The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CAPITOL!
It's Builders, Architecture. Dimen-
si0ns, and Finish Exterior
and Interior Ntews--Legis-
lativ~ Halls ana Offices.
A SPLENDID EpEFECr!

The new State Capitol of Nevada
will be ready for the meeting of the
Legislature tomorrow. Ii is an inn
posing pile and the workmanship dis
plays the highest order OF skill in
every branch. This i the more re
markable when we c~onsiderthe rapid
ity with which the work has progress
ed, and the contractors and builders,
Messrs. Peter Cavanaugh and Son,
deserve well of the State and have
erected n lasting monument 10 their
W energy and perseverance. The
State being unable TO supply the con-
tractors with material and money as
was stipulated, the Messrs. Cavanaugh
have labored under great disadvant-
ages, and nothing but their indomit-
able energy and inventive genius has
carried them through. Iaboring TN
der so many difficulties. the contract
ors havc reared a superstructure which
any State in the Union might be proud
to call its own, and which, under less
energetic management. would not
have reached its present advanced
stage short of two OF three years, and
would have cost, ii is asserted, at least
S225,000. Underline C~avanaughs, how
ever, the Capitol has been erected in
eight months, and that, too. when
money was not TO be had and the
State was unable 10 furnish the full
quantity ofstone agreed upon.
ITS BUILDERS.
Following is q list of the leading men
engaged i'm the erection ofthc building:
Joseph Costing lSan Franciscol, Ar
chitect
peter C~avanaugh & son. Contractors
and Builders
W. !. Thomson. Foreman of C~arpcnters:
Barney Radican, Foreman of Pla,tcrcgS:
]. Davis lSan Francisco, GlaZ.cI.
TIE BUILDING
Is i'm the form of "A Grecian croSs-lIS
feet north and south by - feet east
and west-and is Of a modern order of
architecture, com pounded of theiCur-
inthian Ionic and Doric. The footwali
is eight feet thick ard five fees below
the surface. The basement is SeVp !
feet in the clear, cut only by such par
tition walls a. are seen on the Hrs.
floor, and contains the hot air furn-
aces. store rooms, atc., and Is lighted
by forty Window The wa Il of the
frs; story are three feet u ick. and.
those of the second story two feet six
inches, exclusive of projectipnS-lll oi
s~ilicious sandstone OF Il durable nature.
There are rustic coigne projections oi
six inches more, externally and inter
nally, on corners, jams and around
the windows. The walls are nearly
solid (but little rubble BEING used.
and are ST feet high to gables - feet
to top of gables; 10 feet - top of Gu
pola, ana lj5 feet 10 topos flag stan.
THE EXTERIOR.
The entrance TO the west wing is ap
preached by three runs of stone steps
each ten feet wide, the east entranc,
Being precisely similar in this rcspe.;
The north and south wings are an
preached by a single ran. fourteen fee
wide. Each of these will be cOvcre,
by a portico-tie mort II and south one
supported by two, anI the east an,
west nes by four voiutcI columns
resting on stone pcdcstals. 1.-THE Yves
portico will enable one TO pass iron
the office of the Secretary Of state. 81
the second floor, TO tho Library an.
reading rooms, along the exterior ,
the building. Around each of the pol
ticos Will be an ornamental haluS.ridt
All the openings are eN|tcriora'ly TN
ished with rustic coignes. windo'
jams and hcart-stoncs. in courses I
suit the randoin-tonled ASHER s.or
work OF the front. The cornicc aroun
the entire roof and base of gables
formed of heavy foot mould aud ms
dillon or ionic c%ornice. projecting is
feet six inches from the main wal
and finished To the cave OF the no,
with crown-mould. which includes q
foundation Of the gutter. The roof
covered with tin. with raised Join.
laid in courses. and the whole wi
have three coats of Princess Red (fir,
proof paint. The cupola rises Is t.
above the roof, oc.agon in form. 81 fe
in diameter, and is supported by
ornamental pilasters and bu:treSseS
is lighted by eight twin windows wit
crown lights, the windows centerir
upon columns with C0rin;hian cap
The cupola has n curved roof. rover
with tin, and is formed in sections
sui; the octagon base of the structug
Above the domeya flag stan will ri
% feet, mounted by a large gild,
globe, which will have an elevation
155 feet above the surface of d
ground. The flag staff will be insertt
T III o cylinder SO constructed that q
pole may be lowered in five minute
Besides the elliptic dome construct,
e the main hall on the second DO
to transmit light from tho cupola. n
building has fifty large and f,rtv SIN;
windows. The latter are an i'm I
basement The first story has ~ ty
windows, O by u feet q inches. vi
~archcd heads. center circular Gro,
lights of 81 ounce French crystal sh,
klass, double-arched sashcs and I,
uted columns. The second story /
Is windows, 6xi5 feet, OF same ma
rial and finish, and one (center) "
dow in the west wing 7xl5 feet.
INrERioR-FiHsr FLOOR.
The first story is Is feet in the Gle:
contains Ii rooms, three heavy il
plated vaults with steel doors. and
penetrated by two main halls-tl
east and west heing II, and that no
and south IA fee. wide-clch hall be.