White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19

to the effect that he would be advised
by wire in a day or two as to just
what to do. Four days later the sher-
iff wired the governor that he was
still awaiting advice as to how to pro-
ceed and that the people OF White
Pine county asked his cooperation in
preventing the spread of the disease
here DR.. Mack then spoke at con-
siderable length on the question of
rabies. discussing the matter from a
scientific standpoint. He told how
he had predicted some years ago that
sooner or later we would have to face
just such serious situation as we
are facing today. He told of how the
disease was first carried into the west
by dog affected and coming from
the east; of its spread from where
1t made its first appearance in Los
Angeles northerly in California and
followed it in it's course to the north
ern part of this state where he plain
ly admitted it entered some time ago.
After DR.. Mack's discussion of this
matter numerous questions were ask
ed him by Mayor Witcher, Sheriff
Grain, District Attorney Zurich, Com
missioner Mcdonald, Attorneys Chas.
:. Chandler and j. M. Lockhart DIR.
Mack freely admitted that the ques-
ton was indeed a serious one and
SAID that no one appreciated it more
than he. He further stated that he
sympathized with White Pine coun-
ty In the matter, whereupon he was
promptly informed by District Attor-
ney Zurich that it was not sympathy
but relief and protection our people
demanded and that was what the
county officials were determined they
should have. The questions propound-
ed to DR.. Mack we're all in substance
az to whether in his judgment some
good could not be accomplished by
the establishment of quarantine
The doctor proved himself to be some
ring general and side-stepped the
straight questions. He often stat
ed that he did not deisre to discuss
any particular case or any particu-
lar band of sheep, but preferred to
talk only in the abstract In this
the officials all agreed with him. but
1t was clearly brought out that GER
tainly no harm could come from de-
claring quarantine and that consid-
cradle good would doubtless follow.
DR.. Mack stated in reply to District
Attorney Zurich that after considera-
tion of all the facts he did not feel
that as state quarantine officer he
could recommend to the governor
that quarantine be established. He
said he felt the disease was certain
to spread and that the action taken
by White Pine county was like unto
case where water was flowing In
through a dozen holes and only q few
of those holes could be stopped. He
said he thought this was useless be-
cause the matter could not be entire
iy checked.
Mr.. Griswold stated that be was in
terested only In the case of O'Neili
brothers and asked numerous ques-
tions such az might be expected at
a trial for high treason. He said
that the O'Neill brothers sheep had
passed the nearest point to Ely they
would touch on their journey to the
winter range, which Mr.. ONeill stat
ed was in Nye county. Mr. Griswold
seemed to take 1t that only Ely was
interested. but District Attorney Ju-
rich informed him that II was q mat
ter in which the county was interest
ed and in which the county would
be protected. At the conclusion of
the meeting Mr.. Zurich stated that
this was merely an informal gather
ing fer the purpose of thorough dis
cussion of the matter and that moth
ing which had been said or done at
the meeting would in any way change
the attitude of the county officials.