The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-05-24
RENO


Perhaps your readers may be in
terested in what is going on in western
Nevada.
Carson is still in prize fight and lottery
circles, If not in legitimate business. OF
course Carson is in the dumps in q busi-
ness way, and it is not surprising that
she hooks on to any scheme that prom
ises to land an American dollar within
her gates. Besides Carson would be
quite sporty, and is, in fact. Having been
second in the race Of towns for SO many
years, she dislikes to keep off the high
perch in the coop. Business is fairly
good, however, and her merchants are
making a little money, and if the town
would devote herself to development in
stead Of chasing rainbows over the prize
ring or spending all her loose change in
lottery tickets, she might surprise herself.
Douglas county is prosperous, and
Gardnerville, her chief town, is going
steadily ahead and promises to outgrow
Carson before many years.
Virginia City is badly out Of alignment,
but is tightening up the screws that will
throw her back in place. The slice Of
| Central Pacific that has been thrown into
Storey county by the new survey is like
Nellie's old fat goose, a saver. and will
DO to tether to until something better
turns up. The "cheap power" we heard
so much about a few months ago has
proven to be a pipe dream. Virginia
merchants are all solvent, however, and
as long as that is the condition Storey is
in no danger Of going TO the poor house.
Reno and Washoe county are just now
attracting much attention from the east,
west, north and south. One reason is
the promising mining outlook-the hills
about Reno being full of prospectors.
Much intelligent prospecting is going on.
The Southern Pacific is pushing Reno to
the fore by the contemplated change in
divisional terminals. Reno will soon be
the east end of the Sacramento division,
and the shops now located at Wadsworth
will be moved to this point. The "octo-
pus" has a town struck off two and a half
miles east of Reno, to be known as east
Reno" 1t is a very pretty little hamlet
of perhaps 1000 or 1900 souls, but all
on paper as yet.
Politically, Washoe promises to be the
battle ground where the big and little
politicians will scrap for the State offices
in November. Newlands will be here at
the %skinning, and if he don't get the ami
malls heart, he will carry off the liver.
The Republicans may get the lights. If
the Democratic Silver combination sue
ceeds in making "fusion" stick, and the
Silver wing of the organization can keep
its grip on the so-called Silver Republi-
cans, the heart, liver and lights will prob
ably be divided among the hungry of the
Fusion party. 1t Is now about time for
Major Dennis, Dick Ryland, Billy Sharon,
Westerield, Black Wallace's ghost, rep
resented by Nixon of Humboldt, and
grizzly old Ed Kelley. to begin to pile on
the faggots that are to destroy Republi-
can ambition. Van Duzer has been "on
the road" for a year now telling the PEG.
pie about Newland's national reputation,
and every now and then dropping an ex-
clamation point about his own statesman
like character.
The Republicans are wiggling. Chair.
man Mills and Patsy Flanagan are ICON
; ferring," and Sardis is stretching forth
his puny hand, giving them his moral
support, while United States District At,
torney Summerfeld looks in on the hand
and fully endorses all that Sardis does
"Borax Bill" as Senator Stewart is al.
f~ectionately called, is running his arm &c
: the bottom OF the Republican grease ket.
tie every chance he has, and hopes to fine
: a successor to Senator John P. under
8 the tallow. Senator John P. has wisely
concluded that his place this year is moi
o in Nevada's political corral, and has giver
out in the public press that he will not b.
e in at the killing this Fall. for he wisheI
o to retire while yet in possession Of all hi
9 faculties.
oil AS / do not desire to put your reader
all to sleep in my first letter I will brini
this to a close.
Al 16 TO l, But WHICH ONE.
Rano. Nevada. Nav %. 1902 a