Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-06-14
NOTES AND QUERIES.

of the new mown hay as 1t lies IN immature
wind rows in front yards and gardens around
the town. Within these late balmy days we
have heard the unmistakabe sound Of the
sharpening of the scythe by the mowers as
they rest, half lazily, and make pretense of
whetting the edge OF their implement Of weedy
war. The Master tells US, somewhere, to
beware of debt, forasmuch that which is
lent Outlines loseth self and friend and Dor
rowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Time
is pictured to US as old man with an hour
glass and scythe AS the days grow newer and
faster, Time will ere long need to be repre-
scented in a photograph bestriding moving
machine-a Buckeye Reaper possibly, with
Rails sale price in cabalistic letters blazoned
with the strokes of some deft brush charged
with the contents Of marking pot. But the
new mown grass and clover, lying there in
shade and sunshine smell sweetly, let Time
take on what shapes he may; and the refresh
ing delights of such out door fragrances grow
not old, nor do they change and go out of
date with the tickle changes OF the world of
Fashion Do we moralize, and etherea-
Iza and ndolze over this patchwork of ours,
leaving facts to come and 60 and find ex
preston and record as they will, elsewhere?
We think not We think we infuse some
thing Of the newsy habit and not little of
that which is business-like into these rs.
and Qs For example: Yesterday we saw at
Mr.. John G. Foxs bookstore pen, shaped
and fashioned like any pen Of steel, and looking
like steelpen which had undergone some
slight corrosion; and we saw Mr.. Fox take
that pen, dip 1t into some clean water which
stood in a basin; and we took it from his
hand and wrote with it, making letters of
violet hue upon piece of cap. That was all
there was-a pen and some clean water; and
being dipped in water shed ink; and we wrote
with it in letters as plain as those which
shone out upon the wall to the CONSERVATION
of Belteshazzar and his wicked company This
is La Plume nliraculeltSe - the miraculous
pen; and Mr. Fox Will, for proper consider
alton furnish forth of the same in lots to suit
applicants. We met our respected friend
Mr. Alexander of the Reno Gazette upon
and demeanor of a young gentleman of
excellent parts, has that same Mr. Alexander |
$500 They showed us some trade dollars they |
were coming at the Mint yesterday and said |
they were doing about $4,000 per day,
which would satisfy all the avarice of this |
Annotator-would one days work as we
are willing TO have all testators bear in mind.
And we had the pleasure of hand shake
with his Honor, Mayor Belknap of Virginia
city, yesterday-ar1 it IS pleasure to en-
counter so well regulated a person of the
mayoralistic character as Judge B. We are
glad to note that the outward signs of his
superior amiabilty remain unimpaired
Should we ever become mayor we should
take pattern by him. . Our friend Lutte
Olds whom we met yesterday said he should
not probably renew his prospecting until after
the harvest CThis has reference to the very
bountiful harvest which is in store for the
farmers of Carson Valley. .... We mentioned
some days ago having seen specimen of
calcareous spar containing free gold. 1t was
in the hands of Colonel Ellis Now cacar-
eous spar is not regarded as gold bearing
rock. Quartz monopolzes, to an almost
exclusive degree, the character of an aurifer- {
Gus matrix. But by that Gale. SD. las the I
have it), hangs tale. When I
he Colonel got in from his Southern jaunt J
le found no little pleasure in exhibiting this Q
pecimen. There much metallurgical lore !
expended upon it; and there were not want
ny excitable men who were as keen to find +
he ledge whence those specimens came as \
YER Jason and his Argonauts were to find o
he Golden Fleece. John McTarnahan, with 7
lis steam engine like way led the van and =
larry Zimmerman was one Of the party c.
hey were directed to Illness, which is a 5,
yayside station not far from the Winters q
nine, for information of the whereabouts of -
he ledge. Hines hauled out carefully G.
wrapped package and cautiously unrolled it. NJ
t contained piece of rock half as big as C.
mans hand. 1t was half gold Witnessing .,
yes plugged out. Then came the questions Be-
he inevitable inquisitiveness. 1t was to find In
iggings which yielded the like of that that n! Jp
hese bold explorers were there Hines was Be
yasive Then he was mysterious Then he
egan to prevaricate. Then Harry muttered
,me feeble doubts. Then John stood unan- al
nous for " sold" And so they did not find 81