The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-14

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THAT MARROW GAUGE CASAL.-
The hydrostatic, mineralogic and
geologic paradoxcs brought to the
attention Of the world, and tho sci
entific theories overturned. by the
operations incident and subsequent
to the discovery Of gold in CaIiior-
mia and Of silver IN Nevada. would
form a list as long rs the petition ior
the removal of the county seat OF
Lincoln county. These two discov-
cries marked epochs in the history
of the world also. The narrow gauge
mania marks a third epoch, and. like
its predecessor, introduces It's para
doxes. The first development Of the
third epoch is now before us land
will be posted up in the Assembly
Chamber to-day, in the form OF a
map of the narrow gauge canal he
tween Mineral Hill, Elko county,
and Eureka, Lander county. The
map is intended 10 accompany the
report of the Chief Engineer John
james, we believe). and was evil
IDENTIFY drawn by al expert but in
verted draughtsmau. No scale of
miles is given, but Eureka appears
to be about forty miles west Of slim
-eral Hill, two points south, which
would bring it in close to the Central
Pacific Railroad near Beowawe sta
ton. McKenncy's Hole marked
-'sno bottom to it-sulphurous but
healthy smell"J, Mud Lake, Lmmel
Creek, Curlew Lake. the feeder, tho
town of Mineral Hill. "a reservoir
containing Is. 600, 00O gallons of air.
the Sulphur range OF mountains,
Farren's Passage tfour hour.
through, Balls cutoff Saving lie
miles in the 30 miles trayersedl En-.
reka and its mammoth dock, the
Eureka mountains and mines, an,
the five locks Hobbs patent OF IN,
canal, are all well REPRESENTED o'
the map. Mud Lake has scarcell
enough wafer to keep the mud in
pliable condition. and consequently
there is no danger OF the cana
being damaged by floods O
overilows from that source-mor
especially as the lake Is down in th
valley and the canal Is Up on th
mountain side above IT,. immg
creek carries oil all the above name,
surplus water. Curlew Lake i te
chiefly by unequal refraction in tn
lower strata of the atmosphere, an
is n of the most beautiful sheet
of mirage on the coutiueut-so tina
the reservoirs and locks Of the cana
above it will not be endangered b
this optical illusion. We have bee
thus minute in our notice ui al
map for the purpose Of yiudicatin
ourselves before every fair minde
mar from the intimation i'm last Sa
urday's Eureka Sentinel to tine ctIe.
that in a former notice Of this can.
we attempted to throw cold waite
upon this great public improyI
ment.' Nothing could have bee
further from our design, Mr.. Sent
mel; we would not attempt 70 tlro
water on or In yourclnal-wc won.
have to pack the water too far. III
Sentinel further says: jealousy
not a leading passion of John
CHM, but we presume that the q
feat of some favoritc measure d
caused him to thus trljuce one
the great enterprises Of the interi
of the continent" On the cOntrar
we have had no axes on the lcgisl
tive grirdstone. and are decidedly
favor of your project. We shall /;
sist in preparing the bill .for q
Third House, and shall use our j
fiuence and vote for It's passage. \
shall do this for a double purpo
and with an eye single to the tei
perance cause. We notice amo.
the corporators p. II. Wand. I'll
Wakefield and Dan Morgan.
whisky dealers; Dan Immcl. &c
Joe Farron, Dir. l.. c. Mckinu
and Skillman (of the Sen.inell, G,
Dave Buel, L. 5. Carbon, .
Red Frank Wheeler. all healthy Q
sorptionists. We want the caI
built to furnish the dealers q
drinkers with water-if any Shot
fall from the Heavens. If the driI
ers did not then take to water al
gether, they would at least be co
PEELED to drink their whisky dilut,
BREACH or PRosIsE.-We Ia
had detailed to MS the outlines
forthcoming evidence in a breach
promise cas- at Genoa, in which
young lady is plaintiff and n pror
nent attorney is defendant. Dana.
will be laid at 50 1000. and from
nature of the evidence it is probal
that it will be taken with clio,
doors.
A. A. G.-Governor Bradley
commissioned j. VI. Matthewson
sistaEt Adjutant General. with
rank of Major on the staff of Bri
dier General John b. Winters. S
ond Brigade.