The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-07-31
RENo's HISTORIC TREES.


the towering SUBMITS of old Peavine
mountain, as 1t generally did about
that time in the evening, when the
tenderfoot took one of the inviting
chairs in front of Reno hotel. Glad
he was to find his new neighbor in
the next chair plain pioneer of pi-
oneers, an approachable American,
ready to entertain and enlighten the
stranger.
"This city of Reno has the best ar
ray of shade trees along it's streets
of any place | have seen in many a
mile" said the tenderfoot.
"Glad to hear you say so, sir, said
DOC" Shobe, "for we are proud of
our trees, and many miles of them
have histories. You see we have
many naples and locusts, but the
elms are our special pride. They
spring from special stock" {
BY their thrift they show it,"
said the tenderfoot.
"They do indeed" said the doctor,
from historic stock. have traced
them back through historic hands.
When Thomas Jefferson was beauti-
flying his home, he sent for tree
seeds to the old Washington elm, out
side of Boston-the tree under which
Washington wheeled his horse, drew
his sword and took command of the
American army.
Jefferson raised trees from the
seeds, and years after, when neigh
Dor started across the plains he took
along sack of their seeds and used
them as a pillow. On Carson river
he camped with Major Reno who was
out scouting with his troop of regular
cavalry. He gave peck of the seeds
to the major, and told him to give
them to any settlers he found located
as the country needed trees.
Major Reno trooped along up
here shortly after, and camped at the
crossing of the Truckee, and gave
the seeds to Pioneer Lake, who gave
them start, and afterward gave out
the little trees he raised from them.
You can see them today in long lines
bordering Reno's streets, and their
size shows that they have kept pace
with the growth of the town, and
they have not stood around with their
hands in their pockets. We are all
proud of them
WAS the town named after Major
Reno?" asked the tenderfoot.
1T was" said the doctor. He
was an active trooper in those pion-
eer days, and secuted all over the
Nevada country. Years after he was
out of luck on the Custer campaign
against the Sioux, and went out of
the army under a cloud. For dozen
years re has been over the Great Di-
vide, where l hope he is finding
pleasant places in which to camp. The
trees whose seed he brought here will
be lasting monument to his mem
DRY.
"Nevada's valleys are noted for
trees growing voluntarily--wasn't 1t
uphill work to make them grow
here?"
For several years we had to keep
after them pretty closely" said the
doctor. But we always had oceans
of water from the Truckee to irrigate
them with, and the Goblin moths that
tackled the ironclad apple trees let
our elms alone"
81 see that their roots have pried
up the sidewalks in some places,
Doc," said the tenderfoot.
That is entirely the fault of the
people who planted them" said DR..
Shobe. The ones planted did not
do SO. / practiced painless dentistry
on the roots" pointing toward the
sidewalk, "by cutting them on and
Gaping them with an oyster can. As
Nevada is deficient in the production
of oysters they come in cans, carload
lots, and so there are always plenty
of cans. The cans prevent the roots
pushing up toward the sidewalks.
Then I made the tap roots grow
down in search Of water by laying