The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-11-20
ORIGIN OF LAKE TAHOE.
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OF Indian legends, ETC., has this to say
Of Luke Tahoe: =.
Tho natives in the vicinity Of IrhkS
Tahoe, ascribe.its Siiyin, spHvgrGnt nat
hfal coftthSibn::; rThvre was n time.
they say, when their tribe possessed the
whole earth, and were strong, numrr-
Gus and richi but n day came In which
Appropriateness M S.:onger"tbs:l .tlsyj
aud aktAltsi sIiil el4sliT6d tiicii. rTS2
terwardsc the Great Spirit sent an i'm
mense wave anrc=5 tihc Continent from
the sea, and this. wave engulfed both
the oppressors and Me 'eiIRessedL; all
tut eismull 1t4elislat. : Then the task
Msstsrs n,aIo the remaining people
raise up great temple, 80 that they of
the ruliBS CASTE, should have refuge in
case of Rn6thSr flood; and oil the top Of
this; temple tho inasbtfi SSolSliipoL y
column I'd perpetual Are. : : e..7il -
alulf moon had s1ot elapsed, how
ever, before the c4irth was again trou-
0lcd, this time With strong, convulsion
ana tkunde-ings;. upon which the 4rusl
teTi took refuge ln'their great tower,
closing The people out. "poor'hed
to the Humboldt river, andE,euting into
canoes padded for life from1the: I %fui
sight behind them. " For tho ilnnd was
tossing like a Troubled sea, and casting
NIP fire, smoke und ashes. The flames
vent up tothc very heaven and melted
many starS, SO that they ruined dowA
III molten metal upon. the eAit&, form
ing the Ore' that 'th1i &liite men seek.
rhe Sierra was muundetl up from the
bottom Of the earth; while the place
where the great fort stood sank, leaving
only the dome OH the top eXposed above
the waters Of LRke Tuheu:.- The" III.
inates ofRilG GItclnple-t6wcr clTng to this
dome to save themselves from drowning;
but the GreHt Spirit walked upon the
waters Ill his wrath, aud took the on
pressors like pebbles and threw. them
fur into the r0cesses of.a'gre.,t cavern,
OIL tlleeltst side Q" Tho lakc, calfGi 70
thish day the Spiiti Lodge, where. the
wtitcfS shut thehrin. There ihust thew
remain until the last great Volcanic
burning, which is to overthrow the
whole earth, shall again set them free.
In the depths of their capcEn prison fiicS
iffly'sti4l be hcard wailing aul moaning,
when the SHOWS melt anI tie waters
swell in the lake.
SURvIYiSa PAnrY.-Somc two weeks
aGO'th Plumhn National RETIRED" lSj"a
surveying ,piis$ffy, (Kat; had ltfE. the l'Bje
Mehdo%a to desa4iia HE li5th fork Of
FGGttGf'HrVeftIh'ia a boat: on: saturday
lnSt'tlarlh$ the Heaviest rdg. Tie party
i6&de' 'tl,OirrappbaraItte: StatlIg: gnion
1Iotel, III 1hisi tliiGc;. iIifter' trip -thi,t
lasted fpohf'o October 2oili:. '-Tkdy %tre
wet mud liitis iii&fihtd IT, be gom,ntini:
Gative up5if luiaiAy Things tGucl.ing their
VOYAGE. ''tSt 'idi,r,i tiiats they dyaiTd0nG;l
thtir bOathftrr going n few miles, ,"ow.
ing to tlie''low. stage Of the river, and
came through onHEotsebHck., .iFhty
rlaim that had they' sturted sDlnd 'tdii
days e,lrlirritlteY..cuut have iiIta3e tho
trip in'tile beat. '"fhey examined che
Route with reference fo.repurtirg OH the
feasibility Of making wagoii:tUrli rlif-
road The "Thole route. .will"be. free
frohi SNOW; except in sOuit pldGGs it
nihy fall only TO remain shork time.
Not Isingle snow-shled will htd5 .tb.be
trtcted". y'hc grade Eilltbe only about
sixty-nvo feet to the mile in "ilkc iS4yrht
places. 1t will pass through one OF tho
best tiinbHred' portions Of tho States
In fact, n6wlierd'tlse .Hlong The :wH3,ts
range Of the Sicrras Ito the sugar pitiea
grow to such IN immense size ns along
Scino'portions Of this route. After the
nitfn belt struck tjhrIe'.is n.field .ey-
tending nbout thirty-iive miles oil each
side of the roud, that is not equale1 in
any other portion Of the known world.
Whoever will be fortunate. enough ITO
Bcth sfction Of this. lS,d will; indeed,
have II b5rinnEh;iib as"Snre us the sun
rises, i'll Il short time, railroad will he
built TINT will tap this pnrt of the State.
or course, tho land will have to be Sc
cured first, AMI then will come the
menns ~ getting toit+ -0roeiRs ;l;crcp,:y,
Nor. 12M. g" = .-''' - .V-r'"'rE'
The editor of the New Haven, Conn,
Rcyi'fer, Or his informant, Is a iirst-cIass
'coniortiohiSt, as will'he seen by the fol-.
loving Rttfdct ft6ih tho drstriplioh
which TINT pAbcT; published or tho lite
Virginia cty'hrc; which viii biGt be- Quite iiiit
hmusiiig' 10 all residents Of Ncvada:''""
" ThS'"hlT. 'pordGh Of yirGiuiR City
saved from destruction ~ thGigtcat fire
is from WollSj' FargG. Is Co. e.. Office
south, which, includes tho works Of the
9pIhd d Perry: 'SayHgci Hale g.. Sur-
cross andChJsrr !k.'lIinrst.. mlnes
are flooded With %ntcr,. md tho works
IN WpIowny cscaiitd 'deatructiUiL ',An
tho RtIo' l,nnscs;0n Stowurt street, S
street and Try lor stfot4,. south, urc gone.
Hphc C0bIphfics Stock nnrket received q
severe bl5w,'n hopes were entertained
Of working tho t'oGgolitlnieti Virginia
through the RavGge kis0ft. -. II & the i,,ni.
eiafppinion that,tho miners viii be cut
observation-disclosures inullths To
.coRioH NiTthc' Miuina spprrinscndcnts
were at''~ork, htlbing ,6i subdue the
tlNnca. It is ftntcd by tho large opcrn-
tions' that The rateS Of s.ocks .Hso higher.
Coiistlidated virgihihi sGlvsnkcd tdi 20,
Halo q Seroross, 10; Challur'. e Pot.
tcrs. 8; Bost & Bulchor, Julia Oorsoli.
dntcd, Crown Point and Overmah caeh
Q, ScrcHt Nevada Go.. 100; B6lrhcr,
Cnln, Justice, Mexican and Ophir, each
Y2. .... "a. ....'' r''@..ii' cd!
REronTs from tho quicksilver mino
c0hRhio good. ThS"'lod8o appears
strong and tho cinnabar rotaincs its
brilliant reftnillion color throughout.
we have no desire to "puH'' this jicw
dtsGGycry, bot can not forobcnr snyina
that wA .beiitveit will r&ovo M rich rs
Any i'dGksiiver MIND 6S tho coust.. The
'fndiSRtions fully t1li'd Any ever seen
I'm California; Ind if3E lidldot out will
yield os' muchr VUicksiltcr 'as any oi
them Tlfb tunnels Rro being drivun
all tho fine into the hill and tLoi %
at q distance OF two hundred feet Ii
well defined, bctwcon two walls. A
rinnn ni,nr n,1rn La NnrrAa a. :. ~ Il. = =