New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-31


more easily than no could read It, railroad runs nom
Carson City to Virginia City. and anxious to
make connections 40 not TO DO obliged to remain over
night Mt Carson. This difficult thing for our driver
TO understand Why any intelligent being should ever
desire to sleep In Virginia when he could get bed In
Carson. was wholly beyond his comprehension didn't
understand tho of his wonderment then as well "A
DO now.
VIRGINIA CITY.
Virginia CITY, In oveiy aspect which presents Itself
to my mind il wholly unlike any other city nave ever
read Of shall make attempt TO describe IT,,
but shall speak briefly and hurriedly OF some OF the
points which forcby strike unscientihc traveller
Unless has lungs like backsmiths bellows, the hrst
thing that Will strike" him his way from the station
to his hotel will DO shortness Of breath II he has
heavy carpetbag carry, he will look snxiOusy about
him for small boy who would be likely to want to earn
half dollar (tho smallest currency known TO gentlemen
and bootblacks in these parts the half DOLLAR fahng
discover any mpocunious goD, he viii naturally set
his capetbag down 10 get his BREATH and hnd time 10
wonder what ails him. He feels peculiar kind of weak
ness and lasstude which make him apprehensive that
something Is going to happen" II 1t should occur to
him at this moment that he is more than 5000 feet above
the seaeve and IA breathing very atmospheric
good deal OF which 1t takes TO go little way-t may re-
evo his mind but not his lungs He will need to keep
them in pretty vigorous play to get healthy supply OF
nOurishment And II he is very wise and reflective, he
may begin to understand why 1t is that high and dry
atmosphere good for weak lungs the effort which the
breathing apparatus must mako to supply natures de-
mands Just the effort calculated to strengthen aud
develop it, charge nothing for this theory as 1t cost
me nothing, but evolved from my inner conscious
sat putting my carpetbag, waiting for the
hotel to come around After leaving Carson the traveller
may begin to bid adeu TO vegetation for he Will see no
living green thing his way to Virginia except the
slight foliage which marks the banks OF the Carson
liab 10 tbp of
in otherwise arid and unnercsng landscape, Is AT
present used solely the highway for wood choppers
over 10000 cords Of wood having been dumped therein
and left find its way down TO tho woodyards from
which the country round Mountaineering the quartz
mills OF Virginia and Gold Hilgets its supply Of fuel
One OF the most painfully suggestive sights this
whole journey is the ruthless ia which the hill
sides between Lake Tahoe and Carson becoming de-
nuded Of timber what have been immense thick forests
OF pine scarce tree ia left standing while the
upon Of stumps, running from the valleys to the
very crosts of the mountains show how little the future
considered by those who make haste TO get rich The
immediate surroundings Of Virginia City arc desolae
In the extreme; not a tree or growing vegetable Of
any kind 10 be in around the city-Only vast
reach Of volcanic hills and dry, verdureless yaeys-to
ordinary eyes desert waste, but TO the seeker
OF hidden treasures q very Eden OF luxury.
polite Journalist to whom l brought letter
of introduction asked in his second sen
lessly 81 don't anything to like, except few good
looking hospitablo people," How is thatT said he
have been thinking for the past ten that Virginia
really the only delightful city in tho world. What
don't you like 2" don't like this from your north
wndow-these stretches Of barren hls-this total abb
sence Of vegetable fe-ths waste OF warmth and sun
light on the desoate earth =" Well now come To think
here are therei remember howit struck years
ago when was apilgrm and stranger in these dggngs-
had something OF the feeling express but bless
you haven't thought OF i these six years II you
hadn't mentioned 10 should have been that these
hills covered with foliage, and these valleys made
glad and musical with running brooks At all events
sure there city In the world to be compared with
this place TO iipe n II you were TO remain here six
months you would never want to leave -" That is a
strong argument" said for not remaining" There Ia
no mistake this is brisk town. 1t runs night and
day and every day. When the people nd time to eat
and sleep can't say. That they do nd time to drink,
however, is very evident think if Kelso were here
very strong indications that way and haven't been
looking for them either think there were dozen or sol
t seemed TO me that the whole town was i'm an uproar
from early candle-ightngso broad daylight Confused
gold and silver mingled with bosterous laughter and the
and broad profanity sn I'd
WESTERN MORALITY.
have had little time TO look around This morning,
and find that 1t would not been the thing for
to have put detective the track of what had sup
posed or gamblers. There are no gamblers
here, and gambling. Everybody INDUCES in little
games chance innocent recreation and nobody
cided that It is quite in the way doubt II there is
single spot the main street of this city where person
find faro table in good running condition. III young
dollar NE C ON ms Tny 9f b aSf
should go the other way ne can 20 nome nst as cheer
business way In which this practice is carried on only
show how far behind the OF progress are those
WHO think our eminent Chief OF Police should be diverted
from his Legitimate work OF preventing Orange process
that of preventing American citizens from spend
ing their money they IT. am told that there
Is comparatively little gambling going on here now
Years ago there show for man who knew how
to turn his cards In walking out with friend this
morning, came across long beam projecting from tho
Slight platform under the beam, and short rope dang
ling from its end "what fearful place this is for
man took fearful swing there not four months ago"
" How was thati" said /. why, thus 1t was: man
convicted, sentenced to be hung He was known to
be desperate vagabond and an incendiary, and sus.
FOR escape through executive ceency legal technical
tiles were considered by many q our best citizens who
therefore went body the JAIL escorted the prisoner
10 this spot and after a presentation Of the facts
the S ,o 1se SSf mex sooner wa9 he knot
than he California oath that no I'D cow
eaped down the oasm lie came 10 the end or the rope
before lie did to he bottom OF the chasm and so was
choked 10 death at last This little incident Is scarcely
worthy of mention being an affair OF such common
here, but Of the ordinary phenomena
of mining country have not felt AT liberty 10 omit it,
Virginia City Is bnt and because Of the COmstock
Lode When this vein runs large and free, gaming
thrive real estate looks up whisky flows freely and
much happiness il abroad. When 1t wanes and shryes
and peters Out,"-as 1t sometimes does-men wear
black bands around their hats, and dark rings under
their eyes and women curta their flowing robes forget
to enamel their cheeks ana look sorrOwiu and mnnter
esting There has been recently great fnd" on the
ComstOck losing all trace Of the lead and expend
ing $3.50 prospecting for it, and almost desparng
of any result the Crown Point Mine at Gold Hill struck
the richest ledge OF that has yet been developed 30
feet in thickness and running from thousand feet below
the surface to all unknown depth. That strike not
only brought up Crown Point stock from less
than s. to over S3S5 share, but brought up
with II the stock Of every other mine THIS
lead and the price " every foot OF land In Virginia City,