The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-03-18
new KIND OF DUCK
REACHES PARADISE

PARADISE VALLEY, March H.
Constable S. d. Riley has been ap-
pointed deputy sheriff.
The Paradise Valley Cattle Grow
carload of salt for use ON the ranges.
Joe C. Cathcart, up from his ranch
last Saturday, reports ducks on the
Little Humboldt are quite numerous
in that vicinity. He has seen one or
two new species this year; one in
particular, a white-breasted duck,
somewhat smaller than Mallard, of
which there are many.
Santi Urrutia and Joe Echandig,
employed by the Alcorta Mining Co.,
were in town Sunday and loaded with
supplies for the mine. Stanley Chap
man is at the mine, erecting the mill,
and it is expected to be in running
order by the middle of the week.
c. s. Byrnes and family are now
living in the corner residence OF the
Kemler estate. Mr. Byrnes is en-
ployed by Harvey Bros.
Cong Chung, Celestial restaurant
teur, has returned after an absence
OF two months, due to sickness, and
opened up his place of business. He
found, on his return, that his prem
ises had been broken into by parties
unknown, and bacon, -four, coal and
other sundries stolen.
Virgil Pasquale, Eden Valley rancher,
came in Friday after load of grain
seed and supplies, returning Monday.
Ralph Hanson is under DR.. Knorr's
care, on account of an atteck of rheu-
matism.
A ST. Patricks Day dance and pro-
gram will be held in Kemlerr's hail
on March 81, under the auspices of
the high school.
Charles Smith came up Friday from
Able's ranch. He has been appointed
forest ranger and has now entered
| into the duties of his new position
leaving with pack outfit for Rebel
Creek ranger station, where he will
be located.
! Steve Boggio and Gideon Forgnone
have dissolved the ranch partnership
heretofore existing between them
Mr. Boggio retains the ranch. with
cattle, next to town, and Mr.. Forg-
none takes possession of the ranch
above town.
| A number of farmers here have
been discussing ways and means for
some concerted action toward COM
batting the squirrel and gopher pest
Because of lack of sufficiest water in
the last few years to flood the lands
and thus keep these rodents killed off
and also because the coyotes have not
been so numerous and active, they
threaten to be greater menace than
ever before. Some fields are impos-
sible to cross on horseback without
taking the greatest caution in pick
ing the way. In other fields the snow
melting away leaves the land looking
as if newly plowed, so close are the
mounds and hills together.
The gopher is the greatest nuisance
the farmers here have to combat. L
unrestricted it will kill off a goo(
stand of alfalfa in two seasons. Il
causes untold work, by cutting anC
tapping irrigation bitches. 1t will cu
down a young fruit tree as large as
a mans leg. 1t strews the hay lanC
with rocks and pebbles. brought III
by its digging, causing damage to
mowers when the hay is cut.
Some farmers advocate a return OF
the bounty on gopher scalps. Until
such action can be taken, others sug-
gest raising a common fund to hire
someone to trap and poison gophers
in places where it is impossible tt
reach them with flood waters.
With the plentiful supply of earl,
water this year it is hoped to dis
tribute the water over the cultivated
lands. to destroy as many as pos
sible of these pests.