Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-09

From the Silver State. !

1862, shortly after the secession OF Nc
Beth and W. H. ClagGet fro.l the orig
! inal town of Unionvllle lat present
known among its inhabitants as the
.'icher town., and the location by
them of the site of the Unionville OF to-
dav, which was then derisively called
Dixie solitary horseman might nav
been seen vending his way thronSn !.
cloud of dust along the road which lie"
from, the Humboldt river TO bnena VISTA
Cnnyon. He had a sanctified appear
ance. and like true follower OF the
Meek and Lowly, he murmured not AT
III. heat. neither ut the dust. which
marched his lips and accumulated upon
hi, beard and hair, giving him decld-
! ed,y autlouated appearance. Meeting
some ox-teams:ers on the road III the
valley. he meekly inquired the Instance
to Unionville: and IN reply 10 thelf pro-
fame comments on the condI.lon OF tht
roads. tins mild-mannered man informed
the h.ill-whaciiers that they were on the
road to ruin. Arriving ut the site OF
knoxville. on which the streets AID
blocks were indicated by powders and
slsebrush. he carefully Surveyed the SIT
nation and aHghted. Brushing the az
kali from his locks, he immediately
sought McBeth and. introducing himseH
as Deacon Evans. proceeded to lnter-
view Ma. on the subject of town lots.
and in less than tweEty-fonr hears from
his arriva! had men IT work on the foun-
dation OF the Exchange Hotel. He also
located a traet Of i.9arShy bottom and
ur,,velIy hillside. on the creek below the
TOWN site. on which he ballt private
resitence. with the intention OF making
Cri32y:llc Lis permanent place cf abode
In those elrly days church YoeTS Wt.e
scarce and churcias sc.Tcer in non
vile. and the Deacon gradually, from
..icrs Of co-r:", fell into The waj S
of II, worldly. D@.ins Il: 1SdlaG
trouble. Of % he took an active part II
= campaign against the savaCes, and FOR
Gallant conduct in a battle with the Pi-
,,tes : was lrhtc;! Cg,ocIcl Oh lie h-ld,
which t:;le LIE bars with Incoming mod
,s:y to the present day. Upon the sui
iusa.io-. OF the Indians he turned his
attention TO identifying his residence
AID grounds adjoining il. The ;2arshy
creek bottom has heer reclaimed. and
the waters which DOW from 1t have been
diverted into an artificial lake Noun
tain .rou: from Paradise Valley. salmon
trout from the Truckee, and cLnhs .ioln
the Humboldt, were procured 1t eonsld-
cradle expense and transported to the
lake some years ago They propaSated
rapidly, and in countless numbers sport
cd in It's crystal waters. Last Spring II
occurred To the Colonel. who takes great
pride il, lis fish and his lake. that II
would adj greatly to the beauty OF the
latter 70 have waterfowl floating grace
fully on its tranquil bosom. Accoid
inclv he procured several pairs OF duck:
F o. r.re varieties. from California poultry
wards. and was much pleased with then
appearance on the water. Recently h.
noticed that the small fish II the lake
were rot so numerous as heretofore. and
/ lie was At loss tn account for their dis
/ appearance. Last week the mystery
! was solved and tine Colonel Is row OF
( the opinion that ducks are neither beat
tifu, nor profitable. IL his dooryar>! i
a fountain. in which dozen or more
gold fish lived laziIv AMI peacefully
. IL. ducks. while on an expedition from
the lake. entering the dooryarl through
a gate accidentally left open, discovered
the fountain and its quiet Inhabitants
which they proceeded 10 gobble up with
out ceremony. The Colonel arrived up
on tue ground Just as drake was en-
,leavoring to swallow the last and larSes
of the fish. and took in the situation a
q glance. He Immediately understood
why the small fish had disappeared from
the lake, and ordered roast duck for din
ner every day until the flock was dis
posed OF.