Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-05
a VISIT TO sUTRo.


Tho associate visited the Sutro
Tunnel on Sunday and found the
work steadily progressing, and the
little town of Sutro flourishing like a
green bay tree. We are not ac-
ouainted with the names of the
streets in the tunnel town, but what
No should be pleased to call
sUTRO AVENUE
Will shortly be one Of the handsom-
est streets in Nevada. Trees in full
Leaf, and properly boxed and irri-
gated, line each side Of the broad and
naturally graded. avenue, and with a
year or two more Of growth will af-
ford an ample and luxurious shade
for the signing lovers and buxom
maids to-be-residept in the future
year, of the then beautiful city. Neat
cottages, with kempt and comedy
lawns, and surrounded by substantial
and pleasant-looking fences, line
each side of the street, and give the
passer-by
A FAVORABLE IMPRESSION
OF the respective people who call
them home. The big and handsome
mansion on the slope of the hill
looks a if it had been freshly
painted, Notwithstanding the clouds
Of dust which envelop the town on a
windy day, such a one as was the oc-
casion of our visit, and it is more
than likely that the Sutro mansion is
daily cleansed by the hose and water.
The mansion, which overlooks the
town and tunnel, Sutro lake and
the valley and river of the Carson, is
imposing to view and has prospect
before its face doors and windows
that will rapidly increase in beauty
and interest as the years go by, the
town improves, and as
THE TUNNEL
Gets its big snoot into the Comstock
mines, and drags their wealth down
through the great tunnel to be
crushed in sight of its gaping mouth.
The water in the lake is now about
fourteen feet in depth, and affords a
delightful home to score of fancy
bred ducks, a staunch little boat, and
no end of turtles that have been
brought from "the Bay" and
chucked to the bottom of its deep
waters to fatten for the feast of their
epieuresn master. Unfortunately,
the trout which Mr.. Sutro brought
from Lake Tahoe and placed in the
lake have disappeared by means of
TIE vILLAINoUs TURTLES,
Who layed for them and bit their
heads of a they came to the bottom.
This il stated as a fact, but it is the
drst information we have had tn at
turtles and trout bore e.ch other any
mostly. 1t 50 seems however; and
~ the turtles are the greater delicacy
OF the two species of fish, they will
be allowed to monopolize the arti-
nciai but naturally arranged lake.
The courteous attentions of Mr.. Pr
cote, editor Of the Sutro indie
pendent" added much to the pleas
ure Of our visit, and we are pleased
to note that his paper is meeting with
success. What with being his own
compositorial corps, editor, press
man and business manager, he is kept
pretty busily engaged in the office.
30 far a.
THs PRESENT BUSINESS OF THE
or Sutro is concerned, it appears to
DO wagging along quietly, and as
prosperously as the few needs of its
limited number Of inhabitants would
lead one to suppose. We judge that
every branch of business needed is
now there. As one rides through the
town several unfinished buildings are
noticed, and among them the founda-
ton for a brick edifice appears to be
completed. Sutro City has a splen-
did site, and will eventually grow
into . beautiful city, but it must
needs await the development of years
and the success Of the great tunnel
for the coming Of grandeur and i'm
Portance. The land lying in the val
icy adjacent to the town and tunnel
can Be and 10 easily rendered arabic
BY the copious means Of irrigation
which
TEE HxAvY wATER-FLow FROM THE
TUNNEL
AnEds. Already the almost miracu-
lous growth Of vegetables and the
small grains astonish one as he con-
templates IN sorrow the bleak hills
and barren sage brush fats encom-
passing every approach to the city.
With wishing the little valley hamlet
. successful future, and rendering
Mr.. Picotte a sight draft on our
courtesy and friendship, our interest