Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-26

ground to get enough water 10 work their
claim down in the canyon. They We're
bothered with a lot OF black stuff that they
| threw aside II. T. P. Comstock, a POM
pcous, queer. talkative character, came along,
and after looking at the excavation said:
"You've struck it boys He Immediately
| demanded to be taken in az a partner for the
reason that he owned all the land in that
neighborhood, and wanted to bring in sew
eral Others. Sooner than have trouble
O'Riley and McLaughton allowed Comstock,
Period and Finney (Old Virginia. to come in
as partners. Shortly afterwards Joseph D.
Winters and J. A. OrSburn were deed 468
shares Oh condition that they would build
and operate araStras 70 work the ore. Com
stock sold to Jas. Walsh for 81 900. Com
stock invested this in the mercantile bust
ness in Carson and Silver City. failed, and
finally wandered off to Montana, where he
committed snicide in 1870. His name was
given to the lode by the newcomers because
they thought from his vain talk that he
owned the whole country. In September,
1859, Mclaughlin sold his interest for SO, 500,
and when last heard from was cooking in a
mining camp. Period sold ont for 80 900.
and ORiley got about SIS 900, built a hotel
prospered, specialized, lost all. turned miner,
became superstitious, finally insane, and died
in the Insane Asylum at Woodbridge in
1874. Not a single one of the DISCOVERIES of
the Comstock became rich. Instead Of the
, Comstock, the name should have been The
O'Riley'' or THE Mclaughlin" Gold Hill
was started about the same time, and soon
thousands Of people came to Washoe, as the
whole region became known. Virginia has
had many names. 1t was known at first as
Pleasant Hill, then, Mt. Pleasant Point,
Ophir, Ophir Digging, Virginia Town, WI
numuca, and finally Virginia City. The
i first house was built by Lyman Jones, who
is still prospecting for gold in Washoe. The
;. first stamp mill was built at Chinatown by
< Logan and Holmes in 1859. 1t had but four
I stamps and was run by horse power. DR.. E.
y 3. Harris and Almarian B. Paul built the
- first steam quartz mill in Nevada, The rapid
increase of population made government
imparatively necessary and d constitution
was submitted to the people in Septembes.
1889, It was adopted and Isaac Roop elected
& Governor, all without legal sanction of Utah
l December 6, 1859, the Provisional Legisla-
ture met in Genoa and elected O. II. Pierson
VI Speaker. The People were anxious to sep
N arate from Utah and elected representatives
to go to Washington in furtherance of this
90 end. In 1851 Congress at last passed an act
'" creating the new Territory OF Nevada. In
1860 Carson county elected John S. Childs of
Genoa Probate Judge; S. A. Kinscy. Re
irnrApr. : II Nor1a++o S- :
,e. Richard ?, Bland, Treasurer. In 1850 the
n population Of Nevada was Gill men and 71o
re- women. Carson had ia; Carson Valley,
81. 1872; Truckee Meadows, 1O5; Virginia, 2,345;
Iy Chinatown lDayton), IS; FIT. Churchill, $50.
ne Washoe Valley, 270. At Genoa there was
one slave, Il negrcss. Carson county had
IN 6,7l2; Humboldt 40 and st. Mary's county
:. lO5.
"a. July 8. 1861, James w. Nve. who had
ed been appointed Governor Of Nevada Terri
". tory, arrived, and three day. later he issued a
proclamation organizing the Territory. With
M Gov. Nye came Orion Clemens, Secretary OF
>" State: Ben, 7. Bunker, L. :. Attorney, and
is George Turner, Chief Justice. Samuel l.
Clemens Mark Twain, was Deputy Secre-
lge tary Of State. The first Territorial Legisla-
5. ture met in a hall furnished by Abrau
ere Curry. A curtain was drawn across the hal
er. to separate the Senate from the Assembly
H. Mrs. VIM. NJ. Ormsby and Mrs. II. X. Clapl
}S. furnished chairs for the legislators and f0l
tiis service were invited to seats within tht
I'll bar. Mark Twain represents the principa
vas business OF the body as granting toll roac
nj franchises. 1t granted six such privileges
The Territory was divided into nine count
,et- les, viz: Churchill, Douglas, Esmcralda
lp- Humboldt, Lake, Lyon, Orusbv. Store,
of and Washoc. In 1862 Gordon NJ. Mott wa
600 elected Delegate to Congress.
At the election of 1871 they voted to call
nd Constitutional Convent az, organize a Stat
mes Government. Among,t lii. members of TIL
body were Hon. VIM. NJ. Stewart, James "
lers Haines, c. \. Notcwarc, John H. kinkeac
Ike. and J. Nicely Johnson. The Constitution
on which was in most particulars the same {
the present one, was not adopted because
am taxed the miners too heavily. CDngret
! authorized Nevada to try again and II
second Convention assembled July 1, 1Ni
the with J. Nicely johnson as presiding office
lers The new Constitution was adopted by a W.,
d a large ina ority on September 7, 1884, an
ing President Lincoln issued a proclamation a-
also uniting Nevada to the Union October 3
ill., 1854. nevada had three general elections
ses. 1854. II. q Wortiington was The first Cor
and gresham from Nevada. IL. g.. BIasdel W;
elected Governor. Nevada's COngrcSsmc
since are, 1856, Dclus K. Ashley; 11G
Thomas Fitch; 1S70-72, Charles ". Kendall
ing 1874. William Woodburn. 1S76. Thorn