Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-28

MIKQI QI Ln0 INV 49,.
tnr,l. stock.rsising and wool-growing in
terest. are barely second TO that Of mining. |
The agricultural or brsad-producing In
terests Of the State insure . permanent,
self. sustaining population. The farm Ia
homo. an ab~iding-plaee Tor Lifetime.
Hero, on the Nevada farm, children ma
turs and attain TO the estate Of manhood.
and being nativean TO the manor born, feel
an honest pride In claiming. Nevada -
their native State. OF such the most do
sirsble portion Of our State are formed.
Our mining interests are TO . great extent
represented by . shifting, sporadic people,
and although some Of our mining local.
tiles and towns appear to sustain . certain
degree Of p~ermanency. their inhabitant.
arc ever changing. From twenty years
experience We have learned whsre TO look
for . fixed population. The industries
that secure 70 the State . permanent sbid-
ing people should not DO neglected.
Among other suggestions regarding tho
public lands he makes the following:
The beat lands within the. Central Pacific
Railroad limits have already been disposed
Of. and were the price reduced to u rs
DER acre there 10 no doubt that . consider
able portion Of such land could readily DO
sold. would therefore respectfully sng-
gest that the Legislature enact . law
reducing the price Of such lands.
Some provision should be made fer pro-
tectipg timber lands from the depreda-
tions Of trespasssrs after such lands have
been selected BY the State.
Az there will DO . considerable amount
Of land selected during the next " years .
suitable appropriation should DO made Tor
Some provision should. in my opinion.
Be made fer securing better reports from
County Assessors.
He estimates the cash receipts from
land sales during the NEXT two years at
S20o. 900; total receipts for the Last two
years. $ll3.4 A IS; total area Of land
patented BY the State. 25s, 2iO and 80
100 acres; total number Of patents
issued by the State. l474. Only $40
acres can Be- patented torons applicant.
With regard 10 the water sources and
supply Of the State Mr.. Hatch remarks:
Water, the great desidsratum Of u pso-
pls, may Be considered abundant In the
western portion Of our State, where
springs, streams, aud lakes are beautifully
supplied by the melting Of the snow on the
eastern slope Of the Sierra; but the middle
ana eastern portions OF our State, with
some exceptions. are sadly In need OF this
natural element.
Artesian wells have been suggested. and
In some localities this process Of procuring
water has been successful. and there IL no
doubt but this mode Of procuring water
will be more generally adopted; but at
present there 10 land and water to spare In
many parts Of the State. and those who de-
afro 10 settle and make homes will 20 where
there IL already an abundance Of running
water before going into the desert to bore
artesiAn wells ~ Q means OF obtaining
water for iIrigating purposes. When II 10
necessary to find water by boring for 10.
wells will be bored by those desiring IL. i
can 80 no necessity at present for the
State to offer subsidies In land or money
to encourage the boring Of wells.
In many Of me mountain ranges
throughout the State. sno falls almost
svsry year TO . considerable depth. tho
melting Of which affords water In consid-
cradle volume for q portion Of the Sum-
msr. In these mountains can frequently
b found flats. depressions, plateaus, ra-
vines and canyons. where, by constructing
dams, or . succession Of dams, reservoirs
can be Termed for retaining water until IL
II needed later In the summer. This plan
IL perfectly practicable, and has already
been put In successful operation in . mum.
Der Of places in tho interior Of the State.
From the tabulatea statistics VI select
the following items: Acres OF land cul-
tivatsa last year. l.lO6; bushels Of
wheat raised. 14s. $50; barley. 4s2. 26s;
oats. 143.o9s; rye. 772s; corn. 6222;
beans. 40; potatoes. $50. 1873; onions.
1905; tens Of cabbage. 1881; Of beets.
IS tons; butter. ass. $50 pounds; cheese.
2l.o50; wool. 57O.5s4 pounds. The
wheat averaged . little over siItssn
bushels to the acre; barley . fraction
over nineteen bushels. and potatoes
nearly $50 bushels to the acre.
Fruit trees are not very numerous.
not being very profitable. ewing to the
late frosts. although about once in four
or ave years . favorable season occurs.
when . gosdly yield Of excellent apples.
pears and other fruits 10 given. The
number Of principal fruit trees Is rela-
lively a. follows: Apple. 2Oe. os2; pear.
1879; peach. $685.; plum. s545; cher
~. 6e49. The number Of other fruit
trees 10 hardly worth mentioning.
Ormsby county brags Of ak &c. one
orange and two lemon trees.
Beer 10 more Aourishing. there being
thirty-four brsweriss. producing last year
50A.4i5 gallons.
Live stock stands numerically - fol.
lows: Horses. 4l.366; mules, 7.475;
asses (tour-lsssed) 242; COWS. 1859;
beef cattle. 50. 5s5; stock cattle. so. 1873;
oxen. 1856; sheep. le3. 3al; Cashmere
and Ansora goats. lo.63s; hogs (four-
lseesd) 6,03l; hives Of besvss. s4s;
mining stocks, I'D h!fnitum.
The number Of quartz mills IL l08,
crushins last year 1885, eS tons; susi,-
ina furnaces. &c. smelling last year ss.-
eQS tons against lA2.s $50 tons the year
bsfsrs; miles Of railroad. 7o2.
The approximate area, in acres. Of
land il respectively - follows Agricul-
tsral. l07.s76; grazing. $500, ooo /;
timber. 800. 81 /; mineral. l.ise.o0o ;
assessed value Of real estate. $l0,sSA.-
ssl; personal property. Sass. 7sS /;
total population In 1879. 62.o20; In
1880, 6s.52s ; total number Of registered
voters last year. 1889.
Thsrs are various other items and
ststisties Of interest In the report, and
- whole viii bear careful reading and
eons1dnntio1.