Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-10-19
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The following letter has been re-
celycd In this city and Is self explain
atory:
Spokane. Wash. Oct. .. 1909.
Mr.. j. G.. Ellis. Carson City, Nevada.
Dear Sir wrote the sheriff for
the names of old residents of Carson
City. and ne kindly gave me your
name as an old resident, for the pur'
pose of writing you regarding infor.
nation concerning Lawrence Statler.
lie died here q short time ago. and IN
order 10 show the relationship of the
heirs to his estate. 1t may become
very helpful, and possibly important,
to trace the period of his existence
at or near Carson city. II YOU know
the man or knew anything in regarl
to him YOU will probably remember
from the following facts rs obtained
from friends of his here.
Mr.. Statlcr came from Germany,
Province of Baden. when he was a
young mar and came to the port OF
NEW YOTk III lND@, lhll'lhS W
Eastcr Sunday. From New York h"
went TO Pennsylvania. and later to
New Orleans. and there worked on a
plantation. receiving good pay as a
sort of foreman, but he could not
bear what he considered the harsh
treatment of the slaves, and left there
going North. and eventually went to
California. He did nOt stay there
long. and from California he went to
Nevada and either took up or squat
ted on some land near Carson CITY
This was either in the latter part OF
the SOS or early part of the COS. He
remained there until 1869 Oh SO, pos
sibly ~ late as 20, and from there
he moved 20 Walla Watla, Washing
ton, and rs We are informed, came
overland taking with his two horses
hat he had here for some time. He
left Nevada either In 1869 or 20. He
stated that he came with The" soldiers
as they went through. going to WalIa
Waila.
While living in Nevada he cultivate
cd this ground that he occupied. and
raised mostly garden truck and veg
ctablcs to supply the mines, He spoke
of having threshed some grain for one
or two years, tie also stated hat ne
got better prices for his products
there than he ever got In Washing
Ton aud J, pA1.p tfp..I Of t,1Iiuu lnVr
one year the soldiers came through
and bought his entire potato crop for
which he received - u Id. | believe,
making In all about $1,000; that when
he got his money he felt rich and sold
his right to the land for about $500
and got an OUTFIT and provisions 10
go to - new mining camp in White
Pine. when he got there. however.
the boom had entirely ed out, and
he soon was practically broke, and
then he moved to Washington.
Tie stated that he took out his
first naturalization papers at Carson,
bnt that while here he located on a
homestead and sent for u certified
copy. and got answer that the Court
House at Carson had burned down. de-
stroying all the records SO he had to
take ont new papers here in Wash
ington.
lie was u bachelor. as ne always
stated. vas sOmcwhatc eccentric.
never given to talking much. lie was
of medium height, rather h~cayy-set,
with sandy, possibly dark hair, and
usually wore q little sCraggy beard
which he never kept trimmed, | be-
licyc he had blue or grayish eyes; his
face was somewhat long; he had a
fun nose. fairly regular, but bent a
little to II side.
II you can give any information con