The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-30

nit Of the Sierra Nevada, west of this
city, on Tuesday last, is still eating
away on 400 cords of wood and a small
clump of trees left standing in the vi
cinity by the wood choppers. From
ii o'clock Friday night until 2 O'Clock
Yesterday morning the display was q
magnificent and brilliant One-a tortu-
Gus wall of red flame surrounding
three sides of the burning district,
which covered several hundred acres;
inside of which long masses of in
candescent Goals marked the lines
where wood had been piled up, while
all over the ground where the wood
and timber had been swept away little
white lights flashed and twinkled
athwart the dark back ground like
stars in a mOOnleSS armament. Under
pressure of a high wind which pre-
vailed most of the afternoon yester-
day, the fire made rapid strides along
and beyond the main summit, gong
northward, and at dark last night
great clouds of smoke were rolling up
beyond the highest peak to The north
west, while the lurid flames on this
side the summit extended along the
mountains for more than two miles
and seemed to be raging with great
fury. Unless the wind dies away for
a day or two (Which is not likely or
the fire is put out by hand, it will
doubtless continue its ravages until it
strikes the marshy stream putting
down by the Washoe slide, in which
cas- it will have destroyed between
$4,000 and S60, 900 worth of timber,
most of which belongs to the Central
Pacific Railroad Company.
HUNTING AGHosT.--Pete Cavanaugh,
Jr., and Young Sessions had a rough
time of it, Friday night, hunting tor
the scene of its performance until II
reporter had worried the aforesaid
Spirit-or one of the kaiSerS-
pretty neal to death. Pete was driv-
ing and being told to take a road lead
ing Oft to the left beyond Mill Station,
he took the first .'left-angled' road he
came to. which afterward proved to be
a straight and narrow road for pack
mules, and which led them square up
10 a wood shute at the foot ofthe Sierra.
The road was along the ridge of a high,
steep and narrow emDankment. 1t
was impossible to turn around. The
darkness was tangible. The horses
were taken ont, the buggy carried by
hand down the embankment, turned
around. and packed back upon the
ridge. So far so good; but the horses
fI@,a - tI- 49,, = l-
and the ridge was so cuSsed harrow
hat they could not pass by it. Like
SUIT Lovengood's daddy. Pete played
and pulled the buggy for
han a quarter of a mile-before he
pass to the front, Sessions lead
ng the animals the while. Making
heir way back to Mill Station. they
procured a guide and went on their
way rejoicing that they were not barred
rom "cus>ing all g~hostesses," and
PARTICULARLY the Washoe ~ghostess.
HYMENEAL.-Our old typographical
William w. Barnes of Virginia
lily zone o fthe best job printers living,
vas married last evening to Miss Han
Iah Harris, sisterto Charles y. Harris.
Judge of the Second judicial District
'ourt. and John II. Harris, Town At
orney of Gold Hill. The ceremony
ook place at s o'clock last evening. in
he Episcopal Church, Gold Hill. Rev.
fr. Henderson of Virginia officiating,
fter which the happy couple drove TO
arson and took roomS at the st.
Hotel. They will visit Lake
to-day. May they live long
nd prosper!
I. O. 0. F.-On Friday evening last
'apital Lodge No. 20, Independent
rider of Odd Fellows, was instituted
1 this city, and nominated and elect
the following officers, who were in
.alIed by NJ. w. CT. NJ. Martin
White: ID. G.. Kitzmeyer, y. g.; j.
Y. Robertson, V. G.; J.. ID. Minor, I
ecretary; W. ID. TorrevsOn, Treas
rer; j.. a. Risdon, Warden; c. II.
Iaish, Conductor; l.. II. Connor, l..
:; George w. White. o. G.; George ,
'. Chedic, r. S. of \. c.; John Trapp,
T.. S. of n. g.; John w. Waters, II. 5.
V. g.; Neil Mckinney. l.. 5. of {
y. q.
I>SANh.-A 'eiliaH WIN was sent
the Stockton Asylum some years
70 to be treated for insanity, and who
as subsequently discharged as cured. :
'ade his appearance on Il streets c
ay before yesterday as crazy as ever.
e imagines that the spirit of an old ,
dy now living in this city is ''after" 7
i'm, and is thwartIng his every effort. ;
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