Brigade will report within the same time and to the same office the most efficient company in the county of Eureka. By order of the Commander-in-Chief. SPECIAL ORDERS, CHARLES E. LAUGHTON, Adjutant General N. N. G. HEADQUARTERS NEVADA NATIONAL GUARD, I. Colonel S. H. Day, Paymaster General, and Captain H. G. Parker, A. D. C., N. N. G., will proceed to Storey county and inspect the company property and records of companies of infantry stationed there. II. Commanding officers of said companies are hereby ordered to afford every available assistance to said officers in carrying out this order. J. W. ADAMS, Governor and Commander-in-Chief. In compliance with these orders, the following reports were received: CARSON CITY, NEVADA, April 30, 1883. General Charles E. Laughton, Adjutant General N. N. G.-SIR: In compliance with Special Order No. 1, dated April 27, 1883, we have the honor to report that on the 27th and 28th days of April, 1883, we inspected the property and records of infantry Companies A, B, D, E and G in Storey county. We found, by an examination of the records, that the strength of Company A was 61 members; Company B, 72 members; Company D, 52 members: Company E, 48 members; and that the members of Company G had at a previous meeting passed a resolution to disband, and are awaiting an order to turn in the public property in their possession. The Secretary of Company D informed us that of the 52 members on its rolls, 20 have left the county of Storey to reside in other counties or States. The Captain of Company E informed us that of the 48 members on its rolls 12 compose the band. The Captain of Company B informed us that of his command none were absent from the county. The Captain of Company A informs us that of his command none are absent from the county. We found the property of the companies named herein in good condition. We have the honor to remain, SYLVESTER H. DAY, Colonel and Paymaster General. H. G. PARKER, Captain and A. D. C., N. N. G. The commanding officers of these companies evinced an entire willingness to facilitate the investigation, and showed the inspecting officers the utmost courtesy while in discharge of their duties. After investigation, by proper authority, Companies D, E and G of the First Brigade, and Company E of the Second Brigade, were regularly mustered out of the service. The arms, ordnance and ordnance stores of the companies mustered out were promptly returned to the State Armory, and were generally in good condition. During the year 1883 a military company was organized in Austin, Lander county. It was mustered into the service October 1, 1883, and is now recognized as Company C of the Second Brigade. On March 1, 1884, the members of Company H, located at Candelaria, Esmeralda county, decided to disband their military organization, and official advice of said action having been had at this office, they were honorably mustered out of the service of the State by the following General Order: HEADQUARTERS NEVADA NATIONAL GUARD, GENERAL ORDERS, 1 The members of Company H (infanty), Candelaria Guard, of the First Regiment, First Brigade, First Division, N. N. G., having decided to disband their military organization, are hereby honorably mustered out of the service of the State of Nevada, to take effect on the date of this order. The Commander-in-Chief regrets the circumstances which have caused the disbandment of so worthy and efficient an organization as Company H. By orderof the Commander-in-Chief. CHARLES E. LAUGHTON, On March 2, 1884, the citizens of Lyon county, having in accordance with law organized a military company at Greenfield, the said company was duly mustered into service of the State as Company I, of the First Brigade, as per the following General Order: GENERAL ORDERS, No. 9. HEADQUARTERS NEVADA NATIONAL GUARD, } I. In compliance with law, a company of infantry has been organized in Greenfield, Lyon county. Said company will be known and recognized as Company I, and is attached to the First Regiment, First Brigade, First Division, N. N. G. II. The following persons have been elected, commissioned and having qualified as officers of the above-named company, will be respected and obeyed accordingly: A. T. Brann, Captain; J. O. Birmingham, First Lieutenant; S. R. Wasson, Second Lieutenant; all with rank from date of commission. By order of the Commander-in-Chief. CHARLES E. LAUGHTON, At the making of this report the organization of the National Guard of the State is composed as follows, viz: FIRST BRIGADE. Companies A B and Battery A, located in Storey county, Virginia City. Company C in Reno, Washoe county. Company F in Carson City, Ormsby county. SECOND BRIGADE. Company B in Eureka, Eureka county. For further and detailed information, see appendix attached herewith. The number of persons within the State subject to military duty, not regularly enrolled in any company, is 11,542. CONDITION OF ARMS. An investigation of the arms stored in the State Armory, convinced me that the interests of the State would be subserved by having them thoroughly cleaned and repaired. This, under your instructions, was done, and the result was entirely satisfactory. The arms were then stored in the basement at the Capitol building; the room was damp and totally unfitted for the purpose of an armory. I have removed the serviceable arms to a room in the upper story of the Capitol building, where they are protected from dampness and rust. REPORTED INDIAN OUTBREAK. On November 23, 1883, information was received at this office through your Excellency, that the Indians belonging to the Walker Lake Reservation had evinced hostile designs towards the citizens of Mason Valley, and a petition asking that arms and ordnance stores be sent to Mason Valley was also received. Upon receipt of this information, Captain H. G. Parker, Assistant Adjutant-General, was detailed to make a thorough investigation of the matter, as per the following order: SPECIAL ORDERS, CARSON CITY, November 26, 1883. Captain H. G. Parker, Aid-de-Camp, Adjutant-General's Staff, N. N. G.-SIR: You will proceed forthwith to Mason Valley, taking with you forty stands of Springfield 45-calibre muskets, forty ammunition belts, and two thousand rounds of 45-calibre ball cartridges. Upon your arrival at the place above mentioned, you will proceed to investigate the alleged differences between the citizens there and the Walker Lake Indians, as set forth in a petition bearing date of November 23, A. D. 2883, and signed by thirty-seven of the citizens of Mason Valley. Upon thorough examination, should, in your judgment, just cause for alarm and immediate action exist, for the preservation of life and property, you will then turn over and deliver the ordnance and ordnance stores, above mentioned, to Messrs. Smith and Brann, of Mason Valley, as prayed in the aforementioned petition, taking their receipt in triplicate therefor, making as early report of the condition of affairs there, and your action, as may be practicable, to this office. CHAS. E. LAUGHTON, J. W. ADAMS, Governor and Commander-in-Chief. Adjutant-General, N. N. G. In compliance with these orders Captain Parker proceeded to Mason Valley, and the result of his visit is embodied in the following report: To His Excellency, J. W. Adams, Governor of Nevada, SIR :In compliance with your instructions, contained in Special Order No. 2, bearing date of November 26, 1883, I have the honor to report that I arrived at Mason Valley on the 28th day of November, 1883, at 4 o'clock P. M., and proceeded to investigate the differences existing between the citizens of Mason Valley and the Walker Lake Indians. After canvassing with Senator John B. Gallagher, Messrs. N. A. H. Mason, James Downey, Dennis Higgins, A. T. Brann, and several other prominent citizens of the valley, together with a number of Indians present, I came to the following conclusions, to wit: That there was no immediate danger of loss of life or property from Indians; that the animosity of the Indians was directed to one family only in the valley, and but very few Indians unfriendly to this family. It appears that some time ago several Indian women were at work for a farmer named Misner, who detected one of them in the act of stealing a sack of potatoes. He recovered the potatoes and punished her by a slap in the face. This woman was the wife of a disreputable Indian known as "Big Mouthed Bob," who, being angered at this assault on his wife, made threats of violence at the time. Soon after this occurrence several Indian women from one camp, among whom was the wife of Big Mouthed Bob (known by some as Big Mouthed Jim), who had been working for Misner, were taken sick, and after lingering from two to four weeks, five of them (including the wife of Bob) died from a disease unknown to the Indians, and which the physicians at the valley could not describe. Bob and his associates immediately spread the report that Misner's family had poisoned them, and for a short time thereafter some fears were entertained that Bob, with other evil disposed Indians, might harm this family. It might be well to state here that one of the women who died from this disease had not visited the Misner ranch, which in this instance, together with the opinion of the physician, that the disease did not act like poison, precludes the possibility of poison having been administered. From the attitude of Big Mouthed Bob and his followers, the citi zens of the valley no doubt saw sufficient to warrant them in making a requisition for arms and ammunition, but on my arrival there, and the excitement having subsided, I concluded a proper investigation of the subject belonged to the local authorities and the Indian Agent, therefore I did not deem it necessary to distribute the arms and ammunition, but have returned them to the State Arsenal. II. G. PARKER, A. D. C., Adj't Gen'l's Staff, N. N. G. Dated Carson City, Nev., November 28, 1883. INSPECTIONS. Section 8 of the militia law, imposes upon the Adjutant General the duty of inspecting annually the National Guard of this State. This duty I have perfomed. I have personally visited and inspected every military company in the State, except the companies in Storey county. The result of my inspection was, in the main, satisfactory. The utmost courtesy was shown me as inspecting officer. There are many things which could and should be done for the encouragement of the Nevada National Guard, and to promote its efficiency, but under the existing militia law it is of little use to make suggestions or recommendations as they would be of no avail. The discipline of the various companies is not what it should be. The attention paid to drilling and to the exercise of the manual of arms and the general characteristics which go to make up an efficient military company have, in my opinion, been made subservient to its social organization; and I would, in this connection, recommend a more stringent law respecting the times for drill and the percentage of members of the company to be present thereat. The lack of discipline and also the lack of knowledge prevailing upon the part of company commanders in making company reports and in the transaction of the business which is necessary to the maintenance of proper military etiquette, may, I think, in part, be attributed to a want of |