Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-24
LETTER From sNCHAnENrO.
10y our Lady Correspondent


EpIroR SENTINEL: VIII You join us
in another visit To the State CAPT ol. OF
which so much remains to- be seen? y
letter cannot do the subject justice. At
every new view You will think it in
deed "a thing of beauty" being built
of granite and brick 81 ccn1cnted a> TO
have the appearance of white stone.
Five figures of sia:uary adorn the
pcdimcnt, and were executed hy T..
Nevzara. of san Francisco. and repre-
sent Eureka with the Bear" central
ti.urc, II feet high: Justice and Mining
on tie LETT. and Science and Commerce
on the right. They are formed from
the Iansumc stone. Il very durable
composition. formed OF pure. clear
sand and double decomposition OF
~il;cate of lime and soda. Representa-
tive figures of War. Peace. Hope. etc.,
As we'll as vases supported by cupid>.
or some Of their relatives. %ornanicn.
the baluStrade. The entire hight of
Inc bGIldinG i - feet. II length SO
lee. AMI ~ far has cost the Neat little
sum ot $500 0o. and is not near COM
p!c;e3, The porticoe> and lower floor
OF the rOtunda are aid with marble
tiles: upper tioor OF rotunda Is mo>aic-
ally laii with English eucitistic tile
exceedingly pre,tN III effect. In cast
inr Your owes upward. beautifully
ttc>coed walls and ceilings meet the
gaze. The entire building i heated 10y
-, .,, p,r.l thu 4I.ls lf lN- tftfs IsIt.ft Y
There are Ii miles of CAS- and Wa,cl
pipe. We We're Initiated into all it,
mysterious underAani ways Ivy the
polite AMI e~ourtcousiv ohlirin- State
Engineer. MIR. Cock. who kindly en-
liglttntd our ignorance on many
points. Two cords and a half OF wood
are used on an average every day. to
generate the pre-. 'er o ot heat.
The supreme COURTROOM l. OH the
main floor. and contains Il most vaiu-
able law library. for the exclusive use
Of supreme Judges. Ascending two
hrO3 | flights OF >1alr>. You enter the
haud>ome>t rooms Of the building.
VIZ: State Library Apartment. The
main is circular III form. and
four tiers i'll hight. containing nine
/ ~alcoveS each. which rldiltc towards
the center. Here You will find all
d~epartfnent>o ri literature: anithc glass
dome being painted Il cerulean hue.
cau>c> the light to fall toyer this luNu-
liolis retreat for the stuGen') with a
soft and mellow ray. il Is impossible
III such a place no. To wish Tor thai
leisure wealth alone can give. ana
without which there Is Ho knowledge.
Among ''fine AriS we lind tour
volumes of "Auduhon'> Birds value
-, - -
Si.2R. i'll life size. an With the SAME
brll!iancN OF niunla-e II Il once bealued
through Their native forest home. To
be familiar with his HE and wander
InT> ami untlrihE cner-N. gives an
aideti Hr>t to the >ta,N @t these Gteat
works OF genus. ltefe. too. We may
stroll through Westminster NhhcN. m
fancy recalling the lllH>triou> dead,
Who are now sleeping 50 peacefully to-
eether after lite'> troubled dream l.
over. We can do no more than die. a.
then we are all on an equality. Alex
ander. when living. found the world
insufficient for his ambition: Vet @ea4i.
">iN feet of common earth WAS room
enough. Ant Immortal Caesar. dead
and turned To clay. might stop a hole
10 keep the wind away WefnaNal>o
hold communion With the shades o.
+ those delightfully."- immoral old resi-.