The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-12
LETTER FROM wAsH0E.
WAsHOE, July S. ISL

Our town was startled from its usual
quiet last evening by a report that the
County Commissioners had decided to
locate the new County Buildings at
Lakes bridge, on the south side of
the Truckee river, instead of at Reno.
To-day it is reported that there is in
dignation and wrath-much fiery in
dignation accompanied by profanity
and fearful threats of lawsuits, and
other dire calamities, in store for the
tax-ridden, oppressed, distressed and
distracted people-people of Washoe
county. One of the opponents of
Lakes bridge as the county seat
rushed furiousiy through here to-day
looking neither to the right hand nor
to the LETT, on his way to Carson in
search of law. They have spent the
last w years in working against this
old town on the county seat question.
Now We are out Of the ring they can
get up as many fights as they please
among themselves, and Washoe will
hold the pole.
The elephant which they watched
and waited for and finally won is not
so great a prize as was expected, and
perhaps after two years more strife
about the animal the people of Reno
will be willing to send him back to
Washoe where there are now good
accommodations for him. The pro-
.jeet for removal was premature in its
commencement and was conducted
without foresight or Sagacity Until that
much was effected, and now the
question of location, and with like
management we will have only one
Courthouse in the county for these
many a
RAILROAD.
Two of the railroad magnateS were
here to-day and assured our people
that the broad gauge to Carson will be
built this season. The general opinion
here has been that the talk of IA road
this season by the V. II. I. Company
was a bluff to prevent the narrow
gaugers from starting their road.
'Barkis is wiliin" for both roads TO be
built, and when the scream Of the To-
connective is heard coming up the
canyon, Washoe will get out her band
of music and her artillery and well
come the stranger.
wASHoE REDIVIOUS.
The Atcnison mill belonging TO the
Savage Mining Company, is to be
Overhauled and put in repair this
season. 1t has been idle for two years
past, and when started np again will
help largely to revive the business of
the town. The only mills running
here now are the Minnesota and a
failing mill near by. and Parks & Co.'S
mill three-fOurthS of a mile north of
town down the canyon. Some parties
have built a sawmill IN Whites Can |
yon, six miles above town, in the
mountains, and are now constructing
a fiume from their mill to Owen
Browns Station, a distance Of about
seven miles, for the purpose of run
ming down wood and lumber. From
the terminus near Browns 10 Virginia
is about twelve miles.
The merry haymakers have com
menced their labors in the valley and
are busy gathering their crops, which
are lighter than last season. If YOU
wish to rest your weary eyes by the
sight of something green, just take a
ride down through Franktown to
Washoe City II of these fine morn
ings, and il you don't enjoy the trip I
wlll apologize for the suggestion. II
o will take along the writer who
described Sharp's garden in such
glowing terms, he will find an eulo-
gical and beautiful field for the eXer-
else of his powers of description, and
one that Is new to newspaper writers,
l believe. c. II.