, 1869-01-26
NEVADA.

7 he Age of Driehaua Youug -Atvar-
taSeA OF The rAcilc tkoad-l1oful "a
TuWna-rhe Great Dtsere-rhe Erac.
edy Of Scheli Creek Statlon-nuby--
NeyA0a aid ita Agricultural re.
Aou ces-e usato ana Its Hlan.s-a
totnnat dalturs en- The E+utraI eaelac
-Winpemucca and It's mtues-lhe
White Pine District.
From Our Special Correspondent.
RCBr WALLET. Nevada, Jan. 8. 1859
The first oi our series ol letters ended with
brief description Of Salt Lake C1tr and
some Of Its Constitutions" We must return
there Tor moment to correct an crrur We
rlnde in the figures denoting the age uf
"Frcsidcnt" Young. We said liz was q.
years old; In lien thereof read H7t-ttc
"PropNet' 1lavln9 been born June 1, fsnl,
Before stepping Into the atage, lot ,rs eay to
our Eastern irlende, the railway Is now
cu'nrcted and cars run 10 within fltty.four
iulses Of the City ii shlnts, bringing Clitca.
70 wtthln less tlinn TT days actual travel
I'll the capital Ut stUrn,ont1olu. Uue cu,,tlvl
help terttihg IL hyuone days III ppi II ot
EtH.Era' niatlUn lltnL wu Hire IN thsn days Of
t'ngfess, aid. ne hut,r, reluttn.
Had III" Ut''v,t 1'ari1u !satlwny t.ce,t In
"t"tHsl"1' f'flFe4i ynAFs ngt', what raun!iuss
itl"la, what tetrfl1t" Rtt'frr!i,pa would iiato
seen at'HFcd Nh" t"H'r n',tgfAHs. 1hn lgtt,e
t'Inltl'1n eGstttfri hrs and tE,rFu Atut9 TIM
rnt!", dt'l"sl'Eg tilp tnnam II ferre asipnHHlur,
IT dsRt:! by ataFsulion, tolinwed hy loHu!y,
hurried atplllufe, far tram friends and huns,
wnnsd nat bu here to lMritu eIanlluus at
painful Interest the llorriblo b4lchury OF
11o Mtlf, women Rn.t children ut Mauntuln
Mcadowa In 1857, by MoFmons and Indians,
would mt rise up In datnnable black ness
NJ i oycrshadow the esrutcheon Of polypamv.
and our nation had not been detled and dis.
sracea by q handful of foreign aud native
NusMcn fanatics, incl cd, but not led, by n
cowarI, h5pocritc and blasphomer. Ii, tn.
| stead Of OK teams to transport our army sun.
| plies We had been enabled to invoke tfit aid
| Of sscam, and could We have used cars In.
stcad OF cavalry horses, tu transport our
soldiers, the famous y. Mormon war" would
have resulted very differently.
! and be oH for the silver mines. short dis
lance beyond the outskirts Of the city we
| cross hi river Jordan, whch NC flud has over.
flowed its hanks, and for half mile or mote
We drive through the water hub deep. On
| inquiry We ascertain that there has ben no
ruin In the valley for several months, and
| VIC leave the explanation Of this anon aiou,
| condition Of things 10 some sapunt who will
tell us u hence comes the suit held In such
strong solution IN the waters af the lake, nud
| where goes the immense drainage Of trc-l1
water from melting SHOW, mountain torrent,
riyulct and river; The laka having no percen.
t!hle outlet. Eighteen miles from tue CITY
We cntne to the shores OF the great lake, aud
two mill farther Oh We pass through the d.
]atfda1cd hamlet uf ~. TIA ultscrah. Q
place with Just space enough between tbs
Nountains and lake for the site OF the y1l
]aee. We were glad when we passed it out
Of sight. The originality and breylty of It's
| nome ts the ouly merit the ''town' possesses,
and this 1t derives from the first two Initials
t"Elder" f. +. Benson. The next aud last
Mormon settlement Is "Toelle," ten miles
| from Benson.
This IS very pretty yi'l:ge, laid out after
The manner Of Salt Lake City, with noun
tsin stream passing through its streets to r.
rigate its gardeus, and extensive peach or
chaeds. lis spiritual and temporal behavior
one Of the high dt.nitarIcs Of tue Church.
Six miles to the westward We come to the
detlinct town Of Stocktou-a place that was
started and run" Tor time by the Third
California Volunteers, under Colonel mo Y
Genera1} Connor. The regiment was station.
appears both officers aud men thought they
had "sfruck 1t rich" In / urysnt. Numerous
stlver.bearln. strait we're found, sure enough;
hut It vas SO internlixed with ttad aud COP.
| pr [UAk l4a IGAuELIhu IL n circulating i'll !.
dium" was hidden In the miracles u q
chemical process thcn unknown to ronr
boys In blue" Lead not being "adzackly.'
what the bays were In pursuit OF, the
'.uines" sunk into oblivion. From Stockton
The route I,asses over the tame character o1
Sage brush, nlkal1 lat ,nnd the ''Great ALeti
cac Desert" Passing around the northern end
Of tho desert, We lnvo unfairly wonder II
such picture Of desolat1on can possibly
extend from o1r point Of observation, q aJ
beyond the confres Of Utah into the Terri
tory OF Arizona. AIany poor. .cmgraut ha:
pcrishcd In the attemp" 10 cross t,nos know
Ing TINT this areary waste is from eighty to
hundred miles wide, with neither water
grass nor wood to break the monotony oi
sand.
The next point of any note is schcll Creek
station, where the repair shops Of the Over
land Stage company are located. This plac
WAS made memorable by 4 tragedy enactet
here about TWO years since. Five it'll
mounds Of earth on an adjacent knoll iadI
. cate the number Of victims. Thr9e men
i originally from our own State Of Illinois, re
, turning homeward across the plains, Us,
+ come thus far on their way, bringing SINAI
; drove ef Indian ponies which they lntendc
TO sell In Salt Lake City. Night coming ou
eSys tssy 'nfs~gsd e1ssx pS,, The Sea2a banks
: two strangers made their appearance. nr
, stated thai they, too. had intended campin
: at that point. during the evening the tw
. strangers hargaiocd for couple of ponic:
j and finally all lay down to sleep. shortl
:. after midnight the two men got up, aud Wit
= latchct murdered the Other three slccpia
:. men. Without waiting to dispose of tt
! bodies Of tho murdered men, although the
6 were not half a mile from the "station,
J, the miscrcants took the few yaluablcs the
c could find upon the persons Of the victim
i and fed. Shortly after midnight Il
o murder became known. and The en-
il ployes Of the stage company turuc
/, ont m masse IN pursuit Of Il
Q mnrdcress., An exciting chase ensued, ant
It although the scoundfels separated and p1
10 kcene Of their crime, they were overtakel
r arrested, brought buck 10 Schell Creek. NJ
d | hung III time to be buried With their victim
e Fa,N los Egi|antes!
tains We enter the State Of Nevada; a.
:. $50 miles west by south of ealt Lake Cit
:. We come to the head of Ruby Vale
e Here VIC observe the 1rst indications OF E:
b tensiye agricultural yclopment that "
+. have seen since We LETT Great Salt LAX
{. miles, We gladly accept the proIered hosr
& ta1lty of Samuel Woodward, Esq, the age
nf Of Wells, Fargo 4 Co. at this point, and Il
n owner OF farm Of l ,0.0 acres IN this beau
t. lul valley. Contrary to the modern Idea
in giving names, without point or sienincanc
|
le :here are myrfads of rubIes to be found In Il
b. mountain streams which water the vail
At 4 We have "washcd out" several hundred fro
n q few paufuls Of sand. They are perfect
r. form and c>!or, wanting only in size to re
tsc der Them valuable, They have the! pecnll
A. octsgonal shape OF the crys,al1lzed guar,
~ and their size graduates from taat Of pit
8 head downward. When the adjacent mou
he taips shall have been thoroughly pl
se spected." 1t Is quite probable that tuhies
I Of %-~i MTT-3h tcf
AS The state Of Nevada covers an area
If 1ne ,O0u square miles, aud has popu1 4tion
,fr about $1,000 whites and 1000 to 5000 l
be dfans, The whole Inferior portion OF
as State is intcrsecsed by ranges Of mountai,
nd the general course ot which Ia north q
,na number, lying parallel With each 9th
IN. {ormip. extensive ralleya, many Of VIII
- arc susceptible Of the highest grade Of cu'
ration. The State must ever remain esA
cv, large fortunes here for the men who >
ost come aud till the soil. Seventy I've bush
80 of wheat or barley, or 800 to 4o0 bushels
4 potatoe to the acre, arc not con.idered
ley i1aordinaEy crops tor this Wordrously P
N. ductlye sou, through the process Of irri
al. tion abundance OF: wafer LOT WHICH Is s,
les. piled by the drnfnace Of the mourtas
nce throughout the growing season. from
his melting SHOWS, seasons os drought, AID
: OF consequent znfnation Of crops, are unkno
va shine, and when the farmer sees that
licids aud crops need moisture, be sim
d a opens the previously prepared slulce-wa
ths and in twenty -four hours the ground u ).
see rated IS naturally as though The work u
performed BY the 'tclerk Of the Teaths
,een During the past season NJ. Woodward
rats led upon his farm 6oo ,0o9 pounds Of bar
.ays S5O, LOO pounds Of wheat, 900 pounds
was oats, and 20 tons Of potatoes. Barley Is I
selling for cents per pound, .tcoiu);
heir wheat he converts into aouF, AZ his own
usd. the cniy one Within ~ mlles o. tnls p
0 70 -and the nouF seltss as iast aS II Is Haue
Sue Flu per lt1 pounds! ibis s1HcS Is sew
ause miles IN leDE10, Well W3teFFQ4 auu rs pEu