Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-14
BUILD HOMES.

One of the drawbacks upon our State
is tho disposition of the people to regard
their residence here as only temporary.
They think of staying just long enough
to better their condition, and then lenv-
ing and going elsewhere to enjoy the
ayails Of a fortune made in Nevada.
This SAINT state of things existed in the
early days of California. Scarcely one
of a thousand at first thought of making
California his home. The permanent
settlement of that State was retarded
for years from that cause alone. Caii-
fornia possessed the same climate, soil,
and other resources, in lS49 that she
does in 1868, but for years no othcr
than her mineral resources were devei,
oped or sought after. By little and
little, however, her agricultural inter-
ests were tested, until now these are
shown to be her chief source OF wealth.
With the developments OF agriculture
the people Of California commenced TO
build homes. Her people no longer re-
gsrded themselves as wandering ndVen-
turers, but resident occupiers OF the
soil and permanent citizens OF the State.
All over the hills and valleys, and ever
in the mountains, of California are seen
neat cottage farm-houses, with orcharus
and vineyards, and cultivated fields and
meadows: evidence Of thrift and happy
homes. What State occupies a higher
or proudcr position before the country
to-day than California? Look at her
shipments of the productions of the soil,
exclusive of her mineral! California
whea. is now quoted in the principal
grain markets of Europe, and That, 100
at premium figures. And for this Gan,
fornia is not indebted to her GOLD
mines-those had almost ceased 10
attract the public attention but 70
her agricultural productions as shown
bv her shipments. This source OF
wealth owes its origin and develop
ment to the permanent homes which
her citizens have made upon the soil
and its reclamation from n desert and n
wild. We need the same causes only TO
produce similar results in Nevada.
While we may not have so mild and
pleasant q climate rs that State, We
have q soil equally il not more produc-
tive. Our climate, too, is much milder
than in most Of the thickly settled and
most heavily populated Eastern, Mid
die and Western States. In what States
east of the Rocky Mountains can stock
live all winter, unprotected BY shelter,
and feed themselves upon the natural
growth of the soil? In this State no
provision whatever is made by our
stock men and farmers for feeding and
sheltering stock through the Winter.
Then, again, II farmers enjoy a home
market for their produce, at higher hg-
ures than can be had anywhere else in
our own or in foreign lands. Where
can six-and-a-half cents per pound be
had for barley but in Eastern Nevada?
or five cents per pound for potatoes? or
fourteen ccnts (D per pound for flour?
These figures speak for themselves. But
too many of our people do not feel
themselves permanently settled in this
country. We have just this to say to
all such: "Build up for yourself a home;
establish n farm; cultivate and improve
the soil; plant your orchard and vine
yard; yon can get more here for your
productions than you can in any State
or Territory in the Union, or the world.
If you don't want to settle permanent
" here, some one else will want your
land who will pay you handsomely for
four Improvements, when you can 60
and look around awhile. But our word
for it, if you do so away you will be
sure to come back again, if you can get
money enough to get here, after your
Nevada, quickly-madc fortune is wasted
in extravaganza and fast living.-R.
r. Rspeilie.