History of Nevada; . o se-lected as the site for the State Agricultural College,but that also lies dormant. L. W. LEE Is a native of New York, having been born in Gene-see County in 1834. When he was quite young heremoved with his parents to Elkhorn, WalworthCounty, Wisconsin, and they were among the firstsettlers of that section of the country. In 1S60 crossed the plains, and located at Gold Hill,Storey County, Nevada, where ho remained for aboutfive years, part of the time engaged in keeping hotel,lie afterwards went to Long Valley and engaged inranching and keeping station until 1873
History of Nevada; . o se-lected as the site for the State Agricultural College,but that also lies dormant. L. W. LEE Is a native of New York, having been born in Gene-see County in 1834. When he was quite young heremoved with his parents to Elkhorn, WalworthCounty, Wisconsin, and they were among the firstsettlers of that section of the country. In 1S60 crossed the plains, and located at Gold Hill,Storey County, Nevada, where ho remained for aboutfive years, part of the time engaged in keeping hotel,lie afterwards went to Long Valley and engaged inranching and keeping station until 1873, at whichtime he came to Reno, where ho has since Lee is the owner and proprietor of the well-known livery and feed stable, situated on the south-west corner of Fourth and Sierra Streets. The build-ing is 69x100 feet, two stories, first of stone andsecondof brick, and was built by him in 1875. In con-nection with his livery business ho is quite exten-sively engaged in shipping cattle, often ships as high. HISTORY OF WASHOE COUNTY. 641 as 8,000 head in a single year, about one-half ofthem being weighed at Keno. He was married inDecember, 1858, at Elkhorn. Wisconsin, to Miss JuliaD. Moore, a native of that place. EPISCOPAL SEMINARY. December 18. 1875. an agreement was signedbetween O. M. Whitaker, Missionary liishop of theProtestant Episcopal Church of Nevada, and about200 subscribing citizens of Reno, in which the partyof the first part agreed to build a seminary for theinstruction of girls in English, modern Europeanlanguages and the classics, to cost $20,000, of whichthe parties of the second part were to furnish $5, subscribing SlOO or more were B. F. Leete, Bender & Co., 0. & A. Evans, A. J. Hatch, C. , Manning & Duck, Norton & Co., and M. Six and one-half acres of ground in the north-west portion of the town were secured and buildingwas commenced June 1, 1876. A fine structure40x88 feet and three stories high was completed inOctob
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