Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-03-18
AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY.

had that portion of the United States
included within the boundaries of
Nevada, as unexplored, also in prom
inent letters extending over a large
district were the words "Great Amer
lean Desert" Eastern mining jour
nails and operators probably use those
old school books for reference now,
as they do not seem to be aware that
there IS anything in Nevada except
the Comstock. Taking the depres-
sion on the Comstock as a text, they
preach tho rttos worthlessuess of
Nevada property. Because a few
mines on the Comstock are now pass
ing through a season of non produc-
ton the badly Informed Eastern
people think that the future of the
State is hopeless. 1t is useless to
explain that at any time the Com
stock may resume its former position
at the head of bullion producing
lodes, as that will be believed or DIS
believed, according to the present in
terests of operators; but even the
desire to influence capital in other
directions should not prompt men
properly informed to exhibit so much
geographical ignorance as to assume
that the Comstock lode is the entire
known portion of the State of Neva-
.ds. Nevadans are prone to over
estimate the importance of their
State in the world of commerce, but
strangers make greater mistake in
the other direction, and are unwilling
to concede even part of the great
wealth which lies within the lines of
what is known as the Great Desert.
While the Comstock was in its glory
its greatness oyershadowed new dist
riots which were easy of access and
distant districts were then almost I'M
approachable. The operator from a
distance came to the Comstock, saw
the Comstock and went away salts
fed or dissatisfied, usually according
to the manner in which he guessed
the Quotations on the stock list. If
intent upon legitimate mining his
attention was directed to wild cat
claims in the neighborhood of the
great lode. TO outside districts near
the Comstock he would not 60, aud
to those at distance the hardships
of the trip made it almost matter
of could not to the tenderfoot. Eu-
reka, productive as it has been re-
.ceives little consideration, and the
new districts which pour small
streams of bullion into the channels
of commerce, none at all. A portion
of the missapprehension regarding
the State is owing to class of pre-
tentious mining reporters for eastern
mining journals who live on the
Comstock, who have access to the
groupings of the wild cats, who know
little about anything but the wild
cat claims of Storey county, and moth
ing about any other district. A larger
mining region has been opened by
the G. s. G. r. r. than was known of
before to any but hardy prospectors,
and still larger region will be open
ed during the next twelve months.
This latter will be in Inyo and Mono
counties in California, but that Sec
tion properly belongs to the mineral
region of Nevada, and will probably
In course of time be annexed to our
State. Churchill county, almost un-
known as a mining county, is alao
putting forward some districts which
have merit, if merit consists in ship
ping ore. Humboldt, Washoe, Doug
las, and in fact every county has
districts which only need visit from
discerning capitalists. Como, right
at home, has been long overshadowed
but those interested there expect to
make such a showing this year as to
inform strangers that there are other
mines in Nevada than the Comstock.
Esmeralda county which has the
brightest immediate outlook, rich 80
1t is in mineral, was part of the I'M
known country even to many Neva-
dams, and is yet to those who place
credence in eastern mining reports.
There are plenty of laborers in the
State, odd as it may seem they are
acquainted with the size and resour-
ces and come here in search of en-
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