Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-05-22

" machinery at tho same time was, 20
Us, novel and interesting sight.
After day at VirgiDia we returned to
Carson on Friday morning whore We
stopped over for the purpose of taking
in the Capital. A visit to the State
Prison was the first attraction, where
We were courteously received hy Warden
Mccullough, and utter q substantial
dinner we were taken in hand by that
officer who spared no pains in pointing
out the various attractions Of the insti
tuition among which, frst in order, nre
the prehistoric tracks, which nre among
the most wonderful curiosities in the
world. How many untold nges were re-
quired to form q solid strata of sand-
stohe thirty feet thick over these Trucks
of birds, animals and huge men! There
are the tracks Of various large birds,
deer tracks, dog tracks, elephant, or
mastodon tracks and huge mocasin
tracks twenty-five inches long, made in
the, ut thnt time, soft clay which soon
hardened 30 us to preserve them intact.
and since they were made there has
been formed above them q strata of
solid sandstone from ten to thirty feet
thick. Our limited spnce preclndes IN
extended description of these wonders
of the 18th century which some of the.
most emin eut scientists of the world
conclude were made no less than 24O,-
900 years ago. After inspecting tho
various features Of this State institution
and interviewing two Of the inmates
with whom we arc personally acquaint-
ed, we we're driven buck to the city
where through the courtesy of Major
Garrard, aud other officials, we inspect.
ed the United States Mint mud had ex-
planned to us the various processes of
treating the precious metals aud pre-
pa ing them for coinage. No coinage is
being done there now, but, the com
presses aud dies were exhibited aud
explained. In the afternoon, in coin
pnny with Col. J. b. Moore, of Ruby
Valley, we called OH Governor Steven.
son who received us courteously and We
found him to he very affable old gen.
tleman whom it is r. leasure 10 meet.
A run of 81 miles over the v. & T. re-
turned us TO Reno ut $50 Pm.
On Saturday morning we set out to
view the vuriouc points of attraction
which are presented ut this beautiful
city OH the Truckee, which, by the way,
is lovely stream and furnishes ample
irrigating facilities for the surrounding
country which, by proper distribution
OF winter, Is mule u veritablc paradise.
MIR. Johu Sparks, of the firm OF Spnrks
u Tinnen. drove u ont to his beautiful
tnrm of 800 acres, three miles south of
'wn, where We found acres of luxuri-
ent alfalfa with which the rnnch ia prin-
cipally covered. Mr.. Sparks expec,a to
cut something like $4,000 worth of hay
on the ranch this year. One of the
most interesting features of the resi-
dence, which is surrounded with sbnde
trees, fruit trees and shrubbery, is the
fact that some time since u swarm of
bees located under the roof Of the house,
and they have Increased until they may
now be found in every avuiluble nook
AMI Granny; and the man in charge of
the plnoe snys thnt he hns taken out
800 pounds Of honey this season from
under the porch md the roof OF the
house. However, Mr.. Sparks ! lace il
not the OILY desirable one in the yiciui.
y, for the whole valley is covered with
we'll improved farms comprising acres
of waving aifnifn and furnished with
heat nnd comfortable dwellings, gdiu-
cent to which are highly cultivated ear-
dens aud orchards, as We'll as lovely
shade trees.
Our limited apnce necessitaies q brief
description OF the various points of at.
Traction, and this article Is already too
long. but We cannot close without OK.
tending thanks to the Enterprise, the
Chronicle and the Report, of Virginia
City. the Appeal, the Index Union and
tho Tribune Of Cars,,n tl,o n,.o,t, =