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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
PRESENT LIMIT OF WIRELESS

According to Prof. ]. A. Flem-
ing, several of the most powerful
wirleess stations are now generat-
ing ether waves having a length
from crest to crest of about four
miles, and these disturbances can
be detected" at distances up to g.
600 miles from their source-that
is, four such stations would suffice
to "girdle" the earth. Obviously,
however, the ability to detect" the
signals over the vast distance, pre-
sumably under favorable weather
conditions is very different thing
from the power to maintain COM
mercial communication along the
route. As yet the wireless service
available to the public covers but a
third or at most, half this distance.
There is as yet no means of de-
termining the practical limit of
wireless communication. Improve
ments in apparatus, perhaps even
some new discovery as to methsss
Of stirring up the ether, may
Tevolutionize the art and upset all
present. standards. But at present
even the most successful system :
get into serious difficulties when
called upon to maintain constant
communication over o line 1000
miles in length. A recent British
wireless commission was able to
secure but one demonstration on a
line 900 miles long, although sew
eral companies declared their abil-
ity much to exceed this distance
in a commercial installation.-New
York Evening Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
A DANGEROUS MACHINE

The portable electric welding
machine which was recently Install
ed at the Sparks railroad shops at
a cost of Sl400 has proved entirely
satisfactory. The speed with which
breaks in the big engines are re-
paired is considered marvellous. The
machine is a dangerous piece of
mechanism and hands off" plac-
ards have been placed in every con-
ceivablc position, rs it carries 500
volts of electricity. When in use
the man in charge is forced 10
wear n helmet equipped with five
different cOlored glasses as a pro-
lection to the eyes. The terrific
heat from the wclder has been
known to form a scum over tn.
eyes Of curious employees who
have not been protected from the
binding flash. The engines while
being repaired are covered with a
tarpaulin cloth to protect other
mpioycs in the sh ops. Only one
man at the shops i3 capable OF
handling the machine and It is
doubtful if there are any other!
who envy him in his occupation
During the process of wel1ing the
engine in the course of repair Is
also charged with electricity. A
ground wire is used which prevent
the workman from hock.-Enter
prise.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
HAR0SHIPS OF
THE PROsPECTOR

The desire for easy money is the
incentive that urges men to stake
their all in pioneer prospecting and
mining on fmsy hope founded
on the belief that few weeks or
months Of hardships and privation
is all that lies between them and
wealth. There is a time when many
made their pile" from the gold
placers Of California working sim
gle handed. Others have done like
wise in Alaska and the Yukon. The
fact should not be lost sight of,
however, that many lose out where
a few win, says the mining world.
During recent moLths reports of
new gold fields have come from
Alaska and Yukon territory and as
usua, following such reports there
has been rush Of prospectors and
miners to the north. Unless one
can stand hardship, expense and
disappointment he would be wise to
remain at home and engage in some
more certain and less arduous en-
ployment. Pioneer gold prospect
ing and mining in a region present
ing tho climatic topographic and
other natural difficulties that must
be encountered in the northwest
corner Of North America is q work
for which only the hardy are fitted
and these would do we'll to first
fully acquaint themselves with the
difficulties that must be surmount-
ed to achieve success.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
ANOTHER FIRE

The clang of the fire bell woke a
good many from their slumbers at
l 80 this morning. The FIRE was
in Helen Browns house, just south
OF the Western Pacific passenger
depot. The hose carts were soon at
the fire and two streams of water
was poured on the blaze. The fire
had a good start but the firemen
soon got it under control.
The fire is supposed to have b=en
started in the southwest room On
the second floor. A window in this
room, opening on to one-storv
roof was found open and the fire
was probably set by scsie one who
entered the room oy the window. n
This is the secord time in about
two months that this house has been
damaged by fire. The loss this
time is quite heavy as the upper
story is badly damaged by fire and
the furniture and carpets on the
ground floor are ruined by wster.
IL the fire was the work Of an
incendiary. the sooner he Is cuught
and punished, the safer will prop
erty be in Elko.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
AFTER FORTY.TWO YEARS

Mrs. Minnie Hobson of joplin
MO-, who was known in Elko in
the early seventies as Miss Mimi.
Quinn, stopped off here for a few
days visit last Saturday, to some
OF the old residents Of former &C.
qualntance, and to look over the
town, continued her journey to
california on the westbound w.
+. train last Saturday night.
Mrs. Hobsen is the daughter of
the late Patrick Quinn who was
engaged in the Grocery Business in
Elko from 1869 to 1871, his store
was located on the lot occupied by
Mr.. Plunkett's News Stand. Mrs.
h0bson noticed that few of the
houses then in use are standing to-
day. Her father, Mr.. Quinn built
and occupied the house now oc.
cupied by Mr.. G. p. Eyler which
was moved from the corner where
Sheriff Hairs now lives. The old
original school house, now the K.
Of p. Hall, Mrs. Ouderkirk's brick
house on the cor. of 5th. and Court
SITS. Mr.. George Russell's barn, the
residence at that time of F. NJ.
Rodgers, and a few others that
have been moved from their first
location giving place to more
modern buildings.
Mrs. HobsOn found few of the
old residents who were here in
those pioneer days, among them
are Mrs. j. S. Mayhugh, Miss
Lizzie Hough, Mrs a. w. Hesson
and Mrs j. L. Keyesr. There are
a few others who were here at that
time but she did not remember
them. She remember I'd the build
ing OF the First Presbyterian
Church under the direction of Rev.
John Brown, its first pastor, and
many other incidents of interest in
those days.
Her coming was of much inter-
est and pleasure TO her and an
agreeable surprise to those who
were friends in childhood, all of
whom have grown to years of ma
turity, and some of them as well
as herself have become mothers
and grandmothrrs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
ARTESIAN FLOW STRUCK

An artesian we'll flowing 200 gal.
Ions per minute was struck on the
Art Nesmith ranch in Smith Valley
few days ago according to Chas.
Lewis, who has been looking after
his property interests in that Sec
ton this week. The flow was en-.
countered at depth of l60 feet.
When the flow started the top of
the casing was 20 feet above ground
and the water gushed out of the
pipe with much force, making it
difficult work for the the well
drilIers to continue their work.
On the Sherck ranch an artesian
flow was recently encountered and
is throwing 100 gallons per minute.
On the Peterson ranch good flow
has been encountered as well as on
the Plymouth company's proper
ty. All Of these wells have been
put down within the past few
weeks by the Beers we'll drilling
machine.
Mr.. Lewis states that artesian
water is tapped in Smith Valley he
meath a heavy strata of clay, rang.
ing in depth from $50 to 200 feet
below the floor of the Valley, and
the flow OF une well is not dimin-
ished by the development of AN
other in the immediate vicinity.
The farmers in that section are
jubilant over the successful devel.
opment of artcsian water aHd the
drillers have much work ahead Of
them. Many who have homestead.
ed land in Smith Valley intend to
go after artesian water.-Gardner-
vile Courier.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
Mr.. HENDERSON'S LECTURE

There was very good attend
ance at the Presbyterian chul ch
last night to hear Attorney Hend-
erson's lecture on Egypt. Mr..
Henderson made no effort at ora
tory but in plain way took his
audience on trip up the Nile
from Cairo to Assuan. He descrio-
ed the country and its people and
gave many interesting incidents of
the trip. The lecture was illustrat-
ed by mary colored slides. show
ing the Nile, ruins of old temples,
the pyramids, the primitive way of
taking water from the Nile in the
time of the Pharoahs to irrigate
the bench lands, ETC., etc.
He was closely listened to and
received hearty round of applause
at the close of the lecture. After
the lecture moving pictures show
ing different phases of Egyptian
life were shown. The picture ma
chine seemed to be on a strike and
the pictures were not as good as
they should have been.
The lecture was interesting
throughout and those present were
richly paid for turning out
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
WHITE HOUSE WEDDINGS

Twelve weddings have been held
in the White House in the history
Of the United States. The marriage
Of Miss Jessie Wilson will be the
thirteenth. The twelve are:
lSll-Lucy Payne Washington
to Judge Todd.
lSl2-Anna Todd to Representa-.
tive John G. jackson.
ls20-Marie Moaroe to Law.
ence Gouverneur.
lS2S-Helen Jackson to John
Adams.
l929-37-Dclia Lewis to Alphon-
so Joseph Yver Pageot: Mary East.
en- to Lucien B. Polk: Emily Mar.
tin to Lewis Randolph.
lS42-Elizabcth Tyler to William
Waller.
lS7i--Ncllie Grant to Algernon
Charles Frederick Sartoris.
lS78-Emily Platt to General
Russell Hastings.
lSS6-Francis Folsom to Presi.
dent Cleveland.
1906 Alice Roosevelt to Repre-.
sentative Nicholas LonRworth.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
old SCHOOL BOOKS

School books 1900 years old in.
Guiding grammars. histories, and a
little clay SLATE" on which BABY
lonlan school boy had evidently
copied his lessons are among the
most recently deciphered docu-
rnents in the University of Penn
sylrania's collection of clay tablets
from the ruins of Nippur. They are
now being read and classified by
Professor Langdon of Jesus college,
Oxford. The Cuneiform tablets
show according to DR.. Langdon
that in the temple school at Nippur
students studied geography, his
tory, grammar, geology and theol-
ogy. On the SLATE" the student
had written in the wedge SHAPED
characters of the time the names
Of number of jewels. An error
in spelling had caused him to
smudge over a word on the soft
clay and discard his Slate"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
WASHOE LAKE TO Be DRAINED

A contract has been let for the
draining of the Big Lake in Washoe
valley. This is being done in order
that the farmers near this end of
the lake can get water. The ditch
that will be dug to drain water
from the lake will be two and one
half miles long. 1t will be ten feet
wide at the top and seven feet at
the bottom.
For years the water in the big
Washoc lake has been receding and
helds that used to be entirely under
water are now dry spots. Finally
the water got so low in the lake
that the ranchers that depend up
on the waters from the Washoe LAKE
Tor their stock and crops were
. without sufficient water to irrigt,
with The proposition Of tapping
the lake was taken up with tn,
1oVernment first and has been un
der discussion for several years. -
Sparks Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
WILL EXPEDITE MINE PATENTS

A reform in land procedure that
VIII affect hundreds, if not thous-
ands, of cases in the west was
promised at conference in Wash.
ington, d. c., last week between
Assistant Secretary Jones of the
interior department and Repre-
sentative Raker Of California. The
department soon will issue regula-
tons to provide that hereafter GER
tiheates will be issued by land
office registers and receivers at the
time the claimants for mining lands
make their final proof instead of
holding up certificates until after
investigation by the government.
This would mean a great saving of
present delays to which miniug
claimants are subjected.
This new ruling on the part of
the government in allowing certI-
hcates tu be issued at the time
hnal proof is made and thereby
doing away with the continuation
ot assessment work, will mean the
saving Of many thousands of dol
lars to western prospectors and
miners. This is but one of a num-
Der of changes that it is said that
A. A. Jones, the assistant secretary
of the interior, hopes to make for
the benefit of western industries.
Mr.. Jones is New Mexican law.
yer, who studied and was admitted
to the bar at Santa Fe, N. M, is
declared to have had considerable
experience with mining laws and
mining industries.
Under the present rules, says
George E. Hair, chief Of the fielc
service of the local land office, "a
man may come in today and ask fol
certificate and get nothing fol-
three months, or more, until have
time to send man into the field t
thoroughly investigate the case.
Meanwhile, if no certificate j!
issued by December 81, the appli
cant has to do his years. assessment
work. That means money out OF
his pocket. Under the proposed
regulations the applicant can get
certificate of patent and if frauG
is suspected in his entry, final pat.
ent can be withheld by the com.
missioner OF the general land office
until the matter is threshed out
Thus no hardship is worked on any.
one.
81 have a hundred cases under
investigation that | can turn in
right now and the apple ant involv.
ed will not have to spend money
for assessments il the new rule
goes into effect. ."-Deseret News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
UNKNOWN man KILLED

Dressed simply but cleanly and
carrying white silk handkerchief
wrapped in a Reno newspaper, an
unknown man was killed on the
Southern Pacific railroad early yes
terday morning at Ditho, in the
canyon, few miles east of Sparks.
The manner of his death could not
be definitely ascei tanned but it ap-
pears that he had built fire by
the side Of the track and spparent-
ly fallen asleep while sitting against
the rails.
He seems to have been man Of
about 55 years Of age, of clean and
sharp features. blue eyes and grey
hair. He wore a brown striped
coat and overaIls and carried
bundle of underclothes with soap
and towel. There was not single
mark of Identification on his per-
son.
The body was brought to the city
and taken to the Groesbeck &
O'Brien undertaking parlors where
the remains may be viewed fo= the
purpose of identification.
Although he had not cent it is
a coincidence that the silk handker-
chief he carried still bore the price
tag, which said that II had cost him
81. l.35.-Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
THE HAPPY MAN

The hsppiest man in the world
is the common, every day chap who
makes his own living, pays his own
bills and has the respect Of his
neighbors. He saves little money
as he goes along, but doesn't try
TO get corner in the local output
and he is not n slave to ambition
or society. He never expects to
wear out his trousers in the senate
and when he glides out of bed in
the morning he never wastes sny
time trying to pick OUT the right
tint Of socks, suspenders and neck
tie that will blend with the general
effect.
He only wears collar when he
feels like it, and when his pet corn
begins to jump he jerks out his
knife and cuts n four-inch cash
in the side of his shoe and nothing
is said about it in the local paper.
He never has to sit up at night 10
poulticc his consciene. He believes
in the doctrine of live and let live.
When he encounters one of the
needy he doesn't stutter with his
pocket book. The plain plug of a
man is happy because he Is satisfied
and he doesn't spend half of his
time yearning for something which
his salary will not permit him to
buy. Give us more plain men and
the world will be better.--Clark
County Review.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
FOR THE SUNDAY
SCHOOL TEACHER

A fingers breath is an inch.
A shekel of silver is equal to
about sixty-four cents.
A shekel VI gold was about nine
dollars and sixty cents.
A piece of silver or q penny, was
about sixteen cents.
A fsrthing was about four cents.
a mite was less than a quarter
of cent.
A gerah was one cent.
A ephah, or bath contained about
eight gallons.
A hin was about one and one
third gallons.
An omer wss about six pints.
a days journey was about twen-
ty three and one ffth.mi'es.
A Sabbath days journey is about
an English mile.
A cubit was nearly twenty-five
inches.
A hands breadth is about three
inches.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
BY COMPARISON

AS long as we are little poorer
than somebody we know, and as
long as there are things that we
cannot afford, we are poor because
we think we are. If you make Sl0Q
a month, you may have to use
base-burner. Surely it is a poor
man who cannot afford furnace.
If you make 5000 a month you
may not be able to live in a $50
apartment, and it is a poor man
who has to care for his own furnace.
If you make S400 a month you may
forget about furnaces, but may
still run your own car, of course it
is poor man who has only one
car. Beyond that estimate we
should have to begin to theorizr,
but you can probably go a long
way beyond that and still be poor.
Being poor is the easiest thing we
do. We do not need the high cost
of living to help US. All we need
is to think about the things we can
not afford instead of about the
things we can afford.
If We are determined not to be
poor we must not only stop think
ing of the things we eat and wear,
but we must stop thinking of the
things our friends eat and wear.
Most of us have been poor long
enough. Why not forget about the
things we cannot afford and so be
rich again?"- Indianapolis News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
MANHATTAN TOTS
LOST IN HILLS

Half frozen and wholly exhaust
cd two miners sons, Jimmy PIERCE
and Roy Smith, both years Old
were found yesterday seven miles
spsrt and FIVE miles from Manha'-
tan. after 500 men and women who
for hours had secured the country
for them in the teeth OF o'''ne
Wind storm, had given up hope q
prospector and an Indian tra'''o
them down with dogs.
The children wandered into '"C
woods together, following apalr oi
fout-Ioosc burros yesterday l"'y
became separated and soon were
hopelcssly lost. A few houis anu
both must have died '-CarSO"
News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
THE HuTTO CASE

'On the convtning of the district
court Friday afternoon, Assistant
District Attor ney Cantwell moved
to dismiss the case against Frank
A. Hutto, the Twin Falls Attorney
who was charged with forgery in
making an affidavit before Justice
of the Peace Triplett in May in
which he personated another. The
motion was based on two grounds.
First that while the state did not
admit the contention of the defend
ant that the affidavit was not prop
erly set out in the information, it
was a grave question that called
for serious consideration. The sec
ond ground was that the sta:e did
not have the necessary evidence to
prove the affidavit.
The second ground was based up
on the evidence of Justice Trip
lett. He failed to positively ident-
ify the affidavit when shown to him
and the state had no other witness
by which it could prove the affi-
davit that Hutto made.
The facts of the case as we have
gathered them are about as fol-
lows:
The people of Twin Falls, Idaho,
last spring were at war with lot
of saloon men for illicit whiskey
selling. A man by the name of
McConville was employed to pro-
cure evidence against the saloon
men. Hutto was afterward en-
ployed bv the saloon men to get
McConvillc out of the state of Ida
no o that he could not appear at
the trial of the case and produce
the evidence he had gathered. Hut
to persuaded McConville to make
an affidavit to the effect that he
had no evidence against the saloon
men, but afterward McConville
went back on his promise and re-
fused to sign the affidavit. Hutto
then went before Justice Triplett
and signed McConvilIe's name TO
the affidavit and swore to it. The
affidavit was then sent TO Twin
Falls and used in the trial OF the
asloon men to get a continuance
of their cases.
Tile result of the case seems to
us a grave miscarriage of justice.
We know nothing about Mr.. Hut
to's character or reputation but in
this case neither looks good to us.
A man who will deliberately per
senate another and make the afi-
davit he made should be put behind
prison bars. We learn, however,
that the people of Idaho are after
him on disbarment proceedings and
he may yet receive a part of The
punishment he escaped in Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
SOMETHING ABOUT RAIN

On every daily weather bulletin
or chart the am 1unt Of rainfall al
various places during the preceding
"a hours is printed in inches and
hundredths of inches. In general
way the public understands that n
rainfall of two inches in one dfy is
heavy, and that one of a tenth
of an inch is light, but no attempt
is made to associate the linear
measurement of the water with it's
equivalents in weight or bulk.
This is necessary for a proper un-
dcrstanding Of the actual quanti-
tive value of the rain and the few
figures following may prove of as
sistance in making calculations
says an authority.
An acre Of ground contains 49,
500 square feet. Consequently a
rainfall of one inch over enc acre
of ground would mean a total of
i3,560 times lii, or 6,272, $40
CUBIC inches of water. This is
equivalent to $3.50 cubic feet. As
cubic foot of pure water weighs
about GA pounds, the exact
amount varying slightly with the
density, it follows that weight of a
uniform coating of one inch of
rain over one acre of surface
would be 5000 times GA. or &c.
SIP pound, or ll3 Ia short tons.
The weight Of one United States
gallon of pure water is S.3i5
pounds. Consequently rainfall Of
one inch over one acre of ground
would mean 226.5lZ pounds or 27,-
ld3 gallons Of water on the acre
This is equivalent to SO barrels Of
10 gallons each, and would be
sufficient 10 fill tank or pool 20
feet square and nine feet in depth.
Should farmer desire to build a
cistern to be supplied by rainwater
from a roof, he can, il he knows
the annual rainfall of his locality,
so construct his cistern so as TO
make the best possible use Of the
rainfall. For instance, a rainfall Of
one inch on a roof Of 5000 square
feet capacity would mean a total
value of 432. 1000 cubic inches, or
$50 cubic feet available, for the
cistern Gloss from splashing. etc,
not considercd). This is equal to
1870 United States gallons, or
about Ais barrels of 10 gallons
each. enough to fill cistcrn eight
feet in diameter to depth of d.91
feet.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21

The sweet Young thing was be.
ing shown through the Baldwin To-
comotive works. what is that
thing7" she asked, pointing with
her dainty parasol. THAT" an.
swered the guide, "is an engine
boiler" She was an up-to.date
young lady and at once became
interested. "And why do they boil
engines!" she inquired again. ITO
make the engine tender" politely
replied the resourceful guide -
Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
BIDS FOR BULLION ROAD

The board of highway commiss'
toner's met this forenoon and open
ed the bids for the construction of
tho Bullion road. They were as
follows: Q. D. Boyd $1,000; c,
II. Lewis, $4,000; E NJ. HauseI
sI79O; Pete Gialy, SlS75.
Mr.. Hansel being the lowest bid
dor the contract was awarded IN
him ON his giving a bond in $1,000,
The road is to be completed in 30
days. providing the weather is faV'
orable.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21

. The Truckce Chamber of Com.
merce proposes to establish an an.
hual Snow Fiesta" at that place
and wants the Nevada newspapers
70 boost it free of charge. 0i
course, the men at the head Of thi.
scheme do no expect to make
money ou, of it. Oh no. They just
want the Nevada papers to tell free
o' charge what liberal fellows the,
are but the Independent refuses t
oite at their bait.