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Page: of 627
596 DECEMBER 16 & 18, 1865 NEVADA GAZETTE
ago, on the salaries of county officers. It is claimed that the Recorder is not allowed enough deputies to
do the work in the office. The Recorder, in addition to the duties required of him by law, is also Recorder
of quartz claims, under a resolution adopted by a miners’ meeting in 1852. These are not a legal record,
and the law fixing the salary of that officer was based on the supposition that he would be entitled to the
fees for recording claims. But if the fees for these records are to go into the County Treasury, then the
Recorder should be allowed one, and perhaps two, additional deputies. We are told that a case precisely
similar occurred in Placer county where it was decided that the Recorder was not entitled to fees for
recording mining claims. If that is the case, and it is understood that our County Recorder is not entitled to
those fees, the law should be amended so as to allow him additional deputies. The salaries allowed by the
law were fixed on the statements of the receipts and expenditures of the different offices made out by the
officers who retired in March, 1864. Since that time, the business of the Recorder’s office has somewhat
increased; in the offices of Sheriff and County Clerk it has decreased, while in the other offices it remains
about the same as in the terms when the estimates were made.
COMMITTED FOR CONTEMPT.— One Gillson has been committed to jail by the District Judge
of Lander county, Nevada State, for refusing to answer certain questions asked him by the Grand Jury.
It appears that about the time Grimes and Watkins made an attempt to escape from jail, Gillson was
consulted as to what horses would be able to carry men a long distance in a short space of time. Gillson
refused to tell who the parties were that consulted him on the subject, on the ground that it would
criminate [sic] himself. Judge Beatty informed Gillson that in answering the question he would not
criminate himself. But he still persisted in his refusal, and the Judge ordered him to be committed to jail
until he would answer.
RAILROAD SURVEY.—Mr. Allardt, Civil Engineer, returned to Nevada on Thursday evening,
having run the railroad line from this place to Colfax. We learn that the surveying party had rather a
disagreeable time, on account of the stormy weather, but they continued the work without interruption.
The distance from Nevada to Colfax, as the line is run, is twenty-one miles. It is the intention of Mr.
Allardt to run additional lines at some points, with the view of ascertaining the most feasible route, after
which, we presume, a report and estimate of the cost will be made.
LECTURES.—The lectures of Dr. DeWolf, at Temperance Hall, the past few evenings, have been
quite largely attended, and are of a popular and interesting character. Several ladies were in attendance on
Thursday evening. The Doctor selects a new subject for each lecture.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1865
DIED. At Selby Hill, Sunday, December 17th, THOMAS EDWARDS, aged 79 years. The funeral will
take place at the Methodist Church, at 2 o’clock P.M. to-day. The venerable Thomas Edwards,
who has resided in this county since about 1851, died at Selby Hill yesterday morning, of heart
disease. His age was within a few days of seventy-nine years. He was formerly, we believe,
from Arkansas. He leaves a large number of children, having been married several times,
whose ages range from perhaps fifty down to five or six years. Mr. Phil. Edwards, from the city
of Sacramento, is one of his oldest children.
Nomination and Election of a Senator.
In accordance with a call, signed by fifty-one members of the Legislature, the Union members, to
the number of ninety-one, met in caucus on Friday evening, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for
United States Senator. The call was signed by nearly all of Governor Low’s friends, by ten or twelve of