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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
W|NNEMUCCA' WIFE
STONED TO DEATH
REVOLVING DETAILS OF HOW
SQUAW WAS STONED TO DEATH
STRANGER BY FAR THAN FIC-
TIOA; WAS OLD INDIAN CUSTOM

Recently The Silver State had oc-
casion to print something about the
death of "Old Winnemucca, an In
dian chief for whom this city is
named. The story was In connection
with preacher who visited here, who
had had charge of the local Metho-
dist church forty years ago"
An interested subscriber has now
brought to this office a copy of Fair
fields Pioneer History of Lassen
County California" which contains a
chapter entitled, "Old Winnemucca' s
Death" The author of the book ac-
knowledges that be secured his infor-
nation from the Reno Gazette. 1t was
apparently letter written by the
author. Asa Merrill Fairfield, TO the
Gazette. Thinking Winnemuccans
may be interested, as the subscriber
suggested. the chapter is here re-
printed.
Old Winnemucca died near Copper
smiths ranch. or station. on the south
side of Surprise Valley, October 81,
1882. His daughter and his son Lee
were with him. When the writer of
this letter visited him he was lying
beside the fire In his wickiup.
wrapped In a rabbit skin robe, with
his feet buried In warm ashes and a
mahala tanning him with a bush.
When his son was asked if he gave
him medicine. he said the old chief
xnpnla ha
eat anything
Nearly two months before that he
and his young squaw and her two
year-old papoose started from Pyra-
mid Lake to Fort Bidwell. On the
way Winnemucca was taken sick and
was obliged to camp near Copper
smiths station. He accused the
squaw of bewitching him. and finally
ordered her to be stoned to death.
But first she was ordered to go to a
spring and wash herself so that she
might be clean when she appeared
before the Great Spirit. She went to
the spring and hanged herself TO a
post, but was cut down by a Piute
who was on the watch before she was
dead The evening before old Win
nemucca died about a hundred In
dians took the squaw to the spring
where she had been ordered to battle.
Some OF the other squaws washed
her from head to foot and sprinkled
her all over with fine ashes. Then
they started for range OF hills a
few miles from the Coppersmith sta
tion. leading the squaw naked and
barefooted. Upon reaching the
chosen spot they built a circle of bon
fires, lighting up a space about n
hundred feet in diameter. In the
center of this was stump and to
this they tied the squaw by one foot
with a band of rawhide. Then each
buck brought In certain number of
stones about the size of mans fist
and laid them in pile within the
the Indians joined hands and began a
monotonous chant which lasted a few
minutes, when one of them stepped
into the ring and began to harrangue
them. AS he continued to speak the
poor squaw gave vent to piercing
shrieks. This lasted for some minutes
then at a signal all was silent except
the walls of the intended victim. Then
the speaker sprang toward her and
grasped the child and swung II
around his head while they all yelled
like demons: but the squaw did not
make a single sound. Suddenly he
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
AFTER RANCH HELP

VIM DeLong was in town this
morning from the Quinn River valley.
and returned with bunch of men to
be employed as hay hands. Curtis
True, sheep foreman for Miller &
Lux, also took out a bunch of sheep
herders.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
THERMOMETERS

Incubator. dairy, bath. sick room.
house, weather. spirit and mercury
fever, veterinary and chemical. Guar
anteed at new prices. Eagle Drug
Co. Inc, Winnemucca. Nevada. Adv.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
THE LOST Is FOUND

After q search of several days for
Councilman HosliRs' cow. she was
located yesterday 1T the Miller & Lux
field just west of town. and is now
back on the job.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
VISITED WITH FRIEND

Gene Thompson. insurance man
from Reno, was a visitor in this city
yesterday and was the guest of w. G..
Ducker, the two being friends of
long standing.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

DR.. Taylor will be in Winnemucca
at the Overland Hotel Tuesday, July
Goth. One day only. Those in need
of glasses should take advantage of
this opportunity to be fitted by a
specialist. Adv IL
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
SWIMMING POOL IS
WAITING FOR WATER

Subscription lists for the mainten-
ance of Winnemucca s new swimming
pool were being shown to people yes
terday, with implied invitation to par
ticipate, and indications were that the
movement is entirely popular, If gen
erous donations count for anything.
One small boy was taking one of the
lists around and was asked: Il sup
pose the opening of the swimming
pool will make you mad eh?" His
answer was emphatic: who, mel
| should Say mott" He meant 1t. too
Probably the little burst of speed
concerning the swimming pool was
caused by the announcement yester-
day morning that the water pump
was working satisfactorily and that
enough water could be had today to
fill the tank up.
But disappointment was in store
this morning, when it was learned
that the pump engine had again gone
bad" during the night. The latest in
formation available for the waitins
fOuhEhittS 10 lndl TIC ODtnluB Vi lHt
pool is indefinitely postponed" until
the water situation improves. Diff
Guilty Is also being experienced in Sc
curing the services of some one to
watch the children during the hours
the pool Is to be open.
Even though the committee in
charge of the swimming pool was un-
able to keep its promise to have the
place open this afternoon for bathers
a number of small boys did their par
bathing suits lingering around the
popular spot. ready 10 dive in in case
water should miraculously be turned
in. From the enthusiasm shown Sc
far by these Young Americans, the
swimming pool is one project under.
taken here which is sure to be a sue
cess. and good-sized crowd will be
assured for the opening day at least
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dashed the child upon a rock. killing
place in the circle. which swung
around chanting as before. until the
one who killed the papoose came OPP
posite the pile of stones he had col
lected Stepping forward he picked
up stone. and going within ten feet
OF the victim he threw it at her with
all his strength. The missile struck
her on the side and was answered by
shrek of anguish. He returned to
his place and the circle swung
around until another Indian was en-
titled TO a throw. 1t seemed that il
was forbidden to strike her on the
head and this was kept up until she
lay upon the ground mass OF
mangled flesh Then the speaker
took UP big reek. and as she lay
on her back he went up and crushed
her skull. Then for a few minutes
pandemonium reigned. after which
they dispersed and collected wood
for a pile on which they placed the
remains of the squaw and her baby
and set IL on fire. A few were left
to keep up the fire and the rest re-
turned to Old Winnemucea to COM
fort his dying moments with the as
surance that his young squaw had
preceded him to the Indians happy
hunting grounds. This story was re-
lated by half-breed called Grizzly
John" who was an eyewitness TO the
scene
The Death of Young Winnemucca
Sam Daviss history of Nevada says
that Young Winnemucca died of con-
sumption at Wadsworth. Nevada. No
vember 5. 1871.
Single copies OF The Silver State
an herea for he purchased nt the
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
WE ARE

Recharging Batteries at the Presto
Lite Service Station in the Winnie
mucca Garage Also free air on tap
Adv. .Jy19tf
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

Single copies Of The Silver State
sen hereafter he purchased ut the
news stand Of the Eagle Drug Store
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
WASHINGTON NEWS
Of STATE INTEREST
SPECIAL NEWS TO-DAY TELLS OF
MORE NEVADA LAND FOR SER
VICE MEN, TARIFF, JOBS, AND
ARENTZ' NEW MINING LAWS.
[srrllAl cnnnrsroNnfNrtl

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. July 16.-The
national House of Representatives is
irrefragably in the throes of tariff
bill consideration. After week of
work in committee of the whole, run
ming into night sessions, with hurry
up calls for members to attend this
or that committee meeting, consider
alton of the bill In the house proper
began Friday morning. By the time
this letter is printed in Nevada the
result will be known by telegraph
perhaps, although it is far from i'm
probable that the legislators will be
stopping the clock at midnight next
Thursday. and only Friday afternoon
sheets will announce the vote.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

Congressman haven't any friends
nowadays. Whichever way they look
half their constituents appear to want
a tariff on this or that, while the
other half is clamoring for the free
list. Officers are besieged with in
terested commercial men and their
attorneys. Every mail is loaded with
demands pro and con. Briefs, books
booklets. pamphlets, monographs,
brochures, personal letters, and i'm
mense editorial clip-sheets make ar
guments and demands and entreaties
for a tariff on one thing and another.
and vice versa. great muddy pool
of notions, beliefs. customs, preju-
dices, sections. and interests is being
stirred TO its depths, and seasoned
with politics.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

Perhaps the greatest handicap OF
this administration is overcoming the
bad habits of the last. OF course, all
the job-hunting and job-holding epi-
demic cannot be laid to the Demo-
cratic party. The war seemed to
cause everybody who wasn't a soldier
to believe he ought to be holder of
political job. 1t was something
which got into the blood, and perhaps
some time will be required to eradi-
cate IT, There are thousands of war
time employees whose services are not
required now. To be flat about the
matter. they are in the way-and in
the way of each other. Not one of
them wants to get out. There are
other thousands of Republicans in
whom the disease takes the form of
wanting to create new jobs, and com
mittees, and commissions, and port
folios and bureaus. They want po-
litical places without knowing what
they would do with them If they had
them. And without reflecting that
the war is over, and that the great
American people want economy. these
job-patriots seize upon the advent of
the new administration as an auspi-
cious time to put their bureaucratic
ideas across. Happily they seem to
have overdone the matter Congress
appears to be looking with disfavor
upon any new organization now.
By the residential proclamation OF
May 20, 1921, 1904 acres of land
were excluded from the Toiyaba ma
tional forest Surveyed lands amount
ing to 10,9SS acres in Nye and Lander
counties viii be opened to homestead
and desert-land entry by qualified ex-
service men OF the World war for
sixty-three days, July 27 to Septem-
ber 81. Lands remaining will be
open for homestead entry. After Oc-
Continued on Page Four)
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

AS Nevada people have already
learned. the first opposition to the
schedule of the ways and means com
mittee came in the matter Of hides.
Congress suddenly discovered that the
West had made itself heard in no un-
certain way. All thatt he West has
to do is to assert itself. and it can
best do that by sending regular men
to Congress. The West is seeing the
light. 1t is Tearing that the square
shooter" is not necessarily a states
man. Also that lawyers are not capa-
BILE legislators by virtue of their
diplomas.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

Get ALL the news. The Silver State.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
The Death of Young winnemucca

Sam Davis's history of Nevada says
that Young Winnemucca died of con-
sumption at Wadsworth. Nevada, No
vember 5. 1871.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20
SILVERHORN NEWS BRIEFS

mand for local stocks and they
promise 10 become most popular
traders
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20
TOWN OF SILVERHoRN
GROWING RIGHT ALONG

The sound OF the carpenters ham
mer is the only thing approaching
a knock" that Is heard in Silver
hsrn-but that Is heard from early
in the morning TO shutdown. Among
the more important structures re-
Gently finished or now in process OF
erection are: Page Hall, which is
about 3Oxs0 feet in size; a guest
house for the company. $40 feet.
next door to Geological Hall: office
for c. ID. Breeze attorney: residence
for Chas. NJ. Taylor, superintendent
OF the Silver Peer; John l.. Whip
Plies butcher shop; and residence OF
c. C. Waring. In all there are about
10 buildings or habitations in Silver
horn and the permanent population
is estimated at over 800.
G. l.. Blad was here last Sunday
and is figuring on putting in a NOV
ing picture show. o. p. Blous, OF
Ely, has brought in several truck
loads of furniture for his store. and
a painter and decorator arrived
Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Pollard, with her good
natured baby. has Joined her hus
band here, coming from her former
home in Los Angeles.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20
ASSESSMENT WORK YEAR
WILL END JULY |, 1927

The following letter from Sena-
tor Key Pittman ia self-explanatory
To the Press of Nevada:
am receiving SO many letters
seeking information with regard to
the annual assessment work law
that ! ask the privilege of your col
umns for the purpose of giving this
information to the public.
Under Under existing law, as
sessment work on mining claims for
the year 1920 must be performed
prior to July list, 1921.
II new legislation is not obtained
at this session of congress the an
nual assessment work of 1921 will
have to be done in 1921, and proar
to January /, 1922.
The annual work done in 1921
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20
LElcOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
CLOSES NEXT THUREDAY NIGHT

able. This Is your last chance 10
mingIe with the students OF the L.
c. II. s.. collectively. this school
year. The far-famed. brilliant Star
Glass which you have been hearing
about for four years will dance their
farewell TO the Alma Mater.
II you are a Lincoln County Citi-
zen and a good sport you cannot af-
ford to miss this Commencement
Dance.
commencement Program.
The commencement program OF
.heGraduating Glass will be held on
Thursday evening, May 26th, al
$3.50. The exercises will be held in
the Social Hall The class consists OF
the following members: Sarah II.
Gentry. PRECEDENT: Emma Wads-
worth, Mary Danvers, Beulah Wads-
worth, Frank Wilcox and Harry
Syphus.
The following program will be
rendered.:
March--The National Emblem
Ochestra.
Observation-Disclosures F. r. Wads-
worth.
Violin Solo -- Selected - Carlyle
Wilcox.
Welcome by President of Glass
Sarah II. Gentry.
Glass History-Harry Syphus.
Piano Solo - Selected - Frank
Wilcox.
Glass Prophesy-Emma Wads.
worth.
Vocal Solo-"My Laddie," Thayer
May ]. Anderson.
Address to Class-Charles Lee
Horsey.
Vocal Solo--"Fo Luck. Smith
Gertrude Long.
Presentation of Glass to Board
of Education - Principal H. A
Whiteneck.
Presentation of Diplomas to Clas.
President M. l.. Lee
Observation-Disclosures.
Benediction--A. V. Lee.
A reception will be rendered Mr.
and Mrs. Horsey and the Glass by
the Junior Glass after the program
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20

have to practically all Who have seen
them.
Fife and Bills have been partners
for years and have been in nearly
al the mining camps since the days
o. Golddeid. They have the tradi-
iOnai nose Tor ore" and they have
opened mp some good bodies OF IT
in different camps. They will make
thorough investigation OF the
whole Siiverhorn district and expect
10 ngure out a way TO get in on the
activities here.
DIR. Geo. p. Deyine, who is acting
as Grand Exalted Lallapaloozer in
rounding up the stray Elks for the
grand doin's at Caliente this week,
spent a day in Silverhorn recently.
He said then that a big delegation
from Goldfield. Tonopah. Las Vegas
and other places would come to Sill
vorhorn. as many of them are min
ingmen who can be kept away from
a live mining camp about as easily
as hungry horse can be kept from
/ trying to reach a bunch of hay
dangling in front of him. When the
boys see the amount of ore on the
Silver Horn, Silver Dale and Silver
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20
CLOSING EXERCISES P|OCHE SCHOOL
TO Be. HELD SATURDAY, MAY q

Prince-Walter Christian.
: Gentlemen-Wilbur Tomlin, Ros-
coe Alexander.
Soldiers - Elmer Price, Frank
Slaughter, Thomas McCormac, Alan
son Gibeaut.
Military Drill-Boys.
Vacation Song-Seventh Grade.
Group of Songs and Folk Dances
First and Second Grades.
Selection-Gemima Richards.
May Pole Dance-Mary Reid,
Melba Price, Erma Cottina, Margu-
rite Thomas, Matte Keller, Jose
phine McCormac, Alice Donohue,
Opal Alexander.
Glass Song-Seventh and Eighth
Grades.
ecessional-Arthur Slaughter.
I Presentation of Diplomas to the
Arthur Slaughter, Dora Gibeaut,
James Hulse and Lennard Tomlin
Song-Mother Love-Seventh A
Grade.
Opereetta-The Flower Nymphs
Surprise.
CHARACTERS e..
Aurora, Queen of the Dawn
Pearl Olinghouse.
Apollo, The Sun King-Edward
Deck.
Flower Nymphs--Attendan up,
on Aurora--Hilda Campbell, Isabel
Evans, Margaret McCormac. Virgin
ia Horsey, Ruth Christian. Margue.
rite Thomas, Phyllis Roeder, Virgin.
la Lee.
Imps or Princes-Attendant up.
on Apollo-Wilter Scott, Elmer Mid,
dleton, Floyd Tomlin, Louis Scott
James Deck, Arthur Slaughter
Clemens Walter. Lafayette Lee
Charles Donohue.
Synopsis of Operetta.
Scene 1.--Early one morning in
Flower Land. while wandering about
waiting for Aurora, Queen of the
Dawn, her Flower Nymphs are
frightened by sudden encounter
with lot Of Imps. Confusion en-
sues until Aurora appears. The
Imps prove to be princes bearing q
message eto Aurora, and an invita-
ton for herself and Nymps fron,
Apollo. the Sun King, to feast in
Sunlight Palace. The Imps assert
that Apollo is very tired of sleep
ing and longs to be released from
behind the "Silvery Bars Of Dawn
where he is imprisoned. All hasten
to Apollo.
Scene aurora and Nymphs
attended by the Princes, open the
"Silvery Bars of Dawn and Apollo
appears. After the greeting OF
Apollo and Aurora, all join in the
chorus finale, ooh, Then to the
Feast in the Palace Of Sunlight"
The scene ends with beautiful
tableau.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20

for the year 1920 will not serve as
assessment for the year 1921.
Now, as to pending legislation:
Two bills have been introduced in
the Senate. The first bill was intro
duced by me and has been favorably
reported by the Committee on Mines
and Mining. 1t provides that the
| annual assessment year shall begin
on the 1st day of July each year in
| stead OF on the LIST day of January
ment work required for the year
In other words, it makes permanent
the law that was passed for 1920.
This bill will probably become law,
However. it will not affect assess
ment work required for the year
1920. 1t will mean, however, that
the claim owner will have until July
l, 1922, in which to perform the
1921 assessment worg.
There is another bill now before
the Committee on Mines and Mining
providing for the extension of one
years time in which to perform the
assessment work for 1920. At q
rece0t meeting. the Committee on
Mines and Mining reported adversee
ly on this bill. The committee will.
however, give reconsideration to the
bill at its next meeting at my re-
quest. l may obtain enough votes
In the committee to have the decis-
ion reversed and have the bill favor
ably reported. I am very doubtful,
however, whether the bill will be
able to pass he Senate and the
House before July list. I therefore
recommend that all claim owners do
their assessment work for 1920
prior to July 1, 1921.
Very truly yours,
KEY PrTTMAN.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20
THESE BOYS KNOW ORE
WHEN IT is IN SIGHT

David Fife, w. H. Bills, and
Claude A. Yake arrived in Silver
horn on Tuesday in order to take a
look-see at the great orebodies here
they had read about. After being
taken over Champion Hill, Weir's
peak and the groupings on the Sill
yer Dale ground, they acknowledg-
ed the orebodies were there, and
they look as good to them as they
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20

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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20
Peter Buol Returned
From New York Trip

Peter Buol, of Las Vegas, who Is
heavily interested in Silverhorn, has
returned from a business trip to
New York, where he spent several
weeks. Frank Champion met him
at Caliente and accompanied him to
his home in Las Vegar for day. Mr..
Buol reports that the interest in Sill
verhorn mines is so keen in New
York that there Is an increasing de-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20
r. M. Geppert Returns
To His London Office

r. NJ. Geppert, who ranks among
the leading biologists. left Silver
horn last Sunday after a stay OF
nearly two months. though it was
his intention to stay but a few days
when he arrived. Mr.. Geppert be-
came very much interested in the
geology of the district and his re-
searches will be of much practical
benefit. He will visit his home in
Minneapolis for a few days, after
Gfleh he will proceed to his office
in London.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20
Silver Slipper Group Is
Now In Active Opertior

The Silver Slipper group, which
adjoins or the west the Nickel groun
of the Silver Horn Mining and De
yelopnent company, has been ac-
qaired Icy lncal interests and two
men put to work. No details as Il
future pans have bean given out rs
yet but it is expected to be one OF
the most active properties.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20
MOVIE PROGRAM

FRIDAY-Love's Harvest, Shirley
Mason. and Fantomas Episode II.
MONDAY-She Couldn't Help It,
Bebe Daniels, and Sunshine Comedy,
The Baby.
WEDNESDAY ~ Special Show
First National Attraction, 1.-TWO
Weeks" constance Talmadge and
the Ford Weekly.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20
Strikes Native Copper
North of SilverhorY

A strike of native copper is re-
ported from a claim owned by ]. G..
Jackson and located about two miles
north of Silverhorn. The find was
made practically at the surface and
1t Is too early to say just what il
will amount to. AS far as known, il
is the first native copper to be foun1
in this vicinity.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20
The Silver Carlisle Is
Opening Up It's Ground

Active progress is being made by
a small force on the Silver Carlisle
property, though nothing sensa-
tional is reported. This group Ia To-
Gated on the east extension of the
Silverhorn ore zone and it is believ-
good mines in that section.
ed that develomont will prove some