The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-09

| pleasant and the days are warm and
! genial; in fact we have had no winter
| yet--yery little rain and scarcely any
snow has fallen here since fall What.
ever else we may lack in this part of the
country, we are favored with climate
unsurpassed for health aud comfort by
that of any other country with which
/ am acquainted. The farmers are be-
| ginning to
FEAR ANOTHER DRY SEASON
And scarcity of water next summer.
owing to the fact, as far as they can
learn, that but little snow has fallen on
the mountains along the Humboldt
But there is yet time enough to hope
for sufficient fal Of snow to supply
an the water that may be needed ut
any rate, tue farmers are busily engaged
preparing their fields TO receive the
seed WHEN spring opens. The dam
N""N Va AofeHJa btaliou is now IN
dersoiDg repairs An effort will be
made TO put it IN snch condition that it
can Withstand any freshet that may be
iIKeIy to come. and to have it arranged
SO that the water can be controlled at
that point, Thereby insuring suficlen-
ey to the settlers Ia the central part of
the valley. New bitches are being con-
structed and the old ones are being
cleaned out aud enlarged, 30 that if the
water does come the ranchers will be
ready to use 1t. Although the
cHINAMEN ARE Not SO PLENTIFUL
As they Were some time back, We have
still too many Of them here for the
good OF the commanity. 1t seems to
me not difficult for any man to under
stand that the encouragement OF Chi
nese Immigration TO this state aud their
employ ment on the farms and IN the
uoIurs. driving the intelligent " hite la.
Dorers away 10 some other State that
will offer them better Inducements and
afford them better chance to- expend
their labor more probably to them
selves, must prove detrimental to the
future development OF the vast mineral
aud agricultural wealth OF the State.
d. not laugh at the idea OF
THE DESERT HILLS AND VALLEYS OF
Being converted some day in.o rich ag-
licaHural helis. 80 far as expert
they nave met win very satisfactory
results. IL Is we'll known to many that
tue soil Ut the roilnS hills aud little
valleys frequently met @lih in the Va
rI0us mountain Ranges, as We'll as that
OF the intermediate valleys, which are
both numerous aud extensive, would
compare favoraoly with the soil of the
great grain-producing States OF the
northwest; at least II is SO of the north
and northwestern parts of this State.
The climate is dry. but otherwise it is
favorable to the production of grain
crops and the most useful and succu.
lieut. vegetables, aud many kinds of
fruit. as well as superior quality of
beef, mutton, pork, poultry eggs, but
ter and cheese, and TO supply the de-
tciency In the natural moisture of the
soil. there are thousands of springs.
creeks, aud considerable streams. which
can bs utihzsd for the purpose of irri
CATION. Ia many OF the valleys, by
sinking wells. water can be found at no
great depth from the surface. which
could be raised by windmills or other
mechanical coatriyances IN sufficient
quantities to assist IN producing at least
enough of those things to support a
family and supply al the ordinary ex.
penses of living. 1t has been demon
strated by actual experiment, that if
the seed be sown in the winter or very
early in the spring, grain crops at-least
Gun be matured. by the assistance OF
very little irrigation, on the soil of the
foot hills and mountain valleys. Con
sidering these facts. together With the
probable change of climate which the
increase of population aud the spread