Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-07-30
LYON COUNTY LETTER.
DAYTON, July 81, 1874.


DAYTON, July 81, 1874.
EDITOR TIMES - Having rashly made you
promise to give you few items, from time to
time, from the County Seat, will do my best
to redeem my pledge, though Dayton is, as
you are probably aware, very dull town
these latter days. In former times large
quantity o. frewood was cut in the adjacent
hills, and gave employment to many men, in
cutting, packing and hauling, and trade and
work for merchants, blacksmiths and others,
but all the wood within moderate distance
having been cut off, the business is now COM
paratively limited, and occupies hardly one
man where it once did ten. Then, few
years since, the town contained within its
limits some six or seven quartz mills, as for
instance the two Dayton mills Sutro's, Solo
man & Davies the Illinois and Golden Eagle
ali of which have either burned or been
removed to other camps, with no new ones to
make good the loss. In addition to these
drawbacks, the town has been singularly IN
lucky in respect TO fires, but we still live, and
spite of its apparent dizziness, Dayton is to-
day better town for business than many of
more pretensions. Just now there are run
ming in town, or immediate vicinity, the mill
and works of the Lyon Mill and Mining Com
pany, who are engaged largely in the reduc-
ton of failing and the manufacture of blue
stone and sulphuric acids, besides doing
little in borax, the Woodwork or Ophir mill,
of "a stamps, at present running on Silver
Hill ore and on shines, and the Franklin,
20-stamp mill, running constantly on Belcher
ore. The Rock Point, one of the largest mills
in the State, and possessed of a fine water
power, has been idle for months, and, though
it has been generally understood that it would
be run this summer and coming fall, am
afraid such will not be the case. So much
for the mills for other sources of trade, we
have the town of Sutro. which, though for
long time under cloud is, since the return
of its projector-the irrepressible Adolph-
beginning to turn up with prospect of fur
ther improvements
The business of cutting and bringing to
market nut pine wood still continues, and
helps little, and the rancbmen from the
lower Carson river, who make this their head
quarters for disposiug of their hay, and pur-
chasing supplies, add materially to our trade,
and in addition, the business of floating wood
from the headwaters OF the Carson to the
mills near by, and Ton use at other points, is
assuming large proportions this year. The
drive to this place and vicinity will aggregate
as much as 10 600 cords. Bryant X Sabin and
Fiander Bros are, believe, the chief owners,
and il is all being taken ont ON contract by
Messrs. Rulisun, Likens x Sims, who are
pushing matters rapidly with strong force
of hands.
So much for Dayton as it is its future is by
NJ means bright; yet, there are some develop
ments i'll coal which would do much to restore
our prosperity should they turn out well.
Prospecting for coal is being carried on at the
Old Whitman mine, in the Como range of
mountains, about twelve miles from here,
and also in Ell Dorado canon, about the same
distance. Specimens brought in from the
Whitman yesterday by Caravan, Emmett and
others, OF Gold Hill, look we'll. and l am
assured that it will turn an important point.
The mine in Ell Dorado was worked in 1865
and &c. under the lame Of the Newcastle
Company: the present proprietors are men of
means, resident at Virginia. Hosting works
have been erected and work is being pushed
forward rapidly. A good coal mine would
prove fortune to its proprietors and God
send to the public Let us hope that such an
one may shortly be found within the limits
of Lyon county.
The political pot is hardly simmering as
yet, but presume in due time will bubble
f,lriously Little is said about candidates,
but am of the opinion that should Dir.
HaZlett conclude to make run for the Gov
ernorship, he will prove a strong candidate,
both before the State Convention and before
the people l think him the strongest man in
the Republican party, and in the event Of
nomination that he would make livery warm
for Bradley or any other Democrat. 1t is to
be hoped that Judge Seawell may be induced
to ran again for District Judge, and should he
do So | think he would receive the almost
unanimous vote of the people. As 10 minor
positions little is said as yet when matters
begin to assume tangible shape, | Will give
you the result of my observations. ".