[Letter from Carson City, Marysville Democrat article reprinted in the Alta California, August 28, 1859]

 

Letter from Carson City.

CARSON CITY, EAGLE VALLEY,  )

UTAH TERRITORY, Aug. 17, 1859.  )

            Our city is growing rapidly ; eight houses have gone up within the last week, real estate is rapidly rising, and the white covers of the emigrant wagons almost constantly in sight by day, and the camp fires at night, remind one of forty-nine times in Sacramento city ; while the braying of mules, the whinneying of horses and drovers' yell, the mechanic's hammer, and occasionally the Overland stage, together with the express lines, keep all in commotion and excitement. With pleasure to-night at sunset we hailed the completion of the Salt Lake Telegraph between this place and Genoa. Arrangements are making for its continuation towards the eastern continent.

            Loads of gold and silver ore have started to-day for San Francisco, and new diggings of quartz, rich and extensive, were discovered yesterday.

            Emigrant stork is dying in large numbers. Robinson & McGee, of Marysville, lost three large horses in two days.

            Our city is destined to be the prominent point east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Many emigrants are settling here, and the prospects are good. Seymour Pixley and Mr. Singer are here working at carpentering, erecting houses, while others are engaged in making brick and adobe.

            The general diggings at Gold Hill and the Comstock claims are still as rich as ever, and many are moving to settle permanently for the winter.—Cor. Marysville Democrat.