The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-22
Looking Over Humboldt County
Article No. by G.. d. AYRES

j Dermit is at" it is we'll to wear nc clothesa II all Jus oVHahs u
the KOverans which are advertised in The Silver State, Those who
adopt such rafment finish the trip in bestlookins and most comfortable shape
stote clothes com to look a whole lot worse than the regulation desert out
fiji. and are less comfortable
McDermft is fine when you &c. to it She is in brave array. with more
flags nyng than one sees at the county seat and there is constant life and
activity. The populace is o the move. Everybody has something to do and
is busy doing it Many people are ut at the corrals just now. attending to
sheep-shearing.
When 7. B. selby had finished loading his stage and trailer Monday morning
at winnemucca, and "a ready for the start it as a little after s O'Clock
trp The Rev. Rather Mejsekotben IF wipnemucea was one o hi passengers
He was arrayed in the proper regalia for the joumey-that is, overals and
jumper buttoned up to the chin. 1t was his first trip, but somebody had told
him what to wear.
other passengers. nt counting the newspaperman. were two miners boqnd
for Buckskn. /. Van Dohmen of winnemueca and A D. Black of Harvey
county OREGON: and Arthur s Englbh of Amos returned soldier who enlisted
March L. 1918. and who had been in France about eight months. English
was mustered ut at Fort Russell, Wyoming. and a coming home unan-
nounced. 1t was great fun to see him welcomed by old friends en- route
His sister. Mrs. Roy Bradshaw of Paradise Valley. happened to be At Willow
Point when " e arrived. and she ws Surprised No l. As " e approached
Amos an automobile as starting north, and it a quickly learned that the
driver was a brother Of the returned soldier, Harry English of McDermh-
Arthur and his father jumped into a Ford and chased up the road after the
brother. They caught and said Hello We net them coming back.
Mrs l. B. English. the mother. did not see her soldier son while re stopped
at the station. A bandage is owe her eyes. She will go to Paradise Valley
soon' TO remain until the eye trouble is We. Mrs {. A Byers, a sister. is
caring for affairs at the Amos home, Her husband is employed o the San
Francisco Examiner.
Regarding distances. which we're spoken of in The Silver State the other
day, our speedometer showed q miles at Paradise Hill; it is called IS miles
and is said to be really &c miles by the road over which W came. Deviauons
from the straight road probably win account for the other mile. Willow
Point had registered . miles Amos showed IS miles; we left there at IL
considerable road work being done and 10 be don " " o Raner II
Monday he va working at a new eulvert just north of the road house
Several Of these things are needed along the road
The new bridge at Rebel Creek looks like a good piece of work. The
results OF last years eoudburst up the canyon Are startingly apparent
Wrecks of buildings and oorrals remain. and rocks the size Of a upright
piano are strewn about. These had been washed down three or fonr miles
Platora ws reached at las. Our distance measure showed So miles.
From there to McDermtt we made the best time o. the passage, sometimes
hitting IS miles an hour: and then it was lard work 10 avoid being hnmnea
Letting the two National miners of at their junction. W we're n hour and
a half o. the last leg of the course. arriving al McDermnt about 5 O'Clock.
The stages making the daily trips between winnemucca and McDemitt
meet about half way, naturally enough. and the drivers change. C. L Hewitt
drives the north end. Both he and MI. Selby, o. the south end. explained
road conditions, which are good now. A light rain Monday evening was
welcomed. OF course, the main object of this trip for The Silver State being
to obtain accurate hrst-hand road information. l paid particular attention TO
all these men had to say. Perhaps I tired them with my questions; but
wanted to know about conditions all the ear round; and. like johnnie Jones
4 know now" All of these road ideas. however. must form the subject for
other letters. when the time arrives.
able battlefield photographs of German soldiers. not long dead. with the flesh
entirely eaten from their heads by field mice. The effect Of a bare skull
appearing above the uniform is CHASTITY. English vas in the Army ARTILLERY
Park of the First Army.
Otto Dangelmaier. driving a supply outfit around the lower road overlook
which left winnemueca last week The larger. under the personal supervision
of ~Pfan" Defenbaugh, who has been sixteen years Q II the route, a drawn
are said to be worth about six bits apiece up here. The second OUTFIT. drawn
by twelve horses, "a driven by Chico" Aramburu. who also has become
outfits in making q round trip.
Phil 5 Morton of westfau. Oregon. is here trying Il get a line o different
county. which is north Of Humboldt county. Nevada He is travelling horse
hack He reports finding a good many thousands Of sheep which were
apparently unknown by their owners Like everybody else in this neighbOr
hood he reports the sheep business is good
In talking over the matter of roads aeross this 2Oo-mle stretch II country
county has never had a commissioner who lived north Il winnemucca. excep
N from Paradise Valley; while Manheur county has never had a commits
conclusion seems inevitable that this great territory has been Officially
neglected. to the disadvantage Of everyone and all sections concerned
a business IA in Winnenuoea that he is vitality interested in the welfare c
NeDermitr and no indifference in the matter Of roads, II assessments. 0
anything else cal possibly be profitable TO him.
The Spanish department in The silver State is much appreciated in ti
country, and not alone BY those who read and speak the language. Mr.
at MeDermiu, and using The Silver State articles in the study. A teachs
is the great lack
evening. and continued N toward home Tuesday. via Ford.
The norhs sides OF Bickskn and Rose mountains sun show much snO.
which IS said to be vey deep in the canyons Plenty of waterf for irrigation
say the ranchers. but rain would now be welcome N the range.
McDermia people ~ talking about a Fourth OF July eesesratsaa