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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-09

Entered 10 ihe Tulsa Poe, oNfs ~ so''a'
Glass Matter
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-15
SEMI-M MONTHLY MA ZINE

"Thief! Pirate, Robber!" laughed
Keating. "You sly dog. You're going
to make two dollars a thousand on
This in addition to your commission.
Cut the price dollar, Rube, and I'll
give you the order this minute"
why should II" queried Pitcher
artlessly. II have you in the nine
hole, and I'm still being kind to you."
"You pitiful piker. Rube Pitcher!
Eleven dollars and not a penny more!
Take it or leave it,"
81 hate to be hog, Mr.. Keating,
but this is business. You need the
stock, and need my little old profit.
Twelve dollars from me now, or I'll
tip off every mill agency in town and
see that it costs you thirteen later
on"
CYRUS KEATING had the blessed
- gift of sense of humor, and the
ability to make one dollar grow
where but fifty cents had grown be-
fore. He knew he was whipsawed,
but Reuben X. Pitcher had anes-
theticized the dreadful wound with
saving of one dollar on every thou
sand feet of that three million foot
order, and a saving of three thou
sand dollars is never productive of
rage at the boiling point.
"Rube," he said, you're such
bright young man haven't the heart
to hurt you. I'll take your stock at
twelve dollars. It's second story
work on an old and valued friend,
but I'll submit. What are the terms?.
Cash in sixty days, less two per
cent"
Heating was serious. That's kind
ly, at least he replied. Il was go
ing to demand ninety days to four
months"
"Ill be kinder still, if you'll meet
me half way, Mr.. Keating. I'm max
ing you delivered price, am not?"
EYES,"
"And you know that in figuring
delivered price on this stock, we esti.
mate the weight at four thousand
pounds per thousand feet. Well, I'll
make you a price F. o. B: cars at
point of shipment and you pay the
freight to destination. My stock is
bone dry and you'll save twenty-five
cents thousand on the actual rail-
road weights. as against the usual
estimate"
"That is absolutely munificent,
Rube. And in return for this what
am | to do? know you too we'll to
take such philanthropy at par value"
I'm return for this" replied Reuben
X. Pitcher, your company must ac-
cept my draft for the full invoice at
sixty days sight. A little red ink
work across the face of that draft is
all ask
Easiest thing in life, Rube. I'll
be at your Office this afternoon and
fix up contract and sign it,
Rube Pitcher gazed after the de-
parting figure of Cyrus p. Heating
and grinned, for he had sold lumber
to Heating before, and knew that it
was always delivered at a lonely lit
tie station where no agent was main
tanned - in consequence of which,
the freight had to be prepaid!
He hastened to his Office and for
two hours beat out letters on his Sec
ond-hand typewriter, accepting the
stock on which he had taken options,
and specifying that deliveries should
commence Immediately. In the after
noon Keating called and the formal
contract was drawn up and signed -
after which, Reuben X. Pitcher took
the carbon copies of his letters of ac-
ceptance to the manufacturers Offices,
carried them in person to the various
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
EXPLAINS REMOVAL
OF s. P. TERMINAL
Reno. Nevada, Sept, %, 1913.
r Silver State, Winnmeucca,

Reno. Nevada, Sept, %, 1913.
Editor Silver State, Winnmeucca.
Nevada:
While at Winnemucca during the re-
cent trip through Nevada of William
Sproule, president of the Southern Pa
cific company, the editor of the Hum
boldt Star suggested to Mr.. Sproule
that he have the division headquarters
moved from Inlay to Winnemucca
Mr.. Sproule at once asked why the
division headquarters were moved
from Winnemueca and suggested to
Mr.. Chas. 5. Fee, passenger traffic
manager, that the reason be ascertain
ed and the public given the exact
facts. Mr.. Fee IS investigation brought
forth the following:
The distance from Sparks, Nevada,
to Winnemucca, Nevada, is III miles;
from Winnemucca, Nevada, to Carlin,
Nevada, distance III miles. The So
called sixteen hour law makes it in
cumbent upon railroads to furnish a
new crew or sidetrack a train wher-
ever it may be at a time when the
train or engine men have been on duty
l6 hours.
1t was found impossible to at all
times handle heavy freight trains
from Sparks to Winnemucca. III
miles, within sixteen hours, and to
avoid detention and expense it was
found necessary to abandon Winnie
mucea and go to the enormous ex-
pense of building the plant at Inlay,
which divides the distance-Sparks to
INLAY 13S miles, INLAY to Carlin $50
miles. The line from INLAY to Carlin
being free from heavy grades very
nearly equally divides the running
time and makes the run between
Sparks and Inlay or Inlay and Carlin
reasonably certain (barring aceident)
within the time limit of sixteen hours.
This subject was carefully consider
ed before the Southern Pacific com
pany concluded to leave Winnemuc-
ca-where many employees lived-and
go to the expense of building the
plant at INLAY.
But for the good of the service it
was finally concluded that it must be
done, reluctantly, as before stated,
and with an assurance to employees
that the company would move their
homes from Winnemucca to Inlay.
We believe President Sproule's ae-
tion will tend to make plain the neces-
sity for the change from Winnie
mucca.
1t will not be out of place to add
that in rebuilding the line from
Truckee to Ogden it was found neces-
sary to, unwillingly and at great ex-
pense, abandon as division head
quarters, Truckee, Wadsworth, Win
nemucea and Terrace, causing the ex-
penditure of millions of dollars at
Sparks, Inlay and Montello. In ev-
cry case the employees and their homes
were moved and rebuilt free of ex-
pense. J. NJ. FULTON.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
MYERS WILL OPEN
UP THE ELY CALUMET

A. ID. Myers, the well known mining
man of Nevada and owner of the con
trolling interest in the Ely Calumet
Copper company, is expected here soon
to look after his local interests, says
the Expositor. 1t is said that Mr..
Myers contemplates moving his fami-
ly here and making Ely his perma-
nent place of residence, which would
be great thing for the town, in the
opinion of those who know what a
booster he is.
There is a 200-foot shaft on the
Gladys claim of the Ely Calumet in
which fine indications of the making
of a mine were found. In sinking the
shaft passed through big iron ledge
in which kidneys of ore rich in cop,
per were found, and it is the belief
of many people familiar with the
property that with depth great
mine will be opened
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
FIRE SEASON PAST
ON FOREST RESERVE

With the middle of September the
fire season on the national forests has
come practically to an end with less
damage than ever recorded. There is
always some danger from carelessness
of campers or of settlers burning
brush and clearing land, but the real
danger season extends only from the
middle of June until the middle of
September.
Forest officers throughout the west
are congratulating themselves on a
season so markedly free from heavy
losses. They feel that the immunity
from loss has been due to two princi-
pal causes, partly to a favorable sea-
son, but largely to much better or
ganization for fire prevention than has
been attained heretofore. The eff
fectiveness of the organization is
shown particularly by the fact that
while there were in all approximately
$3.50 fires, as against 2,470 last year,
yet the area burned so far this year
is only about $4,000 acres as against
100000 acres in 1912, and 100000 in
1911.
A single administrative district,
of southern Idaho, western Wyoming,
Utah, Nevada and western Arizona,
gives an example of the most favor.
able situation. Only 43 fires were en-
countered, 29 of which originated in
Idaho. The total area burned over
amounted to only $50 acres, which is
considerably less than four one-hun-
dreth thousandths of the total area
patrolled by forest o.-lcers in these
states.
California, Arizona, and New Mexi-
co have suffered most during the past
season.
The various causes of fire have not
changed greatly in their relative pro-
portions. Railroads and lightning
head the list, with campers next.
There has been, however, a marked
decrease in the number of fires caused
by burning brush, which, according to
the forest officers, indicates q closer
cooperation with the settlers in and
mar the forests and with timber land
owners in fire prevention and control.
1t is still true, nevertheless, that q
large proportion of all fires started are
due to human agencies and may gen.
orally be charged against carelessness.
Fires caused by lightning are of
course not preventable, but the sys-
tenn of fookouts by which they may be
detected Immediately after being set
is greatly lessening the loss from this
source.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
THIEF DOES NOT GET
FAR WITH STOLEN HORSE

Early yesterday morning the horse,
bride and saddle of Juan Arriaga, of
Kings river, were stolen from the Toll
house station, where he was stopping
for the night. The sheriff IS Office was
notified of the theft, and the train
crew of an eastbound Western Pacific
train reported before noon that a man
riding horseback had been seen in the
vicinity of Jungo. Sheriff Lamb went
out on the noon train and found the
man wanted at New Central and plac-
ed him under arrest. 1t is claimed
that the same party broAe into the Sec
tion house at Raglan as he was passing
yesterday morning.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
CAMEL TRANSPORTATION
FOR AMERICAN DESERT

The dispatch to the effect that FL
Paso business men are planning a sys-
tenn of camel transportation for the
southwestern desert areas is in all
probability nebulous dream. The
automobile can now or soon will dis
tance the "ship of the desert" at his
own game. The day of animal power
is passing wherever there is any great
amount of transportation to be done.
The project is an interesting one,
however, not any the less because it
has been tried in the United States
once before. Ten eamels were import
ed in 1850, but only one pair lived.
They were shipped to Nevada, and as
late as 1875 there were twenty-five
camels there. In fact, the statutes of
Nevada to this day quite solemnly lay
down regulations for the herding and
lettering of these strange beasts.
Why the experiment failed is lost in
recent antiquity. The camel would
have been ideal for the deserts fifty
years ago. Physically, no animal is
better designed for the conditions of
life than the camel, but he is a stupid,
vindictive beast, doeile only in his
stupidity. That perhaps is the reason
he failed with the American frontiers
man and goldseeker. He has none of
the kindly, companionable qualities of
the horse, burro or dog; he takes no
interest in what he is doing. The
riding camel will make 100 miles a
day for three days without water, and
the draft camel will pack half ton.
But it requires type of mind not to
be found in America to put up with
camel eceentricities. The far less
efficient but more intelligent burro
easily claimed the service for Ameri-
can men of the arid west.
So, while the camel can easily adapt
himself to the American desert, the
American driver only under the stress
of necessity will find it worth his
while to get acquainted with the
camel, wonderful beast that he is. The
camel still possesses the mental traits
of the Miocene period. He is one of
the oldest associates of man, there be
ing no wild species in existence. Eth.
er the men he lived with were abnor-
mally stupid, or else in developing his
strange structure he lost the power
to progress, for he is now as he al
ways was, supercilious drudge.-Se-
attic Post-Intelligencer
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
EXAMINATION FOR APPOINT
MENT OF NAVAL CANDIDATE

United States Senator Francis G..
Newlands has requested President j.
L. Stubs, of the University of Ne
vada, to hold competitive exanina-
tion for the purpose of selecting can
didate for appointment to fill the
vacancy which will exist from this
state June next at the United States
Naval academy, Annapolis, Maryland.
The examination will be held at the
University of Nevada November l,
1913. Each competitor must be citi-
zen of the state; must be between the
ages of 16 and 81 years; physically
sound, and will be required to pass an
examination in reading, writing, spell
ing, grammar, geography, United
States history, worlds history, arith-
metic, algebra ana plane geometry.
Further information may be OBJ
tanned from Captain II. l.. Applewhite,
u. s. army, retired, University of Ne
vada, Reno.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
LOCAL BRI1FS

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Lipman took an
auto trip to Quinn river Sunday.
Mrs. A. N. Haines returned Sunday
from ten weeks trip to Los An
geles.
John A. Gill, Southern Pacific trav-
cling freight and passenger agent, is
in town today.
ID. T. and T. K. Walker, the Nation
al mining men, are in town today.
Miss Florence Guthrie returned last
evening from visit to Reno.
John Edwards Bray, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, was in
town Sunday for few hours
Henry Miller, of Paradise Valley,
is in town for few days.
w. G. Adamson, the well-known
mining man, has returned from bust
ness trip to San Francisco.
Madison Anderson was in town yes
terday from Golconda.
Mrs. f. A. Robinson, wife of Manag-
er Robinson of the Verdi Lumber COM
pany, has returned from an extended
visit to relatives at Seattle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
INCREASE IN PRODUC-
TION OF MINERAL PAINT

According to figures compiled by w.
c. Phalen, of the United States Geo
logical Survey, there was a remark
able increase in 1912 in the production
of natural mineral pigments, including
oeher, umber, sienna, metallic paint,
ground slate and shale and mortar
eolors. The total output last year was
1867 short tons, valued at 1861 ,693,
an increase of 11,9ls short tons in
quantity and of $62,s772 in value The
increase in quantity was shared by
all the natural pigments except umber
and sienna, 200 short tons less of
which were produced in 1912 than in
1911.
In 1912 106,497 short tons of pig
ments made from ores, valued at So
507, ,s95, were sold. an increase of 25.-
$50 short tons In quantity and of $2,-
164, ,133 in value. These pigments are
zine oxide, loaded zine oxide, zine-lead
sulphite and sub-limed blue lead OF
blue fume.
The production of chemically manu-,
faetured pigments in 1912 amounted
to 22s, ,l35 short tons, valued at 500,
356, ,232, an increase over the 1911 pro
duction of 27,3sS tons in quantity and
of s2,375,9ss in value.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
HOW SAPPHIhES ARE
MINED IN MONTANA

The method of recovering the
stones from the ground of the New
Mines Sapphire Syndicate, Yugo,
Montana, is rather unusual and inter
esting. The matrix containing the
stones is an intrusive igneous rock,
weathered to a yellow clay, for a
depth of approximately 20 feet from
the surface. From this portion the
sapphires are easily separated by
washing. Below this belt, where the
rock is harder, it has been found
necessary to disintegrate it by expos
ing it in piles to the weather occasion
ally. The ore is placed on inclined
floors and left for several months dur
ing the winter; the frequent freezing
and thawing causes the Jumps to slack
and disintegrate. A large stream of
water is then played on the piles and
the material sluieed similarly to plac-
er gold.-Engineering and Mining
Journal
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
EIGHT MULE TEAM USED
TO HAUL MAIL TO JARBIDGE

n-eight-mule team is now being
used to transport the mails from Deeth
to Jarbidge and relieve the congestion
of mail matter that has been accumu-
lating steadily at the Deeth postoffice
for the past ten days, says the Elko
Free Press. The bulk of the mail is
parcel post matter sent by a Boise
firm to a retail grocery firm at
Jarbidge, as was explained by the
Free Press several weeks ago. Jar
bridge is the most inaccessible town in
Nevada, and is within the second zone
from Boise. The Jarbidge merchant
is securing the advantages of the zone
rate by paying but one cent a pound
for the groceries that come by mail.
The freight rate is about two cents.
per pound, and consequently all gro
ceries shipped are at cost of one-half
what other merchants in the northern
Elko county camp are paying.
Upon being informed by Contractor
Mccall, who has the mail contract,
that the mail was coming too fast for
him, the postal authorities at Wash
ington instructed Inspector Jesse s.
Roberts to adjust the matter. Roberts
arrived at Deeth last week and made
careful investigation of the affair
and instructed Mccall to attach addi-
tional horses or mules to his mail
wagon. The inspector declares the
mail will be kept moving from now on
Though it is less than 100 miles
from Boise TO Jarbidge the mail is
transported via Poeatello, Ogden and
thence to Deeth. and finally by stage
to its destination. The distance by
stage between Deeth and Jarhidge is
about IS miles and the mail from
Boise covers practically 700 miles be-
fore arriving at its destination.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
Western Pacific Notes.

Vice President f. L. Brown passed
through Winnemucea yesterday after
noon, in his private car, attached to
No. 4. He was returning to Denver
from a trip to San Francisco.
r. L. Connolly, road foreman of en-
gines, arrived in town Sunday and left
for Elko yesterday.
T. j. Stewart, superintendent of
bridges and buildings, is here with his
gang, fixing up the depot for winter.
Three cars of coal were received this
morning for the Summerfield- -Pearce
company.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
WORK BEGUN ON
new BRICK GARAGE

Yesterday work was commenced on
the excavation ror a new brick build
ing for the Winnemucca garage, Sixth
and Melarkey streets. The structure
will be 4sxs4 feet in dimensions and
will be equipped with everything re-
quired of a frst-class garage and ma
chine shop.
The walls Tor the new garage will
be built around the present building,
which will be used until the new build
ing is ready for occupancy.
While the present garage is one of
the largest in eastern Nevada, Manag-
er C. f. Haviland found his business
growing so rapidly that larger quart
ers were necessary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
BIBLE LECTURE AT
NIXON TOMORROW

free Bible lecture will be given
at the Nixon opera house tomorrow
evening at o'clock, by w. Horace
.Bundy, of San Francisco. Subject,
"The Millennium.
Mr.. Bundy has lectured on three
continents and is known all over the
United States as lecturer of marked
ability. He is also a musician of rare
talent and abandoned the stage to de-
vote his life to the Gospel. The lee
ture is entirely free. No collection
will be taken.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
KILLS PET DEER IN
VICINITY OF VIRGIN STATION

Three local Nimrods who left for
the Thousand creek country the lat
ter part of the week returned last ev-
ening, bringing in large buck. The
animal was discovered browsing by
one of the party who quickly raised
his rife and brought it down. Upon
going up to secure the prize, the party
found that the buck had a cropped ear
and was tied to a stump in an oat
field It is said that Virgin station
will now be shy pet.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
RHYOLITF NOW A
DESERTED VILLAGE

Recently George F. Detmore, a well
known mining man OF the west, paid
a visit to Rhyolite in southwestern Ne
vada. Here is his graphic description
of the rise and fall of this once flour
ishing camp:
"In Rhyolite at one time there was
at least $500 happy, prosperous, hope
full people. This was not more than
five years ago. Fine brick blocks
skirted the main business streets and
the town boasted of two good hotels
and many palatial residences. The
sales of the big stores ran into the
four-fgure column every day and five
very large gambling houses were
crowded both night and day. There
were saloons and dance halls innumer-
able, and the same 'boasted' of gild-
ed palace of sin that outshone any
thing in the state.
"There wasn't a man who visited
Rhyolite in those days but who pre-
dicted a wonderful future for the
camp. / presume more men were
working for $40 day than any other
figure. Money was great deal more
plentiful than water, which was sell
ing at IS cents per bucket 1t cost a
man $14 per week for 6xS room, and
you couldn't buy anything that look
ed like meal for less than 81. There
were two weekly newspapers in the
town carrying from Is to 20 pages,
four in each issue loaded with adver-
tising that paid 81 per inch per issue
The subscription price was $40 pei
lyear. Local reporters were paid SIC
per day for their work, which was of
course confined mostly to writing up
of mines. Similar conditions existed in
Beatty, about four miles distant.
"Today Rhyolite is practically de.
serted village. There are hundreds of
houses, some of them magnificent
standing idle, with smashed windows
battered down doors and SCARED
walls. An elegant brick bank build
ing, equipped with costly furniture
stands in the heart of the former bust
ness section, open to the public, with
/ big steel vault doors ajar and the
! floor strewn with books, checks and
worthless stock certificates. Expens
1--WE fixtures remain in business houses
and in some of the houses good look
ing FURNITURE remains, which was left
when the people found the boom had
exploded.
Personal Experience.
i "And this reminds me: When
struck Rhyolite the other day | was
asked by an old miner who had not
/ forsaken the town, where | was going
/ to sleep that night. Not having made
arrangements for the night, he
pointed out a Incorporating two-story
building just across the street. 'Ge
over there, he said, you will FIND
/ fourteen elegantly furnished sleep
ing rooms. Take your choice The
people who operated that place in the
old days had barely enough money tC
get out of camp and they were forced
to leave their belongings I visited
the place that evening and found il
exactly as represented. There wa.
plenty of all kinds of bedding, includ
ing pillows, fine spreads and every
thing. There were four well-equippeC
bathrooms, but unfortunately the
hydrants refused to turn loose wa
ter.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
INDIAN GIRL RAISES
POSTAL MONEY ORDERS

A 16-year-old Indian grl is in Jail at
Carson on a charge of having raised
postal money order purchased at
Nixon, from $5 to $50. She has ad,
mitted having raised number of
postal money orders in this way.
The girl claims that a man in Cali
fornia taught her to do this and that
he got half of her money. The Off
GERS are now looking for this man
The Indian girl was educated in the
Stewart Indian Institute in Carson.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS AT
SOUTHERN PACIFIC STATION

During the week the following ear
load lots of freight have been received
at the Southern Pacific station:
John Diehl estate, ice.
Verdi Lumber company, oats.
Bell Telephone company, one each
of insulators and telephone material.
c. p. Hoskins, hay.
Pabst beer, johnson q Becker.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
MEETING OF PARENTS
AND TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

The regular meeting of the Parents
and Teachers Cooperative associa-
tion will be held Friday afternoon,
September 90, at 3 O'Clock, at the
high school assembly hall Every one
interested is cordially invited. The
subject is Dishonesty Among Child
rem; It's Causes and Prevention. "
Motto of the day, "The best prepara-
tion for the future is the present well
seen to.