Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-01-08
THE WEATHER IN HOPE VALLEY ETC
MOUNTAIN CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MORN
ING APPEAL.
Woodford's Jan. 3rd, 1873.

Woodford's Jan. 3rd, 1873
EDITOR APPEAL: We are having the coolest
weather here that ever was known by the old
est inhabitants; it started in on Christmas
and has kept it up ever since think old
| Santa Claus turned the cold shoulder on lis
uD here There is no snow here and only
four inches in Hope Valley, but plenty of ice.
The mercury has ranged since Christmas from
4 to degrees below zero, until yesterday
morning when it went up to 8 above at sun
rise, and this morning it was 10 above. Sun
day night was the coolest of the season-6 be
low One year ago we had weather similar to
this in Hope Valley, about the same amount
of snow and clear and cold until the 10 when
it moderated and the wind commenced blow
ING perfect gale and continued to blow until
noon of the 10th when it began to snow and
gave us an old fashioned snow storm; for it
continued showing four days and fell five feet
deep. am prophesying a big storm about
the same time this year
The new year is opening chapter Of fatal
accidents in this county. The first was the
finding of the dead body of Peter Petersen in
the street at Silver Mountain. The particu
lars as near as can learn them are as follows:
There was ball there that night and Pete
was AROUND with the boys having good time
until after midnight when he started to 90 to
his cabin, distance of about 200 yards, and
is the last that was seen OF him that night.
They say he was not very drunk, and that he
got to his cabin door and there fell. The
next morning they noticed some of the town
hogs eating something and upon investigation
found to their horror that they were devour-
ing the body of little Pete. He was stiff and
cold, and they had eaten nearly all Of the flesh
Of his face and torn his clothes. He was par
a!yzcd several years ago but had partially re
covered 1t is mystery how he died; whether
he had another shock and froze to death being |
unable to get into his house He is one of |
the old settlers of this county and was a very |
peaceable and harmless man and was better |
known here as little Norwegian Pete. An
other fearful accident happened yesterday after
noon near Young's Bridge on the east fork of |
he Carson river. 4 man named Lewis An
lersen, | think Norwegian or Dane was in
SANITY killed by d log rolling over him. He
vas cutting wood for Mr. VIM Temple and
vas alone on a steep side hill and had cut
Down large tree and sawed Il part of it no.
t appears that he had stepped below the log
o cut off a limb and was standing upon it
When it rolled down the hill, MASKING his head
almost into a Jelly on a rock. He was living
Il a cabin with another man who came home
n the evening and got supper Finding his
,artncr. did not return he became alarmed and
vent to the place where he had been at work
nd followed. Receiving no answer he then
commenced searching and found him as des-
rbed understand that he had two broth
rs living in San Francisco. The Coroner is
Gliding all inquest to-day Who will be the
ext! Yours, NouSTA1SEER.
The Board of City Trustees held special
leeting last evening, when the matter of ad
listing the city licence ordinance was again
iscuscd.
Dust on the streets in January! Never l
nown before in these parts. Where is the
rect sprinkler?
The Board of County Commissioners met
esterday
The T. s District Court met yesterday
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