The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-25

THE SOUTHERN RoUTE.-Much talk
has been INDUCED in of late as to the
route from Wadsvorth south, and
many complaints have been made as
to the dilapidated state of that read.
The travel to Independence and ad-
joining towns is becoming more and
more important, and steps have sl-
ready been taken to secure a route to
teamsters and others which would f.
cilitate voyage to those places. Here
tofore teams have been sent south
via Wadsworth through a very sandy
and impractieable highway, and many
patrons of this route have come to the
conclusion that if said route was built
from the Nine-mile Ranch, situated
this side of Aurora, to Columbus, 1t
would muc h improve travel Inasmuch
as the proposed route Is plentifully
supplied with good water and feed for
stock, and the ground being mostly
clay, would be- decided improvement
over the one now in use, 1t being
mostly loose sand, and consequently
very tedious and hard for sock to
travel upon. 1t seems hat the Air-
yinia and Truckee Railroad Com Pany
sent a Mr.. Reid to ascertain whether
the proposed route was desirable and
lie procured the services of a man at
Columbus to conduct him through the
mountains and shoW him the best
route. But this man being a party in
terested in the Wadsworth route, led
Mr.. Reid in a circuitous way. Sc that
the road would be at least p miles
longer than it should be. Mr. K. is
said to have reported adversely to the
opening of this road, which, of course,
is attributable to the .'pilot" he en-
gagged. This Information we receive
from John Creaser, whose knowledge
of all that country is undoubted by
all who know him, he having for
years travelled over this route on
seamS and expresses himself highly
displeased with present state of affairs
and hopes that the new project will be
put int operation. He also says that
it would be very beneficial for Carson
City, as all the freight and travel gen
orally would pass through here in-
stead of Nadsworth. Besides the
several borax companies have prom
ised to ship two hundred tons of that
article monthly. provided this new
route is built. We trust that the Nir-
ginia and Truckee Railroad Company
and all others interested will take i'm
mediate steps in securing the much
needed road. Our merchants and
mechanics would probably be bene-
Tilted by it. The hundreds of mule
teams which travel that southern route
would all come 10 Carson City and, as
i matter Of course, the stores, hotels
and shops would do more business
g., -, how 10 % aSa Tho nnrAr
this is done the better for all, aud no
time should be lost to ecure the said
new route.
THE ARCTIC MINE.-Dr. r. B. Ellis,
owner of the Arctic mine, situated
sixty-fve miles south of this place, in
the Sierra Nevada mountains. arrived
in town yesterday from that locality
and reports mining prospects unusu-
ally bright. The Doctor has not thor
oughly got to work on his mine as
vet, but Intends to push things as fast
as possible, when he has procured the
necessary tools, for which he at this
time visits Carson. The ere from the
Arctic assays $40 per ton. and the
Doctor anticipates making his fortune
therefrom. He intends putting OF a
large force of men as soon As the mine
is sufficiently opened to admit of their
working to advantage, when he will
proceed TO fill a contract he has made
with a party in San Francisco. Two
hundred tons of ore are now at the
mine awaiting shipment II more is
being got out daily. DR.. Ellis left
yesterday to visit his family in Reno,
and will return in a few days to ship
tools to his mine. We trust the Doc
tor may succeed in his undertaking
it will be a benefit, not only to
himself but the entire State.
LOST His WHEELBARRow.-A poor
old darkey preacher has been peddling I
ice cream around the town in a wheel
barrow lately, by which means he
manages to make enough to Eeep him ,
self from beingdry this warm weather 4
to exc Out a miserable existence.
Yesterday afternoon, while the darkey
waS taking a snOOZe after lndulging in
numerous p~otations, some nl~ischievous ,
stole the wheelbarrow. ice cream ,
and all, and when the poor unfortun- :
ate awaked he found his occupation :
gone. After INDUCING in a few I'm, -, ,
rallied for remards. he took another
and started off meditating on the
uncertainties of life. He no doubt -.
found the wheelbarrow slowed away '
in some corner, with the ice cream I
empty. Such is life. l.
LryaEY. The streets of Carson i
present a lively appearance at night,