The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-14


ofthe reporters of the Call, being hard
up for an item, clipped from the State
Register our remarks in regard to the
abandonment OF the Lake Big!er water
project, aud with it hied him to Won
SchmiJt's club rooms to interview the
great engineer. Finding an assistant,
the reporter was assured that our item
was al blank nonsense'-nine times.
Finally Won Schmidt himself was
found, absorbed in a game OF "crib.,'
so much absorbed, we infer from the
Call reporters burlesque of the inter
view, that his replies were scarcely
more Ineligible and reliable thai
those of the subaltern. Won assured
the reporter that the project had not
been abandoned. On the contrary.
otherwise. He ". s. would start for
Lake Bigler on Saturday uo-morrow)
for the purpose of opening the tunnel.
Small job, you know-only requiring
from one or two days to six years.
He admits the Injunction from the
bonner Lumber and Boon Company,
to be heard on the first Monday in Au-
gust al A~uburn-but don't think II Will
be much of a storm. The reporter
asked about the Alta Water Company
(recently Incorporated we believe,
with Won Schmidt as one of the IruS-
tees, when the Colonel replied that
1.-The Alta was composed of the same
persons interested in the Tahoe Com
pany." True enough: but what about
the Angei-Fairchild Company! lhat
is the thorn. We were assured by
members of this company that they
- 49,. -, S.lYar1r off hy-
getting water to San Francisco ahead
OF him. They have their survey
nealy completed from Loon Lake to
Georgetown, a distance of about fifty
miles, have located the waters of the
summit, and value their rights at
81 900, coo already. Captain Lee may
be personally friendly toward Won
Schmidt-but Captain Lee is not the
Angel Fairchild Water Company. and
il Won Schmidt "or any other man
gets into that company it will be 10y
..putting up" Fairchild himself Is
doubtless at this examining
into the feasibility of turning Leonora,
Alta. Falling Leaf and Echo lakes
into the Rubicon, and writes us that
the project of his company Will knock
Won Schmidt's scheme into a locked
hat. Through the Call reporter the
Coroner eNleIluS us III ~
visit him at the lake. promising us q
..big drink-of Tahoe water" hut just
here Lis assistant, George III. Ensign,
chipped i'll with the remark that "a
man who would write such an item
as our former one on this subject
never drinks water George was
partly right-we never drink Tahoe
nor fire water. We hope, ere long
to visit Non'S dam and interview the
great engineer, when We shall propa-
b!y take occasion to lilpart to hiin :;
great deal of information in regard Il
the lakes. streams and topography o
the western chain Of the Sierra Nevada
mountains contiguous to Lake BlSler
PUEBLO LANDs.-There has been 70
some time a dearth of transactions II
public or State lands, II upon in
curry into the cause, We have beer
informed that the United States Sur
veyor General of this State is devot
ing his time, attention and the S45, 90
appropriated by Congress for survey
in this State for the fiscal year from
July l.lS7I, to June so, 1872. to sur
yeying the agricultural lands contigu
Gus to the Central Pacific Railroad
This is all we'll e~nough-fOr the rail
road but stockmen am
those desiring to purchase publ
lands elsewhere than along the rail
road are unable to buy from the state
because the lands are not surveys
and meantime. the State has 10 u
out of the use of the money that woul
be paid in if the surveys were nc
confined to the railroad limits. Thou
sands of cattle are now pouring lntoth
State from all parts of California, an
the owners thereof would purchas
grazing lands if they had a chance
They ought to have it as soon as po'
sible.
I~NCREAsED.-L. H. Dyer, propriete
of the stage and fast freight lines b.
tween this city and Reno, has il
creased the motive power of his pa
senger coaches by putting on 81
horses. Since the reduction OF fare
s. so each way, travel has greatly il
creased over this line, and h CO..
. evenings and mornings Covering Il
travelling time) and the excellent col
dition of the road, render a ride ov'
Overs line a pleasure trip. These a.
yantages have caused such an il
crease of travel that it was found n
cessary to put on six horse teams.
AT GENoA.-Professor Haselmaye
with his wonderful musical instr
ments feats of prestidigitation, ed
Gated birds, and learned mice, WI
Give an entertainment as Genoa
c,rlou ovopinU next.