Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-26

A. shown by the Report OF the
surveyOr-General AMI Land Reg

A. shown by the Report of the
SUPERINTENDENT AMI Land Reg
fster.
The report Of the a~bovc-namcd officer
for the years 1S77-S gives some interesting
statistics and information concerning the
mineral, agricultural, and other resources
of Nevada. Concerning the railroads in
the State he says:
The Central Pacific Railroad, from Oak
land, California, to Ogden, Utah, passes
| through the entire northern part of this
| State, from its western to its eastern
boundary. developing a large extent Of
mineral and agricultural country hitherto
unknown, or but sparsely settled. and in
need OF business connections with the COM
mercial aud mechanical marts of the
world. 1t affords OF itself a large amount
Of taxable property, and was completed
nine years ago.
The Virginia and Truckee Railroad, from
| Virginia to Reno where it connects with
the Central Pacific, is fifty-two miles in
length. 1t has not only added much valu-
able assessable property to the three
counties through which it passes, but in
the renewed activity of all kinds Of bust
ness, the development of resources. before
comparatively worthless, and drawing to
them a vast number of business and labor-
ing men, has benefited these counties TO a
very great extent.
The Eureka and Palisade Railroad is
ninety-one and one-haif miles in length,
and its advantage and importance as q
means Of communication and for trans
portation Of freight is very great. The
Ruby Hill Railroad is a branch Of it, and
is used exclusively in transporting ores
from the mines to the reduction wor ks at
Eureka.
The Phoebe and DnllionvilIe railroad is
about twenty miles long, and has been in
active operation since the summer Of 1873.
principally engaged in Transporting ore
from the mines to the mills. and also such
freight and supplies as is found necessarr.
With the exception OF the report Of Mr..
Hank knight. Assessor for this county, and
who is specially complimented, the returns
Of the various Assessors are meaSre and
incomplete. General Hatch shows a de-
termination to have things better while he
is in command Of the situation, Judging
from his annual circular" dated March
1, which he has sent to all the County
Assessors. He calls special attention to
IlltIT uutitS uiuti TX INV ftluitluS tiCih
to report fully the mineral, agricultural
and other usual statistics OF resources in
their respective counties, and also the
number OF transplanted fish. their variety
and location, also the number and kind of
forest, fruit and nut trees transpianted and
under successful cultivation. He also calls
for full statistics concerning water for mill
ing, mining and agricultural purposes,
number, length, capacity and cost Of the
water bitches, sources Of supply, amount
used for irrigation, artesian wells, etc.
He calls for full and complete reports and
nothing else, and as showing his unmis-
taxable earnestncss in the matter he per-
sonally offers a premium Of one hundred
dollars for the best and most complete re-
port furnished by any County Assessor for
the year 1879, to be delivered to him on or
before the 18th day Of December. He
does not call for the longest, but the most
concise and complete.