The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-01-21

locality for the location OF an asylum.
LIS trne, II may seem strange 10 ask
for au asylum ga a desert" bat the
promise is that the desert shall bios
som az the rose," aud We Humboldters
intend TO make it blossom, aud we in.
ylte our representatives, TO call aud see
what Is beiug accomplished on the
desert. | would state that We have
from ninety 10 one hundred thousand
acres OF as
GOOD AGRICULTURAL LAND
AS can be fouad Ia ths world, peat or
tule bottom. aud largely composed of
pate vegetable matter, susceptible of
cultivation add tue production of all
Kinds OF gra,n, vegetables aud gfasses
OF uueqatied quantity aud qualify, not
exceiled la Caniornii. Btriey, wheat
aud oats from one TO one aud a half tous
per acre. Alfalfa of a superior quality
can 0e cut three or fo0r times IN a
season. Potatoes. from III t. 10 tons
per acre. without any ex.geration at all,
aud no soil IN the world Is DETER adapted
thaa this tor small fruits. Again,
Joint stock company called
THE HUMBOLDT IRRIGATION AND DEvEL-
oPMENr COMPANY,
Composed of Sacramento business men,
was formed for the purpose OF dlvertiog
the waters OF the Humo0idt river for
ItrIgttl9u aud agricultural purposes,
add to bung the baereu wastes into
market. TO this eud, dam at Oreans,
twelve miles from LJSeiock =. has been
constructed at "a cost Of Sl5. 200. This
brings the water 10 within one foot of
the top of tue soil at the head OF our
valley. The construction of the ditch
or canal, vita sufficient capacity to di.
yeft nearly all the waters of the Hum
boldt, is being rapidly pushed at this
time, aud when completed will be
nearly 20 N lies long. Also, smaller
ditch, meanderDg under the foot hills,
winch. whe u it reaches opposite Love.
lock Station. viii afford AS fine water
fall a. eau be found IA the State fall
of AZ feet-whlch will afford ample
water for hJariog aad quaftz mills, and
not deiract from the maia object that
of irrigation. This ditch aud dam,
when completed. Will cost % tue neigh.
borhood OF 800. 90, aud wlii give us a
front rank as an agricultural commu-
nifty. We are also on tue great high
~a2 OF natlons--the Central PacIfi tic
Il tiiroad. which spaus tue whole valley,
and with proper facih,iss for freight,
We can ut ali tunes sup any aud all
surplus we have on baud; also. afford.
log abuudaDce OF feed for fattening
stock for tue California market.
GROWTH OF EIG MEADOWS.
IL ouO" Out hopiu iuSicdSc, t"O years
ago, when | came TO tnis valley, bat
two or three persJas ntd located laud
for homes, and only four or five
families Were here; to Day We have 81
voters, several Large bli!dings have
been constructed, amo0g the most
notable, Joseph Marzen built barn
G4xl00 feet. which cost abont $4,000.
lhis season he has bailt iue two
story house. which will cost 5000.
He has also nearly go acres under col-
',ivation. Hs has 100 acres OF alfalfa
which he feeds to his cattle to prepare
them for market. Marker az Bfother
have built large barn 7jx2OJ feet, and
have several hundred acres under culti
walton. Both these farms are under
fence. We also have hotel aud store
and fine building by Gap. Asher. be-
sides "A large number of smaller bulld-