The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-04
Western Wealth.

A Nevada correspondent thus enthu-
siastIcally speaks Of the wealth oil that
region. Nearly the whole OF the State is
owned by few cattle kings. One man
whose name is Bailey manages to sup
port himself OFT a small grazing farm Of
about one thousand square mlies; IL eX-
tends over one large county and por-
ton of several others. This man drives
from the plains of'Texas between ten
and fifteen thousand head OF cattle ev-
cry summer. Bradley, Mason or Single
ton are equally as extensive dealers.
Bradley is, perhaps, the wealthiest and
shreWdest stock man in the State. lie
owns vast herds Of sheep, cattle and
horses, and through good management,
he has accumulated colossal fortune.
He is now serving his second term as
Governor of the State, and, although he
is an uneducated frontierman, Win
strong lack of confidence in his own
ability, he has thus far discharged the
duties of his high office in a manner that
challenges admiration.
An evidence of the substantial wealth
of the State is found in the great num-
Der of it's rich men. One may meet one
day on the streets of Carson or Virginia
more than dozen citizens who are
worth from ten to fifty millions. sharon
owns railroad, a bank, and palatial
hotel, the like of (which has never been
seen, He talks of millions as ordinary
mortaIs talk of cents. His residence is
| a palace, q description OF which would
read like chapter from the Arabian
Nights. There is no end Of his wealth,
| no limit to his power. ANY day he may
sena dispatch to San Francisco that
will shake California streets from one
end to the other, and cause millions to
flow into his Golfers. He lives like an
oriental prince, and the Legislatures OF
two States are the peculiar creations OF
his genius. When the Legislature ol
| Nevada presented him with the Senate
rial toga, he invited that body to lunch,
which is said to have cost $1,000 he
purchased two of Carson's finest sa.
looms, and generously invited the peo-
ple of the whole State to stake drink"
| These saloons are still open. and all sorts
of fancy drinks will be administered to
thirsty patriots during the entire ses-
sion of the Assembly at the expense OF
the great Senator. There are men in the
country who could cover with ten dol
lar gold piece every dollar Sharon could
produce. Virginia City, the stronghold
of many OF these millionaires, and the
1ield of many of their financial opera
tions, is a city worth seeing. The strong
est impression In the mind OF visitor
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sissippi Valley is that the people are all
stark mad. The streets are narrow and
crowded with wagons, pack-trains,
howling muleteers, buil-whackers, and
people of every nation. Piute Indians,
! IN war-paint, Chinese, bearing burdens
! attached to their native bamboo poles,
1 Russians sweating beneath tur cloaks,
Mexicans, lean Italians, tat Dutchmen,
4 chattering Frenchmen and sober Brit
tons, all apparently laboring under the
4 greatest possible excitement, may be
4 seen passing through any street. Every
one is in hurry. The crowds rush
through the streets as it they feared the
mountains were about to. fall on them.
On one side sof the street you may OBJ
| serve stream of miners and workmen,
crowding their way to q taro-bank; on
| the other side are fine ladies, with the
wealth of an empire in diamonds and
lace upon their persons moving i'll the
same throng with the successful gamb-
4 Ter and the dashing demi monde. 1t has
4 been the boast OF the people that the
| streets of their city are paved with gold,
and YOU may easily demonstrate that the
boasI is net vain one. SO much quartz
has been crushed in hauling ii through
the streets that yQu may at any tune
wash gold from the very gust that clihgs
| to the soies OF yotlr boots.