Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-06
SOMETHING Asuur MILK.
A News Reporter MAKES . Personal
visit TO the Miik Esssbtishmesss
Of Alexander Brethsrs, ~ VII
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Having read considerable Of late In the
Virginia City papers about tho horrible
swill milk establishments which supply
that sinful city and vicinity with tactical
fiuid. q NEWS reporter took occasion last
Sunday to explore and personally inspect
some Of those institutions. Especial rel.
erence having been made TO the Alexander
| Brothers in this respect, the reporter con.
| iped his attention TO their establishments
on this occasion. He first visited their
COW barns on Z street. north Of the Ophir
works. II was between 2 and . O'Clock p.
NJ, and he found the COWS all gathered In
and being fed and MIXED. There were
sixty OF them. and. generally speaking.
they were In good condition. although OF
course varying considerably 10 fatness. -
10 usual with milch COWS. He saw no sick
or d~ilapidatsd COWS, and only one with .
stump tail; this one looked healthy
enough. and was . good mixer. All svi.
IDENTIFY had good appstites. and were eating
heartily. 4
ooop COW rfrD.
In tho center OF one Of tho barns WA 9
huge feed box. containing half . ton or 90
Of chopped alfalfa hay mixed with bran
and moistened with water. Numerous
loaves Of stale bread were also broken up
and mixed In. This bread 10 the refuse Of
the bakeries. principally from the City b.
kerry Of Htzmier 4 Armbrust. In the
loft above Was several large sacks OF II, all
good healthy bread. none Of II being
sour or spoiled In tho least. The food vi
have described 10 such a. 10 served out
daily 10 all tho cows; IL 10 their regular
food and no ono could ind any objection
10 II. Tho cows certainly do not. A for
swill. the reporter found none In any OF
the hangers. The man having the chief
management Of the concern invited the
closest inspection. He said he did not care
TO feed swill to cows, ~ they gave better
milk and moro Of II when supplied with
the good food described.
ooop WATER.
The cow are fed and MIXED morning
and evening. and then turned out into .
large yard adjoining the barns. In this
yard 10 the large watering trough where
the cows are fully supplied with good.
pure Sierra Nevada mountain water. fur
nished from the pipes Of the Virginia and
Gold Hill Water Company.
NoRE cows.
The reporter next visited tho barns just
north Of Washington street, In the lower
part OF the city. also belonging TO the
Alexander Brothers. Hero he found ninety
cows being fed and MIXED. These were
supplied with the same style Of food As 1t
the other establishmsnt, and the watering
arrangements were similar and ample.
The BOWS looked 10 be In about the same
condition Of health and appetite ~ Of the
other place, everything WAS ~ cleanly -
could DO expected. and he found no swill
being fed to tho cows. In reply. to 10.
quiry. Mr.. Alexander stated that he fed
the swill to his hogs. The cows from this
establishment when fed. and MIXED are
turned out into the yard 10 water. after
which they are driven . few rods down to
the old "%circus ground" at the foot OF
Washington street. This
LARoE COW rAnD
Is an enclosure OF some fifteen or twenty
acres, giving the COWS plenty Of for
recreation. Across tho north end OF this
field runs the washington.street sewer.
the water from which 10 used TO irrisats
the large vegetable garden Of Mr.. George
Mann, adjoining. This sewer stream was
formerly left open and gave rise 10 the re-
port that tho lows had nothing but that
water 10 drink, hut II 10 now covered over
with planks and dirt 90 that u IL impossi.