The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-10

be in the dwelling house OF William
Mara occupied by the old gentleman
himself and his son-in-law David
Mageel, in the southwestern portion
of the city. just south of Duffy's soap
factory. The engine companies were
promptly on the ground, but it was
some minutes before water could be
had. At length one of the engines
was dragged up the hillside to a large
spring on the premises of C.. n. Note
ware, and from there pumped water
down to the other engine in the street.
Meantime. nearly all Magee's furni-
ture and some of the windows and
doors had been removed from the
! burning building. but the furniture of
Mr.. Mara's room, all the clothing he
possessed except what vas on him, a
valuable gold watch and chain pre-
scented to him by the wOrkInen of the
California State Capitol, and about
81 800 worth of valuable paintings be-
longing to j. NJ. Thompson, were con-
sumed with the building. Nearly half
the population of the city turned out
to the fire-men, WoInen and children
and by dint of hard work and the
free use of water by buckets the soap
factory, stables and residence of Mr..
Duffy were saved. When they at last
got water, the tiremen made every
drop Of it count, and worked nOblv
until the fire was subdued. which was
not, however, until the main building
had been destroyed and a shed at the
rear of ii wrecked. The building was
not insured, and the loss of it falls
heavily upon Mr.. Mara, who is quite
an old gentleman and possesses little
else of value. The origin Ofthe fire is IA
mystery not easily solved. The main
building was hard finished. no fire
had been used in it for weeks, and yet
the fire originated or was first di>cov-
cred between the plaStering overhead
and the roof. There had been fire in
the forenoon in a stove in the e a
building or addition, butthe pipe from
this o led into Il chimney rising
several feet above the root of the shed
and standing some distance from the
main building. When the smoke
commenced issuing from the roof no
fire could be seen, neither inside nor
outside OF the building. 1t is therefore
probable that the fire originated from
matches carried in between the ceiling
and root by mice.
FRoM NYE.-A private letter from
Hon. NJ. r. Delano. dated MOntezuma
District, Nye county, April 2Sth. speaks
encouraginglv of the mining pros
poet in that region. Delano and his
two partners have bonded their mine
for sale August lst for $1,000, after re-
fusing 500 in cash. In case the
bondee fails to come to time, another
a. ntnsa i". "p
little over 500 per ton, and there are
about 1000 tons of this grade ore on
.he dumps ne si.'ci2uS AsseihpiH-
hills and thunder of stamns and whirI
.nf ,unlIors like he did The poroaouS
b,II. Of the nav C,nrtoI the rS,r IF
skates and the din n,nzes of The
waItl H. has worn ont that broke
nair of skates he took away with him
and now snins around in low-heeIed
brorans.
MINsTRELs, To-NIGHT.-This even
Carson Niustrels will rivetheir
ocor3 onorta,no, ot ,ta r.-son
Theater, and it promises to be supe-
rior to the first. 1t will be a musical
treat, for the ballads selected for the
occasion are ol me oetler ciass' anu
mora nrot;tiant Thn bow sheet viii
he omen at ALI hours TODAY. and seats
can ha reSarved without extra charpe
A uumb orof So,ts u.ra t,L,n vaster.
1.v and carly .nnlication NAV Le
no.ass,r, in nrder RI socure tho moro
.osirahIe chairs
EXPERIMENTING.-Many of the en-
terprisiug farmers of Carson Valley
are this yeareXperimenting extensive
with seeds received from the Patent
Office at Washington, and also with
varieties Oh celeaila, tereai
1901 hw ,hair 80 nrira nnanS