White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-21

x,o,,ap who pioneered Nevada. who
blaze d the trails and then finally set
tied down in the one spot that they
called home. The few that are left are
old. and old age is incurable. and while
they are here hrst-handed history
should be CLEANED. 1t should be made
= part of Nevada that all may have ac-
cess TO. as often matters or NeVaua
history come up and the lack OF real
historical facts prevents the absorption
by the present generations oil that
which made Nevada possible, says the
carson City Appeal.
The histories that have been classed
os those of Nevada are for the most
part paid geographic sketches, and
while they are a stepping stone In a
historical way. too little attention was
paid TO the real history of the territory
afterwards ohristened Nevada.
This work should be put into the
hands of someone qualified TO handle
rhetorical facts. someone who Is able
10 segregate facts from fiction. ana
then transmit them to ada mat
Ter.
There is but one way to TAX care
of the histoi Y that is slipping past the
chroniclers, and that is for state APP
propriation To take care of ~. There
is a pioneer or two left in each section
of Nevada who knows the story, but
that pioneer is in the passing and
neglect for a few more years puts this
valuable material out of reach OF the
generation of today.
II is not unusual to hear a rectal
from some odd timer" that should be
made a part of history, but by reason
that there Is no incentive to gather 1t
or perscrve his statements 1t IS allowed
10 pass.
The Appeal has from time to tint
made the suggestion that d state ap-
preparation be made for n real history.
1t is usually passed as a fancy and By
the time the legislature adjourns 1t
has gone into the channels OF forgotten
ideals.
The selection of someone TO handle
such important matter Is not thai OF
preference to any one or any locality,
nor should there be Jealousy manifest
cd. 1t Is not graft; nor Is it aimed to
enrich anyone or any party. 1t Is a
necessity that is passing beyond the
reach OF today unless grasped.
A history without the biographical
features. with steel cuts and half tones
of those who can afford to buy space
would be an innovation. 1t should not
be figured as a money making PROPOSE
ton. but real history. the settlement
and advancement of Nevada. reviewed
and written for future generations.
Other states have kept their history
lessons clean. You don't pick up a
volume of biographies in the California
history, and Bancroft wrote whole
books Of the Golden State. And with
the passing of Bancroft others kept
their hand to the pen. resulting IN
bringing history up TO the minute.
Oregon. Washington and other states
have set aside moneys to perfect his
rorical works OF their respective ter
ritories, and the eastern states TAXI
made the new world.
This work. if 1t Is to be a work. must
be doue while the living are here to
tell of the Grst struggle. Another few
wears and those who keep their in
terest in the Battle Born state will
wonder why Nevada's history is mere
heresay and why biographies instead
of pioneering incidents fiji the pages
that are called history.
ELkO oil sHALE INDUSTRY
Is IMPORTANT UNDERTAKING
The Catlin Shale Products Company.
operating near Elko. Is backed by the
New Jersey Zinc Company. the largest
of its kind in the United States Half
a million dollars has been expended
upon the property by the management,
r. NJ. Catlin. a patriarch OF old Tusca-
rora, being the The shaft,
is down 400 feet and its object Is to
stope out a fve-foot vein of CONNER
.faI aAnIa fraD, n ta1oa ntnntr faaf
wide. This is the only part that will
pay commercially under known proc
esses OF distiiiation. The vein of Ave
feet yields approximately nifty gallons
TO the ton.
The company is working thirty-hSc
men and theft work is In experiment
tai production. The product Is gasoline.
parafftn wax. ammonium suiphate and
gas, producers gas being a liquid. No
crude oil Is shipped. Shipments of the
four products named will assume inn
portance early in the spring. The. pro-
ducts are extracted when the shale
goes through a process Of chemical dis
tillation. producing the petroleum
products.
Contrary to general belief. oil sha1c
does not occur in gigantic blanket de-
posts. 1t Is found In lodges. The
catlin plant and ledge is less than two
miles from Elko and has every advant-
age OF accessibility. These cltims were
located several years ago. Great ac-
tivity Is noted among tae oil shaie in
terests in the E,lko region. which is
regarded as the chief one OF Nevada.
Old INDIAN PROVES HIMSELF
GOOD EMERGENCY SURGEON
An aged Indian woman living on the
reservation. says the Ferniey Enter
prise. was seriously injured by o rum
away horse. The horse had been tied
10 a picket fence n becoming fright
ened, jerked back. pulling the picket
from the fence
The woman, who was out in the
ward. started for the house but was
unable to reach shelter in time. The
horse. maddened BY the picket hanging
at the end of the rope. dashed around
the corner Of the house and the picket,
swing out, struck the woman across