The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-05-31

Our VALLEYS. The mineral
of White Pine county are so vast that
they are, for the present, unwieldy. and
have blinded most of onr people to that
other source of wealth which is more
lasting. We allude to our agricultural
and grazing lands. Sierra. White River,
Ruby, Steptoe, Spring aud Snake Val
leys, all lying east of White Pine Mining
Districts, offer greater inducements for
settlement than any Of the arabic lands
of Western Nevada. OF these, Spring
Valley is the largest and warmest. Within
this county Spring Valley has ahont GO
farms improved, and nucles are being
taken up daily. A belt of meadow hand,
from eight to twenty miles wide, extends
from the southern line of White Pine
county north to within four miles of the
Overland road-a distance of 30 miles.
The Schell Greek mountains. ON the
west, break with u smooth base line from
four to six miles back from the meadow.
leaving a sloping bencl-la land belt covered
with white sage (the best Of grnzing)
and washed by hundreds of little streams
triekling down from the canyons above.
The mountains are well tinibered, ard
there il but little alkall either ON the
bench land or in the valley. save along
the eastern side of the latter. With
clover and red-top in the valley, white
sage on the bench, and bunch grass IN
the moantains, cattle, horses and sheep
keep fat Winter aud Summer, without
care. Over the Snake range from Spring
lies Snake Valley. through which the
Utah line passes. Fruits, vegetables and
cereals of all kinds flourish in either val
ley. Snake, although not so long nor rs
well watered as Spring Valley, is second
to the latter only in these respects, and
is perhaps superior to it as a hay field,
A number of families from the East have
already settled in Snake. and we learn
that several others are coming out 10 find
homes in thai and Spring Valley. Step
toe also has a large number of farms in
this county. and some hundreds of fami-
lies can still find homes there. Ruby
Valley. principally in Elko county, has
about fifty farms under cultivation, and
good land enough for 100 more.
NEW STAGE RouTE.-Trayis Brothers
have settled upon a new route for their
Ely stage, which will prove a great ac-
co%mmodation to the public. Their coach
now leaves here every Monday for Rob
inson, Cooper. 6hoshone, Silver Park
and Ely, making the through trip in the
remarkably short time of two days.
This arrangement will afford weekly
communication with and travel to Rob
inson, San Francisco, Nevada. Cooper,
S~acramento. Warren, Lincoln. ShOshone,
Silver Park and Ely districts, and Sierra,
Steptoe. Spring and Snake valleys. Over
the new route the stage will depart ut
noon every Monday and arrive Saturday
noon.
RuBY vALLEY.-A gentleman in from
Ruby informs us hat the frost nipped
the grain and vegetables in that valley
some ten days since. The damage to
grain is very slight, but most vegetables
will have to be replanted. Nearly all
the farmers in the valley reside in Elko
county; lave an organized Township,
Justice Of the Peace, a Constable, and a
weekly mail from Elko. The vote OF
the precinct is estimated for the Fall
election at between so and 100, INT Is
believed to be abont equally divided be-
tween the two parties.
SACRAMENTO DIsTRIcr.-A rich and i'm
portant discovery was made at Sacra-
mento District in the Snake range. ten
days since. Some men prospecting out
side the supposed mineral area OF the
limestone hill, came upon a large vein
of very rich ore, free from base. The
new discovery is on the south slope of
the hill upon which the principal mines
are loaatad and 10 fhOpolt IN ha muph
more valuable than any deposit yet come
upon in the district. This strike has
gwen new life to prospecting in the vi
cinity, and Sacramento stock is rising.
Travis, on Main street, turns ont
some of the handsomest goers that ever
mace q track on the road. Travis says
ne Is Mining up with that sort of stock,
ana intenas to make the people ride, by
putting down the prices.