The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-08-01

prospecting operations are being car.
ried on In nearly every prominent
mine on the lode and there is every
probability that valuable discoveries
will be mads in the near future.
Tuscar0ra Is still contributing it's
weall b TO the country. Eureka, Aus
tin and Candtlaria have done fairly
veil duiing the past year and will do
better in the future. But there are
hundreds of small mines scattered
throughout the State which have
caused The bullion yield to be greater
than last years product. aud from
these have come the mineral IT, more
than make up the deficit of the
hitherto big districts. Prospecting Is
being AS keenly followed as ever. and
there would lie an immense boom"
III that line, il the pro pector could
be placed on the same footing as the
farmer. The greatest need of Ne
vada to-day Is reduction works.
What Colorado has done can be is
counted in Nevada, but private capi.
tai seemingly has so many attractions
elsewhere that IL Is 10th To take hold
Of any enterprise in the Stale. An
emil htened public sentiment will
soon demand that the State itself shall
maintain reduction works in connec-
ion With it, State University. This
will prove n profitable investment to
all concerned, aud make work for
hundreds, homes for thousands and
business for all. Mining Is but in its
infancy mere, and under proper sys-
TENS this State will some day resume
her former position AS the richest
mineral Sta . in the Union.
GRAZING.
Wonderful progress has been made
in the stock lsing business, and the
rapid strides with which IL has made
its mark has directed attention to
the unsurpassed facilities possessed
by Nevada for the prosecution of this
great and growing industry. The
counties of Elko, Humboldt and
Washoe are the favorite grazing Sec
lions, but there are almost equal at
fractions in Churchill, Lander, Nye,
White Pine and Lincoln counties.
Nevada beef Is juicy, firm and ten
der, and cannot be improved upon in
any other section of the United States.
II is IN demand in every market, and
always commands the highest price
California butchers are hoping 10
substitute the inferior beef from the
Southern Territories and Ne xico, but
only the poorer classes will take 1t,
and that because they think they are
too poor to afford better qualify.
Nevada shipped ~, 5000 head To Cali
fornia last year. but IL now turning
her attention Eastward. aud ii she
can be gwen "a favorable terms rs
other "favored nations" will lie able
o compete with them for the trade
of Chicago AMI the East. Thu geo.
graphical situation of the State is ex-
cellent for stock raising purposes,
enabling it tn e cape the heavy SHOWS
ami billiards. north and intense
heat of the south. Cattlt. have mag
niticent summer range, and the deS-
ert country affords them safe shelter
an! feed III the winter, for the white
sage, rabbit sage, hop sage. rabbit
brush, burr clover, rye grass. salt
grass, and four or five varieties of
bunch grass, together with the grease
wool. all OF which are indigenous to
the plains and deserts OF Nevada, and
which grow from one to six feet, fur
nish feed upon which cattle can live
throughout even hard winter. The
climate is so even and the grasses so
nutritious that Nevada cattle attain
greater growth and have more fat put
upon them than the stall fed cattle of
the Western States. The amount of
capital invested in this industry Is
estimated at $4,000. 900. The State
land sales ara mostly for grazing pu4-
poses, and 1t il believed that the day
IL not far distant when range will
be worth dollar for dollar the number
of cattle 1t ran accommodate.
SHEEP HUsBANDRY
The sheep business il in pros
porous condition and there are 500.
600 sheep on the ranleS. Mutton
sheep are valued NJ 81 per head, and
lambs At 81 so. The average annual
increase IN 80 per cent. The wool
clip averages 6 pounds, and good
Nevada wool bring 10 cents per
pound. There are no dry seasons
here for sheep, and each year will
witness marked inrr ase In this
important, permanent aud profitable
industry.
CONCLUSION.
Nevada j. not by any means n
"played out mining camp" ~ some