The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-06-09
SOUTHERN LINCOLN
Its Present Agricultural, Horticul-
tural and Mining Condition.
Profit in the Rsis m g rspes, Cotton
and Almond Raising-HiRh Grade
Gold Ore and P.enty Of IL

Se@N~ "
of the Wash are at their busiest seasons
work. The fruit trees and garden pro-
iuce are as far advanced as at places
farther south, the season south being
later this year than ever known before.
At John Kiernan's the grspevines, peach
and other trees are doing splendidly.
Much enterprise has been shown by
the residents Of Bunkerville. and they |
can well point with pride to the great
made 10 identifying that |
little place. done too under disadvantages
that would discourage less brave hearts
r ~illing hands. The settlers there ale
entirely dependent on the Virgin riv'r
for their water supply, which is brought
through ditch three miles in length,
and this ditch, when the river rises,
usually chokes with sand. This is a great
obstacle aud one that the settlers Of
other POI, lions of southeastern Nevada
do not have to contend with; and yet
there is greater increase in the taxable
property of that little place than in
many places more favorably situated.
Bunkerville crops this year are up to
their usual standard and grain is now
ready to cut. There are planted about
10000 grapevines of raisin.grape, which
have done so well that all spare lands
will hereafter be devoted to the raising
of the best variety of raisin-grape, as it
has been found that the soil is better
adapted to and that there is more profit
in the raisin.grape than in any other
fruit. Thirteen thousand pounds of cot
ton were raised last year, and it is ex-
pected that the crop this year will be
%. 600 pounds. From two acres, 1000
pounds were raised, at profit of $4,000,
bling $49.0O to the acre, net. Their
beehives averaged about seventy pounds
Of honey to the hive. The Virgin river
being such a treacherous stream, the
! crossing of it at any time is always at
tended with more or less danger and
breakage to wagons. No heavy loads car
be hauled, for in going to and from
Bunkervllle one is continually crossing
and recrossing the stream, and it ha
year by year grown worse, until at las
something must be done. A road /
talked of being built across the mes
from Bunkerville to st. Joe (which is tn
center of Muddy Valley, which viii
necessitate considerable grading, bu
when completed only one crossing of tn
river will be necessary on the trip. Th
expense attached will be between $50
and 5000, and petition to the Board {
County Commissioners for assistance
the amount of 5000 is being circulated
If this is granted, the citizens there wi
make up the balance in work, etc. Tn
road once built will always be perm,
nent one, and the crossing selected is or
which will not be attended by dang
except in case Of high water, which las
, only a day or two. and is of unfr
r quent occurrence. School closed the
on the 18th of May, after six mont
term. The average attendance was 4
J.. and the people were more than please
n with the manner in which their childr,
Q were taught by Mrs. Martha Cox, nut
: progress being shown by all the scholar
Y The people of the Muddy Valley, as
n community, do not show near the thlit
energy or enterprise of the people
: Bunkerville, Moapa, st, Joe, Overt
!. and St. Thomas (which constitutes t
). Muddy Valley have advanced nothi
n in the past year, in fact have retr' gade
:. and with but few exceptions, a bare Il
ing only has been eked Out. Some
). tention has been given by few to
a planting Of the raisin grape, patterni
after the Bunkerviliians. Wooley, Lu
& Judd, though, at st. Thomas, sh
- enterprise. They have put 100 acres
y almond trees and intend to put in anotl
=, loo acres also.
:" Some little advancement has b,
y shown at st. Joe by its residents, 9
- they are now in way to show more
w the next twelve months than IL the p
:, two years.
i" Nothing has been done on the Up
Muddy, its retroyression being mott
Is able,
A Overton has lost it's Bishop, the. m
ur cause, it 10 said, b ing tine fact that
as en- ugh enterprise was left in the T
oV dents to give han decent living, so
''h pulled up stakes and struck out for
'ro lures new,
ny The beavers damned the Muddy RI
ca about five miles above st. Thomas, wi
In diverted considerable water into
oy' swamp land. A ditch two and q
miles long is being dug to drain
led swamp, reclaim some good lands and
lie. to have better water, as the water
ere now use passes over much swamp
rk. before it reaches St. Thomas; where
are having it drained off into one cbann
cod will be much purer.
, is The Las Vegas ranch, owned by
In Stewart, should be called tho Gas
for the Five Deserts, q Garden Of Edel
'un- the desert traveller, since no mats
what direction you 60 from it d
v in faces you; and when, after days Of Il
lille across weary, burning wastes, you 8