The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-07-18
LARGE QUANTITY
OF NARCOTICS IS
SEIZED IN ELKO
SUCCESSFUL HAUL MADE IN
LAST SATURDAYS RAID is
FOUND BURIED IN
THE GROUND

keeping everlastingly at it," is
the motto of the Federal narcotic
officers, and if the first raid does
not prove effective it is usually
proved that succeeding ones are not
devoid of results. Such was the
case at least in Elko last Saturday
when a very successful excursion
was conducted in the local China
town and large quantity of opium
and cocaine, together with a num-
Der. of lamps rewarded the efforts
of the searchers, says the Elko
Free Press.
Promptly at eight o'clock the local
and federal officers started out on
trip through numerous houses in
the Chinese quarter. The federal
officers had been in the city for
three or four days and their pres
ence had evidently been tipped off
for there was an absence of dope
wherever search was made. A
quantity of pipe-bowls and lamps
were discovered in the store of Wah
Lung, and the confiscated articles
and the proprietor were taken to
the county Jail, where zee Linn
pleaded guilty to having had the
articles in his possession and was
released after contributing 5000
and costs to the county exchequer.
The first place visited in the
afternoon was the restaurant con-
Quoted in the rear of the Owl sa-
loon. A thorough search of the
premises was made but nothing was
found. The store and group of
cabins owned by Henry Cheong on
Fifth street was next visited. Here
evidences of the presence of smok-
ers was found but no tangible evil
dence was discovered and the squad
proceeded to the Chin Gin residence
and chicken yard.
Soft ground being discovered in
the chicken yard, a shovel was Sc
cured and before much dirt was re-
moved number of glass lamps had
been uncovered, the paper wrap
pings of which were not discolored,
indicating the short time they had
presumably been in their hiding
place. Following this a can partly
filled with opium was brought to
light and then tobacco can filled
with fifteen bingles of cocaine was
added to the list.
In the mean time the proprietor
had been served with a warrant
and came out to view the work that
was being conducted in his premises
Chin Gin, the one served, was quite
positive that the enclosure in which
the work had been carried on was
planted prior to his ownership, but
he claimed possession of the chicken
coop that was next to the scene of
the officers endeavors, and which
later proved to be so rich cache
of the valuable stuff In his pres
ence work was started inside the
coop; digging was difficult work last
Saturday. The day was warm and
there was mighty little air where
it was necessary to labor. Evil
IDENTIFY the proprietor realized that
the officers were not very far away
from the cache for he started to
leave and was forcibly told to re-
main. "Must get my hat" he told
the officers, and was just as plainly
told that he didn't need his hat,
there being plenty of shade where
he could sit and watch operation.
Before very long large tin box
was discovered two feet under
ground which was found to con-
tain ten full cans of the poppy
juice, roughly valued at 500 per
can. Further digging failed to dis
close any more of the dream pro-
Queer, so the officers desisted from
their arduous labors, made further
unproductive search of the house
and brought Gin and the contra
brand to the Jail, where the China
man was booked on a charge of
having had the stuff in his posses
sion and released after paying a
cash bail of $500.
Tomorrow morning has been set
for, the time of the preliminary
hearing in this case, Gin in the
meantime remaining at liberty on
bond. c. j. Haley, the federal mar
cotic officer who conducted the raids
on Saturday was appreciative of the
assistance rendered him by the To-
cal officers. Constable McFarlane
and Probation Officer Nicholson as
sisted him in both the morning and