Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-16
CHARMING IN NEVADA.


Int article entitled Nevada Farm
ers," the Virginia Independent expa'
tiates unon bucolic pursuits, in a manner
which shows lis utter ignorance Of the
soil, climate and physical conformation
of this State. There must be some YER
dent youth standing at the editorial
helm OF the Independent, who has prob
ably emigrated from the fat pastures Of
the Wabash and thinks the interior OF
this State is as favorable for agricultural,
lists as the broad bottom lands OF the
Mississippi Valley. OF course the indie
pendent does not know, but neyerthe-
less, such is the fact, that all business
occupations and the farming interest in
this State depend for their profits upon
mining--the one single paramount
branch of industry which gave birth to
and supports this State. Let the Com
stock cease to produce its millions, let
Austin, White Pine, Eureka and Phoebe
cease to become centers OF mining enter
prise, aud without other localities are
developed with equal products or pros
poets, let such condition OF things as
that supervene and scarcely farm or
garden patch in the State would continue
to be cultivated. Eagle, Washoe and
Truckee Valleys depend for market
upon the towns built on the Comstock
range or places that depend upon the
continued prosperity of those mines;
Reese River upon Austin; Humboldt
upon its mines and upon those of Eureka
and White Pine counties; Meadow VAL
ley upon Phoebe. Take away the mines
of Nevada from the problem of reducing
the rugged, bleak, bare, barren area of
Nevada to the uses of mankind, and the
whole undertaking at once collapses.
The men who are controlling the indie
pendent excepting Sutro) evidently
know nothing of the resources OF the
State, or the proper manner OF dev elop-
ing them. That paper talks OF falling
back upon the German mode of mining.
That doubtless might be very pleasant
for the owners of the mines, but the
poor miner would not like the change so
well. In Germany, the wages of skilled
miners are but few bits day, and it
does seem to us queer way of advance
ing the interest of the laborer to advo-
cate the advent of regime that would
reduce the wages of the toiler from so
many dollars to SO many bits. We have
no doubt such proceeding would suit
Sutro and those who wish to help open
his tannel into other peoples property,
so that he and his accomplices can steal
the metallic wealth to which they have
no earthly right. That scheme appears
very tempting no doubt, but to the mer
who daily dig and delve at great depths
beneath the surface of the earth, the
prospect is not so alluring. We woulc
advise the owners of the Independent
whoever they may be, to hire writer
who are moderately well acquainted will
the topography, soil and climate of Ne
vada, and then it is probable they will
not pour fourth idyls concerning tn
arcadian felicity the inhabitants of thi
State are likely to enjoy, after its mine
have ceased to offer remunerative EN-
ployment for capital, or afford decen
stipend to those who toll in their depths
In word, if the Independent folks wer'
even but slightly acquainted with tn
subject they are discussing, it is proba
BILE they might write more sensibly
They do not lack for ability, but on tn
matter they dilate upon, they show al
amount of lamentable ignorance tina
must certainly grieve their friends an
afford grounds of rejoicing TO thei
enemies.