Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-10

and Channel.
The student of physical geography
yearning fer an insight into the mystic
ries Of the formation OF plains and val
leys and Ike lesser fcr:EE Q: continents.
may proftably follow ne as We trace tbs
meanderines of Ire .uwiy Greek inapect-
| ing its tortuosity and its shadows, its
current and liz water breaks "ahove tbs
| golden gravel Pacing down the liLs
/ of the passenger track by the margin OF
this stream one observes that the waters
are now running over Z bed Of sand and
gravel which is very much nearer upon
a level with the streets end var,fs and
gardens theteahout than it formerly was
so much SO, indeed, that there i. just
barely room enough fox the waters to
flow under the Ormsbv and Carson
street brid3sE. and leaving but precious
small space for any extra volume such as
might come with frf.hst or visitation
of the nature of a cloud burst, sn2h ss
We had last year. One is aston!shed TO
see the constant downflow Of sand and
gravel, the never quiet particles Of de-
composed rock and loan that are for
ever chasing one another dOSn this |
creek ~ on il goes TO " Join the brin- !
ninG river" It is tLjs ever moving |
mass OF earth particles that teaches Us
how tia valleys which lie Unltr the |
shadow Of great mountains are - rapid /
ly formed and how new soils .,e u.d, !
and old reiicz OF former days com. 10 10 /
buried up for antiqIariss to dig out and !
speculate upon. We notice some Mt
tempts at cleaning out and caring of !
thi. accanlul,ling sand; but the rs;!rcad
company hars dons norc to avert the
Threatened dtrser q complete illing
of The channel than is ike 10 e doEe
by any shoysEHss and ear;ipg. from the
bed Of the creek. Il Will be r..namhoIad
that utoG. moth ago tina Railway
Company through superintendent Yer
ingtor prayed TIE Board Of Town Trus-
tees for the passage q an OliiEauce
tie construction by the
Company OF nsv ditch or channel
through tho grounds belonging to them
for thu purpose Of slrsis hteniuC out tina
course Of the creek and givip. i: a l3fger
capacity for carving OF sny surplus
flow of water. Well ths sought-ior
was granted, and the crooked
tAil-race Of the stream has bsen made
straight and very much greater fall
been gained thereby. We took q look
at this improvement yesterday. The old
bed OF tho creek has been tapped at q
point short distance east OF the pas
Sepger station, and thence, awe have
a straight line of canal has
been e1cavsted as far rs to wLers The
!esp ditch which runs east from Peters
Did erist mil joins the original channel. {
This is no. far from the timber-joininy ,
mill, and is close 10y where the bridge !
stood on the old, abandoned upper Viz /
,inis rosd.) 1t is by its being made to
.mpty into the deep gully formed by tho !
Peters mil race tina: the extra iall is i
,slned for the creek This diversion Of |
he original course of the stream re- |
'eems very large area Of track, yard
ma building space to the Company, and 6
" guGmenting thereby the fall and a
.uickening the current OF III. creek a
Ielps it to clear itself more readily than '
otherwise could DO. The new order /
t things makes very decided change d
q the appearance AN! topography Of =
&c railroad grounds lying east of the c
,epot, and is decided Improvement in c
Ii respects. !,