Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-04
rRucKEE o1rY.

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Ne paid q short visit to Truckee CityN
onk tho line Of the Pacific Railroad near
DoApcr Lake, last week, and we confess
that NO were quite agreeably surprised
with the many evidences of permaueucy
and prosperity of tho place. 1t has quite
a number Of stores, such as usually are
to be found in fourishing towns-but
that Of Burckhalter ia one Of the largest
and finest mercantile establishments
east of the mountoins, and would do
credit to Virginia City or Gold Hill, as
there is hardly one equal to it in this
locality, their trade being groceries,
provisions, hardware, farming imple-
mcnts. clothing, grain, Chinese goods,
etc. There are also q number of hotels
aud boarding houses in Truckee, the
best hotel being the one at the railroad
depot, which is kept in frst-rate style
of comfort and luxury. Therc are sew
eral churches, OF different deuomina-
lions, in Truckee, where tho gospel OF
light and truth is preached every Sab
bath ; and o Public School, which is
largely attended by boys and girls
smart, active children, upon whose
| smiling faces the glow Of health and in-
,elligsuce plainly indicates a healthy
climate and a good school dieipline. In
company with Brother Ferguson, OF the
Truckee Tribune, We paid a visit to the
school, and We confess that we were
quite pleased with the exercises Of the
scholars-gymnastics, during the inter-
mission, being a part of the training
and Professor Rope being their tutor;
the girls being particularly proficient.
We also visited a now and extensive
planning mill, owned by Edward Brickell
& Co., which had just started
into operation few days
before, for tho planning and
growing of flooring, sealing, aud
making window sash, door frames,
venetian shutters, aud various articles
Of household furniture-the sugar pine
timber of the neighborhood being par
ticularly adapted to the manufacture Of
the above articles. An immense amount
of the latest invented planning machinery
has been imported from the East for
this mill; and at the mill there is now
in course Of erection q largo brick dry
ing or seasoning house, to prepare tho
green sawed lumber suitably for the
business. Brickell L Go. intend to sup
ply the whole State of Nevada with their
wares and building materials, and which
the people Of this section particularly
will no doubt find far superior to any
heretofore or now used. Truckee City,
too, has immense Of lumber,
timber, shingles and irewood, such as
no other town along the limo Of the great
Pacific Railroad can boast Of; and its
pure water, air, and magnificent noun
tain scenery, its close proximity to Dom
ner and Tahoe lakes, aud the pleasant
and easy facility for visitors to reach
the town by railroad, all combined, will
soon build up a large and permanent
community; aud all it wants now is a
county seat for a better local govern
ment, which il i, bclived will be granted
by the next Legislature, the territory TO
DO set aside being a part Of Sierra,
Nevada and Placer counties. A good
little tri-weekly paper, the Tribune, is
published in Truckee City by u friend
F. A. Ferguson, Esq, a clover young
gentleman whom We should like to see
we'll p~atronized by the people Of Truckeo
for tho better he is %patronized, the
better his paper will be, and tho more
credit it will-refect upon tue town as q
good locality for men of means and
enterprise to locate in. There arc many
other matters connected With Truckee
City We could dwell upon, il We had the
time and space, but the above will have
to suffice for the present.