The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1920-10-15
Old Timers of Carson City
To Visit Valley Sunday

1t is not generally known, said an
old timer yesterday, but it is never
theless fact that among the Carson
residents of today there the eight
gentlemen whose healthy and robust
appearance and sprightly action
would lead one to believe that they
are comparatively young, but who
with single exception, settled in Ne
yada in the early sixties, some OF
them even before the year 1860, says
the News. and which is republished by
the RecordCourier upon request
Starting with the latest arrival
he continued. 1--WE have the Honorable
Judge E. s. harrington, who was borr
in California and came to Nevada il
1880. forty years ago. He came di
rect to the town of Empire and taught
school. The Ambrose brothers and
few others who were Mr.. Earring
toms pupils at that time are still liv-
ing in this neighborhood Teaching
became too slow, however, and the f,f-
ture judge began the practice of law
Since that time he has advanced stead
lily until he Is the U. S. judge for the
district of Nevada and as he is a
young man yet friends hope that he
will continue advancing until he be-
comes president of the country.
Next We have Doctor James Ben
ton. who was born in New York
state. He drove a team across the
plains and arrived at Chinatown (now
Dayton) in 1864, and Immediately
went to work on ditch that was
being constructed at that time. He
also practised medicine. In 1867 he
moved to Carson and purchased the
home in which he still lives. Doc
was once nearly eaten alive by wild
horse that Jake Kline had imported
but he is still on deck.
George ellison, who first saw the
light of day in Canada, is next on
our list. He and Chauncey Dake
another New Yorker, came to Carson
in 1862. Mr. ellison settled where the
Bath ranch is today, but he would
make trips to Dayton, Silver City, Vir-
ginia City and the surrounding coun-
try. Later he went into the mercan-
tile business in Carson. His work in
this city shows for itself. The paved
street was one of the improvements
made while he was mayor, and many
others might be mentioned. Chauncey
Dake, since 1862 has been connected
with so many enterprises for the up
building of the state that it can bt
said that he tried about everything
He is our present county recorder
and for the past two terms he has no
even had an opponent in the primar
les.
Daniel Cults, of Maine, clear acros.
the continent, arrived in Carson II
1860 and went to work In a black
smith shop that stood where tn,
Meyers service station now is locat
ed. Dan has been over the state an,
worked in nearly all the mills tha
were run by water power. but he hal
made his home in Carson a grea
many years.
Now we come to mention of Rob
ert Fulstone. who came across tn
plains to the present site of Carso.
in the year 1858. Bob was in tn
teaming business and hauled materia
that went into the construction O
many of the buildings of this city
He also worked on the Mexical
ditch. which was constructed in 1866
John e. Johns of England, arriv
ed in this part of the great west Il
1865. After spending couple O
years In this immediate neighborhoo
he went to Jacks Valley, where hi
father took up ranch. Mr.. John
has always been a hard worker, an
is still working.
"The last on our list is william