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site of the other, and the place beeanu known as Lake’s Crossing. Two yean later, in 1865, the Auburn mill, about i mile northeast of the Station, was bail1 by an English company. The quart: teaming to that place from the mines with other travel, made the toll bridge ; most valuable piece of property. Th« Trochee Meadows were by this timlt; pretty much 'settled with fanners, one the year before Beno was built saw tb( site of the future town a waving whea1 field. When the Central Pacific Bailro at began pushing its iron way across tin mountains from the west, the official! were on the lookout along the line foi suitable places to establish stations Somo where along the Tnicbee river il was supposed a station must be located where the freight for Virginia City, Carson and vicinity eould. be unloaded and forwarded to its destination, and which by its very situation and other advantages must be a place of firs4 importance. The village of Glendale was decided upon, but during the Winter of 1868 the water rose in the river to such a height that all the country about was flooded. As a consequence a change was made and
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Weekly Nevada State Journal
Reno, Nevada, US
Sat, Nov 14, 1896
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