The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-01-11
NEVADA FOR THE YEAR.
A Review Of some OF the Resources OF
the silver State.


The year 1889 has been fairly
prosperous one for Nevada.
The bullion yield was about $1,000.
900, a shriukage of $1,0e0,00O from
the product of the previous year.
This was due not to any exhaustion
of ore resources, but the terrible
drought Of the last summer, which
resulted in the stoppage OF the stamps
CD the Carson river.
The drourh also had its bad effects
on the cattle industry and many cattle
we're driven OUT of the State To keep
them alive.
The assessed value Of property in
Nevada for 1889 fo up $50, 100, 900.
In the New Years edition of the
San Francisco Chronicle, the f,llow-
ing mention is made of Nevada re-
sources:
The project of constructing water
storage reservoirs near the sources OF
the principal rivers aud streams IN The
State to hold in reserve the water nav
running to waste during the winter
and spring floods for irrigation aud
mill power, was considered at the last
session of the Legislature, and a bill
passed approprlatIng 100000 for the
purpose. So far, nothing has been
accomplished toward their construc-
ton by the Water Commissioners on
account of conflict between the mills
and ranch owners, between whom
litigation Is now pending.
A Government survey OF sites for
water storage reservoirs made at the
source of the principal streams and
their affiuents last year demonstrated
that sufficient amount of water can
be held in reserve by the construction
of dams at the head of the Carson
river, at a cost of about 100000, to
irrigate an area of now arid land
along its course, ample, if cultivated,
to support population of $4,000 pen
pie. Since the survey all the eligible
land in the vicinity of the reservoir
sites have been purchased by F. G.
Newlands and other capitalists.
Applications for State land aggre-
eating nearly 100000 acres were filed
in the Nevada Land Office In 1889.
A majority of the applicat ons were
for land located Lyon, Lincoln. Nye.
White Pine and Elko counties, and
the principal locators were capitalists
or their agents who filed on land for
speculative purposes, and the vast area
included in the applications has there
fore added bu, slightly II population
OF the State, now estimated n GA 800,
an increase of 2,5a0 during the past
decade.
The proposed construction If the
Salt Lake and los Angeles Railroal
has renewed interest III the mining
districts of Lincoln. Nye, White Pine
and Eureka counties, through the rich.
est mineral regions of which the line
will pass. And the population of these
districts has been mate, ially increased |
by the return of many form n residents
who years ago aban. Oned valuable |
mining locations for the reason that |
they could not be protitably deve- |
oped with the high freight charged |
for the delivery of supplies and the
hauling of ore by team to the nearest
point for shipment by rail.
The recent discovery of a large vein
of gold bearing ore in the Joanna
mine, in Robinson district, White Pine
county, and the subsequent develop-
ment there of gold-bearlng gravel
beds has attracted large immigration
to that locality of prospectors and
miners.
In Phoebe district, Lincoln equity,
the principal mining locations are
being developed and furnaces for the
the reduction of the base ores have
recently peen erected.
The mining outlook for the future |
in Esmeralda county is not very en-
couraging as the ore veins so far de- |
veloped there with the exception Of |
the Mount Diablo and Holmes, pinch
out short distance below the surface.
The mines of Tuscarora disiric',
added about 100000 To the total
bullion yield of the State in 1880. |
The high grade ore found in narrow
seams. the extraction of which in
wolves the extraction OF vas, amount
of waste in extracting single ton of
ore, hence the prospect Of the mines
being protitably worked in The dis
trict of Shanholden is extremely
doubtful as the monthly statements
disclose the fact that the bullion pro-
ducad onlv eaan,e M ;ncr.os. h., l.,