The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-05

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up on Brother Bascom, and played
him q cruel joke. He talks fight in
the papers glibly enough, but when
it down to the rattle of mus
kerry, he can tear up sagebrush
and toss more gravel with his toes
than any aquatic Christian who eve
visited these bcnighted parts. The
''boys' put the Indians up 10 give
Brother Bascom Il scare; they all
shouldered their rifles and went up to
meet the agent, each particular indian
pretending to be fighting mad. Bas-
com retreated to his residence and
armed himself with Il Henry rifle and
a big prayer. After dark, the Indians
surrounded his house. talked loud and
long. and finally fired off Il few blank
cartridges. About that time Brother
Bascom, becoming scared ''clear to
the bone" dropped something (Which
WIS atterward ascertained to be only
his Henry rifle, darted out at the
back door. II disappeared as sud-
denly as the tail OF a last wears comet.
some of the Indians are said to be ly-
ing out in the ~sagebrush yet, COM
pletelv exhausted with laughter at the
success of the ruse. But Rascom be-
~lieves vet hat it was Il genuine hostile
demonstration, and has, we are iu-
formed, actually made a requisitiOn
on the Government for troops. Vol
unteerS would be better than regular
troops, ana we Deg ieaVe 10 assign 10
that duty big Billy Shepard, l.. II.
oyer, Ncl>oh f1aihhiohd, ana tiiaih-
berlain of Reno.
Observation-Disclosures from Esme-
r,lJ, oo,,,v i,frn us ,h,,,Lo f,r,
>,'
ers III that section are putting IN UNI
usually large crops in authorization of
good prices for produce consequent
upon the partial failure OF crops IN
- E,n'a ~. :. .a,au " al"
living spriuys. and rain or no rain the
cropS will do well. The valleys are
already looking porched and dry. feed
is p~ettinr scarce. and soon s1ch stock
as is not required on the farms will be
driven to the elevated meadows of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains. The cIouds
whirh hunr ,Iour no. ..torn boriyon
no,rI,- ,Ii7 ,I,y S7-o.,orJ,y dn,,h,Ioas
r,va Inc ,,rnTofWaItnr rivar , rood
soaking. which will revive the grass
II '"'' '''"iHE'
THUNDER.-About ten drops OF rain
to the square acre fell here yesterday.
but fro,u the of the clouds
u" 'o'i VI th"''ue' e'>'"'iu
we should Judge that a heavy ram fell
along the Palmyra mountains, I'll
Hill and Virginia were also visited hv
4 shower OF rain, mixed with hail,
"hich it>'cd ABOUT an llour' curing
nnaiIa - NV u.nrn, ~ H. ,nIarr
wiraS mini v;cin,Tv
FALL OF 1EoN.-A few tons of bar
iron and steel in Rails hardware
a., a. -. =.
s'oie' u""ei HIS oiice' you 'Heu Oh
leaning against the wall yesterday
afternoon and tumblet over on the
the exact time and duration of the Vi
hration>. but were unable to determine
from Nheiic9 tileH came or Nhillrr
for ex-senator RGnnitieId tn yet down
stairs from our otfce-vhich was inst
and one eighth seconds.
LEFT 81. W. MctrONern, Assist
ant Clerk of the late Assembly and
since poca,,Lor ,,St hoax Loo,or i,
-. ,n
the Register once, ielt yesterday
the duties OF Deputy Assessor of
III county. "Mack Is a good egg,
h' n'S' vain H'e''"S
Ben. CHURCHILL.-J. l.. Moor, of
Appleton, Wisconsin, writes TO know
if Eani,u,in Cburobiu i boro horo p,
.t...' :
anot.s' or WileIrer ne mas peen mere
"Hhih inc iast zen years. l'on
nov moor SAYS hufchl!l ~lorlhefIF
'""eu d NM or INNS III araon Nal-