Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-11

shyiuS u low WOfus moae
The number Of insane patients belonging
to and provided for by this State amounts
at the present time to one hundred and
twenty. all Of which are kept at the Ne
vada Insane Asylum Of Drs. Langdon
X Clark. Stockton. California. Accord
ing to the report OF the Legislative Com
mittss recently ssnt there to inspect. all
those patients are most sIcellently cared
for. aud doing better than they could
here. and at far less expense 10 the State.
The Asylum is beautifully located amid
fine groves. shrubbsry. flowers and other
pleasant surroundings. presenting a very
marked aud agreeable contrast and
change OF climate aud scenery from the
rough sAgs-brush hills and mountains Of
this land OF silver and wild mining stock
speculation. There the poor victim
whose brain has become dazed amid the
giddy whirl Of excitement. misfortune.
disease or bad luck. finds a haven Of
rest; q soothing change from the scene
Of his troubles. and amid perpetual sun
shine and flowers the shattered wreck Of
his mental being may yet DO gathered
oncs more to itself. aud Reason venture
again to mount her throne.
Aside from these agreeable and bene-
iiciai considerations and contrasts. comes
the great cost Of erecting. and maintain
ing such an institution in this State.
None but a iirst-elass one will do here.
aud its eventual coat would not fall short
Of $500, 900. although it is represented
that . suitable one could be built for
$4,000. This Last was the amount. we
believe, which was estimated for the coat
OF the new State Prison at Reno four or
Ave years ago. yet after ~sIpsnding $780,
900 IL was not half finished. only the
outside walls being built. In its place
il Is o proposed TO build this Asylum.
tearing down the present walls and re-
constructing them to suit: destroying
500, 900 to save $40. 900. so to speak.
Moreover. it would DO merely prison.
after being completed. with no cheerful
surroundings; not q pleasant home for
the insane; especially in the Winter
time. Added to its cost over Asylums
conducted IN more favored ioeAiiues'
comes the heavy expense Of suitable
..,;,o .o,.,a,,.. an. hi,b rats Of
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wages prevailing' extra cost OF material
and many other such considerations.
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erect such an institution a. IL actually
,.,,ir.d for La. than s2JO. 600. Can
t.. a,
the state anotu ~ inc P'e'eh' u"' "
indulge in . luxury Of such doubtful
n,l;,v anil ;m,or,.nesp
Az the last session OF the LEGISLATURE
two years ago, q Joint committee from
-, Iona. ..n, o,s, IN Cal;foYni,
o'ei -,
TO inspect aud report upon the CONDITION
Of our State insane, also. 10 take q look
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and gather such information as they
.o,ld nj. IN tbs nrobabls cost of erecting
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an insane Asylum IN MS State' ihey
made q very full and able report from
IL, -. .,,ra., an. t-oiiowi,,.
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Your committee also took particular
care To inform themselves a. to the cost Of
tho erection Of q building or buildings
within our STATE for the care and keeping
Of the insane. their attention having been
called TO this from the REPORT Of the
Commissioners for the Care OF the In
digent Insane for the years eighteen
hundred and seventy three and eighteen
hundred and seventy.four." and also by
the last message Of his Excellency Gov
ernor Bradley.
From the Report OF the Supsrintend-
ent Of the Oregon Hospital for the Insane.
for the year eighteen hundred and seventy
four that State. at that time. having
buildings In the course OF erection. or
intending TO erect the ssmel. We learn
that tbs cost OF such buiIding- ranges
from hve undred and thlrty-two dollars
per pat-snt-that OF the'Western LunAtic
Asylum. at stanton, Virginia. the lowest
to that OF three thousand dollars per
patent-thst OF the 81. Louis County
Asylum. at ~. Louis, Missouri. the
higbest-and that The mean average Is one
thousand one hundred and ninety.ons
dollars per patent
We also learned ron the ohicers In