Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-05-30
SAM DAVIS AT TasE BAY.
He is interviewed by u Report.
cr of the Examiner and
Susfains his Local Asepu
taeion for Truth and
veracsty.

tasion for Truth and
yerac:ty.
The Hon. Sam Davis OF Nevad:
arrived in this city last night, ant
after washing the alkali out of hi.
larynx. came around to the Exam
iner Office TO be interviewed. Mr.
Davis caught reporter, led him in
to quiet room, and said:
"ReaIly l don't know that the
public will be interested in my
views and opinions, but it you in
s;st upon 1t, | will answer any
question you may ask. l like the
Examiner, and am always willing
to assist in making it readable and
interesting. Have a cigar
GLOW long do you intend to re-
main here. Mr.. Davis" asked the
reporter.
Afr. Davis furtiyely counted the
twenties in his vest pocket, made
some calculations on his fingers,
and replied: 1.-The length of my
stay will be governed by circum-
stances and luck. l suppose /
ought to stay here quite a while.
You see, | run ranch in one end
of Nevada and a newspaper in the
other. When l am at the ranch,
the newspaper Is prosperous; and
when I'm moiding public opinion in
Carson, the ranch fiourishes. So
my wife says. anyway"
What do you raise on your
.anch ."
"'The only branch OF agriculture !
I'm engaged in just now is raising
rout. I've got trout pound that
overs an acre, and it is just full
# fish. They're small yet, but
hey'll grow, and l expect the
,ound will cover two acres next
ear"
care you bringing more water
nto it?'
"No. You see when tho trout
row double their present size,
hey will take up just twice as
luch room, and the water must go
ONE where TO make room for them.
he POND has got to spread.
"Does it pay to run a fish
anch in Nevada Mr. Davis?"
al can't SOY that it pays exactly,
ut | don't run il to make money.
bought it 50 as to have a place
here l can go and fiddle. 1t is a
ice, quiet place, and is what you
light call isolated. The citizens
Carson pay taxes on it for me.
hey regard my ranch as a public
leasure- ground. and are willing to
ut up for It,"
"Do you throw it open to the
nblic.',
"Not at all. Nobody but nv
If ever goes there; but when l So :
ere / take my fiddle along. You q
mt know what a relief it is TO
I've a place where one can sour
rth his soul in bursts OF melody
thout stirring up the vigilantes.
,fore l got the ranch used to :
we the hardest kind of time to
train from fddlins III Carson.
lere is prejudice against my iid- 1
ing in Nevada, and in Carson
ey have city ordinance making r.
= inisdemeaEor or a felony, l for
which, for me to practice the ,
divine. About once year 4
ough, when | couldn't stand the a
pfivation without injury to my
alth, I'd haul the fiddle out from S
der the haymow, in the barn, and
re the chances. Then l had TO N
lie in the sagebrush until the af- n
r blew over. Now | can get out
the ranch and make myself and ID
else happy. You have
idea OF the power of music. I've NJ
died every id coyote out
the county in which my ranch
situated since I've owned the III
.ce. Music will make fish get !"
ht out of the water, too. Ore ~
rnlng after | had played the vIo-
all night, l found that all the Il"
ut had Topped out of my pond,
the whole outfit We're wriggling