Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-09-29
NYE COUNTY.
several Reasons why ft Should bI,
Abolished by she Next Legfsla-

coFeFAi REASONS why IL should ID
Abolished by she Next Legfsla
ture.
Austin Rereitle, Sept. q.
1t is always an unpleasant thing to con
template the poverty and sparse populs
tlon OF a county or State. For some tim,
past nearly every Nye county resident WI
have met has had something to say IL
favor OF abolishing the county govern
ment and dividing its vast territory amonl
the neighboring counties. Well informed
citizens of the county reason in this way
In 1880 the county had 1875 inhabitants
including Chinese and Indians. Ever
this small number has grown less eve,
since and unless Belmont, Grantsville and
lone revive nothing will be left but a few
ranches and Ophir Canyon. Already the
county debt Is 100000 and the taxes
gathered barely pay the officers salaries,
leaving little or nothing for q surplus &c
pay the debt which bears eight per cent
per annum interest. The rate OF taxation
is So 50 already and all oppose it being
raised any higher, especially as the as
Decentralization OF the property is now about
it's actual worth instead Of a half or two.
thirds, as in other counties. These men
favor giving Upper Reese River and Smoky
Valley to Lander county, o part OF the
southwest portion to Esmerslds and the
rest TO White Pine and Lincoln. Just
how they would divide it has never been
definitely stated. 1t will be readily seen
that the portion they would give to Ian.
der is the choicest part of the county,
and if it were given to the "mother Of
countless" il would necessitate our as.
summing at least half OF its debt. or $780,.
900. We do not like to discuss such q
melancholy subject. but as it will doubt.
less come before the next Legislature IL
seems proper that it should receive at.
tention at the hands Of the press first
and thus be ventilated. Can Lander
afford to assume this debt and take upon
itself the additional litigation. obligation,
etc., for the amount Of new property il
would receive? This is q selfish but still
q natural question to ask. Residents OF Aus.
tin assert that they favored the formation
of Eureka county Is years ago because II
cost more to keep the eastern half Of the
then Lander county than they paid into
the treasury, and they want to know
now IL the same objections may not be
urged in the Nye county matter. On
the other hand Reese River, Grantsville
huu AOAo PCOPAO pny ~ 10 q DuAoOA w
have to go 10 Belmont on jury or
other official duties and half the year
they are forced to come around by Austin
and then out to the county seat because
the roads are impossible over the mount
aims and this hardship should not be
forced upon them any longer. They also
urge that to find a jury requires the Off
GERS to travel further and at greater ex.
pense for mileage, etc., than trip to Eu-
rope would cost. The county property oil
Nye consists of a courthouse. a hospital
and the Mountain View mill valued at
S2S, 800. Last year the number Of poll
taxes collected were 261 only. The dis
contented Nye county men understand
that Lander's tax rate, So so per 500, is
the highest in the State, but they reason
that il will be cheaper for them as we'll ss
more convenient TO be attached to Lander,
Again, the objection is urged that il
Lander got the additional territory on the
south il would be apt to revive the old
scheme Of reorganizing "Argenta county
out of the northern part OF Lander and
portions OF ~neighboring counties, thereby
losing for us this Central Pacific railway
Battle Mountain and other settlements IL
the north end.
We believe we have stated the situatio.
fairly and leave it with our readers snd
the press for discussion.