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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
DON'T WORRY
over DROUTh

Much apprehension has been felt on
account of the extremely light snow
fall in Nevada this winter. The fol-
lowing interview with R. L. Fulton in
the Reon Gazette is especially inter
esting and reassu:ing
whenever there is a threatened
shortage of water in California and
Nevada, everybody compares it to the
season of 1889, but in reality there is
no comparison. That was the drvest
summer the white man ever saw in the
Sierra and in the state of Nevada. But
even it would not have been so bad if
it had not been that the three last
winters were very light, which took
the moisture out of the ground, dried
up the springs and streams and made
grass so short that the cattle, sheep
and horses came out of the hills each
autumn as poor as they should have
been after an ordinary winter.
Humboldt lake dried up in 1888;
so did Honey lake, and there was no
water at all at the outlet of Lake Ia
hoe in 1889. The lake receded so far
from the gates that the dry bed of the
river ran back from the dam as much
as hundred yards.
"The farmers around Reno got to-
gether and sent James Mayberry up
with men and teams to cut a channel
from the waters edge to the dam and
for a mile below.
"The farmers lost half their alfalfa
crop that summer, the river bed was
so dry that people walked across it
anywhere from the dam to the v. & T.
bridge. No water was wasted and
the bitches divided time on what came
down the river. One ditch took it
couple of days, then closed its gates
and another took it, each coming in
its turn every week or so. Another
bad feature was that cattle and sheep
men made no real provision against
drought or hard winters. There were
comparatively few or no shelter, no
feed stacked up in haying time.
Everyone trusted to providence on the
theory that cattle could not be cared
for or fed hay in winter at a profit.
So the fat steers were cut out in the
fall and the rest of the bunch sent
back to the hills to rustic for them
selves. They were so poor in the fall
Of 1889 that even an ordinary winter
would have starved a good many of
them, and when that turned out to be
a season of the utmost severity the re-
suit can be imagined. Ninety per
cent of the cattle and horses died and
the loss of sheep was immense.
"No danger threatens how, even
if no water falls The country had
good soaking last winter and the
springs, streams and lakes are fairly
in flood. So far as water for irriga-
ton is coneened, there will be no scar
city. Lake Tahoe alone has enough wa
ter to insure crops for all the land In
cultivation, and Independence, Web
ber and Donner can easily store 5000
acre feet. While there is every pros
pect of more snow and probability of
late sping rains, there is no cause of
alarm if none comes.
"The stockmen have most to fear,
as the feed on tn hills will be short
unless more snow falls soon. But the
farmers are sure of a fair supply and
if there is a late spring with good
rains they will all have plenty and a
good year will be assured. -
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
FRENCH CAPITALISTS MAY
SOON RESUME OPERATIONS

nj. Leveneur de Ti1Iieres, a promi-
nent capitalist of Paris, has recently
completed an inspection of forty
claims in Gold Run. Galena and Ken
nedy districts, owned by company of
France. The trip of inspection cover
ed two weeks and M. de Tillieres was
accompanied by Attorney J. A. Lang
with, local representative of the COM
pany. Mr.. de Tillieres was very well
pleased with the showing of the prop
critics and declared his intention of
recommending that active operations
be begun as soon as possible after his
return to Paris.
Judge Langwith left last evening
for Carson City on legal business, ex-
pecting to be absent several days.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
INFORMATION FOR BENE-
FIT OF PROSPECTORS

AS an adjunct to the investigation
of the fertilizer resources, and espec-
tally to the search for potash in the
United States now being conducted by
government agencies, there has been
established at the Mackay School of
Mines, Reno, Nevada, a laboratory for
the examination of natural material
suspected Of containing potash. The
laboratory has been organized under
cooperative agreement between the
Mackay School of Mines, the Bureau
of Soils of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the United
States Geological Survey. The labor
atory is in charge of Prof George j.
Young, of the Mackay School of
Mines, with A. r. Merz, of the Bureau
of Soils, as chemist. Facilities have
assay of potash bearing materials, and
of saline waters and minerals. 1t will
be possible, also, to eaxmine a limit
ed number of samples for contained
nitrates.
Samples of suspected potash or
nitrate bearing material will be ex-
amined free of charge Tor prospectors
and others, so far as limitations of
time and equipment of the laboratory
will permit, but all samples must be
accompanied by the following infor-
nation:
l. The name and postoffice address
of the owner, locator, or discoverer of
the deposit.
2. The exact location from which
the sample was obtained.
3. A description of the material
and its surroundings and of the man
ner of taking the sample
This information, or any part of it,
will be kept confidential if so request
ed. However, it should be noted that
the laboratory does not agree to make
complete analyses or to make quan-
titative assays, except as rendered by
the result of qualitative tests. In all
cases, however, it is the intention to
make such assays and examinations as
will determine the potash or nitrate
value alone of the material represent
ed by the sample.
All samples should be addressed to:
Cooperative Laboratory, Mackay
School of Mines, Reno, Nevada. Dry
samples should be at least one-half
pound in wight, should be securely
wrapped and tied, and marked with
the name and address of the sender.
Samples of brines or water should be
placed in clean bottles of at least l
quat capacity, stoppered with clean
corks securely tied in, and should be
well packed against breakage. In all
eases all transportation charges must
be prepaid,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
HOTEL LAFAYETTE ARRIVALS

J. II. Williams, Mazuma.
Mrs. r. G. Spulich, Carlin.
Mrs. Chas. G. Koppler, Carlin
H J. Murrish, Lovelock.
II. N. Riddle. Lovelock.
w. E. Blair, Sacramento.
G. w Cavitt, Sacramento
Stella James, Sperry Co.
Grace Canavan, Sperry Co.
Kathryn Brown, Sperry Co.
J. s. Waldron, San Francisco.
G.. b. Nunamaker and wife, Inlay.
Miss Sadie Deffendurfer, Inlay.
H. w, Graham, INLAY.
j. C. Brockman.
X. s. Benham, Chicago.
w. W.Lubister, Palisade.
V. A. Giles, Palisade.
H. l.. Thomas, Salt Lake.
Thos. Merrigan, Salt Lake
+. r. Place, Caldwell, Idaho.
f. G. Wilkerson
l.. Is. Wilkerson.
Chas. Green.
M. M. Taylor, San Farncisco.
j. s. Orr, Reno.
Harry Pagan, Denver
Harry Wenscott, San Francisco.
II. B. Hill, Lovelock.
M. Camp, San Francisco.
+. T. Ledyard, Reno
8. M. Tobin, Sacramento
A. Needoe, Ogden.
Chas. A. Hiddle, Battle Mountain.
Chas. H. Culp, Los Angeles.
j II. Hobsin, San Francisco.
Gus Anderson, Salt Lake.
A. d. Sprague, Salt Lake.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05

The several Republican county cen.
trail committees or in counties in which
there is no such committee, the state
central committeeman of such county
are hereby authorized and directed to
call a primary election of the peO-
pie in accordance with the statutes
In such cases made and pro-
vided, for Saturday, the 9th day of
April, 1912, for the purpose of elect.
ing delegates to said convention in ac-
cordance with the above basis of rep
resentation.
The test to be exacted of all vOt-
ers at said primary election shall be
as follows: 81 am a Republican,
The Primaries.
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
state central committee that all dele
gates to the said state convention Of
the Republican party of Nevada shall
be elected by primaries, and in coun-
ties where that is not possible, all va.
cancies shall be filed by the various
county central committee, or in the
event of their absence by the state
central committeeman, of such county.
and that in cases of emergency that
the executive committee of the state
central committee have full power to
do and perform for the whole state
central committee.
Resolved, That the county central
committeeman of the various counties
in conjunction with the various state
central committeeman shall be the sole
judges of the hours during which the
polls shall remain open.
Secretaries of the various county
central committees are requested to
forward certified list of delegates to
the secretary of the state central COM
mittee.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
LOCAL BRIEFS

Catholic church services will be
held tomorrow evening at 1880.
Mrs. II. c. Toombs leaves this even
ing for Sparks to make two weeks
visit.
Prof. J. f. Abel left this morning
for Paradise hill, where he will spend
a few days visiting with his mother
and family.
J. Il. Hunter, of Lovelock, was in
town yesterday.
j. w. Wenzel, the well-known min.
ing man, is spending a few days in
town.
II. j. Murrish and Howard Riddle
of the Lovelock Review Miner, carr
20 town Saturday afternoon, returirl
home Sunday morning.
Attomey L. G. Campbell left for
Carson City on legal business Sunday
a rnine and returned this morning.
With the outlook of reductions from
year 70 year thereafter.
"In conclusion. | desire to be un-
ferstood emphatically that in the leg
lslature which iust closed were able
ard conscientious men of both parties
and IN both houses who were anxious
to put every consideration aside but
the states welfare, but unfortunately
they were in the minority.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
plan REPUBLICAN,
STATE CONVENTION

At meeting of the Republican
state central committee in Reno Sat-
urday, the only business of Importance
transacted was fixing the time and
place for holding the state convention,
which was embodied in the following
resolution, introduced by Col Maxson:
Headquarters of the Republican State
Committee, Reno, Nevada March 2,
1912.
At meeting of the Republican
state central committee of Nevada,
held at Reno, Nevada, ON the Cd day
of March, A. d. 1912, it was ordered
that Republican state convention 20
held at Fallon, Nevada, on Monday,
the 9th day of May, 1912, at 10 'clock
a. M, for the purpose Of electing six
delegates and six alternates to repre-
sent the Republican party of the state
OF Nevada, at the national Republican
convention to be held in Chicago, Ill.
on the 22d day of June, 1912, to nomi-
nate candidates for president and vice.
president to be voted for at the elec-
tion on Tuesday, November 5, 1912;
and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come be-
fore it.
The basis of representation Of the
respective counties in said convention
shall be one delegate for each 100
votes, and one delegate for the frac-
tion OF % votes and over, cast for
Senator George s. Nixon at the elec-
tion held November 8, 1910, aggregat-
ing loss, apportioned as follows:
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
WEATHER REPoRT

Following is the report Of the local
Office Of the Weather Bureau for the
twenty-four hours ending at a. m.
today:
Highest temperature yesterday, Az
Lowest this morning, 32.
Mean Yesterday, 36.
Normal yesterday, 81
Precipitation, 0.l5 inch.
Prevailir~ wind direction, N, f.
RAY L. FISHER,
Official in Charge.
Weather Forecast-San Francisco,
March 5: Rain tonight and Wednes-
day. WILSON.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05

The total tax in Winnemucca will be
$3.63 per 800 valuation; in Love
lock it will be $2.9s, and the state and
county tax will be $1.5s.
The resignation of Lee Williams as
constable at National was accepted
and John w. Willis was appointed and
his bond approved.
The final report of Dick Lewis as
bookkeeping expert was filed for the
last six months of last year.
Stationary engineer license was
granted to each of the following
Gus Yarmouth, IT, E. Loufeck, F. +.
Yockey and John Thompson
A resolution favoring the numbering
of all houses in Winnemucca was pass
ed. The numbering is not obligatory,
and those desiring to learn what their
correct numbers are may call at the
office of the county surveyor and
find out.
A new clock, one that is wound by
Western Union electricity, was order
ed for the District Court room.
An expert is expected this evening
from the Kansas City hydraulic firm,
to explain the report and estimates
concerning a municipal water system,
which estimates were submitted to the
board some time ago. The commits
sioners this afternoon adjourned till
9 O'Clock tomorrow, when the expla
nations of the expert will be heard.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
DEATH OF FORMER
WINNA AMUCCA CHAUFFEUE

Bert Bailey, who win be remember
ed by many Winnemucca people as
the driver of Pelton's auto, is report
ed to have died two or three weeks
ago in Honolulu This information
has reached friends in this city, but
no details are given.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
REAL ESTATE MAN
LEAVES FOR THE COAST

A. s Brown of the Humboldt Realty
company, left today for San Francis
60, via the Western Pacific. He ex-
poets to return to Winnemucea within
the next week or ten days. and at that
time arrange for a domicile for his
family.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
BROUGHT FROM CARIIN
CHARGED WITH FORGERY

c. Kemp was arrested in Carlin Sat
urday and brought back by Constable
Moore to stand trial on the charge of
forgery, the complaint being that he
passed a worthless check on a business
man of Winnemucca. The preliminary
trial is set for Saturday in Justice
Dunn 8 court.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
COLONIST TRAVEL TO
CALIFORNIA HAS BEGUN

Colonist travel over the Southern
Pacific from the east to California has
commenced and two special trains
have already passed through-one yes
terday and one last night.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES
WATER & LIGHT COMPANY

Followinr is the new schedule of
rates established by the Winnemucca
Water & Light Co.:
YG.VV
Allowance for minimum ..13 kilowats
From 13 to so kilowats ;. .15c per XIV.
From so to $50 kilowats, 121ac per XIV.
From $50 to 800 kilowats, 10c per XIV.
From 300 ON ..............8c Sc per XIV.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
A. Y. BLUM HAS SHORT VISIT
WITH MOTHER AND SISTER

Mrs. DR.. r. Blum and daughter,
Miss May Blum, passed through Sun
day on the way to their home in the
east, having been to California on a
visit. Mrs. Blum is the mother of A..
Y. Blum, the artistic window draper
of f. Reinhart's dry goods depart
ment Mr.. Blum accompanied his
mother and sister rs far as Golconda.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
WILL HOLD BAPTIST
SERVICES AT INLAY

Baptist church, has arranged to hold
services at INLAY tonight. The
chapel car, which has been stationd
there since leaving W6nnemucca, Us
expected to leave for other points
along the line Thursday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
GO TO CARSON
IN BIG LAND CASE

A number of Winnemucca people
have gone to Carson City as witnesses
in the land case of the governments
against Congressman Kent, of Califor-
MIA, who is charged with illegally
fencing government land. Among
those subpoenaed are Sheriff Lamb, j..
Sheehan and George Lewis, driver for
Wells Fargo.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
WELL DRILLING IN GRASS
VALLEY TO START SOON

Well drilling in Grass valley is ex-
pected to be commenced about the
first of April. E. J. Hyatt, the well.
drilling man, is making preparations
for an active season in this line and
expects to put a number of wells down
in Grass valley for parties who have
located government land or have
bought some of the railroad lands re-
Gently placed on the market.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
YOUNG. LADY TEACHES
WITH SPRAINED ANKLE

Miss Lille Wuertele, teacher at
Rexall, spent Saturday and Sunday at
home and returned to her school this
morning. She has been unable to walk
for two or three days owing to
spraned ankle. but was able to keep
on with her duties, though badly han
'dicapped.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
NO JURY SECURED AS
YET IN PERJURY CASE

The case of State VS.. Harroun. on
charge of perjury, was commenced yes
terday morning in the District Court
before Judge Orr. Up to 3 O'Clock this
afternoon a jury had not been Sc
cured. but probably will before court
adiourns for the dav
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
SNOW FAILS IN HILLS
OF NORTHERN SECTION

A. Pasquale, of Paradise valley, is
in town attending court. Mr.. Pas
quale. says there have been some good
snowstorms in the hills in the north
ern section recently which are appre
ciated by the ranch and range men
very much.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
WELLS FARGO DRIVER
OFF FOR FEW DAYS

j. s. Brooks is taking the place of
George Lewis with the Wells Fargo
company, who left for Carson City
Sunday evening as a witness in land
case before the United States court.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
RETURNS TO RANCH
HOME NEAR DEMO

c. S. Boyd and family left this
morning in one of Haviland & Hos
kins' autos for their home near DEMO.
Mrs. Boyd has been in Winnemucca
the past month taking medical treat
ment.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
COMMODlOUS AND HANDSOME
IS ALBERT LAYS HOME

Albert Lay, one of Jackson creek IS
ranehmen, has just completed hand
some new residence on his ranch. The
structure is two stories high and has
fourteen rooms.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
G.. w. SUMMERFIELD TO ADD
AUTOS TO LIVERY BUSINESS

G. w. Summerfeld will add two
automobiles to his livery business and
left Sunday for Reno to make the Sc
leetions.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
WILL BRING BACK
CATTLE FROM OGDEN

Fred Miller left on No. 6 this after
noon for Ogden, where he will super
intend the shipment of 125 head of
cattle to the Golconda Cattle company
at Golconda.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
GETS RETURNS FOR CAR
OF ORE FROM CENTRAL

Charles NJ. Harvey today received
returns from the last ear of ore which
he shipped from his property at Gen.
trail. The shipment netted SIG ton.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-03-05
COMMISSIONERS
FIX new TAX LEVY

The county commissioners today
fixed the tax levy for the present year
as follows:
The Coconino sun., 1912-05-17
Kansas City Market Letter
(By ,. 4. RIekart, oOrrespondentl


 Kansas City Stock Yards, May IS, 1912: Because Chicago got to many cattle last week, and that market broke 40 to 45 cents, the very favorable supply situation here for sellers was without result as market strengthener. Prime steers gained about 10 cents, but middle grades, including she stuff and yearlings, closed 10 to 25 lower. Stockers and feeders gained 10 to IS cents at the start of the week, and held 1t to the finish. The big break at Chicago had the effect of stopping the run there, and receipts there are only two thirds up to expectations to- day, and prices are higher. Sales here are steady to shade higher
The Coconino sun., 1912-05-17
Rushing Cattle In

Cattle owners or the buyers who have secured them on the Sonora side of the line, are pre- pairing to rush their stock across the line while they may under the recent ruling, suspending tempo rarily the dipping order, save in case of stock from infected dis tricts.
 The first shipment to cross the line here was consigned to E. A. Tovrea. It consisted of two cars and was brought across yester- day. Monday will be signalized by the crossing of about Goo head of cattle by Booker & House. Other shipments will follow as rapidly as the cattle can be brought from the ranges.
 No less than 20, ,ooo cattle are expected to be crossed at various points along the Arizona border. Douglas Dispatch.
The Coconino sun., 1912-05-17
New Grazing Lands

A dispatch from Holbrook says: Superintendent H. F. Robinson of ther irgation section of the Indian service, returned from a visit of several weeks in the Navajo and Hopi country, has reported considerable progress being made on the plans of opening new sec tions to grazing there, which the service is working out.
 We have four rigs in the field, " he said, three of them drilling for shallow wells along the most fertile valleys of the Navajo and Hopi country. Most of these valleys have good grazing in them, but they are too far from water for sheep to travel regularly. We are drilling wells about every five to eight miles in these valleys, thus opening to use for grazing great stretch of country which was never grazed before. A windmill is put up at each well, and a pump, with stone concrete tank and a water ing through.
The Coconino sun., 1912-05-17
Range and Market News Items of Interest Pertaining the Livestock Industry of Arizona
 Market Letter for the Past Week.

today. A new high figure for the year was made today, 8.85, paid for some Hereford steers weighing I34o pounds. These steers cost $50 last fall, and were fed ensi- lage, four pounds of cottonseed meal, and third of bushel of corn per day on the final lap of their finishing course. They gained two pounds per day since last fall, and made plenty of money. An other lot of steers sold today at $50, which cost 4.65 here last July. Prime steers of big weight would set figure close to nine dollars. Quarantine steers sold at 8.oo to 8.so today, Texas grass steers in the last week at $50 to 6.I5, Montana hay fed steers 7.45 to 7.o5, Colorado sugar mill steers at 7.75 to 8.45, top cows .7.25, stockers 5.25 to 700, feeders CPS to 7.35.
 Sheep and lambs did a lot oi fluctuating last week, and while sheep seem pretty we'll settled, at about one dollar below the high time. The run is I3,ooo today, market steady, wooded lambs al e.25 to o.75, clipped lambs up to 8. 50, fed wethers worth 7.25, ewes 700, Texas muttons 500 to $50, yearlings from Texas 6.I5, goats 3.25 to 400. Native spring lambs are worth 7.5o to 10000, the wide range due to the numerous degrees of quality in spring lambs this season.
The Coconino sun., 1912-05-17
Good Southern Range

The following comes from Mi. ami, Arizona: The cattle men in the vicinity of Miami are smiling from the effects of the rainfall during the past twenty-four hours and they state that if the warm weather of the past few days con tinues for another week that the range will be the best in many years past. For the hot weather of the usual Arizona summer will not be early in evedence this year owing to the lateness of the o2- ening of spring this year.
The Coconino sun., 1912-05-17
Clipping Wool

A dispatch from Hillside, Ari- zona, bears the following; Sheep shearing is again under headway, with about 5000 head to be clip ped. About two weeks will be re. quired in this work, when the drive north will begin. The weather is ideal and the range is in good condition.
The Coconino sun., 1912-05-17
Arizona Cattle Go North

A Duglas dispatch of recent date says: More than 1900 head of cattle from Sulphur Springs valley ranges are now in Duglas, awaiting shipment to Wyoming ranges of the F outfit of w. H.. Neal and associates, for finishing prior to sale.