The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-10
NOT 5 FROM THE BIG MEADOWS

Farming and Tree-Pls nting The
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dams Fishing-An Old Settlers
Farewell.
BIG MEADOWS, May 4, 1878.
EDITOR SILVER STATE: Farmers are
now busy in this vicinity blowing and
planting A considerable extent OF
ground is sown with grain, besides our
usual crop of potatoes. Messrs. Bas-
tian and Larsen have Just completed
four miles of substantial
POST AND BOARD FENCE.
| They have secured two sections of fine
meadow land, aud intend to experiment
on limited scale this season with
grain, aud if they are satisfied wit ! the
result will cultivate largely hereafter.
They have some fine cattle Oh their
ranch, believing that short horn Dnr-
ham issas easily kept AS iong-hornsd
quadruped, besides producing more
beef, aud of much superior quality.
E. q. Asher has recently finished and
moved iuto his
NEW DwELLING-HoUSE.
He had the misfortune to have his
house burned to the ground some two
months since. The fire occurred abont
midnight. through the assistance of
friends who were attracted by the
screams of the ladies' and the glare of
the flames, most of the furniture was
saved. Captain Asher settled on
quarter section of Senator Stewards
mo SWAMP AND ovERFLowED LAND "
A year since. He has reclaimed
fourth part of it from the tnle, and
made the desert blossom as the rose.
SO much for industry and good judg-
ment. Henry Muttlebury has also been
around aud doing. He has built
substantial turnpike through the tule
from Poker Browns old domicil across
to the sandhiils on the east side, bridg
ing the numerous sloughs and branches
into which the Humboldtd divides below
Lovelock S. The length of roadway is
three miles. Mr.. Mnitlebury and Mr.
Stage have about thousand hogs out
in the tule. There has been general
PLANTING OF TREES ON THE MEADOWS
This spring Trees flourish here when
planted right and irrigated properly.
These whole Meadows would be a tor
est were it not for the wide and de-
over the dry tule and grass plains.
Over on the Lower Sink of the Carson
there IS now forest of cottonwood
trees where the high water of 'GS burst
over it's usual bounds and deposited
the seed over a large area of country.
Also up In Spring Gulch, near Rye
Patch, there is quite IL grove OF locust,
Balm of Gllead and cherry trees, which
were planted in the early days OF Hum
boldt. The locust seed drop to the
ground and take root readily. and they
have increased by thousands. Every
canyon and gulch in the numerous
ranges of mountains in this State are
capable of growing trees if the seed
were sown in the proper season to
terminate. Tree planting is sacred
occupation; it affords pleasure to the
planter to see the sapilng grow in size
and beauty year by year, and to feel
that the result is partly to be attributed
to his efforts. He who plants tees
leaves an enduring monument to his
memory, and future generations shall
rise up aud call him blessed; the birds
of the air warble their praise as they
hop from bough TO bough. and the
grateful kline as they lie in the cool
shade return mute thanks. A house
that has no trees about it is not tit for
the habitation of intelligent men and
women. Children brought up in such
human roosts are apt to become misan-
thropists and dangerous members of
society. Trees have civilizing ten
dency; they ennoble us aud make us
better citizens every way. was up at
THE DAM BUILT ACROSS THE HUMBOLDT