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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
HOW COLD STORAGE PAYS


oh"er ordinary circumstances
) our crop must lie sold as 1T
natures ana since Mr. smith S
p'u'hs are sure TO get ripe the
same week as your own the market
- E"''h 10 ne oVersuppIled' and
"S " result prices VIII be low.
u'' "e'e 10 ""c'e inc coId storage
~ opo', ''o,' comes IN. hy storing
VII !" '.'e cooIer II Is IN good
'o''"'''",' 'o' market "hch 80" go
'"' y tue "'N' morning or II
p"'N'u gree" '""uR" u may oc
%'p' A'' "'eNS OF ''en mohtnS'
:" more instances ina" one prices
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
KING SOLOMANS MINES

Rhodesia. that province of
British Africa lying btween the
Ia nbczi and the Limpopo rivers,
has considerable deposits of gold.
The ancients mined and carried
away enormous quantities of the
precious metal. but under the
scientific mining systems of the
present day their operations will
be greatly surpassed.
1t has been thought that
Rhodcsia was the ancient land of
Ophir, the land of the mysterious
King Sulomon's mines," but this
theory is strongly combated by
some Investigators. The ancient
gold workings are the basis of
modern workings. For every ten
square miles of Rhodesia, it is
stated, there was one ancient mine
that is. th0re are 900 old
workings which means that a
stupCndous wealth was dug out Of
the earth before the days Of Cecil
Rhodes. Much of this wealth
must have gone to the north and
east. II was probably wrought
into the crown of the Queen Of
Sheba and filed the Golfers of
Solomon.
The ancient smelling furnaces
are said still to be of easy recog-
milton. They are sunk into the
floor The furnace blow pipes
are nude Of the finest granite
powder cement, and The nozzles of
the blowpipes are covered with
splashes of gold. The Innings Of
the holes are covered with specks
of gold. When the first lining
became worn by the heat fresh
lining Of cement Of an excellent
quality, which has outlasted time,
was smcared around on top Of the
old lining. 1t is said that one car
take an Iold lining, lift off thu
layers with knife and find GOLD
splashcs in abundance.
The tools Of the ancient worker.
which nave so far been discovered
include a small soapstont hammer
and furnishing stones of water
worn rock, to which gold still ad.
heres. There are evidences that
the ancients carried on an cxten-
siye industry in the manufacture
Of gold ornaments and utensils
/ Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01

scurryng about the county. clean
ing up garbage heaps from the
back doors of hotels and restau.
rants, hauling the disease breeding
rubbish from alleys and streets and
polling down the old shacks that
are dangerous to the health and
lives Of our citizens.
But if they do this. will they
have time to report The deaths and
births for which they draw Sis a
month, to the county recorder to
be filed away? We are afraid those
valuable reports will be lost to the
people, il these health officers
spend their time in cleaning up
towns and pulling down old shacks.
which are no part of their duties
under the law by which they draw
salaries from the county treasury.
OF course the commissioners are
happy over the endorsement of the
grand jury for giving Sis per
month to seven physicians for re-
porting deaths and births. II is
extremely doubtful if fifteen men
familiar with the facts, outside of
the fifteen grand jurors, can he
found in the county who indorse
the action Of the commissioners or
that part of the report of the
grand jury.
The grand jury speaks in no un-
certain tones regarding gambling.
That part Of the report we most
heartily endorse.
The portion relating 20 tic vast
amount OF real estate in the county
that has escaped taxation is a rev.
eIation. If il is correct, il seems
TO us that the assessor has been
very negligent or the county has a
large number Of perjured taxpay-
ers. II may be a case Of you tickle
me and I'll tickle you. The chari-
table view of the matter is that
taken 10y the grand jury, and it
may be the proper view. There
ought to be some method by
which these tax dodgers could he
punished. They certainly lied to
the assessor if the report of the
grand jury be taken for what it
says.
The abstract, recommended by
the jury, should be made.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
". P. ADDING TO
WINNEMUCCA POPULATION

Yesterday the Western Pacific
added another freight crew to its
train force, making a total of
eleven freight crews running out
of this division point.
While the general Winnemucca
public is aware of the fact that
that this is a division point for the
Western Pacific, it is doubtful if
they realize the importance of this
fact and what it is doing for the
town. As stated, at present ther
are eleven freight crews running
out Of here. which means, includ-
ing the engine men. 55 men added
to the population Of the town. in
addition t, the families of several
Of the employees. Then there are
ten passenger crews, which means
80 more men. not counting the
englncmen, who run through.
This gives us "a total Of So train.
men. who make this town their
headquarters and spend the bulk Of
their salaries here. With the
roundhousc shops. station and
yards. it is safe to say that the
Western Pacific has added 200
souls to the towns population.
II is estimated th,t within the
next two years the number of train
crews will be increased to 80, Iy
which tine the Western Pacific
employees at this division will con-
stitutc in thcmclvcs the population
for good-sizcd country town
Silver State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
USE OF A DOLLAR

Ten years ago a Kansas farmer
put his initials on dollar bill.
The next day he went to the
neaest town and spent it with a
merchant. Before the year was
out he rad got the dollar bill back.
Four times in SIX years the dollar
came back to him for produce,
and three times he heard of it in
the pockets Of his neighbors. The
last time he got it back was four
years ago. He sent il to mail
order house. He has never seen
that dollar since, nor never will.
That dollar will never pay anv
more school or road tax for him,
will not brighten any of the homes
of the community. He sent it
entirely out of the circle of useful
ness to himself aad his neighb ors.
- Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
BOYS FIGHT DUEL

What was first reportcd as an
accidental shooting, but which
from later developments appears
to have been a bloody duel. oc-
Cured yesterday afternoon back
Of the Givens ranch. near the river
below Big Pine, the principals be-
ing Ralph Andrews, l6, and Steve
Martins. Is. Martins is in bed
with woundc right leg, the
artery being cut, while AnrCdws
is blind one eye bcin entirety shot
out and the second in a grave con-
idtion Also Andrews hands,
breast and face are badly riddled
with buck shot. There was bad
feelings between Andrews sister
Mrs. Plamcraz. and Martins, who
was interested with PlamenaZ in
some land. She warned her
brother not to go hunting with
Martins. When the two hunters
reached the river, Andrews gun
went of, : the charge striking
Martins in the right leg, Martins
then turned around and shot
Andrews.
Holding both his hands to his
face, Andrews received the charge
of shot from Martins gun full in
the face and hands. Blinded, he
appealed to Martins not to kill
him. but to help him to town,
Martins did carry him as far as
the road. Andrews is Bodie 10Y
and his widowed mother lives nj
that place. Plamanaz. was we'll
known in southern Nevada where
he was heavily interested in min
ing. He died a short time age
with pneumonia. Bis op Register
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
WONDERFUL POSSIBILITIES
IN SPRING VALLEY

John YeIland, one of the pro.
grssivc ranchmen Of Spring valley,
WAS in Ely yesterday, having been
called as witness in the Megilton
and Bauer case in the district
court.
MIR. Yelland states that his band
of Angora goats is doing remark
ably well. He is a pioneer in this
brarch of industry in White Pine
county and the progress of his
experiment has been watched with
considerable interest. The goats
are hardy active animals, reguir.
ing less care than sheep and able to
thrive and grow fat on grazing
territory too rocky and mountain
Gus for sheep. Their "clip" Of
long, silky hair. finds a ready
market at a pTce of 35 cents a
ppunl. Another advantage ov,r
sheep is that the goats are able to
defend themselves against coyotes.
Mr.. Coyote may occas,nnally be
able to nab yourg kid but the
grown animals are too active and
aggressive to fall a prey to his
sreaking attacks.
Mr.. Yelland says that the urgent
need of Spring vall,y is more
people. There are thousands of
acres of fertile land open for set
tlement, all Of which could be
cultivated by dry farming methods
and much Of which could be irri-
gated if the present water supply
was conserved by modern methods.
There is one fiat portion of the val
ley, a fiat, cotaining some 2OOO
acres, which is covered with white
sage but has always been sup.
posed to be of little value for
agricultural purposes on account
Of the lack Of water. A well has
recently been sunk on the lower
portion of this territory and water
was encountered at a depth of only
- feet. The white sage requires
no grubbing and the whole 1000
acres could be pIowed as readily as
q garden.
Spring valley lies at an eleya-
tion of a little over 5000 feet.
about the same as that of Denver.
Colorado, making t possible to
raise fruit and many kinds of
crops that cannot be successfully
grown in SteDtoe valley on ac-
count of the greater elevation.
Mr.. Yclland has an orchard of
thrifty young peach trees, planted
two years 60, which gives every
indication of being big producers.
The telephone line recently put
in by the Forest Service from Ely
into the vale, is a modern i'm
provcmcnt greatly appreciated by
the ranchers and stockmen Of that
section. - Ely Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01

III the various towns Of the county
were not assessed. We have not
been able. ~ithin a reasonable
time. to obtain the figures from
the assessment roll of 1911. rbis
condition of affairs is no: due to
the negligence of the assessor, but
our lack Of system is principally
responsible. We Recommend that
the county commissioners proceed
to haze an abstract made that will
clearly indicate TIE present owner
ship of every acre Of land within
Elko county, and thus place be-
fore the proper officers such evi-
dence that will result in placing
upon the tax roll this vast amount
Of land, the owners Of which are
now exempt from taxation.
Although such abstract will cost
several thousand dollars. the sum
will be returned to the county
treasurer in a single year, tenfold.
We heartily approve the action
Of the board Of county commits
sloncrs, in complying with the law
appointing board Of health
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01

enough to suit them. but we can
keep what we do raise in the
cooler.
The maintenance of cooler is
not much of an expense. There
are ponds or flakes near every
farm, and the ice may be drawn to
nearby icehuuee. The hay and
the ice crops seldom interfere.
The horses will need few days
exercise, and the men are not
usually overhurdened with work.
Where ice is hard to get a
refrigeration plant is sometimes
less expensive.
How much easier it is to sell a
bushel of peas after they have had
a light refreshing rest in the
cooler! The dew oozes out all
over them and their crisp, fresh
appearance counts double. Think
IF what a sad time poor Smith is
having with all those peas he
picked two days ago and did not
take to market because it ralned.
Be up to date. Build a cooler.
1t is money saving and a money
making proposition. Try it and be
convinced. II will prove not only
worth while, but Indispensable
r w. a. in Country Gentleman.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
DISTRICT COURT

At 2:30 Friday afternoon. John
Monohan. Thomas F.Rowc and Dan
Barry indicted for forgery were
arraigned. Monohan and Rowe
plead gully To one Of the two in.
dict ments against them and NJ IN
day at 10 o'clock was set rs the
time for passing sentence.
Barry plead not guilty to one OF
the iour indictments against nm
and was given till 2 O'Clock Satur-
day to plead to the other indict-
mcnts. +. A. +. johnson was
appointed by TIE court to defend
Barry.
AT i:l5, Jack Mah"r' An Jlm'
Al Sing. NJ. Il. johnson and dGcorgc
Forgor indicted Tor gambling were
arraigncd ana gwen uoui i o.
clock Wednesday, November 29tn'
to plead The bail oi An jim ana
An sing was reduced 10 HIZ"V ca'h.
AT Il o'clock all the defendants IN
the gambling cases gave hall WIN
n Hand trgyT npl RFuIlYV q
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
GRAND JURY REPORT

In The District Court OF The
Fourth Judicial District OF The
S'atc OF Nevada, In And For
The County OF Elko.
Elko, Nevada, November "a. 1911.
To The Honorablc +. j. l.. Tab
or, Judge of the Fourth Judicial
District Court Of the State Of Ne
vada, in and for the County Of
Elko:
We, the Grand Jury Of the above
entitled Court. beg leave to submit
the following partial report:
We have had brought for our
consideration the the following
cases: -Four cases for Grand
Larceny. seven cases for Forgery
and eight cases for Gambling.
We igrorcd four cases for Grand
Larceny, found true bills in the
seven cases for Forgery. and
found true bills in the eight cases
for Gambling.
We deplorc the attitude of some
of our citizens in their standrc-
garding the enforcement Of th e
gambling law. The passage Of the
gambling law, by a recent lcRis-
la'uC. was one Of the most i'm
portant legislative cnactmCnts
placed on the statutes Of the State.
and has done more to raise our
state in the estimation and respect
OF our sister states than any other
law passed in years. Nevada has
been the last State TO remove
from its record all traces Of
licensed ana permitted gambling,
and we insist that our county
officials carry out to the fullest
extent every section of the gambl-
ing law. We earnestly commend
the action Of our sheriff and dis
trict attorney in raiding n Ramhl-
ing den and securing sufficient cvi-
doncc TO justify indictments. We
wish 10 serve notice on all hotel
and saloon proprictors and lessons,
that the discovery Of gambling
games on their premises will be
considered prima facia evidence
that the games are run with their
permission and consent, or that
they are criminally careless in the
conduct Of their business.
The Grand Jury has received
information that thy consider
authentic, that during the years
Of 1908, 1909 and 1910, three
million four hundred and eleven
thousand seen hundred and forty
nine (3,dll,7d9) acres Of land
exclusive of u. S. Forest Reserves,
unsurvcycd ! and outside reserves,
vacant government and land held
by private ownership within Forest
Reserves, also three thousand two
hundred and nineteen (32l9) lots
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
JUST SOME THOUGHTS

The grandjury report will be
found elsewhere. That part Of IL
relating TO "A county board Of
health is all right if Elko county
had that kind Of q board. We
shall now expect to see the SIX dep.
uty ncalth officers and DR.. West
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
PeeulIsrl,n o, anm 1r.n.

II has been ascertained that gum
tree In Australia ls the highest tree
In the world. and stands 4t5 feet high.
Gum trees are the most rapid growing
plant life known. There IL one In
Florida which grew 40 feet year for
four years
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
BORN

Hanna--ln Elko, Nevada,
November &c, 1911, to the wife OF
George W. Hanna. n daughter.
Dysart--ln Elko. Nevada,
November q. 1911, to the wife Of
james Dysart, a daughter.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
Learn 10 Appreeiate HON,

Learn TO Appreciate Rome
Every traveller has a home OF his
own and he learns 10 appreciate II tho
more from his w0ndcrings Charles
Dickens
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Shoes Of snakn skin.

Shoes made Of snake skin R-e worn
by many ultra fashionable English
women this year.
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NJ. L. Eadt.

VI. l.. ballr
Foreman Of Grand jury
J. d. Ne FarlmC. Clerk.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-09-02

Iron River won from the Escanaha
Wellingtons last Sunday by score OF
10 to 3 Florence put IL over the locals
by a score OF toe. Dory, who pitched
for the locals. did we'll but our boys
were af:aid OF the Florence pitcher and
1t was comparatively easy sailing for
the Florence boys. With little more
hitting Crystal Falls would have court
ed easily.
r. b. Webb was business visitor at
Florence last Tuesday. He says that
Florence is now almost entirely Deepen
dent upon the farming that is being
carried on in the vicinity and there is
lot of IL there.
The water will be drained off the
river above the dam today so that OBJ
servations can be made of the state of
the water when the head is off This
is being done in connection with the
Kimball suit for damages
The auditing committee OF the Min
ing Institute entertainment met Wed.
nesday and allowed all the bills in CON
nection with the event The barbecue
cost II tritiv over 81, 600 and there were
ample funds on hand TO meet the ex-
penditure
The X OF Il. held session last We'd
nesday evening that was largely at
tended. several being here from out OF
town TO see the Crystal Falls boys put
on the work.
Patrick Mcclure. a we'll known far
mer of the Washburn Settlement, IL re-
ceiving treatment for an infected leg
at hospital at Crystal Falls. Flor
ence Mining News.
Captain Trevsrthan returned to es-
semer last Monday after week spent
in Crystal Falls. The Captain linger-
ed as long here az be could for his
heart is in Crystal Falls yet.
Mrs. Pete Budro left last Sunday
evening for her home at Escsnaba after
visit with her sister Mrs. Casper
Aberle.
Senator Moriarty was called 10 Hud-
son, Mich today by message an
nouncing the death of brotherin.law
F. Bertrand was home from Escan.
aba over last Sunday returning to his
work on Monday morning.
Captain Praide stopped over here
Wednesday TO visit relatives while en-.
route to Butte. Montana.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-09-02

Gen. Mgr. Thomas Walters of Ish
peming was in the city last Thursday
on mis- way home from the west side
where he was attending 10 some mat
ters in connection with the opening up
Of the new ore body found by his peo-
pie over there Mr.. Walters had just
returned from the Mesaba range where
his company is largely interested He
says that he finds the labor proposition
bad one all over the mining country.
Notwithstanding the fact tfat the
mines are all working with smaller
forces than last year and many of them
are closed entirely labor is not plenti-
full in fact IL is very scarce.
"Rube Gilligan, an ex-Milwaukee
association pitcher. performed for rs
canada in the box against Negaunee
last Saturday ''Rube was full of
contempt for the class of ball played in
the MD league until after the first
three Negaunee fellows who faced him
ripped off successive fence busting hits
when his appreciation increased won.
dertully. II Kept Rub" hustling
during the rest Of the game
Henry Doupe purchased the old Van
dendaigue property from Jas +. Cor
coran during the week and will build a
home thereon during the fall Mrs.
Doupe will join him here as soon as
the house now on the property is fitted
for occupancy.
Ely Miller went 10 Chicago last
Tuesday night TO purchase a new line
Of goods tor the Fair Mr.. Miller will
stock his new store with as complete
and up-to-date line as can be found
anywhere.
Wanted Immediately 100 Miners and
Trammers at the Mary Charlotte Mine
Negaunee. Mich.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-09-02
PRES. TAFT COMING
Viii Be In Marquette on September 10Th
For One Whole Day.


Congressman Ii. o. Young received
message from the rrivate secretary
to Pres Taft saying that the President
will tour the upper peninsula on his
western trip and that zone of his stops
Will be at Marquette on Sept 10.
The President was slated TO visit
Houghton during the celebration at the
College Of Mines but he was unable to
make the trip because of the refusal of
Congress to adjourn in time.
The president will come TO the upper
peninsula from Grand Rapids. He
will stay in Marquette from 1ll5 a.
m. Of the 18th until 2:45 p, m. on he
Goth.
Already extensive preparations are
under way at Marquette to welcome
the President and care for the large
number of people that will be present
on the occasion.
A general committee has been an
pointed and the military companies Of
the upper peninsula will be invited to
be present
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-09-02

Conrad Wegand, an unfortunate
young man who has made Iron River
and Crystal Falls his home for several
years. died at the county hospital last
Tuesday from hemnorhage brought
on by exposure and alcoholism. His
home was originally At Eagle River,
Wis, where he was an honore1 and re-
spected young man of an excellent
family His brother and sister live at
Eagle River and are well-to.do. They
were notified of his death and his
brother, Chas Wegand, came at once to
Crystal Falls to get the remains They
were taken to Eagle River yesterday
tor burial
DIR. and Mrs A NJ. Darling return
ed on Thursday from their trip to the
west. Mrs. Darling reports having had
a delightful trip and liked the climate
and country Doctor says that he
gained ten pounds and he looks it,
They met many old Crystal Falls
people in the west among them
billy Mccarthy. They returned by
way Of the Canadian Pacific and are
loud in their praise Of that route.
Misses Maud and Grace Wilson left
Friday morning to resume their re /.
spectlve duties Miss Maud mas charge
OF the Music ana Art at Aurora. MINI.
ana will have tour schools under ner
supervision Miss Giac, will complete
her course in millinery at DePere. Wis.
Captain Bennett is making many
very fine Improvements TO the Hen
bricks property. Mr.. Hendricks has
not moved ont yet but will do so soon
when the property will pass to +. ].
Oswald who will move there nc once.
Mr. Jacobson. manual training in.
strucior was the second OF the outside
teachers to arrive in Crystal Falls.