The hydraulic press., 1860-03-31
NORTH SAN JUAN, NEVADA co, SATURDAY, MARCH 81 1856
NEWS FROM THE EASTERN SLOPE
Winter Breaking up at Last.-Scarcity of
Feed and Cattle.-High Prices, &c. &c.

| From private letter, dated Truckee City
! March Goth, We learn that the winter season
| in Western Utah is at last breaking up.-
There was no snow between Truckee City
and the upper crossing of the river, and in
the meadows grass was starting quite green.
| 1t was thought that Sardine Valley would
be clear of snow by the first of April. Our
correspondent was informed that public
house had been built in this valley, and one
| in Dog Valley. If this is so, travellers by
] the Henness Pass route will find all the stop
ping places they need FAIR accommodations
can be found at ONears upper crossing. At
Stout Martins crossing, a bridge con-
| structed by those gentlemen has been COW
cred six feet of its width, which is enough
to allew pack and saddle mules to cross ;
and by the first of May the other side will
be covered so as to permit the passage of
teams of 10000 pounds. The proprietors,
| together with Mr. O'Neal, intend to construct
a trail up the side of the old emigrant hill,
just north of the upper crossing of the True
the river twice at that point. The trail can
be easily converted into a good wagon road
An idea on which the Truckee Turnpike
Company are advised to act.
| Langton's Express now makes regular
weekly trips across the mountains to and
from Downievile by the Jamison route, and
Tim Smiths passenger train passed through
| Truckee City on its return on the 10Th inst.
This new town is considerably talked about
It's location is said to be the very best in
Truckee Meadows-just at a point by the
Buttes where all the northern roads converge,
in the midst of fine grazing and tillable
lands, and convenient to lumber mills and
water. Alvord Co. were obliged to quit
their mill just as they were ready to COM
mence saving, in order to drive their nearly
famished cattle to American Valley for recu-
peraton, else several buildings would have
mill would be going last Saturday, and the
first orders are for Truckee City. A number
of lots have been engaged, and one gentle
man has completed preparations to erect a
two-story hotel just as soon as the lumber
can be got On the ground. The proprietors
of the town have secured valuable water
right on the Little Truckee river, which is
but few miles off, and thus have it in their
power to introduce water into the place for
every purpose that may need it, whenever
desired Lumber is worth at Afford Il Co.'S
mill $33 per thousand. The cost of hauling
it is enormous, owing to the debilitated
condition of cattle, the badness of roads
and scarcity of feed and teams. Affords
four yoke of oxen cannot haul more than
500 feet. The cattle everywhere on the east
ern slope are very poor and weak. Parties
are paying $3.50 per thousand for hauling
lumber from back of Carson City to Virginia
1t costs them $500 delivered at that place
Hay is worth 5000 per ton in Truckee Mea-
dows, and about $3.50 to $500 at Virginia.
The condition of the roads and the season
remind one of an early spring thaw in Mas
sachusetts. Wages is high, as well as other
things mentioned. The poorest thing of a
man cannot be hired for less than $50 per
month and board. Common hands at Vir-
gina and Carson City are getting $5 and Sc
per diem, boarding themselves. Carpenters
get 81 and So.
Some preparations to cultivate the soil are
being made already in Truckee Meadows and
Steamboat Valley. George II. Beach, the
well known Marysville orchardst, has re-
ceived lot of seeds, fruit trees and vines,
a portion of which he will sell and the re-
mainder plant on his own farm.
Our correspondent makes no allusion to
mining matters, except to say that perfect
storm of speculation is blowing over there,
and that one acquaintance who went across
the mountains with him with no larger cap
| ital than $3.50, has made in hard cash, by
buying and selling claims at Virginia, over
| $4,000.
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