The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-11-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
PARADISE Valley AND MINES
What Visitor Haas TO Say About
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full valley with 80 gracious name. The
valley is we'll named considering its
beauty and climate. Having rode over
a portion of it In the saddle, and the
charming view of it from the noun.
tains above the Paradise mines, | cin
say it is Indeed very pleasant valley.
The mountains around it are of u form
and height to give beauty and protec.
or landscape view inst at evening,
when the setting sun tlnts the clouds in
tudes of wonderful mountain form cast
their dslIghtful shadows over rayine,
| tpl one JUDGED Oae who could not ad-
mir5 nature from tue mountains at the
head of this beautiful valley. where the
Humboldt river and valley. aud the
mountains round about Wlnnemucca
| pSNA1 DAS q 40" AbaipS Alob11lg AZ Tie
| setting sun, must be devoid of all adj
I niration, aud love of nature and tue
beautiful.
The soil for the m ost part in the val
| ley, Is very rich, and wall bs source.
! OF great wealth TO the settlers of the
valley, WIunemucc. and Humboldt
county generally. Tue soil is not only
excellent III the valley, but over the
mountain sides, which will wash down
| In sprin9tIne to continually enrich this
valley, which 1t Is slii the Indian was
very 10th TO yield up to the demand of
the pale faces. Who will wonder, when
they look upon it, lyiug before Us, nearly
fifty miles 10 leugih aud over fifteen
broad, descending almost imperceptibiy
to the north, surrounded by beautiful
mountains. except Ms 1t opens into
the Humboldt Va ley on the south.
Paradise valley should have ten thous-
and acres III alfalfa. and rs many more
ia the best Fliut white winter wheat.
IL artesIan wells may not be had at
moderate cost, which your correspond.
ent believes will Be found the case, vet
such Is the abundance of water within
thirty feet of the surface, that windmill
wells may b5 used without number
n h.
| Inches OF wi,er. ku the valley YOU
often fad on the surfaces, indications of
water, aud the mountain sides abound
In springs. Ii our brief ride and tramp
over tue mountains, we saw a number
OF beautiful springs of pure water flow.
ing aud gnrsliug Delightfully."- down
small. winding canyons toward the val.
ley. At eventIde, Just AS the sun was
going down behind the mountains. We
followed along the Que that flows down
the sides OF the mountain towards the
quartz. mill bsiug built by MIR. Torrey.
Some six springs will bs made to, flow
Into this one. which by clearing. aud
opening and guarding on their way.
may be made to supply about five or
ten times the present amount OF water.
The sound OF this little brook, as it
might be called. gave Us most delight.
fnl "reminiscences of the past. as cheer
lug AS its Joyous sounds. as it muir.
INJURED aud bounded on its way.
There IS water enough for all the
thousand of thousands of acres of rich
land ia Paradise valley, aud all her
growing mining interests, if her people
will but reach out ADD down and take
II. Nature has given goundaut sup.
ply; now let IN IN do bis part.
Bat must say wori about the
mines ere this commnuic alton be too
long. | bave beeu somewh.t nc
qnainted with mines and the kind of
mounta'nS III which the precious metals
are found tor the last seven years aud
must say that these at the head of
Paradise valley are aI promising, aud
more so, than any | ever saw The
writer viii. be mistaken if good gold
mines do not in thu near future send
forth abundance of thu shining dust
Tor tbs bsneit of Industrious toiles.
The quartz Is of an excellent quality