Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1890-04-09
FREE FOR ALL.
THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF sooD
LAND LYING IDLE.
Artcsier Water is the Magic Wand
Csn it be Hads-A Correspondents
Ideas and Suggestions.

ED BULLETTs: The land boom here
abouts is again asserting itself. 1t il
proper that il should, for it is wonder
fol that some enterprising citizens
hayo not ayailed themselves of the
opportunity presented to become
wealthy. These are the facts: immo-
dlately surrounding our village are
thousands of acres of land, sandy loan,
which is of great depth, insuring its
everlasting quality. And Nc demon
strated by the gardens In town, this
land is capable of producing every
variety of grass, vegetable, frui: vine
and cereal. The climate ia nearly per-
Feet At the present writing the trees
are in bloom, the shrubs leating out,
and the lawns are beautiful. This
land has gentle slope northerly, the
grade thereof being such as to render
the land susceptible of easy irrigation.
Arosnd us are large mountains, the
strata of which, like the valley land.
having an inclination or dip to the
northward. In those mountains sre
several large canyon streams flowing
in tho direction of the valley, but
which sink into the earth at the can
yons' mouths. This land Is vacant and
may be had for its taking. That those
mountains are full of water is attcsted
by the creeks mentioned and the
springs on the mountain sides, indicst.
ing that the rock ribbed giants are
bursting from excess of contents. Near
the tops Of Mounts Grant and Cory
are springs at points above which
there is very little higher land, affirm
ing that the springs are of artesian
few. A further attestation is had from
the fact that one Of those creeks whose
approximate source of supply is
springs so strongly impregniated with
mineral as to render the water PAUSE.
Gus. This ia known as Alum Creek.
The water which descends from the
clouds in the shape of rain aud snow,
is the scource of supply and is nearly
from mineral ingredients. As it pene.
trates the earth, it gradually becomes
mineralized by dissolving the soluble
constituents of the strata. The chemi.
cal impregnation ot the water OF
Alum creek is due 10 part to the
character Of the rock Though which
it percolates, the depth which 1t pene-
trates and the time it remains ceufnci
within the earth before il commences
to flow. 1t is not, therefore, strange
that this water, rising from great
depths, should be as it is in Alum
creek, mineraized to notable degree.
The photographic and other assem-.
! eled conditions that surround us
| solicit consideration. They are such
| as warrant artesian wells The sue
cess nj such an undertaking may be
reasonably anticipated
Should any number Of persons, say
twenty, the more the merrier, combine
and agree to advance the sum of one
thousand dollars each, 10 be paid in
iHslallments of not to exceed two hun,
dred aud fifty dollars at any one time
the money TO he used in securing land
and obtaining water for irrigation.
! This project gould be reasonably GER
tain of success and this valley would
thus be converted from desert plane
to e blooming paradise. These are
many who remember the San joaquin
valley when it was the bone of tie
musisns, mosquito and Spanish COW,
but through exertion and the expend.
ture of some money to-day IL Is dotted
with pleasant hnmes. pr ,cpesoua farms,
and is hive Of industry. The s2me
result could be attained here.
ABToIs.