The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-07-17
STATE
NEWS


Carson Postofiice has been raised from
500 to 81 900 year.
The automobile now In use between
Sodaville and Tonopah makes the 80
mile run in five hours.
The Central Pacific railroad has
cleared title to some 647 ,34l acres OF
land In the Carson City land district.
The route of the Beckwith Pass rail-
road will pass long ways north Of Re
4 no.
1t is said that over 400 carloads Of
S. p freight Is stalled in Ogden await
ing transportation.
The makeup of the Truckee Republi-
can has been changed, and the paper
comes out this week greatly improved.
The assessed valuation Of Washoe
county property this year is expected
to exceed by one million that of last.
Over twenty horses are in training at
the Reno track for the race meeting
that y to be held this fall.
Word comes from Fox Mountain,
north of Reno, that cattle stealing is
carried on in that section quiet exten-
sively.
Kansas and Nebraska are requesting
information from the Reno Chamber OF
Commerce In relation to the establish
ing of "a colony in the state.
A horse auction at Winnemucca the
other day was largely attended by buy
ers from several states, but there were
few horses for sale.
l.. =. Leadbetter, State university
graduate, has been appointed draughts-
man of the Buffalo y. Y. Forge COM
pany.
The Reno dog-catcher has been kill
ing captured CANNES by brutally beat
ing them to death with Il club. lie
has been ordered by the Chief of Police
to use gun hereafter in killing the
dogs.
A pension of " per month has been
granted to John II. Martin of Nevada.
There are now 300 persons in Nevada
receiving pensions from the Govern
ment.
=. l.. Flanagan of Reno has made a
sale of 100000 head of lambs aud wealth
ers to J. A. johnson, u California buy
er. This is one of the largest sales of
sheep ever made In the State.
L. II. Elliot has bonded John Chit
ovich's mine at Silver Peak for $4,000
on behalf of Salt Lake capitalists, who
will make a thorough examination be-
fore finally deciding TO purchase.
The cable between this country and
the Philippines has been completed
and is in working order. A dispatch
can and has already been sent around
the world, since the new connection
was made in nine minutes
The latest fish story comes from
Maine, 10 the effect that n trout has
been caught with paddock in lis ston-
ach and Growers name on the paddock.
The story comes from lake Mooselook-
meguntic, where short names and ver-
acity flourish.
An old fisherman at Tahoe known as
Boyle made the interesting discovery
recently that from the peak just back
of Tahoe City the city of Sacramento
can be seen and the capitol building
easily recognized. A trail has been cut
to the point and named after its origi-
nator.
The first field trials ever held in the
State of Nevada will be inaugurated at
Paradise valley, commencing October
9th, and lasting five or six days. Some
of the best dogs on the coast will take
part, including kennels from British
Columbia, Washington, Oregon and
Nevada.
II is stated that the Piute Indians of
the Walker Lake reservation have
made an arrangement with the United
States Government, by the terms OF
which the reservation IL to be thrown
open to prospectors. There is In the
tract much mineral, as we'll rs timber
land which Is considered valuable,
The grazing and farming lands Will re-
main with the Indians.
On the Carson river, in Churchill
county Mt place called Red Hills, the
government has made n location for
dam site. The dam will he 100 feet
high and 200 feet wide at the top. 1t
will make reservoir several miles long
and from twenty to one hundred feet
deep. Besides its agricultural resour-
ces, Churchill has many excellent min
ing prospects.