Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-03
THE SILVER ERA.
The rius Settlement aaa Early
lHissery Of Nevada o. she EAST
srn SLOPE

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supposed 10 have covered q district cor
responding in extent to what Is now de.
nominated washoe, being that part Of the
State Of Nevada comprising the counties
Of Douglas. 0rmsby. Storey and washoe.
with the western portion Of Churchill and
Lyon counties. This region was so desig-
mated because OF its position IN and be-
you'd the essterly slope or declivity Of the
Sierra Nevada mountains. and the name
was retained in popular use till the dis
covsry Of the Comstock lode, when II
gradually gave place to washoe. tho new
mines being In the territory inhabited by
the washoc tribe Of Indians. Prior 70
that event tho people Of California always
spoke Of this region - the "Eastern
slope." Afterwards and for several years
Il was universally called washos. which
term IL In turn being superseded by
Nevada. the nam Of the State.
THE rnsr WHITE SETTLEMENTS
In this regisn. then . portion Of Utah Ter
ritory, were made by the Mormons. acom-
pany Of whom. while ON their way to Cali
iornia In 1913, coming upon the fertile
and we'll watered valleys that stretch along
the easterly base Of the Sierra. were in
duced 10 stop and make their homes there.
Some Of them settled at and near Genoa,
then and for many years after called the
Mormon station. while others took mp their
abodes In Jacks. Eagle. washoc and Pleas
ant valleys, further north. selecting In all
eases ONLY tho choicest spots for their
homes. These settlers having been Joined
BY others from Salt Lake, a. many - 90 or
20 families had arrived in this part Of Utah
BY tho Summer Of 1857. when the greater
portion OF them, In obedience 10 . man.
date from tho church. abandoned their
comfortable homes and made their way
back across the deserts 10 tho City OF tho
Saints.
now ruEY buILr AMI woRxrD n LIVED.
The only points at which these people
settled in sufficient numbers 10 constitute
anything like a town. oreven hamlet. were
Genoa, Carson and ~franktown. In washoe
valley; thsse places having been laid out
with broad, regular streets and built up
After tho much-to-bc-conmended Mormon
fashion. Along either side Of the streets
ran small bitches carrying water before the
doors and upon the fields and gardens for
irrigation. this being necessary to insure
a crop Of either grain or vegetables In that
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W, 1870. ,h..rs.rs, shnn.
S".u, 80 s,...ns ,hs, i.scsnJ
IAN. n. Sierr. vhi.h' t.II anil .teep'
nm. i,..lf over these valleys ON the west.
Nothing was here cultivated for orna-
mept: no vines or flowers graced tho
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They were a thoroughly practical people.
The ielJ, and the garden. were filled only
-i,h n..f,I rr,.lnct,. sven tho joor.yari,
hsiny nlanted with potatoes. sauashes,
,..n;,-.nJ Az. IN. Tina bonse.' which
varr .implicity itself. stood far apart, each
bsiny snrroundeI bv amplo grounds de.
so,..i 40 The aboy, ,is.,. Including A .pa-
cious corral for herding their stock.
IT,. honscs eon.istiny Of a .inrlo story.
.nJ h.rlIy over containing mora than ono
.nsrtmeni. or two Al most. were cons,ruc.
m al hewn logs, rough lumber. adobe and
unar,ssed stone. laid nm with mud. Win.
jovs ovin. IN a scarcity Of glass. they
MA moi .lvsvs baye. nm. apertnr,s that
s.r,sJ for sncb beinr clo.cI by wooden
.hut,er nj nirht. Paint, for The same
reason. was applied To but few Of these
| dvellings. In some Of which the we'll I'M
p.c,ed earth va. made 10 do duty for tho
| u,u.l wood flooring. Coarse and plain a.
| their houses, were the home-spun and
homemade garments OF these modern
ishinaell'es. Ineir Psrsohs nne u aI
awelinss sere ss.sns..s ~ :.
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