Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-13
The STATE Prison under the new man

asement is subject which We have long
felt solicitous to investigate but which
we have had no opportunity to exam
inc until We made an opportunity for so
doing Oh Sunday. We found the War
den, P. C. LYMAN, Esq, on the preEnls-
es, and he politely showed Us everything
that we sought to take look at. Every
where about the place there are evidences
of strict and well preserved discipline;
and nothing could be heater than the in
sile and outside of the building and It's
grounds Inspecting the outdoor ar
rangements first, we found that Mr.. Hy-
man had caused the erection OF II sub
stantial wall between the main building
and the square stone structure which
stands Independent OF and separated by
twenty-five or thirty yards from ti.e
main building In this wall is sprung IA
handsome arch in the sides Of which are
massive iron bolts ready to receive the
heavy gates which are to swing between
the quarry and the court yard. This wall
is to be continued Oh until 1t meets the
ledge on the eastern slte o! the yard,
and will, when II Is completed, form
with the perpendicular sides Of the
Quarry perfect line of stone wall. with
IN which all the Gutrrying. stone-cutting
and other prison labor will be conducted.
NJ Hyman says he is going to build
workshop for the shoeIakers and t;.iluIs
adjoining the west wall of the building
which stands midway of tn new wall.
When this new system of stone enclos-
ures is complete the unsiSLt!y old plank
fence in front of the prison will BE- re-
moved, and a neat paiing fence will be
bull, In its stead. This Will render pos
sib!e thc lesstnins of the guard 10y as
many us two OF the present force and
IN Ike the prison yard visible from the
about the WORK yard there are great
quantities of stnL, ready for the builder.
some of which Is in the rough, just us 1t
Game from the quarry. and mnch of
which is handsomely dressed. Ii Is all
for sale. We noticed some large blocks
of sandstone. square and handsome, and
the finest pieces We have ever Seen from
that quarry. On the inside OF the PMS
on, which is aS q liet and orderly. as
country parsonage and as sweet as a
dairy, we found and examined the new
library-or rather, the new volumes
five hundred dollars worth-just pur-
chased for the Prison by 5, cc.tary
Minor. The selections are admirably
N ,de end embrace thu standard English
novels-the works of Scott. Dickens and
Thackery, and Of our own Irving; the
standard poets: works Of history, travel
and science: quite little library of theo-
logical works of miscellaneous sort,
and very properly, good assortment OF
elementary school books. There are.
We believe, about three hundred vol
umes, many of the sets Icing OF the
best of cabinet editions and all, of value.
encased. by direction of the Warden. in |
substantial canvas covers. These books
are given out to the prisoners upon their
application once a week; and every prls- |
onpr is allowed to retain his book for six |
DAYS; and if, ut the end of that time his
book is not read through be can have it !
another week, and so on, until it is flu |
ished We were curious to nee what |
kinds of books the prisoners hid
evinced preference for; and while We
found one hard old fellow reading up in |
astronomy we found that another, with
good soft spot left in his |
heart was reading David Copperirld.
One poor fellow whose early education
had not been what he wanted it to BE-
was quietly studying m -Goffin's Third
Reader" and fierce highwayman was
preparing himself for new departure
when he should once more he free. by
reading up the geography Of the Apache
country. One seqnestered pot Was
reading Shakespeare; Int those who had
thirst for theological lore seemed to be
e., e. ID aI..t
preached there-hal inst got through
his sermon and had DEPARTED little
before we arrived. We s,w Robey. by
special favor. He looks well and is
bright and cheerful. He hopes to be
par,ioned ont ere long. We hope he
may he. There is hut one woman in the
Prison Mnllie Foursha in for II
years. We believe. She was not visible.
r blowing il the force under whose i'm
mediate charge the Prison is: Warden,
p. C. Hyman: Deputy Warden, Zoe
E'dredge: Captain Of the Gnard. John
NewhOuse; Lieutenant of the Guard.
Samuel Hodgkinson: and ten guards.
W. might say more upol this interesting
subject; Int the space is not mt hand.
There is a.snbj-ct tor an editorial in con-
nection with this and We shall seek to
find time to write one soon.
We ace sorry to learn through letter
which came to John James yesterday Of
the hopeless condition of his brother
Ike's wife. This communication des-
cribes the poor lady As having lost all
sense of sight and to be raving with
delirium. Her medical attendants dea-
pair of her recovery. This is very sad
Indeed, and it will excite widely pre-
vailing sense of sympathy hereabout.