Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-15
LOCAL MELANGE.
A Visit From a California
Pioneer.
w. M. Stockton Tells of Ne
vada's Resources.
Attorney G. w. GlOwner Acquitted
by a Jury.
Laborer Injured by Caved Bank-A
Farewell Musicale-A Valuable
Book-Other Items.

w. M. Stockton, who, forty years ago,
arrived in Los Angeles, and for number
of years raised fruit in the San Gabriel
valley short distance from the Mission,
returned to the city yesterday from Nye
county, Nevada, where he has been
located for some years past. Mr.. Stock
ton formerly owned the ranch at the San
Gabriel now known as the Cooper ranch,
and some years raised as much as 800
tons of fruit for the market. He was
well known at that time, and many of
the old residents will be pleased to see
him in the city again.
Mr.. Stockton thinks that Nevada is
destined to become one of the wealthiest
states of the union as soon as her re-
sources are developed, and this, he is of
the opinion, will take place when the
Salt Lake railroad is constructed to Los
Angeles. The people in Nye county are
very much interested in news relating to
the Salt Lake road, and Mr.. Stockton
states that as the only paper they get
that contains an account of what is
going on is the HERALD, it is in great
demand.
Nye county, Nevada, lies just across
mia, and will be crossed by the
Salt Lake road when it is built. Mr..
Stockton states that it's resources ale
practically unlimited, both as regards
agriculture and mines. He spoke OF one
tract of level land containing 5000 acres
which can be cultivated, the only diff
Guilty at present being the lack of water.
There is so much water in sight in the
vicinity of this land that Mr.. Stockton
thinks that water enough to cultivate it
all could be obtained from artesian
wells. In the same vicinity two fruit
ranches have already been started, and
one OF them containing about 800 acres
is under thorough cultivation. Fruits
OF all kinds have been very productive
and the grapes raised are said to be extra
fine. The climate is suitable for raisin-
making, there being no dew. This
ranch is watered from two large springs
and from five or six smaller ones at diff
ferent points. Several hundred tons of
hay were taken from it this season and
the fruit was sold in the immediate
vicinity.
Mr.. Stockton says that, as yet, no coal
has been discovered in that vicinity,
but there is plenty of wood and timber,
and there is no reason to believe that
coal may not be found near to the pro-
posed line of the railroad.
The mining industry, Mr.. Stockton
thinks, will be the principal mainstay
of Nye county. Every hill for miles
around is full OF minerals of all kinds,
mines of copper, silver, gold and galena
having already been discovered. In
fact, Mr.. Stockton has discovered some
valuable minerals himself. One OF
these, silver-bearing ledge 6 feet
wide, is in the western part
of Nye county, near what is
called the Oasis. 1t assays from 5000
to 81 200 per ton. Across the line in
Inyo county Mr.. Stockton has $4,000
feet of gold-bearing ledge which aver
ages feet wide and assays sos, OF which
$40 is gold. He also has water power
enough for a 40 or 50-stamp mill. He
brings samples of ores with him which
today will be placed in the chamber OF
commerce to show what kind of country
will be opened by the Salt Lake road. 1t
is supposed that the road will run
through Nye county somewhere in the
neighborhood of Ash Meadows. Mr..
Stockton will remain here week or ten
days before returning to Nevada.