The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-05-10

mouth of Pony Canon. Lots were
immediately taken up, and on them
were erected every imaginable dwell
Ing; tents. dug outs IN the hillside.
p p,lisades, adobe, nd frame bnlilnss
The town extended qulfe distauce
up and down the lower portion Of the
canon; business was blisk aud remul.-
erative, and everybody was active
ffpm the excitement prevailing 10 the
district. The saiuoIs were c,awdcd at
ilght; gambling was INDUCED in freely;
claims w.te eagerly sought for 10y
purchas ard for which fabulous
prices were paid: | cafions, ledges and
assays we're the ihene OF conversation
of all A curious fac, is that al rock
assayed highly at lhat tine, il maize
ns difference wheAce II ca,ne This
| may be accounted f,I ulI the same
GROUNDS that the preceding generation
is said t. be always better than he
one following. IL is related that an
"ld prospec or picked up brick bat
and, after disc lorlng It. gave it to ONE
of liz assaye,s # ms time, who, after
a.saying II. gave re;ur.s rich IN gold
ana silYer. Surely these i,ssayers pns-
sessej the Alcneinist's stone.
The hotels did "a thriving business:
nne dollar for place to sleep, the
iodger furnishing his own bed.
Flour sold from ten to twenty d"llars
per sack, barley sold FIR live and ten
cents per pound; the poorest hay cut
IN November brought tse,ty five
cents II pound. Prices were high and
the spiiiis ef ,lie settlers were elevated
accordingly.
But Clifton. like Jacohsyille, owing
Ia ils distance from the mines, which
were situated further I'D the canon,
VAS doomed, far IA the month uf Feb
ruary. 1868, ID. Il Bnrll. d. c. H,r-
rngtpn. j. A Nca.ch, AMI j.. A.
Baker laid ont Austin about quarter
Of mle up the canon and much more
convenient 10 the niiues.
Fr Il while the town ind not prosper
bat during the following Summer 1t
received many accessluis In the way
Yf eiduas ind enterprises. As
s,rly ~ H,y, the Reese Ri or
Rra ell. aas esGbiishci A fac road
oi easy CRATE was ba!s from Clifton
through Austin, aud over the noun
,ain. ~hish ls a9nped y the Over
land sttse; ats Former r4nse was
through Telegraph cannu, i.w ui :
nvrth Il Austin With the Ov rand
Stage and telegraph pssa,ng through
Ausiin, dnly facilities for mali, ex.
prose- and tr4sei were opened with tie
large cites OF the Uni,n Substantial
M srcsn,ile ! lauscs were hui, aud ti,!ed
with lnershani So of aim ST every
description II .'e's were erected /,
restauiants established, ,salosus opsne9, !,
feed stables built aud filed wiih pro-
vcnde; and Austin took it's place
anong the thriving TO sns of the Ter
rlory. Thus within the space If two
wears the Foundations werr laid and
Austin became prosperous a,d ener-
getic city.
Most # the inhabitants having re,
moved to Austin from Jacpbsvile and
Clifton, il was deemed advisable to re-
move the county seat to the former OF
these places. BY an Act of the Ter
ritoral Legislature, Jacobsvillc had
been made the county seat until a
more permanent location could he de-
termined upon by the people.
The Governor having appointed the
County Commissioners and such other
officers as he was authorized, the
f,rmer held their first meeting March
Sd, 1868, and their first Act was to au-
thorizc j. Goodlng to construct toll
road across Warsaw slough 70 Jacobs
vile; they, also ut this meeting, ia
structei the County Clerk to adver-
tise for bids for the construction Of
Court House. Alta subsequent meet
ing, April a9th, the contract was
awarded to J. A. Mcdonald, who was
to have the building completed by the
tirst Of August. This building was
completed at the time specified, aud
wos accepted by the Board of Com
inissicucrs.
At this time the county was divided
into two districts, each having vot-
ing precinct and Justice of the
Peace.
On the second of September, 1886,