Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-26
Dailp 9latlOnal 1rmOtrat.
. Trim TO Carson City and Virginia.
uUFFAKER's RANCH, April 22d.

lNavada) Territory. But even at tHe llsk Vi
benc thought tedious, l will venture short
sketch ola trip to Carson and Virginia, made
= dav or two ago BY the courtesy of Messrs.
uuffakerand Sewell, enjoyed ride to both
those localities.
The road from here to Carson is through
Woshoe Valley, upon the west side of the
,,ho which is about six miles long, and pass
;oo in close proximity to the great works of
tho Onhir Company, which are now enclosed
:, substantial picket fence, of eleven feet in
ho;obt Carson did not quite come up to my
onticipatOns in regard to size, but is a pretti
l., ,,csted town and like your city, is laid off
=. r;obt angles, with many good and sub
Initial buildings, both of brick and stone
ovcelIent article of which is within a con-
,enient distance, and the owner of the quarry
with that energy which should command sue
cess, is building good and serviceable rail-
road from it into town, and will thus bring
the price of a durable material within the
reach of those who design to have safe places
of business.
rhe impression forced upon my mind, on
looking about, was, that Carson will be a
large city, provided the mining districts to
the south and east of it produce gold and sill
yer enough TO warrant working. If those
districts can support large industrial popu-
ation, Carson will continue to improve at a
rapid rate for it must of necessity become the
commercial depot off large section. But
should these districts prove to be of no ac-
count, and Virginia and Washoe be the only
mining localities, each Of those will at no very
distant future, do business with the lower
country, direct.
While many of the cities and towns of Cali.
fornia have furnished Carson full proportion
of legal gentlemen, Marysville appears to
have done the same with the mercantile pro-
fessiOn; amongst others, | noticed the stores
off. G. Fall, and Treadwcll & Co., each ol
whose stores now contain well supplied as
sortment; showing the forethought of secur-
ing a splendid stock of goods, before the clos
ing of the roads last fail
teen miles, the road runs through Gold
Canon, passing eleven quartz mills, each
working from four to siXtyfour stamps, and
all rafting away with their songs of incrcas-
ing wealth-doing job work, at the rate of
$50 per ton-proving more remunerative to
mill owners than to many of the mine pro-
prietars.
Stopping but couple Of hours at Nirg!nio,
had but little time to make myself acq quaint
ed with the news of the day. But | noticed
that the water company was busily employed
in laying down pipes through the street in
tending to furnish the citizens with purer
article of water than they have hitherto been
drinking. very decided Improvement in
that essential element is greatly needed for
the water heretofore used came mainly from
the various tunnels, and is horrd enough,
Sod knows The pipes laid are Of sheet iron,
about three inches in diameter, soldercd to-
geiher What pressure they calculate to
give it knownot, but in my poor opinion it
will not sustain sufficient pressure to give
any stream through the small half-inch lead
pipe which connects with the houses. Huv-
ing served about two months to the pipe
making business lately, makes me bold to say,
fear the Virginia water works will not i'm
media'ely be paying institution
There is some excitement springing up
about diggings near the Sink of Walkers
iiCnr WL;lo in, o,pvorsofi,p vrt4I, NJ. ~,
mans, he gave me the origin of the excite
ment. He is well and intimately acquainted
with the man from whom he derived his it,
formation, and believes that the account as
giveni iae, is substantially correct. The Pah
Utes have been bringing in good quantities OF
dust for sale, and one of them having receiy-
ed some bindnesses from the hand of a Ranch
owner in the neighborhood of Carson, offered
to take him and show him where it come
from, provided he would accompany him
alone. This the ranchero was tmid about
undertaking, and finally by the gift of a
horse, obtained reluctant consent 20 be al
lowed a companion for the trip. They trav'
'eled to near the sink of Walkers River, when
they found themselves conducted into an open
space, with brush thrown around like a cor
raj, into the presence of four or five hundred
Pah Utes, in council, prominent among whom
was old as we'll as young Wnnemucca. The
elder opened the council in speech of about
an hours length followed by his son, who
also spoke at considerable length. The coun-
ell opened at about eight in the morning, and
the ranchero and his companions both white
and Indian, were detained by them until four
in the afternoon, whey they were allowed TO
depart, and continued on to place where the
Indian said they could find gold; which they
accordingly did and in quantities to warrant
good pay, as well as fine looking goldbecrng
quart Bat the ranchero is confident that
he was not taken to the place where his
guide had first intended to take him, and
Judged from the action of the Indians in
council that it would have been dangerous
Tor the Indians life, had he persisted in tax
ing them there. This give for what it is
worth. My friend who related it to me evi.
IDENTIFY believed it, and l suppose there is
something init
While in Carson City, madethe acquaint
"hce OF the fnceious Lovejoy, of the Silver
-N9e' who says over his own sign manual,
,-ne never hurt woman, since he was weaned.
nc age 10y his pen, is made far the most
u Al.