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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20
LAKE TAHOE LETTERS.
NO. ONE.
En- route to the Lake-Ihe Beautiful
Truckee- Enchanted.

SUGAR PINE POINT, Lake Tahoe,
June 18th, 1875.
EDITORS TIMEs:-Our little party
left Gold Hill Wednesday evening,
and Thursday morning at 3 o'clock
we arrived at Truckee. Here we
found rooms awaiting us, and the
few hours of sleep before breakfast
was enjoyed by all. At 8 O'Clock
A. NJ. Caldwell Il Co. furnished us
with private coach and we were
soon bound for Tahoe City, a distance
of Is miles. Whatever l may see in
my future visit to Tahoe lake, the
remembrance of the little journey
will never be effaced, but remain
truly ga thing of beauty and a joy
forever" In some OF the older east
ern states-in New York, along the
Mohawk and Hudson, there are
SCENES OF RARE RURAL BEAUTY,
which Irwin has immortalized, and
which was the pleasure of my child
hood days, but in all my after life l
have seen nothing to compare with
the ever changing scenery on
Truckee river. Nature is here in
her widest and lovliest mood. The
stream winds its way through end
less margin of rocks, timber and
brush wood; now and then little
plateau covered with beautiful flow
ers, which I have never seen in
greater protusion except on western
prairie. Wild lilies were
PLANTING THEIR GAY BANNERS,
buttercups and daisies, "innocent of
any act of trespass," formed con-
tinuous picture, as pleasing as one
would wish to see.
The sky is blue and bright above,
The trees have don'd their soft green dresses,
And prattlng out its lazy love,
The river takes the suns caresses.
The air with sweet spring scents is rife
And pleasant with the talk of thrushes,
And glad with new sense Of life,
The year toward its noon-day rushes.
At Tahoe City we took an inventory
of our effects, and concluded we had
enough to satisfy the demands of the
proprietor of the hotel Tor our din
ners, and then made our arrange
ments for speedy departure, on the
steamer Coz. stanford, for Nc
Kinney's. YGEEsEA.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

X. OF p. Pic NIC.-Messrs. Steph-
en- Goddard and Claus Becker, two
of the knights who attended the pic
mic at Bowers Mansion yesterday, in
form us that it was one of the grand
est affairs of the season. About 500
persons participated, fully one half
of that number being ladies-the
beauty and chivalry of Nevada. A
good time was had, and more or
derby company has never assembled
in the State. Time forbids more
extended notice.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

IN THE MooNLIGHT.-As small
party of old-young folks and young
old folks might have been seen trip
ping through the moonlight which
on Thursday evening came SHIN
mering down over the pleasant and
pretty environs OF "Bro." McGinnis'
residence on "The Heights" At
first glimpse they might have been
taken for the phantom night dancers
in the garden of the gods, making
merry over Cupid's conquests, but
the illusion would soon have been
'dispelled by the reverberating crack
of the croquet mallets, the echoing
peals of baritone laughter, and the
soprano commands not to "flinch."
Playing croquet by moonlight with
a pleasant party, surrounded by
blossoming flowers and trailing vine,
in the warmest evening in June, is
nothing less than a tempting relief
from the engrossing cares of bust
ness. Mac and his estimable wife
are nicely situated, have a superbly
arranged residence, grounds which
evidence culture and taste, and the
finest croquet plat in the city. We
do not care to mention how two gal
liant mining superintendents waltzed
away with the swicketest' part of the
game, and how our reporters sor-
rows thereat were efficiently soothcd
with the prettiest boquet OF the sea-
son, culled by Mrs. M. from the
choicest of the garden; nor how Bro.
McGinnis brought back old times in
songs of African descent, accompa-
MED by the harmonious notes of the
organ--for it would hardly be fair in
one who contributed so little to the
sociability of the occasion. We will
get our play in next time.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

r. II. CARRICK & Co. of Gold
Hill, the most extensive lumber
shippers and dealers Of this section
of Nevada, present their advertise
ment in this mornings paper. They
deal in Nevada lumber of all kinds,
redwood, oregon and sugar pine,
mill and mining timber Of every
description, together with all kinds
of house and furniture lumber.
This firm is old and reliable. Pat
rouize them,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

DIED.-In Gold Hill, June Is,
Nellie Shanahan, aged % years.
The funeral will take place from st.
Patrick's Church this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. High Mass will be
celebrated for the repose Of her soul
to-day at 1880 a. III,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

ACCIDENTAL miner named Thos.
Reynolds. working in the Vivian
mine, was severely injured yester-
day by large bowlder falling
upon him in one of the slopes,
striking him in the left side. He
narrowly escaped being crushed to
death.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

ARREsrED.-Charley Nelson was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Miller
last evening, for using obscene lam
guage on the street. He slept in the
lookup.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

DR.. Van Zandt, the County ply
sician of Storey county, has lately
removed his office to Ford's build
ing, adjoining the Post office. Read
his card in this issue.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

The Piute Fandango commenced
on American Flat last evening, and
sold Pluto Charley" says 1t will last
for five days.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

New Town SITE.-We learn that
surveyors were busily engaged, on
Friday last, laying out town site
near the Amazon bonanza.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20
LYON COUNTY MINES.

The New Hosting Works Of
the DaytOn-Thc Developments
of the Ledge-COst. Description
Of the Machinery and Build
Ing.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

When an Australian doctor pre-
scribes for a runaway wife, if Flat
terry don't do, elixir.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

SIXTY ONE registered letters have
been sent from the Silver City Post
Office SO far during the present
quarter.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

Wonder if anybody got Pythias
drunk at the pic mic yesterday. Not
a Dam on.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

TELEaRAMs in the Western Union
Office, this city, for James Kelly
and Daniel Collins.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

The Amazon bonanza was in 1l%
feet of that same ore last night.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

COSTLY SWEARING that $4,000
dam below the Dayton works.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

A DISPATCH from Rev. W. Il.
Jenvey, at Virginia, says he is I'M
avoidably prevented from holding
religious services at Silver City to-
day. 1t is therefore presumed that
no services will be held at Dayton
either
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

1900 feet long, inches wide and =
inch thick, made in England, and
one of two in this county. The
pump will throw $4,000 gallons of
water per hour, though it is not like
ly its full capacity will ever be re-
quired in keeping the mine clear.
The machinery is to rest upon a
foundation of stone containing $500
perches of solid masonry, the mortar
for which consumed So tons of lime.
This foundation is secured by a per-
feet forest of anchor and angle bolts
PIERCING 26 feet through the rock,
each bolt being keyed at the bottom
with railroad iron. 1t would seem
impossible for the least jar to take
place upon such perfect pillar of
iron and stone, when it is considered
that below all is a solid body of ma
lures strongest masonry-the native
rock itself. The total weight of the
machinery is 100000 pounds, and
will cost at the foundry very nearly,
if not quite, sl25,0O0.
THE BUILDINGS.
J. F. Thompson is the architect
and John Thexton superintendent
of the building improvements, and
have right to be proud of the pro-
gress made and the superiority of
the structure. The main building
is 4S by 100 feet and 80 feet high in
the clear. 1t has been put up in a
very substantial manner, and both
inside and outside presents a fine
appearance. 1t is surmounted by
an observatory, constructed for ven
tillating purposes, and which gives
a neat finish to the high and extern
sive roof. Ere long, so Mr.. Per-
kins informs us, the stars and stripes
will wave from flag staff to be
raised from the top-most point. The
blacksmith shop will be % by 40
feet, roomy, and we'll appointed.
The storehOuse and other smaller
structures are not yet commenced,
but will be finished in due time.
The total amount of
LUMBER USED.
Is over 100000 feet, mostly from the
Iruckee anu Blue canyon forests.
THE BOSS STICK.
Some of these huge square timber
sticks are wonder in proportion
and solidity. We stopped to meas
ure the largest among many very
large ones, and found its dimensions
to be 3 feet by 80 inches diameter,
and 26 feet long-2,496 feet running
measure, or 2OS cubic feet of solid
timber. When dressed to its proper
proportions it will be used for the
pump-b bob. 1t is as large piece OF
square timber as ever brought to the
Comstock mines.
THE BOSS CASTING
In one piece is the fly wheel, weigh
ing over 10000 pounds, and re
curing two fiat cars for its transpor-
tation. The largest single stone
block lies as portion of the engine
bed, and contains ia cubic feet.
Through the energy of Superintend
ent n. G. Hall, Secretary Il. b. Per-
kins, Foreman James Showers and
John Thexton, the master mechanic,
the gigantic work has progressed i'll
the most favorable manner. Good
time has been made, and when
completed the Dayton hosting
works will be the finest structure OF
the kind in the State of Nevada.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

NEW SUPERINTENDENT the re-
cent change of Directors of the Cos
mopolitan mine, Mr.. John F. Eagan
has been elected superintendent of
the mine, Uice MIR. Coover, resigned.
Gen. G.. Dodge, President; John
LanderS Treasurer and Secretary,
and j. Nj. Rose, Jr., constitute the
new Board. The Cosmopolitan,
which we have mentioned several
times of late, gives good promise of
developing into valuable mine at
no distant day, and the showing of
ore and vein has improved steadily
at every foot of development. The
Hope mill is kept constantly at
work in the reduction OF the ore,
which mills from S25 to $50 per ton.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

The DANEY.--1 work of OVei-
hauling the machinery of the Daney
hosting works commenced yester-
day. New boilers will be added,
which will occupy some four weeks,
during which time the mine will be
closed down.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

STREET.-Furnished by Boisot ::
Con. Virginia, 500 sales; Hale q
Norcross, SO; California, 81; I'm
perial, 615; Ophir, A SIS; Bullion,
371@; Best Il Beicher, As; ella, AZ;
Mexican, 10; Gould & Curry, l5H
bid; Jacket, 70 sales; Point, 30 bid;
Belcher, 26.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

Desiring to do full justice to all
Lyon county enterprises which may
come under our notice, and especial
ly to keep our people posted as to
the development of our prominent
mines, we purpose visiting when
convenient the different mines and
works of the county, and publishing
report of the several enterprises.
With such a view, our reporter visit
ed the
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

THIRD LEVEL,
Sol feet from the surface. Drifting
west, we again cut the ledge at $50
feet distance, and find the ore cor
responds exactly with the red sui
phurets of the End level. This west
drift is in 297 feet, with the face
stopping in ore that will pay a good
profit on the cost of reduction, and
from it the vein is followed north a
distance of $50 feet, where water in
tertered with further progress. Sink
ing of the shaft was continued to the
total depth given above (470 feet
and, as soon as the new hosting
machinery can be put into operation,
will be further continued, together
with the general prospecting of the
mine.
THE NEW MACHINERY
Will consist Of one 26-inch by 60
inch pocket valve engine, to propel
a lS-inch pump; ono engine "a by
48 inches, to be used in hosting, and
to be supplied with fat wire cable
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-01-08
THE SUM.
Weekly and Dailv for 1879

The approach of the Presidential election
gives unusual Importance to the events aad
developments of the year 1875. We shall en-
desvor to describe them fully, faithfully and
fearlessly.
THE WEEKLY SUN has now attained cir.
culaton of over seventy THOUSAND copies. LIS
readers are found in every State and Terri o.
~. and its qualities are well known to the
public. We shall not only endeavOr to keep
prove and add to its variety and power.
THE WEEKLY sun will continue to be a
thorough newspaper. All the news of the
day will be found in it, condensed when I'M
important, at full length when of moment,
and always. we trust, treated in a clear, in
teresting and instructive manner.
hest Its our aim to make Inc Se d1d thf
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ing of every sort, but will print nothing to
offend the most scrupulOus and delicate
taste. 1t will always contain the most inter
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fully selected and legibly printed.
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exposes the corruption that dlsgraces the
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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-01-08
HERALD AND MAIL,
Friday Morning, Jan. sth, 1875.

The Legislature of Tennessee assem-
bled at the capitol last Monday. The
House OF Representatives succeeded in
electlng a Speaker and two clerks the
first day. Lewis Bond, of Haywood, was
made Speaker. On Tuesday the Senate
elected Thomas H. Paine, of Hardin,
Speaker. John + Helms, of Edst Ten
nessee, was elected Principal Clerk of
the Senate; G. l.. Ridley, of Davidson,
Assistant Clerk; Miss Emily Peyton,
daughter of Hon. BaiIie Peyton, Engross
ing Clerk; Archie Thomas, of the Spring
field Record, Doorkeeper; John r. Friz-
zell, of Davidson, Messenger. The
House elected NeiIl S. Brown, jr., Chief
Clerk; f. A. Moses Assistant Clerk; Jas.
c. Courts, of Carroll, Engrossing Clerk;
II. L. Prater, of Rutherford, Principal
Doorkeeper; W. E. Carter, of Davidson,
Assistant Doorkeeper.
In the House, a resolution was offered,
cOndemning the action of President
Grant, In interfering, by armed soldiers,
with the Legislature of Louisiana. Res
olutiOns were offered in both Houses, ask
ing for an investigation of the alleged
sale of the Comptrollership by Hobbs.
Our Senator, DR.. Boyd, introduced the
first bill in the Senate His bill is to re
peal an act of 1870, authorizing a conven-
tional rate of interest. 1t passed its first
reading.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-01-08

will not, be guilty of bad faith. 1t is not
only idle, it is criminal, in a southern
man to advocate the non-payment of this
debt, because he is thereby fastening the
chains of despotism perpetually on his
own section. Had southern men, repre-
sentatives of southern sentiment advo-
Gated any such policy during the recent
canvass, the Democrats would not have
carried single northern State. Our on
~ hope is that with an honest and capa-
BILE administration of the Federal govern
ment, we can reduce government expen-
ses so as to lower the tariff and other taxes,
and at the same time gradually reduce
the debt. As the country gains in wealth
and population the debt will become rela-
lively less from year to year, until we
may hope under Democratic admins
Jration to extinguish it within the life
time of some who now hear me.
INDEMNITY TO THE SOUTH.
There are some other matters which it
is proper for me to notice, as a southern
man talking to southern men. 1t is
sometimes said that if the Democratic
party should get possession of all the
branches of the government, southern
men would be paid for all the losses sustain
ed during the war, and some go so far as to
ooJ bhCJ nOulu ASK anu OBTAIN indemnify
for their slaves; there are others who, in
their recklessness, say that the negro
would be again placed in bondage.
These things are not only untrue, but
those who assert them know them to be
untrue. We never expect pay from the
Federal or any other government for our
slave property, and we never expect any
more pay from the Democratic than from
the Republican party for losses sustained
during the war. Only men who can prove
their loyalty need hope for indemnity,
and if they will swear truly, they are not
very numerous. What we expect from
the Democratic party is good govern
ment; nothing more, nothing less. That
we have any idea of putting the negroes
back into slavery, is an unmitigated, ma
licious and ridiculous falsehood. We
would secure to the negroes all their legal
and constitutional rights, and they will
find US to be as true friends as they have.
We say this in the hour of our triumph,
and will make it good if the Democratic
party should get possession of all branch
es of the government. A bitter, vindic-
tive and harsh course, trust, the Demo-
cratic party will never pursue, either to-
ward the white Republicans or the ne
groes. The truly generous and noble are
never malicious and vindictive.
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wicked cheat. But that does seem to
be the purpose of the party managers.
What excuse can there be for it? None
whatever, except that the Administration
must be sustained. But if this sort of
thing is done in Louisiana in the interest
of the Administration, why not in other
States? Why not, especially in the States
of the South, where, upon the pIetext OF
preserving order and suppressing bloody
outrages, the army may be used to back
up the iniqnities of a dishonest registry
and a corrupt Returning Board ? 1t is
very well to say that this is only an isola-
ted case, or to dismiss it because, as
President Grant said at Long Branch last
Summer, we don't want to be bothered
with it; +" but there is more danger in ev-
cry step of this business than anything
the American people have had to deal
with in the past fifteen years, or perhaps
ever before. A party that has become
reckless and giddy with long-continued
power is on the brink of defeat, and it
knows 1t, For no purpose except to re-
tain its hold, it consents to great wrong
and outrage, and undertakes to annul the
action of popular majority. 1t has the
look of desperation. 1t will bear the in
depreciation of a purpose to perpetuate its
power at any hazard.
Of course there is no danger. There
never is, There was none the last time a
great party went out of power. No danger.
Everybody said so. But between 1861
and 1865 the country learned to its sor-
sow that though the individual men who
compose great parties, and the leading
statesmen who manage them, are patriot
ic and well-meaning persons, who would
not for the world do harm to any body,
yet there is in the conglomerate of party
a spirit of desperation, which can work
wondrous havoc when it is thwarted.
The Democratic party did not go out OF
power quietly. Its successor will not 90
out at all if it can only fortify itself with
precedents and have on hand sufficient
number of Returning Boards.
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The Situation at Washington

st. Louis Republican.
The shock of the November elections
seems to have paralyzed the hands of the
two-thirds Republican majority in Con-
gress, and taken all the life out of it.
The most noticeable thing at Washington
this year is the marked lowering Of the
Republican crest and the elevation of
the Democratic. There are enough
Republicans in both House and Senate
to do anything they may decide on; but
the majority, large as tits, is not working
majority. The Republicans have lost
faith in themselves, and instinctively
coming man. Mr.. Dawes and Mr.. Gar
field, whose word two years ago was as
good as law, have lost their authority
Speaker Blaine has ceased to be the
probable occupant of the White House
in 1874; and the gallery is surprised at
the meek and gentle member that Butler
has been transformed into. The coun-
terpart of all this is the amazing audac-
ity of the minority. Beck, Speer, Hoi-
man, Cox and Randall have shot up as
characters who are to be listened to, and
the Republicans bitterly complain that
they are running the House in the inter
est of the Democracy, and appointing
committees to expose the inirmities of
the majority, at pleasure. Meantime the
WhiteIHouse takes the change very coolly.
The opinion prevails there that the Re
publican leaders deserve their defeat, and
that no share OF the responsibility for it
attaches to the President. There is no
partnership of sorrow between the party
and it's President they do not even ex-
change condolences, nor consult on
measures for retrieving their common dis
comGture.
Evidently the Republican party is past
resuscitation, 1t has given It's consent to
die, and regards itself as rubbish waiting
to be removed out of the way. 1t has be
come listless and inefficient. Its old leg
islative vigor is gone, and its numerical
majority is so completely benumbed by
the superior audacity of the minority that
is not probable it will pass any important
measures during the session.