The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19
THE FUTURE OF CARSON CITY.

Carson City is growing rapidly il
importance and wealth. When We
look back to 1867 and think of .ht
progress which has been made since
that time until 1872, it excites the ole
settler to believe that this is, indeed, &
progressive age. We have acquired 9
United States Branch Mint, a State
Capitol, AL Orphans Home, and q
railroad, whose importance is greater
than most men imagine. The enter
prise in building the Virginia and
Trnckee Railroad is worthy of com
ment. The officers of this company
expect to have the line of road com
rletei from Reno to this city some
time next month. The traffic that will
necessarily come from this will, no
doubt. be immense. Heretofore nearly
all the goods received in ~Independ-
ence. Cal, and the country surround
ing it, have been shipped from Los
Angeles, making the route of travel
very long. tedious, and dear for tray
eier~ and transfers. But. i'll the future,
that route will be entirely abandoned,
and a new one Will take its place,
which will prove of great deal more
convenience to the settlers south of US.
When this branch railroad i complet-
ed every pound of freight for the
south Will come directly TO Carson
City. from which point the general
distribution will be made. The travel
will also be immense from san Fran
nf-an and 20. \n,l- rn ftsA S1yrt aT,N
mines. which have been neglected Of
late on count of the long distance
existing between the owners and the
mines. Assays, made lately. 20 to
show that the ores found in Invo and
adjacent are Very rich in gold
and silver. and now that the people
of Carson are to be united by rail with
the outside world the travel VIII be
Quadru oled TO and from these mines.
Our merchants have good reason to be
thankful on h early completion of
this great enterprise for it will give
them al opportunity to enlarge and
improve their business generally.
There are other places of Importance
which will be supplied from this
market: Genoa. Pine Grove and An
rnra, in this State.snd Monitor, Silver
Mountain, Narkleeville and other
localities in California will also come
luder this head. The rapidity with
which these towns and surrounding
country are being populated snrpa>ses
ANYTHING of the kind eve witnessed
bv Washoeites. Land which was, but
a short time ago, covered with sage
brush Is now taken up and WORKED by
industrious and experienced farmers
with good results. There is no better
land anywhere for agricultural pur-
poses thar western and southern Ne
vaia, and time will prove this to be a
fact. Add tothlS the millions of acres
OF timber land situated north, south
and west of us. the numberless mines
of gold and silver lying in the hill,
and mountains which surround the
beautiful valleys, an the future pros
Itrlty OF Carson City and vicinity is
secured. And. i'll view OF all this, it
remains to the merchants and mechan-
les of this cltyto lie fully prepared to
meet the demands that will naturally
come from those localities. Not Onlv
will Carson City ne benefited by the
completion OF the railroad in question,
but Wa>hoe City. Ophir, FranktOwn.
Empire City. Dayton, Silver City, Gold
Hill and Virginia will receive their
share of the good that will arise there
from. and we Will add that much
praise is due to Mr.. Geriugton and the
other officers of the Virginia and
Truckee Railroad Company for their
energetic efforts in securing the early
completion of this much needed road.
one thing we would suggest to the
people of Carson: Houses are very
scarce in this city. We hear every day
complaints made by strangers who
desire to locate here, that they cannot
find Il house to rent anywhere. This
is true, and some cnterprisinC men of
means should 20 to work and build
places tit tor residences as soon as
possible. The money thus invested
will eventually pay them a good in
for Carson is Just on the eve of
growing in importance and wealth. 1t
j. also remarkable that almost every i
one who owns real estate is improving :
it. Hotels, restaurants, saloons and ;
are all being repainted and ,
Old, di!apidated lodging :
houses are now made to look as good
AS when new. and everything looks
like business: and we hope the people ,
of Carson will keep up their lick" .
they may rest assured of being re- :
in tie end. y few days more :
and this city will be lighted by gas. '
The wafer works are excellent, and :
water furnished is the best in the !
The United States Branch I
Mint is a complete success, and the g
business done in that institution is a
and reflects great credit to
The Honorable ii. +. Rice, its Super
With such thorough bust r
ness men as Davis & ellison, A. B.