The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-23

On H SIERRA.-Our Hope Valley
correspondent, writing on the 18th in
slant. gives some interesting items
concerning that elevated region. For
two weeks the weather has been pleas
ant, the nights being very cold. When
the storms finally ceased on the 18th
the snow was eleven feet deep in Hope
Valley. On the 18th it raiued all day,
settled the snow to nine feet depth,
and hacked it nearly as hard as ice.
Our correspondent, who has passed
several Winters in the Sierra, avs he
has never seen SNOW packed SO hard.
At Kirkwood's, six miles beyond the
summit on the Amador road, the snow
iStwelve feet deep, and abOutthe same
at Summit Lakes. two miles this side.
AT Woods place, one mile beyond the
summit. the average depth is fourteen
feet, ami the same on the summit,
while along the eastern slope of sum
NIT ridge the snow is sixty feet deep,
and in the ravines on this side the
tallest pines scarcely crop out above
il. on the 18th the mercury stood at
zero early in the morning and rose to
A. degrees in the shade at noon. John
HOsler, of the AmadOrT Toll Road Com
panv, who had his feet so badly frozen
and was compelled to kill and eat his
pack horse, while attem pting to cross
the Sierra during the great December
storm, i at the barnes mine, doing
well. Our readers Will remember hat
his toe nails all dropped off after he
got into Hope Valley. He is now cul-
tivating a fiouri>hing cropOfnew nails,
which he expects will mature by
Spring. His feet are still somewhat
swollen and tender, and he Is unable
to wear boots. Barnes is still at work
on his mine, and started up his steam
hosting works on the 10th instant.
The snow istwelre feet deep about the
mine. but the dwelling house and
hoisting works are connected by a
tunnel, so that the wOrkmeu are not
exposed to the weather. The shrlll
music of a steam whistle floating in
that snowy region for the first time on
the still air of a Winters morning, is
described as being we rd and electrical
in its Understanding not only the
game which abounds whereabouts, but
the old hunters who have passed
many Winters in Hope Valley.
INDIAN WAR IN CHURCHILL.-A
dispatch from j.. j. Mcclellan, Assem-
blvman of Churchill county, to c. H.
Belknap, Private Secretary 10 Cover
nor Bradley, dated saltwater, January
DIST, saws that the Humboldt Indians
were pouring into that neighborhood
and had commenced killing cattle.
The Sheriff and a posse of men started
out after the Indians, but were fired
upon hv the red skins and driven back
totown. They succeeded, however, in
capturing five Indians. who were
lodged in Jail. Further particulars
are looked Tor with much interest. z.
S.-A later dispatch received last night
bv James A. st. Clair rom j. w. Rich
ards of saltwater, says the Indians
killed nine head of McClellan's cattle
on Sunday. Five Indians were cap
tured and put in Jail and the others
left for Walker river. They fired on
Sherman, Mcclellan and Clarke with
out effect. Fifteen men, poorly armed,
are awaiting the arrival of Indian
Agent Bateman at Saltwater, and will
probably pursue the thieves if the
agent does not arrive o
SUDDEN DEATH.-Tony Derrick, one
of the old settlers and a leading farmer
and dairyman of Upper Carson VAL
ley died suddenly at the Genoa Warm
Springs on Saturday last. Derrick
owned a large farm on the road be-
tween Sheridan and Fredericksburg,
adjoining that of Captain Taylor.
Last Summer he was attacked with
rheumatism, and visited Valleys
springs, where he soon found relief.
Having a second attack last week, he
again visited the springs on Saturday.
Soon af,er his arrival he ate dinner
and then went into the bath room.
He had scarcely got into the bath tub
before he was struck by death. His
attendants took him out and endeav-
ored to administer stimulants, but
they could get nothing into him, and
in a few minutes he expired. De-
ceased leaves a wife, but we believe no
children. He was widely known and
much respected throughout Carson
Valley.
HOME AGAIN.-'Dolph d. Shane, OF
the Capitol Saloon, returned yesterday
from a flying visit to Canada. He was
fourteen days getting through to the
East, but returned without obstruction.
He saws the din of the builders in
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