Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-07

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5oIp MI. a: TUESDAY. nAloH Lis7e
" NEvApA FRUIT.
Sterile and barren a. our sagebrush
covered hills and valleys appear 70 be.
rot there are many favored spots even
this rough mountainous section.
whore somsthine besides silver ore can
bs'raissd. Down on Carson river. near
Dayton. are produced every year -
zcod po~tatoss and sugar corn - can b
found anywhere else In the world. and
moss ezcsllsnt Vegetables and other Va
Of farm produce come from Car
sou, washos and other Of the principal
valleys. OF eourss VI DO not pretend 10
compete with California in the mat
ter OF broad grain Aslds. or In
huge vassr.mslons. pumpkins. and
all that sort Of thing: neither
does Nevada raise psachss and apples
for shipment abroad. yet the actual 70
sources and capabilities Of our young
STATE In the production OF fruit are real
ly but little known or understood.
whsrsvsr fruit trees. especially apples
and psars. arc planted and properly
cared for, they thrive and produce well.
Moreover The fruit they produce is not
only OF good sizs. but Of superior
quality and favor. In various shelter
Cd and favorable localities among the
nvinss along the Comstock range. In
Six and Ssvsn-mile canyons. and about
tho lower suburbs OF Virginia City.
many apple and Pear trees are
hourishing and already producing
wsli. and over In washoe Valley
soma orchards-Ros Levers especial
IL, 1t the head Of the vallsy-ars al
ready . sourcs OF rsvsnus 10 their pro-
pisson in the way Of fruit for sale.
About Carson and Dayton arc also some
very aourishins and productive young
orchards; and last year. for the nrst
time. 10 was ascsrtainsd that good grapes
could bs grown in Nevada. . gardener
near Dayton raising some very ans ones
from young vince no had planted BY
way Of experiment. Even in Gold Hill
can b found. here and there. an apple
tree which produces good apples: and
not always In choice sheltered locations.
either; while farther down the canyon
The feasibility Of growing fruit trees suo-
csssfuily has been we'll demonstrated.
People passing up and down Gold
Canyon cannot fail 70 notice the
hourishing young orchard in front OF
ths residence OF Hon. @. @. Stevenson
In Lower Gold Hill. near the Douglass
mill. Fruit trees Of various kinds thrive
there admirably. among them several
varieties Of appls-thsss flourish and
produce the best. Last year Mr.. Sts-
vsnson raised several bushels Of apples.
enough for homo use. and also 10 treat
his friends with. and In December. whom
he went East " Centennial Commits
sionsr from Nevada. he took along . few
apples 10 his friends in Michigan.
and a the February meeting Of the
Grand River Horticultural Society. in
the midst Of . hns exhibition Of
fruit from various sections Of the
Staas. vas . plate Of The apples
Stevenson had brought nom Ne
vsda. In the report Of the COMMITTEE
70 examine the apples ON e.
hibiton. they paid q handsome COM
10 our Nevada apples. which
We copy from the Grand River Dvmoeai
- follows:
A hns plate Of Swaars. from Virginia
City Nsvsda. grown BY Mr.. Charles Ste
vsnson, n OF Nsvada's Senators. but
10 n more notable for the production
Of such magnificent specimens Of fruits
under % unfavorabls circumstances;
70 actually transport Ill soil for
his Horticultural purposes for twenty
milss. and al water has 10 b. applied
artihcially for The prosecution and Quilt
Of Horticultural matter.
Brothsu. with the tssming soils and
easy sccsssss Of Michigan pomologists.
how stand We to-day under this com
parisonf We will challenge all Michi-
gan 10 rival thsss Virginia City Svsars.
and vs are 81 . loss which most 10 I'D
mirs. Mr.. Stsvsnson's pluck and dsvo-
don 70 his aim. or his unsquallsd spsei-
mems.
That portion about Stevenson having
10 haul the soil for his orchard twenty
nilss. reads to people here rather
Iudicrous: but the idea. no doubt.
got into the heads Of the
from being told that tho
water for irrigation va brought from
the main Sierra Nevada some twenty
milss distant. But the idea Of Nevada
beating Michigan in the matter Of raising
10 . mot only rich but hopeful
one. and Ne have all a right to feel soms-
what proud Of IL. Let our fruit growers
take fresh courage. Nevada may b
makine heavy shipments Of fruit to
Michigan and other States East before
the next Centennial. Who knowsf