The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-30

cident spoiled the days enjoyment
and was the foundation for prognosti-
cations of all sorts of i'll luck.
The Blasdel reached her destination,
fastened on to a large raft of saw logs,
and left Sugar Pine Point at 8 O'Clock
in the evening on her return trip.
The progress of the boat was very
slow, the darkness was of Egyptian
neutrality-suspicious. about IL
O'Clock at night the wind commenced
blowing, No shore could be seen, not
a star was visible, andthe phosphores-
cent flashes of the white capped wave
was the only thing to be seen outside
the boat. The wind howled, the great
waves rolled, reared and burst in fury
against the raft; the steamer rocked,
plunged, creaked and groaned. Three
hours the little steamer tugged away
at the great heavy raft and battled
With the storm-and made about two
miles. The sieepers awakened. Cap
tain Rice and his brave and manly
crew Jack Cameron, the englneer)
were at their posts, n every time
they would see a heavy sea coming
they would urn the vessel head n
to receive it, for fear she would be
broken in two if she received 1t broad
side. A little impromptu prayer
meeting sprung up in the cabin, tears
ratified and battered on the deck
like rain drops IN the roof of a
barn. and occasionally a wild wall or
a shrill shrek would pierce the storm.
The two young ladies became very
prayerful, the married lady was busy
trying to get the Captain to cut loose
from the raft and make for a place OF
safety, while the China boy was down
in the tire-room whiting out joss
sticks with which to propitiate the
Celestial God OF Storms. "Cap'n Rice,
he gin a huskin :" But the Captain
Rice of the Blasdel is not to be scared
ashore bv a little dry weather storm.
So he kept his little boat heavinS and
plunging, and creaking and groaning
under the tremendous weight of the
raft and the frightful and titful pressure
of the great waves that burst in fury
above her. The praying became more
earnest and animated. The Captain
called the attention of the married
lady [who was coaxing him to cut the
raft to this fact, when she replied !:
:. Well, the other girls are praying as
hard as thew can, and if there is any
efficacy in prayer they will be saved,
and as | am in the same boat
why, of course, I'll be saved, too -
Just then a tremendous sea swept over
the raft and struck the steamer with
terrific force, fairly causing the vessel
to grunt as if with pain, when the Cap
tain burst into a fit of laughter, and
the married lady thought he was laugh
ing at the storm. AT length (abOut
three o'clock in the morning) the
steamer reached her anchorage in
Pray's Bay, when the praying ceased,
and the passengers were all safely
landed. At noon That day Sunday
last Hank Monk arrived with the
stage and mercifully saved "the party
with the white-topped buggy" from
the further annoyance of the good
natured but provoking laughter of
Captain Rice, by bringing the party
back to Carson.
District COurt-HoS. CHARLES n. HARRIS
TUESDAY, August %, 1871.
State of Nevada VS.. Thomas Ryan,
indicted for State Prison breaking;
motion to quash indictment argued by
the respective counsel and denied by
the Court. Defendant excerpts.
State VS.. Thomas Flynn; same
OHeHSe, anu ~pIoceeulHSs saiie.
Morris Levy VS.. Morris Henry; de-
murrer argued, submitted and over
ruled, and two days allowed defendant
to file an ~unverified answer.
Jonas Wilder VS.. S. H.. Wright and
E. d. Sweeney; Indignant for plaintiff
in accordance with prayer of COM
plant.
V. and T. r. Il. Co., petitioner, VS..
John A. Lovejoy; three commission
ers-C. c. Anterior, selected by Pc
titioner; Israel Crawford, selected by
defendant, and Adolphus Waltz, ap-
pointed by the Court-were selected TO
assess damages, and the first meeting
of said commissioners fixed for Mon
day next, at 10 O'Clock.
J. b. Laws VS.. V. and T. r. r. Co.;
argued, submitted and taken under
adviSenent.
Court adjourned until Q a. m. to-
morrow.