The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-07-20
OUR NEVADA CORRESPONDENTS.

| CAHsoN CITY, June IL, 1865.
| EDITOR Rock ISLAND ARGUS If there has
never before been dearth of news items in
| Nevada, now there is. certainly. The gu
preme court grinds out few decisions inter
esiing to lawyers and clients; newspapers
TEEN with leaders on national policy such as
the suffrage question, and the measure oil
| punishment due the leaders of the rebellion
robbers are plying their calling day and
night; and the Indians in the Humboldt re.
gion are still hostile, while about Reese River
and Walker River they are making peace
and preparing for another season of "friend
Illness" -
Public sentiment is divided on the suffrage
| question, but think it favors white voters and
an exclusion of Tour African brothers" from
the polls, yet / would not feel surprised "a
find contrary expression If it 10 made par
ty issue, for, if they don't lie, many seces-
sionists and copperheads will vote for negro
suffrage. The American people seem TO be
easily educated up to the support of any
plausible principles; and thousand srgue
that the negro is entitled TO use the ballot in
addition to hrs freedom.
The cry Of Ahard times" never was 80 Wig
orously kept mp In Nevada ~ q present.
price of leading stocks. and there has been
slight decline since. A number of the lead
ing mines have discharged . portion of their
workmen, and rs . consequences some mills
have nothing to do. The confidence in the
observation-disclosures of the mines, ia shaken. TO
say the least. One fact is not disputed here:
that the most noted mines are yielding less
ore and of a much inferior quality than one
or two years ago. Accounts from the mines
in the Reese River region are encouraging.
Our spring has been .oold and back ward,
and farmers are lugubrious as we'll as miners
and mill owners. The army worm has ap-
peared in places and 10 doing much damage.
Californians are supplying us with fine cher
ries, currents, strawberries, &C.; while our
own gardens are supplying us with a limited
supply of onions. turnips, radishes, salad,
&c. .--. 1 - Il -.
In the way of amusements, we have lately
received q visit from the celebrated piauiss
-Gottschalk. He favored our citizens with
a half dozen tunes for the moderate little sum
of 80, lin coin) each. He had one crowded
house-but could not have received two vet
all admit his superiority ON the piano. The
dear cresture that accompanied me, pro-
nounoed the performance perfectly splen-
did"-and of course / did. though if asked
why, my reason would have been simple en-.
Ough. -@.e 20
Lake Bigler 10 splendid sheet of water, I
30 miles long aud Is wide. situated on or in |
the summit Of the Sierra Nevada Mountains,
and about Is miles distant from Carson City,
on the route to California, and forms q por.
lion of the boundary line between this state
and California. During the summer season,
= is the Saratoga of Nevada. Parties 70
there to fish, TO sail ON the lake. TO hold Pic |
,ics, dances, and make loys and get married.
On the 10th inst. . thoaghtful and lovely
laughter of one Of our supreme Judges kind
,. assisted me TO enjoy . "trip to the beautiful
AXE, pointed out the magnifcence of the
'oenery, AMI kept'ue in state of sschants
nent for ono whole day and half the night.
The road from here to the lake IL all che 7
Fay winding around and up the noun
ain sides. IL has been constructed At i'm.
nense cost. and the scenery along il 10, in
many places terrihcally grand. The noun
covered with spruce and pitch pine and the
idss are very steep in many pieces and