Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-12-24
STANDS PAT ON MINING BILL

H. r. 1885, the socaed Arentz BILL and IS determined that
the mining of the country shall be changed in spite OF
the almost universal protest Of mine operators and pros
peetors OF the West evidenced by letter which Dr. Balm
has addressed the editor of the Mining Scientific Press
a copy Of which he has to this paper.
Dr. Balm reminds u.s. this instance, OF what the Irish
said to have said about the bull that tried to butt
the locomotive off the track 81 admire your nerve, but
damn your judgement" The eminent gentleman is in
danger OF submerging himself in qucksand of suspicion
oil his motives that his long experience a newspaper
writer should have taught him avoid lie apparently
neither needs the danger sign One thing
tala if this bill in, anything like its present form, be-
comestc law Of the land the Bureau OF Mines will lose any
rrestage it may now have in the West
In spite OF Dir Bans specous plea for revision of the
mining laws governing the location OF and acquiring title
mineral lands the public domain there widespread d
mand from the interests most concerned for such revision
On the contrary everybody against it. Nor is
there justice in changing the laws governing discovery
and development, applied the precious and base
ais, because powerful capitalists desire legally grab big
porpyy copper deposits or hold immense of sae oil
lands until they good and ready utilize them.
The reason that Congressman AREN'T and other members
Of Congress have been flooded with letters protest against
this Ubiquitous measure is that both the prospector who
discovers mineral veins and the mine operator capitalist
who develops them realizes that the bill proposed will
kill prospecting 1t safe say that the group of dis
tingushed engineers who drew the bill did not consult the
prospector when it framed this To him is due
the discovery OF every mine big little known history
He has gone forth into the blazing sun of the desert the
snowcovered reaches ofthe north his lonely journeys
Quite recently published story three men who uir
covered rich vein OF silver Royston which told Of
their having quit work for few days to provide shelter
Tor themselves after sleeping outdoors during nppng
weather while they mined few of hglgrade Their
grub-stake $780, supplied by heather chinese"
How many OF the great mining engineers who drew this
bill experienced such hardships? And these men Of
ten have endured hunger thirst cold their eternal
quest OF sold and silver. Senator Odde of Nevada vert
through the same hardships when with m Butler and
Milse' Brougher he worked MINDLESS on bleak Novem
Der days twenty ago with scany ratons wrang
ling wood for fuel after the days work was done The
pluck OF these three gave the world the matchess
silver camp of Tonopah made fortunes for the hun,bc
as wen as the mighty and reawakened the lure of mining
ionopah has added hundred and twenty million dollars
IN gold and silver to the wealth of the world Godfed its off
spring. hundred million more and or more of new
districts have been discovered and deveoped by men who
were drawn Nevada by the riches of the Mizpah of To-
nopah Are we to stand idly by and allow bunch of hand
picked corporaonbred mining engineers backed by big
interests kill all this2
Last evenings Gazette made the official announcement
that Samuel AREN'T present representative in congress-
would be candidate for the Republican nomination for
United States senator in the coming primary campaign
The announcement followed dispatch from the member
the lower house saying that such action was impeed at
the solicitation of many friends" etc
The truth OF the matter it believed by many is that
e hastened his action in order to had off Ed Roberts
Who has been reliably the Appeal has for sew
era weeks been getting things line to make the senatorial
run But If hls is Arentz' purpose he will find will not
throw little scare into Roberts Opposition does ever
bother Roberts at any time, the is the stronger
his determination to win
Nor will Arentz' announcement disturb the Democrats
the candidate they have practically cenered on Ar
enz made phenomenal for congress in the campaign
two years ago and was elected by big majority but
eryhing on that occasion in his favor There was
Republican landslide begin with his Democratic op-
ponent had made himself unpopular that half of his
party turned against him. The coming campaign, how
ever will be run different lines and contrary the state
men of the Gazette there is division serious one
IN the ranks OF the Republicans But matter what the
latter or their candidates do the from
will be Key Pttman
It Muske Ridge, Kentucky. where VISIT THE SCHOOLS
moohe INDUSTRY mas been re- People of Hawthorne should sh
y mtererred with by federal Of their appreciation exce