The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-31
rial AMI finish, and one (center) win
dow in the west wing by 10 feet.

The first story Is 10 Ieetlu INC CfSai,
contains IA rooms, three heavy iron
plated vaults, with steel doors, and is
.penetrated by two main halls-that
east and west being II, and that north
and south 14feet wide-each hall being
finished with heavy moulded panel
w~ainscoting. Gas and water pipes run
into every room, and the former over
the halls, which will be lighted by
chandeliers pendant from scroll work
center pieces of beautiful pattern and
finish. Every room in the building is
warmed by hOt-air hues passing
through the walls. The ceilings of the
roons or offices are finished with GEN.
ter flowers and cornices of exqulslie
moulding. The entrance to each hall
is through vestIbular folding
with circular crown lights. The Gov
ernor occupies the two rooms COM
pri>ed i'm the north half of the west
wing, the interior one of which con-
tains a vault. The Attorney General
has the two rooms comprising the
south half of the west wing. The
Surveyor General and State Land Reg
lister has the two western rooms or the
south wing. mt the State SuperInten-
dent of Public Instruction occupies
the east corner room of the south
wing. The State Controller has the
south half of the east wing, and the
Stale Treasurer the north half OF the
east wing-each being furnished with
an ante room, large safes, and vaults
with chilled Innings aud doors OF
same material incloSing heavy plates
of steel. The State Mineraioglst occu-
pies the west half of the north wing,
and the east room of that wing is now
temporarily occupied as a bedroom.
A stairway rises to the second moor
from each end Of the north and south
hall, the steps being lined with asper-
a;ed iron plates and guarded by black
walnut balusters and rail. Under
these. other stalrwaysd descend into tne
basement.
SECOND STORY.
The second story is thirty feet in the
clear, divided by a main hall RAINING
north and south and ii feet wide.
Another hall leads from this to the
reading room in the west wing. and a
third to the foot of cupola stairway.
There are on this floor, besides the
Senate and Assembly chambers,
eleven rooms and offices. The Secre-
tary of State occupies the north corner
room oftlIe west wing. 2INf7 feet IN
size. as also the adjoining room east,
27xl3 feet, with vault. Next south in
center of the west wing, IS the reading
room. l7Xl2 feet: and in the south cor
ner of same wing is the library ROOM,
32X27 feet. The Supreme Court Room
occupies 32XoS feet i'll the center OF the
east wing. with a chamber on each
side and two offices for clerks. The
Court Room, As we'll as the Secretary's
Office and library room, Is finished
much the same as the legislative
chambers, with curved ceilings, etc.
The ro0mS for Sergeant at Arms are
adjoining the legislative chambers on
the east side of the main hall.
LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS.
As the Senate and Assembly cham
bers are finished and furnished the
same, we shall describe the former
onlv-premising that the former takes
up the whole south wing, second floor.
and the latter the north wing. The
Senate Chamber is 4jX32 feet IN the
clear, y it'll an S-feet gallery Qensth OF
room ith two rows fSeatS overhead,
supported on four columns and pedeS-
tails, finished with illustrating in line
of columns to form a lobby beneath.
Opposit.. the entry is the Presidents
stand, raised two feet, with a platform
of one foot elevation in front for Secre-
tary ct al. The Speakers stand is or
namented on each side by a voluted
| pilaster resting upOn q pedestal and
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these form the support for the canopy
over the stand. The chamber is light
| ed at night by 4 large bronze chande-
lier in the center and fourteen side
lights. and IS finished Oft with curved
cornersand ceilings, with enrichments
| of scroll work Of the most elaborate
and beautiful finish, and 4 center
| flower seven feet in diameter.
ELLIPTIC DOME.
In the center of the ceiling over the
main hall of the second story is an ell
liptic dome, constructed so as to trans
nit light to the hall from the observa-
tory of the cnpola, and at the same
time answer the purpose of a venti-
lator. The ellipse is cSxl3 feet, and
rises eight feet from ceiling line to
ceiling light. 1t is constructed OF
curved ribs. finished with %cornice, and
panneled in sections with carved
moulding. The elliptic dome is in a
! false story or attic of the main build
ing, and, passing about its base, the
frame work of the roof NAV be seen,
with its heavy beams, r~afters, iron
| ribs, bolts and plates, while the whole
plan of construction shows plainly
| that it is framed on the most approved
and substantial principles Of archi.
| facturp.