Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-05-16
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Alpine county, as avery one knows,
is anc OF The smallest and elost thiniy
populated counties in California. Sit
uated as il is, in an elevated and re.
mote region, containing many OF the
most majestic peaks and picturesque
valleys of the gorgeous Sierrns, to 1t
its name was well applied, and thither
should the Tourist and adventurous
capitalist hue his way if he longs for
romlktic scenery and profitable III
vestment. Lakes, rivers, cascades and
every imaginable scene of beauty there
exists in Willard gracefully roman
tic form. Petrfied trees, hot springs
and thousands of other things boun
a. curiosities, unequaled ID erandure
Ia any o her portion ofthe State, and
these curioSities exist in so 3ane diff.
fercnt forms that one can never be-
come weary ia looking at them as his
ave Is not compelled, nor could it rest
on single object for moment
without having new and grand changes
brought before It. AS a fishing resort,
the waters of the county have no equal,
and there are rivers and lakes where
fish can he caught as fast as the most
agile and skillful angler can cast his
hook and no bait of any kind is neces.
sary, the fish jumping two and three
hook IS thrown in sight. As natural
curiosity there "a situated on one of
the mountain SUBMITS beautiful lake
which has no preceptible inlet or
outlet, andrfses and fails in accord
ance with the titlese1f the ocean, and
whatever article may be placed IN tins
lake is in second transformed into a
,petrified state, and many of the inhab
itants of that singular county who
have been unfortunate enough at diff.
erent Zines to come in contact with
the water of this lake, are now living
peaceful life but partially petrified,
and one old mas adorons the county
whoSe mouth, teeth, tongue aud throat
are'petrified, he having some years
ago drank from this lake, hoping to
quench his thirst, and received In
consequence'an entire petrified digest
i've apparatus. There are also many
fish in this lake but they are of no use
as they are peHffied and as hard and
brittle as glass.
Natural curiosities are no. all that
the county can boast Of, for they have
prospects for as rich gptd. silver and
copper miners there as were ever dis
c'vered, and al that is needed is cap
i;al and energy to develop them. The
people know fun we'll that 1t is the
speculator and not the capitals,
whose operations prove disastrous to
a country, and who is detriment TO
the progress and welfare of any
district. For this reason the property
owners do not offer inducements to the
speculator but are waiting until some
capitalist goes there for the purpose of
making profitable investment, and
when therright one appears he will be
shown gold, silver and copper lodges
that the people prefer should remain
undeveloped to having some thieving
speculai or come in and rob them. II
is but matter of a short time when
the vast mineral resources of that
county will he acknowledged as having
no equal or the Coast. A place where
the above named metals exist in such
abundance, and country that has
the natural facilities for mine work ing
which that has, was never destined to
remain forever unknown and unex
plorcd The people of Alpine will
soon have cause 10 rejoice, and they
deserve success for their persistent
effortsiin upholding the advantages of
| their county.