met Death Beneath Train
Wheels at Lamar Siding

Last Tuesday morning the body Of
an unfortunate man who had met death
beneath train wheels at Lamar, sid
ing near Rose Creek, were brought to
town by westbound freight cr w.
The body was horribly cut up and
mutilated, being strung along The
track for distance of a mile. Tho
tain was stopped and all that cou |!
be founG of the body was brong :
here. The authorities here telegraphcd
for permission to ltd the inquest a.
Loyelock, but this vas denied, and
Coroner RI bins a,io Undertaken Co u
ian came down Oh a f'eight, returning
ON No. :, with tire remains.
Upon their arrival at Winnemucca,
the officiels opened 4hc caskot - view
the body, when it was found that the
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
HARRY BERKELEY
KILLED BY TRAIN
Forced to Exhume Remains of
Victim of Railroad Accident

Harry Berkeley. young man, beating
his way through the County on Train
Number two, Wednesday night, two
miles east Of Rye Patch fell from the top
OF one of the ears where he was riding,
and striking the ground on his head
was thrown forty feet, striking block
sig al pole, where he was killed probably
il. stantly. The next morning at SC. clock
the signal man at Rye Patch discovered
the remains covered them with sacks,
and notified Coroner Fits at Lovelock
who went to the scene Of the accident
Immediately, and bringing the remains
TO Lovelock held an inquest. 1t devel-
oped from papers and letters found in
his pocket that his home was in Butte
Montanna, where he has father and
several brothers and sisters, and that
last place of residence had been at Yer
ington Nevada wi ere he had been en-
ployed in the mines. There was no money
on his person.
Through the information contained in
the letters, Judge Fits. wired, the family
at Butte, and while waiting for reply
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
PIRATICAL SHEEP MEN
UP IN THE NORTH

A few days ago word was received
from the Quinn River ranch that sheep
men from Oregon and California wero
bringing their sheep over the line into
Humboldt county. Sheriff Lamb I'm |
Ass, ssor Leonard held consultation
with the result that Charles Nofsinger
was appointed Il special deputy assessor
and accompanied the sheriff to tho
scene of the trouble.
1t is reported that California man
is in with six bands Of sheep and three
or four Oregon men with ono baud
each. II is said that the former was
here last year, but succeeded in getting
out before he was appre heuded.
Under the law people who own no
land in n county are required to secure
Il license from The she"il to Craze their
sheep, the maximum Long $3.50 year
for 5000 head aud the minimum $25
for less than 1000 head. In addition
TO this they are required To pay II per-
sonal property tax of $2.25 per 800
of valuation, sheep this year beng
assessed at So 30 acr head,
For violation of tho license law
fine of from 800 to 500 is provided
for, in addition to ~. ria nmcnt in the
county Jail.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
POLL TAX AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY COLLECTIONS GOOl)

Assessor Leonard reports collections
this month as being very good, re
ceipts from poll tax amounting to
1898 and personal property approx
mately $400. The assessor collects
only personal property taxes not secul-
ed by real estate, most of which was
paid during March and April. The
greater part of this revenue comes
from sheep men, the largest taxpayer:
being as follows: Pedro Lacca & Co
1854 70, for 1000 head; Pedro Corta &
Co., 1898 ON 5000 head; Telesforo
Juancha, $104 on 1900 head; Manuel
Amaral, 1920, 1000 head; Antoine Thom-
as and Albert Remusat, $3.50 each, on
2000 head. In these amounts is in
cluded special tax of 6 mills on the
dollar of valuation for inspection. The
other largest taxpayers in this class
were the Western Union Telegraph
company, $3.50, and the Pullman Sleep
ing Car company, $500
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31

the remains were turned over to Carl
Weller Undertaken. The Undertaken
prepared the remains for burial, which
was he'd yesterday afternoon. shortly
after the burial, word was received from
Butte, requesting the remains to he ship.
ped and a reply being sent that burial
had been made here another telegram
was rec ived demanding that the body
be shipped, and stating that funds for
eXpen es would be guaranteed. The
undertaken has decided to cxhume the
body and send according to the instruc-
TORS.
Berkeleys death is the third tragic oc-
curence of this kind on the railroad line
between Loyelock and " nnemucca, and
completes the cycle Of three, according
to the belief Of railroad men that acci-
dents OF this kind travel in tliplets. The
first death was about four weeks ago,
when James CLOWN a printer was killed
near Rose Creek, the second last week, j,
when Vic Bulrus was killed at Lamar,
mention OF which is contained i'll this is
sue.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
A TALK With THE
FOUNDER OF CHAFEY
(From the Silver State News }

(From the Silver State News.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Chafey came over from
Dun Glen ON the stage yesterday
morning and left for home in the
evening in Pressy's s auto.
Mr.. Chafey is the fortunate leaser
ON the Maytiower who recently made
the great strike. When asked by =
Silver State representative as to the
status of affairs at the new camp, MIR.
Chafey replied:
"We started to work on our lease
on the 9th of June, beginning at the
glass roots, AMI since that time have
produced more gold than any other
camp in the state, with the exception
of Goldfeld and Tonopah. Including
the ore on the dumps, the aggregate
production will amount to $4,000"
How many men are you working,
Mr. Chafey?" was asked.
"At present l have 2S on my pay
roll, and the ten sub-leasers have as
many more. We arc sinking two shafts
and driving a tunnel drift, and are
increasing our working force as fast as
we can make room for them. AT pro-
cnt, on my own account, we are taking
cut upwards of so tons Of ore per
day. AS our mill has a
capacity of but 80 tons per day, we
are shipping a carload every "a hours.
L am not fully advised as to what the
loasers are doing, but presume their
combined output will equal approx
mately as much more"
"How is the new town named in
your honor getting along, Mr.. Cha
fey?" was the next question.
Flourishing,o was the reply "Wa
are thinking of petitioning the com
nissioners at their next meeting to
have the county seat moved. But
seriously speaking, the town is rapidly
assuming business appearance. There
I are now five saloons, boarding house,
restaurant, lodging house and gen
eral store"
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31

taker Cochran Immediately caught 4
railroad motorcycle and revisited the
head and arms were missing. Under
scene of the tragedy, returning with
the missing members.
The jury summoned by Coroner Rob
ms to inquire into the death brought
in the following verdict
"That his name was Vie E. Burns.
u native of America, % years Of age
and that he came to his death TT La
mar, Humboldt county, on the eth
day of July by falling from and acci-
dentally being run over by passenger
train No. l, and suggested tiat the
Southern Pacific company inforlI tie
employees in relation To the removal oi
dead bodies found by them, as pre-
scribed by law.'
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
REPUBLICAN TO MEET
AT GOLDFIELD

At meeting OF the directors of the
Goldheld Republican club with the
County Central committee last evening
it was decided to call the primaries for
the state convention this evening, the
date to be August Z, says the Goldiield
Tribune.
The railroads have grantd the COM
mittees a rate Of one-half fare for the
Republican state convention in Gold
held, the date to be during the first
week in September. The rate will ap-
ply from Nevada points and from San
francisco, Los Angeles and other cities
on the coast. Local people, irrespective
OF parties, will probably get together,
and in the true Goldheld way show
what the camp is doing.
Republican leaders in this district
arc startled over report from the
lands and Senator Nixon have entered
into compact the result of which will
be watched with growing interest.
The rumor is that by the terms of
the agreement, NewIands will let Nix
on have the holdover senators, while
Nixon will allow Newlands to have the
assemblymen. In addition to this, no
strong Republican opposition is to be
put up against Newlands when he runs
again this fall,
Friends of Former State Senator p
L. Flanagan of Reno announce that he
will run for United States senator, ac
cording to Dame Rumor. Flanagan is
large stockholdcr in the light, tram
way and water systems of Reno, and
is also heavily interested in mining and
cattle. He is present national commit
tecman, and was a delegate to the re-
cent Chicago Republican convention.
He was former state senator from
Mashoe county.
Reno folks are said to be not partic-
ularly anxious about Maxon in his
run for congress. The Southern Pacific
Is said to be ready to knife him at
the first opportunity, because he does
MT do what it wants him to. Lewis
IL. Roberts of Goldfield is still cal
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
BUNCoS SPARKS PEOPLE
AS SPURIOUS OFFICER

Some unknown person has of lato
impersonated Officer Bryant and sue
ccoded in holding several Sparks pee
pie up for various sums of money.
Among them is Driver McElroy of
one of the Nevada Meat Company
wagons. woman lost about 500, it ia
reported, through his operations. There
are known to have been several suspi-
cious characters about the city tho
past month and the authorities under
Superintendent Cox of the State Po-
lice, are on the lookout Nevada
State journal.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
SHEEP EAT CHERRY
LEAVES and Die

A number of sheep were recently
poisoned by eating eholleeherry leaves
while passing over Il driveway across
part of the Manti National forest in
Utah and, though sheep drivcways
are not strictly part Of the national
forest range, the government has tak-
en- steps TO prevent further losses 10
the sheopnen from this canse. Mem
bcrs of the force ON the forests will
cooperate with sIockmen in cutting
out the thickcts of chnkecherry bushes
whore they grow most denscly, thus
allowing the sheep 10 be hurried
through them, aud in some eases tho
drive way will be changed so as 10
avoid the tbickcts altogether
When the shcp enter this driveway
they are hungry after a long trip over
public highways, which form almost
one continuous lane between cultvat-
Cd fields. They eat the chokccherrv
leaves ravcnously, though under ordi-
nary conditions they would hardly
touch them. The leaves contain prus-
sic acid, and when an examination
was made of the stomaehs of several
Of the dead sheep, and they were
found filed with The leaves the cause
Of death was clearly established.
The range has doterioratcd under
unrest rictCd IisC and So thn povnrn-
mont is making Investigations under
the direction of Mr. f. V. CovilIe,
hotanist. of the bureau of plant in
dustry with view to rcseeding with
better grass. Again, poisonous plants
are often destructive to livestock, and
in this ease DR.. G ID. Marsh is com
ducting study to detect poisonous
plants and suggest means of eradcat.
ing them. There are also heavy losses
from predatory animals, but govern
mcnt hunters and trappers are busy
reducing the number of mountain
lions and timber wolves, which do tho
most damage. Finally, there is the
insignificant prairie dog, which selects
the choicest grassy bottoms for its
operations, strips them to the soil,
and plows up the ground for its bur-
rows. They have gone after tho
prairie dog now, however, and by tho
use of an effective poison will soon
put an end to this pest.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31

Some Winncmuccan has proposed
that the county build a $4,000 cdiiicc
as change room for the various con
stables, night watchmen and other
that the county be bonded to secure
the funds. In such case, the money
could probably be secured at the Win
nemucca bank, providing the interest
was right, and the bonds had long
enough to run.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
Grain Harvesting
to Begin Soon

With the end or the haying season at
hand. the Harvest 81 ason is here The
reservation ranch will begin the fore
part OF the week to harvest the 400 acres
of grain on that ram h and in about II
week, he big combined harvester owned
by w. G. Pitt, will be put in operat on,
The Pitt harvester has been engaged also
to aryest the T. Anker, the Fenton,
and the Carpenter grain. There is II
third Combined harvester in the valley
that owned, by the Big Five. This will
not be put in operation this year be
cause the Big Five ranching company
have no grain to cut
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
CLEAR THE STREETS

Complaint has been made to the
Tribune of the blockading of the
streets by wagon under repair at the
various blacksmith shops. 1t is an
everyday occurrence, says the sub
seriber making the complaint, to
find wagons under repair crowded into
the street, to the inconvenience of the
travelling public. Tho writer asks
that broken down wagons while under
regair be not left in the street, to
monopolize the thoroughfare allotted
to the travelling public.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31

Mrs. Robert Howard, IS in Lovelock
from the Seven Tronghs district visiting
her sister Mrs Tom Hill.
DR.. Pinnigcr, spent lastSunday fishing
at Flor ston and caught 80 dandy Truckce
River trout
Otis Storm left last week for Chafcy
with his horse team and will engage in
freighting to and from the camp.
The Tonopah Lumber company has
taken charge of the L. N. Marker
blacksmith shop and will do all kinds
OF blacksmith work, making a special
ty of horseshoeiDg.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
TRINITY DISTRICT HAS
fine PROSPECTS

| Dave Baker, the well-known Love
lock business man, returned the early
part of this week from an inspection
trip to his mining properties in the
Trinity mining district, northwest OF
Loveloek. lie is having the location
work done on u number of promising
claims adjoining the Silver Tip claim,
on which he recently made Il rich
strike, and he brings the report that
several important discoveries have been
made in the old district during the
past few weeks.
TO a Tribune reporter Mr.. Baker.
stated that the incline shaft on the
Silver Tip claim, which is owned by
himself, had reached depth of 30
feet and that the showing in the bot
tom of the shaft was far ahead of any
thing encountered in the workings.
The ledge is fully four feet wide and
careful sampling shows the entire
body to be u good shipping grade OF
ore. There is II high grade streak of
ore, however, running along the foot
wall, which yields sensational silver
values. The strings lying next to the
measure fully eight inches inwidth
and averages $l7l9 in the white metal
a popularity about the bonanza
streak is the different formations in
which the silver is found. 1t has ap
peared in the bromide, chloride, sui
phide, carbonate and native lorms.
In sinking the shaft on the Silver
Tip Mr.. Baker sacked three tons OF ore
which he shipped to the sampler at
Hazen and the net returns showed
1926 to the ton. He now has about
a ton of ore sorted on the dump which
will run better than $500 to ,he ten.
Six-dollar gold values is the best that
has been found thus far, but Mr.
Baker says there is marked increase
in the yellow metal as depth is at
tanned.
Bishop Brothers, operating the B.
and b. group about Il mile northeast
of the baker property, are developing
on an extensive scale. AT present the
shaft is only 80 feet deep, but from
this point numerous drifts and cross
cuts have been run with the result
that vast tonnage of shipping ore
has been Blocked out. The ledge On
the b. and b. is fully five feet wide
and is very nearly all shipping orc.
Alter the ore bodies are thoroughly
prospected at the present level the
owners will sink the shaft TO y
greater depth, and when the mine IS
thoroughly exploited it is believed At
will enter the ranks of the regular
producers of the state.
: Mr.. Baker stated that large mum
ber of people had been in the DIS
trict during the past few weeks dong
location and assessment work and
that it was his belief that the coming
fall would see quite boom in the old
district.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
CINNIBAR PROPERTIES ARE
SHOWING UP WE'LL

wv. G.. Adamson returned from Eldb
rado canyon Tuesday afternoon on
No. 6, and reports that the develop
ment work on the Ruby quicksilver
mines is opening up profitable ore
bodies
At the mnies in American canyon a
body of cinnibar ore has been en-
countered in tunnel No. 2, which gives
positive assurance of the mines per-
manency.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
H.. H. HARTMAN AND PARTY
EN- ROUTE TO OREGON

Word has been received by Agent
Hooe that f. II Hartman and family
accompanied by Julius Kruttsehnitt,
first vice president of the Hartman
lines, had left New York yesterday
afternoon. The party is on its way to
Klamath lakes, Oregon, for brief
outing, and is expected to pass through
Winnemucca some time during Thurs
day of this week.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31

assistant division freicnt and passen-
ger agent OF the Soatnern Pa':iii.' 90,
fell from the ear thr,ugh Il window o.
Pullman to the roadbcd and had Il
wonderful escape from death. The
child was badly brdiscl anl cut and
had nearly all her baby teeth knocS-
ed out, but was not injured internally
and few hours after the accident was
resting easily in Der mother s arms.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
DATE OF HOLDING COURT
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED

Word was received by the clerk of
the court that the term called for yes
terday morning had been indefinitely
terday will thus go over until the
otherwise engaged. Cases set for yes
postponed, owing to the judges being
next term.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
JESSUP, over in The
SOUTHWEST

"The Jessup district, located some
S5 miles southwest of Lovolock, is
destined to rank among the big camps
of tho state at no distant date,o said
J. c Margo to Il Tribune man on Mon
day of this week Mr.. Margo came up
from the new camp to confer with his
Lovelock associates relative to map
ping out plan of development, and
he also brings the good news of sub
stautial strike made ON one Of his
claims last Saturday.
TN doing prospect work on the
Helen claim" Mr.. Margo said, ga 8
foot ledge was uncovered near the sur
face, which gives every indication of
developing into a big producing prop
osiion. The ledge has not been open
ed to any great extent rs yet, but the
showing thus far is most encouraging
and the values Indicate that II pay
shoot is in close proximity to where
the vein was cut. The ledge is well
defined and can easily be traced to
the adjoining property. The character
of the ore is identical with that found
in the Seven Troughs mine. \ number
of mining men have examined the
new find and the conservatives predict
that with the proper development it
will open into II bonanza.'
Mr.. Margo stated that another sen
sational find had been made on the
Mack Loose-Ratlih property The
strike was made in new shaft which
was recently sunk short distance
from the old one. At depth of l5
feet fve-foot ledge was uncovered
The entire ledge shows many colors,
but from an S-inch streak next to the
hanging wall picture rock is obtained
At the surface the pay streak mcasur
ed about inches, but MS depth was
attained it showed marked Increase
and continues to improve both in size
and values as work progresses. A
number of sacks of this rich ore have
been taken out and when sufficient
amount has accumulated shipment
will be made.
The recent strike ON the Mackedon-
Taylor property continues to improve.
The shaft has reached depth of 81
feet and at this point tee pay streak
has widened to fully two feet Mr.
Margo says that the ore taken from
the bottom of the shaft shows an abunl-
ance of horn silver with fair sprink-
ling of free gold. Extra forces have
been added and it is the intention cf
the owners to sink the shaft 10 the
l00-foot point, when crosscuttng aud
drifting will be commenced, after
which the ore will he blocked out.
The Logan brothers, operating q
block of ground on the Hopkins prop
erty, are preparing to develop thctr
holdings ON a much larger scale than
ever before. A hosting plant and a
complete outfit has been ordered an |
il is expected to have the new maehin-
cry on the ground and in working
o.'der by the first Of the coming
month.
"The good showings are not contin
cd to the properties above mentioned, ]"
concluded Mr.. Margo,, "but through
out the entire district where any work
is being done, gold is being found in
paying quantities, and it is safe
wager that before many months roll
by the camp will have several regular
shippers to its credit"
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31

A. l.. Bachrodt, Manager of the Tono-
pal Lumber Company spent three days
last week ut Vernon and Mazuma The
Tonopah Lumber Company have estab-
lished a branch yard in the district, and
business is rushing within.
Mrs. Sherman of Reno sister OF Mrs,
Mcclure, is here visiting
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31

From the Gazette it is learned tina,
while train No. 5 was speeding be-
tween Sparks and Reno yesterday
morning little Dorothy PETIT the IS
months. old daughter of A. II. Iett,
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31

Mrs. P. j. Haynes, Mrs. l.. NJ. Pugb,
James Lochead, and Dave and Sam Pugh
left for Unionville Wednesday and will
snend six we ks visiting there.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31
SAM FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
VICTIM OF FAKE DISPATCH

Reno, New, July 2t.-When the
cashier refused to pay a check pre-
sented for payment, Frank p. Kline
attached the safe of the Dun Glen
bank in Humboldt county, according to
word received from there today.
Kline s check was for about 800, AMI
that small amount was contained III
the safe, but the cautious bank CLERK
expected other calls on his treasurp,
and his refusal as he explained, was
prompted by depleted resources.
The Dun Glen bank will not proba-
bly, resume business. The depositors
may be able to collect from the of
fcials.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-07-31

The above dispatch, which appeared
in the San Francisco Chronicle of a
recent date, is evidently an error.
There is no bank in DunGlen or vicin-
ity, nor is there even safe in the
district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-19

atmosphere from the Canadian coun-
try. presumably in the vicinity of the
authors church. A pleasant glimpse
into his personality. as the minister of
a Presbyterian parish. is given in his
own words to friend: MY ministry
has had no special celebrity or sue
cess. its only outward distinction be-
ing that I am not a doctor of divinity.
which / may humbly claim to be a
somewhat original achievement.