| Show from nevada dates from virginia and carson have been received only to the ad dinst whereas if postal arrangements had bad not been so deamoral ii ed exchanges of a much later date would have come coma to hand it has been for vc some bome me time timet 1 that there luere wai wag was much dissatisfaction amon the california volunteers stationed at fort churchill the discoli discontent tent was wal still existing at latest dates and desertions were almost of dal dai y bocc occurrence i ur renee rence arl ari there here t were here only about litty ditty nty men m en left at the fort the last of nay may 11 ay 1 with a fair prospect that there vvo ivo would ild iid soon te bce less qs r captain rowes ron rou eg company was at Aurora about the thie 2 4 ad uit when what wis was called a grand took place in 1 free rree fi was a prominent feature with a large display of pl atola bowle bowie 44 knives 1 and such ike 1 ke evidences of civillia tio egv aich i was wag extremely amusing as represented to several h adred miners nho ho asseg asseL assembled bled bied to witti w uness ess the imposing t the mining T operations in ar are aro rep re sen teLas being in a con cone than before we tt floods s jand yand and fortunes a are 1 re being made la adeby by so meIn aein mein almost aln alu ost no time in the humboldt mines minea a p rt of a claim is reported to have been sold to a san francisco company for severity five thousand doll dollar arb arp Condi condl conditioned ilond that ifill the rock shail shall yield v two ad tid dollars arr TT ton toa the operations of the miners in that region were ivere r very cry muc much h retarded retarded 1 in 6 A d of tile tiie scarcity of provi lons ions meals meala c uld r not 0 be obtain d at any of th the e cabins cabina for less leas than one d ollar dollar a and nd is were ere represented by a corica conea po pon dent as not le be zaw tig a feast for the tha gods goda at that ther tham was no nour dour in the cou coubry nry ory nry and but very little bacon of soap there are none but those goin going there are i against liking taking much of the latter article with 1 them thinking 0 to make sale of it as many of the gold diggers know nothing of its use the small pox was prevailing to borle extent in the mining 0 towns and districts and several had died of late the tearful disease has been prevalent in and about washoe as aa well as in california for a long time and it f i care be not taken aken it may nind end its t way further ca east t in the course of the surd burd summer bummer mer the rapid melting t of the snow in the moun triny had ca caused used a great rise in carson divor and much damage was expected to ensue A great portion of the valley was overflowed and much of the best bay land was submerged submerge a with a possibility of its remaina remaining 0 so till atter after hay cutting time some of those who started for the northern ines got cured of the fever after traveling a few hundred miles and had bad returned to carson a majority of them however are represented as not belokin belonging to that class who look back after I 1 tati putting eting their hanl hand to the plow plon X A suit at law between the chollak and poto mining compA companies ijes in relation to amiling a mining clam cla da m of ion lon long iong standi standing Dg in the result ot oc which many companies wre interested it being beins a test case involving the quest question lon loa of e blind bund ledges leazes ter tei minted ted on the alt af after tt r occupying the district court in session at virginia city about abou tone lone one week by a disagreement di disagree of the jury to whom it was waa suu buu bitted great excitement is said to have rr prevailed e vadd e during the tha trial and the array of counsel as immense on the of may P Y cooke a ad I 1 II 11 R S rowe left cairon carson with the necea lecea sary equipment sand and rations for a trip of two or three weeks to explore a new route through the humboldt Ilum lium boldt country as it labe is believed by many that a better road can be I 1 bb obtained from froin ruby nuby valley by way of gravelly ford anu ana d 11 gumboldt lum Ilum boldt holdt cly cl y to carson than the one on which the overland mail coaches now low run governor nye and agents wasson a and any nd lockhart returned to carson about the la last st of may from their visit to winnemucca winnen acca and add and add hs h s tribe at pyramid lake the old chief had heard of their coming and with one lulf luif dred and gitty hitty picked warriors warr lors lora dressed lii lik u I 1 their best met the party twenty miles horn honn the lake and escorted them to his hib camp where hey nley were entertained in the best beat plute style captain price and his hla soldiers sildie r s who were with the party were wera also par partakers takers of the hospitalities of the tribe who ho were yete much impressed with the importance of tile tiie the visit when the governor and suite we wera la about to leave on an their return the chef assembled his hla traves for an exchange of cun cud aliments pil ments and the ceremonies closed cloas dby by a grand dance clance in lu which the indians indiana and aiu all pros present ent including the soldiers participated it was a real jollification as ag represented |
