Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-11-23
the FUTURE.


Truly it seems that the future for Our State
is to be brighter. 1t is long time since so
much interest has been taken in Nevada as
prominent men seeking investment are now
taking. The retufn of silver to par; the
construction Of storage reservoirs to facili-
tate the irrigation Of the large number Of
acres Of land now not under cultivation, and
the building of another railroad across the
State will make wonderful changes in Ne
vada. To be sure, all these things are pros.
pective, but it looks as though all would be
accomplished at no very distant day. The
men of the West, and few in the East, are
becoming thoroughly alive to the great in
Justice that has been done the white metal
producing States. and the people everywhere.
for years, by the war on silver, and change
in favor of silver is bound to soon take
place. Then will the numerous low grade
mines Of our State be put in operation and
an impetus given to mining that will bring
the population Of Nevada up to at least
third more than it is at present. Much more
prospecting would be done and the chances
are many valuable new discoveries would
be made. However this might be, it is
known fact that there many good, big lodges
of ore known to exist, that would be worked
probably if silver was 81 o5 or 81 10 in
stead Of IS.
The water storage scheme is also going
to work great good to the State. California
and Arizona and Colorado have given nu-
merous practical demonstrations Of what can
be accomplished by system Of water
storage, and neither of the States nor Terri.
tory possess any better, if as good, natural
facilities for this work as does Nevada.
Enterprising men Of means are beginning to
find this out and are making investments.
1t is our opinion that the State itself will
have to do the greatest part OF this work
instead OF waiting for Congress to tend to
our wants in this line. At any rate the
State should begin the work to show out.
siders that we mean business. Then an ap-
preparation from Congress could be more
easily obtained But to to wait for Congress
to give us starter, or for the project to be
consumated by private capital will take TOO
long The scheme will, when thoroughly
under headway, furnish homes to many
more people in that it will make land valua-
BILE that is now comparatively worthless.
The extension of the U. P. or some other
tha harp rorfiOn nj q |
State will be Of ipcalculable value, for it
will furnish mode of ingress and egress TO
the people, whereby machinery, etc., can
be ohtained at moderate prices ore can be
stripped to other points for working. New
mines will be discovered and old ones started
up, and the agricultural portion Of the
country will thrive by being taxed to supply
the markets with produce.
All this is not imaginary; it will be so
sooner or later, and as above stated, we
think the time is at hand when Nevadans
are beginning to think more of Nevada than
they do of California; they are putting their
money into home investments, and this shows
for itself which way the wind is blowing.
Nevada does not need Utah nor Idaho an.
nexed, but one thing that would materially
assist US in the water storage question is
that strip of territory which lies east Of the
summit of the Sierras in California. This
strip of country rightfully belongs in this
State and efforts should be made to obtain
1t. The loss would amount to nothing to
California while it would aid US greatly.
With these changes Nevada will soon be a
State of over loo, 900 inhabitants who would
be as prosperous and happy people as can
be found on the face Of the globe.