The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-18
HUMBOLDT AND CHURCHILL.

STATE REGISTER: The bill which
1 introduced to release Churchill
county from paying to Humboldt
the sum OF $1,000 has been and is
receiving unjust criticisms, and its
author unjust and uncalled for de-
nunciations, by the Silver State,
which paper is laboring under mis-
apprehension of the facts connected |
with the subject matter.
desire TO state the facts and the |
causes which impelled me to intro
duce the bill, and the reasons why /
shall support it to the best of my
ability and press it to a final passage,
and then 1 will dismiss the subject,
whether my course meets the appro-
baton Of the Silver State or any
other paper or person or not.
At the last session several propo-
sitions were made to organize new
counties along the line of the rail-
road. In conversation with several
citizens of Humboldt, then at the
capital, several, if not all, of the
Humboldt delegation deemed it adj
viseble to have the northern bound
airy of the county extended from
Humboldt Lake along the fortieth
degree of latitude, thus cutting off a
triangular piece of territory, of no
value whatever, except the taxable
value of the railroad embraced there
in, for the purpose of not only set
Ting the vexed question of boundary
between Humboldt and Churchill
counties, but in order that we might
be the better enabled TO resist any
encroachments that might be at
tempted on our eastern border, and
thus save the rich mining district of
Battle Mountain. Our delegation
claimed and believed at the time that
we were letting Churchill county
have forty-two miles of our railroad,
and demanded payment therefor.
Churchill did not believe it would
get forty-two miles, and hesitated
long before consenting to the bill in
the shape in which it was drawn up
and passed. Ipromised Mr.. Monroe,
Senator Of Churchill, that if it was
ascertained that Churchill county
did not receive forty-two miles
from Humboldt by the change of
boundary, / would at this session
Introduce bill for relieving
Churchill from proportionate part
of the S15, 900; but for this promise
Mr.. Monroe would not have consent.
ed to the S15, ,000provision in the bill
Churchill has paid the first install
ment of $4,000. Let us inquire how
many miles of railroad it received
from Humboldt. From the 40tl
degree of latitude to the bridg,
crossing the Truckee at Wadsworth
is 49,. miles only by the railroad
OF this 431s miles, Lyon county as
sessed 17iI miles, without disput,
rs to its right on the part of Hum
boldt, and Churchill assessed il
like manner Is miles-35H miles o
which taken from the 431, mile
leaves miles, which is all that cal
possibly be claimed that Churchill
received from us. Churchill ha
now only 2S11 miles of road, 21l o
which Lyon county claims it CAV,
Churchill in the adjustment of tn
boundary between them. Lyol
county has now only 15 miles insid
of the 17L miles. Under the nc
referred to Churchill pays to Hum
boldt 5000 more than it receive
from all its railroad property.
has now paid for all it received, an
at the rate of S15, 900 for 40 miles in
stead of AZ. Can any fair, candi
man, in or ont of Humboldt exac
more? Will Humboldt demand il
bonds-its pound of fiesh-becaus
Churchill was bound under a mis-
take OF facts by Legislative enact
ment? II SO, / greatly mistake tn
temper, and the sense of justice
equity and right of that people.
Churchill county is not able to pa
this sum for that which it has nc
received. Does Humboldt desire :
force Churchill to disorganize?
have heard this argument used
"Stick Churchill to its obligation
this will compel disorganizatior
then extend the southern boundar
of Humboldt south so as to includ
the 2sI miles of road; this wi
necessarially take the removt
of the county seat from Unior
vile to the railroad, either {
the Rye Patch or Humboldt Sta
tion," etc. The Silver State woul
do well to inquire if this oppositio
inlHumboldt was not put on foot b
some citizens there Interested in r,