Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-06-06

! On Sunday, we had the pleasure OF ma
king d short visit to Washoe county. In
the early morning seated behind span OF
Ligh, s Allmans gayest nags' we left 'ir-
GINA over the Geiger grade. passed several
yernsl ranches along the canon, and then
came in view of that dark and bloody
ground where Fouck and Pretty Charley
satisfied their wounded honor. We met
numerous loads of Sierra county hay on
its way to metropolitan market, besides
innumerable wood teams of all grades
from a Jack up to prairie schooner. The
sides of the hills along the old grade are
profusely strewn with flowers, and al
though but little relief to the barren waste
seems to denote that even where nature is
most shorn of charms, she has yet a hg
leaf in memory of happier times, Like
going To-" Faciie deceHSus est 4re'7isS.
The grade is easy and short ride brings
us TO the famous
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS,
which are throwing off in the distance
heecv clouds of sulpnuric ether. We
leave Sage brush. and on the shores OF the
creek reach innumerable ranches bloom,
in: in vegetation and bearing evidences OF
careful cultivation and irrigation. Ten
minutes more ride and we are clasping the
hand Of our old friend Stowe, of the
Steamboat Springs Hotel, who gently
says: God bless your conSumptive soul,
have YOU breakfasted -" nary" we
adobe rejoins-you shall-we reply
Amen. In a short time the tinkling bell
assured us that grub" was ready-ye
Gods what I" lay out, squads" as ten
der as an Insurance Agents sympathieS,
eggs as fresh as an editorial in the Lyon
County Sentinel; trout as spotted as the
Mary Ann Company's honesty; cream as
rch as the pay -streak of the Yellow Jacket
ledge; milk as devoid OF chalk as the "Oid
P,ute" is of financial ability; butter
harder than the Hale & Nnrcross bed
rock, and sweeter than the concentrated
kisses of ten thousand virgins. We did
that breakfast justice. Stowe can swear
10 it. We then paid hurried visit to the
Springs. which were boiling and splutter-
ing in sulphurous wrath, and the rum
bling below sounded like old Pluto rolling
ten-pins with Vulcan. Close by on the
green sward are pitched the tents of Mr..
Isaac James and party, who are engaged
in surveying the route for the Truckee
River and Virginia Railroad. The first
survey has been made. and now the locat-
ing survey is nearly completed. We
learned that the grade would be very easy,
and the entire distance to be built less
than forty miles. The road, as surveyed,
will commence on some portion OF u
street, Virginia, strike Gold Hill on MAN
street, at a point not far from the Chal-
lenge mine dump. wind along the range
of hills at American City, and pass the
divide between Washoe. Ornsby and Sto-
rev counties near the old bluff a. the toll
road. Thence to the Lake View House
the grade will be easy, where branch
road will run to Carson. From the Lake
View House 10 Ophir and Washoe the
route is almost airline. Then passing
down Pleasant and Steamboat Valleys, it
will touch the Truckee in about twelve
miles, at some point as yet undetermined
on. The survey is nearly completed, and
Mr.. James is confident Of speedy COM
pletion of a work which will in two years
do more towards increasing the wealth Of
the county of Storey than any one thing.
The sun having passed the meridian, we
take a regretful leave of Steamboat and
pass up the valley. Ranches IN high cul-
tivation are upon either hand-the mead
ows are green with their annual covers,
and for few miles the scenery is pastural
and charming. We pass the Temelec
Mill, which is pounding away on quartz
from our mines, and came near missing
our way. by taking the new grade that
connects with the Ophir. but getting right
again. in few moments We are in the
pleasant little town Of
wAsAoE CITY,
Which is located on the shores of the lake
of that name. Recently severe fire de-
vastated the lower portion Of the town,
the blackened ruins of which still sending
out smoldering puffs. Since we visited
the town something more than year
since, a great change has taken place.
Numerous private residences have been
Winham has built an ele-
CANT brick block, on Court House corner.
The Washoe Times office looks as neat and
prosperous as we hope their business may
ever be. On the shores of the lake large
mill has been built by the New York
Company, which we did not have time to
visit. A pleasant ride Of two hours. and
we were again in our old home, which.
lacking as it does, trees, flowers and
natural adornments, will ever look lovely
80 orr OH alied vision