The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-12-16
SNOW TOO DEEP FOR TRACTOR
TO BREAK ROAD TO NATIONAL

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National Mining Company, which
company is aggressively developing
the Buckskin National mine, re-
turned to this city last evening with
the news that the snow is too deep
to permit Of further hauling to the
mine, and even with the county
tractor to break the road it was
found impossible to transport the
heavy mill machinery to the mine.
At Mud Springs, an altitude far
below that of the mine. the snow is
said to be two feet deep, with
more as the road climbs higher into
the mountains.
This. however, does not mean that
work at the mine will be abandoned.
for it is stated that all necessary
mining supplies are on the ground,
as well as food. Whatever time may
develop as necessary in the line of
supplies will be taken to the mine
by packhorses, and work on the
mill will be reusmed next spring.
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the Nevada State Life building last
night.
Everything was done to make the
guests feel at home and the banquet
hall looked, felt and smelled like a
chuck wagon-with bevy of as
pretty girls as ever forked a horse
without getting bowlegged shooting
the biscuits in chaps and sombreros.
Saeebrush on Table
The tables were garlanded with
sagebrush and holly and groaned
with everything the cowpuncher and
sheep herder loves to eat.
There was beef with "heifer's de-
light" mounted on the same platter
with lamb of the spring of 1876 to
indicate the democracy of the range.
Sour-dough bread fairly wallowed in
the rich gravey Of the frijoles and
sow belly. Spotted pup" and pan
dulce" topped off the repast.
Vernon Metcalf made fine toast
master. Louis Sshwartzchild do
mated the cigars (he said). Herb
Nicholas the beef and Bill Moffit the
lamb, which provoked a demand
from Senator Billy Platt for an ex-
clamation why an admission fee
was justified. His doubts were
cleared up later.
The after-dinner features covered
wide range, from a mastery talk
on pending rural credit legislation
by Senator Jerry Sheehan to the
inside story of Mary's little lamb
which, according to Miss Louise
Francis, talented entertainer, was
MARY had a little lamb.
l don't see how she did.
How could Mary have a lamb
When she was just a kid?"
Witty Stories Told
Stories old and new were ably
told by Governor Boyle, Frank j.
Hagenbarth. Fred Bixby, Andy &c.
81 Robinson and F. E. Bush. Miss
Francis delighted her audience with
clever monologues and two touching
sentimental songs, entitled "No mat
ter how tough the steak is you can
always stick your fork in the gravy"
and "You never find a prune so
young that it hasn't got some
wrinkles"
1t was generally voted that if
Nevada livestock goes into the win
ter as well fed and in as good con-
dition" president George Russell
Juniors speech) as that in which
the guests left the table, the spring
of 1923 should see all our sheep
and cattle men out of debt.
President George Russell, Jr., of
Elko, called the meeting to order
at 1925 a. m. and presented Mayor
Stewart, who welcomed the stock
men to Reno. expressing the hope
that the results of the meeting
would be the carrying out to COM
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