Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-03
MORNING LEADER,
TUESDAY MORNINe, FEB, ;, 1s63.
All the Way from observation-disclosures
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TUESDAY, MORNING., FEB, 3, 1868.
An the Way from Nevada---TerritOriaI
Enterprise.
From away of in Nevada Territory
comes to US handsomely printed daily
paper-siThe Daily Territorial Enterprise" f"
published at Virginia City, which is one Of
about dozen settlements which make up
the habitable part of Nevada, the others
being Carson City, Genoa, Wsshoevillei
Janesville, MOllviIle, Gold Hill, Carson
Rapids, Chinatown, Mormon Settlement,
Hicks, and Franktown, the names being a
pretty good index to the characteristics of
each place. These are all included in a
tract Of say fifty miles square, on the wes-
tern border of the Territory. Virginia
City is about equally distant from Pyra-
mid Lake and Carson Lake, and IS between
the Tuckee River, which flows into the
former, and Carson River, emptying into
the latter. But far removed from ordi-
nary civilization as these settlements are,
they are not without news from the out
side world, for the "Pony Express" runs
through them, and the wonderful Pacific
Telegraph flashes news of war daily through
the lonely passes which surround them
= And the inhabitants of Virginia City would
doubtless resent with bowie-knife or pis-
tOl any inslnuation that they are desti-
tute Of sll the necessaries and luxuries, for
do they not advertise "Grand Ball.
with the tickets at $500 each, and q A
Calico Party" on Christmas Eve, at Top
hfe's Theatsr, and a Dancing School at
mo. Is South B. Street Virginia City?"
And the columns Of the Enterprise TEEN
with more professional cards than do the
papers Of Cleveland, while dry goods and
fancy goods, stocks, watches and diamonds
are advertised with refreshing looseness.
aFwo daily lines Of stages are advertised,
"through to San Francisco in thirty-six
hours" The Enterprise of this date, the
18th, has abundant eastern dispatches of
the 18th, 18th and 18th. We are informed 4
that there is splendid skating on Washoe
Lake" also, that "a few black eyes and
bunged noses may be set down as the nett
proceeds Of the whole of Sundays en-
counters" which seems to indicate de-
pressing state of the items market A
lively letter from Carson gives sketch of
the passage of some local bills which af-
forded some "fun." In the course Of a
debate between one Ford and Lewis the
former "rose to a question of privilege, and
called Lewis liar. It was mild but stun
ming rebuke," and ended the debate. The
same letter speaks of an +" Elysian sOiree,7
and says thepublic viii be there, for they
would as soon think of staying away from
their own funerals as neglecting to attend
dance"
In noting the organization Of pioneer
society, under the name Of the " Pah-Ute
Association" the correspondent thus phil
osophises;
"Ah, well-it is touching to see these
knotty and rugged old pioneers-who have
beheld Nevada in her infancy, and toiled
through her virgin sands unmolested BY
toll-keepeTs; and prospected her unsmil-
ing hills, and knocked at the doors Of her
sealed treasure-vaults and esmped with
her horned toads, and tarantulas and liz
ards, under her inhospitable sage brush;
and smoked the same pipe; and imbibed
lightning out Of the same bottle; and eaten
their regular bacon and beans from the
same pot; and lain down to their rest un-
der the same blanket-happy, and lousy, I
andcontented l-yea, happier and lousier
and more contented than they are this
day, or may be in the days that are to
come: it is touching, 1 say, to see these
Westher-beaton and blasted old patriarchs
banding together like deeaying tribe, for
the cake of the privations they have under
gone, and the dangers they have met-to
rehearse the deeds of the hoary past, and /
rescue its traditions from obliyionl The
Pah-Ute Association viii become a high
and honorable srder in the land-its GER
ti6eate Of membership patent Of nobility.
I extend unto the fraternity the right
hand Of poor but honest half-breed and /
say God speed your sacred enterprise"
This sprightly sheet is published at Sic
per year, or fifty cents per week. For the
number before US we are indebted to Hon.
IN AeElcy, member Of the Territorial
House Of Representatives.