The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-28
A STRANGE SHORTCUT among the


man named Greder "a GERMANY and
his two grown sons, engaged in max
ing willow baskets of all shapes and
sizes. They have been on this coast
seven years, during which time they
have travelled nearly all over Califor-
MIA, Idaho and Nevada. They are sin
gularly deformed, all having feet alike
but hands differing slightly. Each
foot is about five inches broad, nearly
round, and branching forward into
two long toes, curVing inward like the
claws Of a crab, which they resemble
in shape and length. The old ma
has two fingers on each hand (the mid
die mes Webbed tOgethertOt the nails.
and short flat stubs OF thumbs, with
out nails. The oldest boy probably
~ has no thumbs or fingers whatever.
while the younger tabOut - Years of
aUel has the two middle fingers of each
hand. webbed together like those of
the old man, only not more thar half
as long, and without nails. He has
no thumbs, but a short stub which
enables him to clasp knife or willow.
The younger boy cuts and barkS the
willows, while the older one gathers
them up in his handleSs arms and
| carries hem out to where the father is
engaged in working them into has
kels' lheN IlNe ~'It"getheflh open
air and have a horse and wagon. with
which they mOVc their chIttel> from
place to place. The old man is very
communicative and Intelligent, as is
also the younger SON..
EMPIREW WATER oRKs.-The people
. r C;.. ~ u
Va A. nav" 'oO'
preparing for emergencies III the way
of fire. by putting A large wheel in the
1,,, ,Li.h ,Lrar,h +b,u,
ana attaching hereto force pump OF
-'t"I power FROM Iill> WAFER IlIc II
run out hFou-h tilt town. tapped mere
business houses and residences. The
vince! = run by the flow OF water IN
',ie iiCiiIe' .'e pup ~ tne WaegI,
an inch and a half in diameter can be
thrown from scyeutv-fyet to eirhty
feet. The wheel was constructed bv
Abc Ri,.hey of Em0ire. and works adj
mirabIv.
PAED- NEp.-Mat. Young, aged p
wears. sentenced to the State Prison
~ In '""'S '"0 q" VI I'VE
Years, from September %, 1869, for as
>auit with ih'eht 10 murder, was par
~,ate Roard Of P,rjonCnmimis,ioEers
Young's previous good character. his
good Behavior while in prison and the
~p\ plit V OF the lEtlElltN TOR ne StILrlf
ana certainty 1u>IlLlahle oIleh>c com
united were grounds TOR the PARTON.
lie llad pcch loF man sew
cFal month"; ana demanded ms pay,
WheF"at ms employer became
an" AHA kci nm WIN lltchI0Fk,
l""'i- uti'hdiu; nIIilHell WHh DER
rin-eT' win "iilcA he shot MS "S>aII-
ant
understand tAat Inc
ioUFth OF July committee OF TINS city
has engaged the GoId mn Brass ana
string Band Tor the celebration. This
band is one OF the best on the coast,
an" Il ne" IeaieF' hohias lara, Is en-
Ptcled 70 arrive ON ONION III the
course OF zen days. CARA IS a noted
tnu>iclatl. having been leader OF the
=
be the most gifted cornet PLAYER
music for the ball on the nirht Of the
lth Of july.
INSANE.-SheriT T. y. Atchison. of
storey c5untv. Yesterday BROUGHT
dawn and ,IoIi,.oro,1 70 S.a.o Co,r,nar
-
ilo"dIt III insane Iiith nance Johh
EeINeN' ia,lNe o! ILLINOIS, AGED apout
- Years ana a miner by occupation:
Messy Is an o'u S~a'lloFila miner ana
!et't'e ueEali-eu from series OF ms
bad luck running through Il number