Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-04
INTELLIGENCE
4 of Eureka Couuty.--0h-
bort of the County Assessor.

of Eureka Couuty.--0h-
bort of the County Assessor.
bsuance of an act of the last
hire, the Assessors of the sew
mites are required to make
reports to the State Controll-
Id such statistical and general
lion as they may be possess
NC give below the report of
K1itEr c. C.. Wallace, which will be
Sery complete and we'll worthy
bal:
COUNTY ASSESSOR,
1 REKA, Eureka Co., New,
August 30th, 1877
Campbell, County Auditor, En-
CoWtty, Aer.:
compliance with an act oftlle
fure entitled "An Act for OBJ
correct statements of the tinan-
Sdition Of the several counties
fEEtate and other matters of sta
fintormation," herewith please
~ report for the year A. d..
circular and blanks issued from
Ice Of the Surveyor General on
.q3kh day of May, n. ID. 1878, con-
= 1 from their language, returns
= pom counties in existence one
49,. - tina np,nDfpt,nh
law above cited. The county
Nation Of Eureka was perfected
~ Goth day of March, 1873, and
fce having no knowledge of
Snsactions Of the Lander county
br over the territory now COM
ling Eureka county l find it
sible to statistically fill the ac-
nying report for 1872 without
ing expenses, which in my
IN are unwarranted, unless au-
aed by the Board of County Com
oners.
statistics have been carefully
he'd from my own and my dep
Held notes.
That portion of our county lying
II of the Humboldt river but few
IS are found other than those
he'd in cattle and sheep raising.
3ch and productive lands on the
boldt Bottom and on the streams
y, flowing through our county
kbeen to a great extent purchased
iFthe State and Central Pacific r..
II. by the "Stock men," hence it
rs that while our report exhibits
lin stock raising, our agricultural
lii is leSsened by the fact that the
Ii has been in advance Of the
Or.
ktimber being found north OF the
nbOldt in this county and the
Fl expense of freighting lumber
Ing from the Sierras, will in all
ability prevent the enclosure of
i MANY acres of land for Years to
>. Yet the farmer should be in
j, for throughout the whole coun-
|herever the farmer has attempted
cultivation of the soil he is re-
He'd by crops at this date, August
great promise and good yield.
let no trosts have threatened their
the harvest days near and
hing grain denoting our seasons
GENTLY long to cultivate all the
BIS and vegetables indigenous to
climate of New York, Ohio and
|raSka, l can see no reason why
our productive soil and good
'ketS we should not invite The far
to our many acres now awaiting
pillow and industry intelligently
En. fhirty ,,ilnS rn,,tb -
Humboldt the same restitution of
Der exists. For wool growing we
a strip Of country living north of
some forty miles long by
nty miles wide, nearly covered
bunch grass, but little of the
ebush being encountered; here
wool is produced, beside mutton
superior quality.
)mmencing at Eureka our mining
on extends north to Cortez Dis
:, embracing within its scope the
itional districts of Secret Canyon
Spring Valley.
lie principal mining at present we
i'll Eureka District, although
is producing well, as shown
he number of tons of + reduced
the quarter ending June 30th, 1873,
the amount of revenue derived
'efrom.
the quarter ending June 80. the
lber OF tons reduced in the Eure-
district exceed eighteen thousand.
ing said quarter a number of the
laces were idle, but l am safe in
ng the ore product will for the
ainder of the year double quarter
ne amount above given.
the future we al estimate hand
e revenues from our mines; and
this revenue, and II tax from
kmen, railroad, stage and freight
s. ana the constantly increasing
of personal property brought
our midst by the de hands for
5htlng ores, coal, wood and tim
!, our taxpayers can feel encour-
l that by another year all our
IS can be Obliterated, and from the
OF property in u county
reduced to so low 4 figure
to pay taxes will be only for the
pose of placing our State finances
he same easy position our county,
then enjoy. In approAimating
mineral timbered, grazing and ag-
ltural lands, it can be said that
covers the other, or that all en-
. the same. In this portion of
state stock finds excellent pastur-
In the timbered lands, and these
Q lands are designated and fire.
ltly purchased from the General
eminent aS minnrnl lands Our
cultural lands at the same time
Iound on water courses, over and
ugh these same but differently
SHED lands /; hence | can only APP
innate as to the general whole, or
one-tenth of our lands NAV be
SHED as mineral, ono-tenth
agricultural, one-tenth as tim
u and seven-tenths as grazing.
ulilerent estimate, essay
the same D~rOnpSitipnS. woulI