The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-08-28

sihaii stream from the Sierra into the
valley, and about midway between the
northern and southern extremitiss Of
Carson Valley. The view from the
town is pleasing TO the eye. Te
the south and Immediately west,
towering grandly to great heights
rise the majestic peaks of the Sierra
Nevada, while, spread out to the east
and north, are the dark green mead
ows.and pastures of the Carson Valley,
with the yellow fringed stream mean
dering through it-presenting . pic
ture of extreme beauty in front, and of
rugged majesty behind.
Principal among the Mormon settlers
of Genoa was Col. John Reese, after
whom Reese River was subsequently
called, a man Of robust energy and
much enterprise. He started the first
! trading post, and also fed the hungry
emigrants for consideration. But he
did not stop at these. He put up q
blacksmith shop and shod their ami
mails and repaired their wagons, and
later erected Touring and saw mill.
William Nixon, also = Mormon,
came to Genoa in 1856 from Salt Lake
bringing stock of goods. Renting tho
station" of Reese he became the only
merchant of the place for several years;
but finally, like Reese, he supposed he
he had made money enough, and re-
turned to Salt Lake, leaving as his
successor lin business a Mr.. Child.
Nixon built the small one story house
now stands adjoining L. Frey's meat
market.
The next merchant to engage in busi-
ness at Genoa was Mr.. A. Klauber, who
first came to the place in 1868. He
did net engage in business, however,
until 1859, when he built the house,
which he used as a store, that now
stands between the Court House and
Odd Fellows Hall-a one-story frame
structure now (1ss1) belonging to NJ
Harris. F. Mandlebaum became as
sociated. with Mr.. Klauber in 1859, and
the firm continued business under the
name of Mandlebaum & Klaubsr.
J. r. johnson and s. Salmon, of the
firm of Salmon & Johnson, were the
next firm of merchants. They built of
wood in 1860, aud brick store in 1868,
now owned by l.. Frey.
M. Harris came to Genoa In 1876, and
first commenced business there.
In the fall of 1868, Genoa was the
scene of one of those unfortunate
episodes too common in newly settled
communities of the American frontier.
Colonel Reese, being the Oldest settler
of the place had, by virtue of his prior
ity of arrival, laid claim to large
tracts of grazing and hay lands along
the Carson River fronting the town.
John K. Trumbo, whilom of Salt Lake
City, where he exhorted the saints
and in latter years in persuasive strains
extolled the worth Of old wagons, .har-
ness, saddles, and the fine points of
both broncho and emigrant horses and
mules, as an auctioneer at the old
Horse Market, at the corner of Sixth
and X Streets, Sacramento Cal, was
Reese's son-in-law, and had left Cali
fornia and removed to Genoa. People
were coming into the new settlement
quite rapidly, many of them desired
land, and thinking that the first COM
ers had no particular right to monopo-
lize the entire public domain, began to
crowd upon their claims. Among the
most enterprising of the later was
Warren Wasson, who after becoming
familiar with the situation, squatted
upon land claim and began to fence
it in. 1t so happened that the particu-
lar tract which Wasson coveted was
Reess's or members of his family, and
frumbo undertook to dispossess him.
AS Wasson was one day hauling
lumber upon the land for fencing pur-
poses, he found himself confronted by
Trumbo, and young son OF Reese,
some sixteen or seventeen years old.
Trumbo had doubtless gone there mora
fora blufi'' than for any desperate
business, probably expecting that
show of arms would deter the energetic
settler from further attempts to occupy
the land. But Trumbo, If he had 80
supposed, reconed without his host,
his adversary was not the sort of u
man to be frightened off, and after
some threatening talk, pro and con,
seeing that he could not well back out
without being charged of cowardice,
opened his batteries upon Wasson-
firing at him several times without
effect The latter had in his belt a
Colts navy revolver. Unlimbering
this weapon he brought it to bear upon
his assailant, took deliberate aim,
Notwithstanding the flisilade of Trum-
DO, and firing, placed the latter hors
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