St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-02
BONANZA MEN OF NEVADA.

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I, BONANZA MEN OF NEVADA.
Aavs.tsress VINO rurDoa Lssse ooee -.
0oo II the Eaeth's HiAAsa Wealth.
A traveller commenting ON the a,
737. 900 acres occupying portion of tn,
northwestern section Of the great BASH
which is incl0sed in the Nevada boun
Diary lines compared it favorably Will
the internal regions. adding that with
certain local improvements, such u
good water and good society. the con
ditions conducive TO healthful habita
tion would be equally enhanced in
either case. The expressed verdict oi
those who see and know of Nevads
only from views within range Of the
eye taken from Central Pacific car win.
dows while rushing along 1t = thirty
or forty mile pace is usually ''arid ter
ritOry." barren waste" ''decomposed
granite. J" '.alkali desert" ''saRebrush,' 81
etc. This is true in part, and, there
fore. pardonahle, though erroneous in
its greater sense. II is obvious that
the arid acres void of water snd vege.
tation are not habitable, just Is it Is
true of the marshes and swamps of the
more populous states and what private
capital with government and state aid
has accomplished in draining and 70.
claiming the latter will, rs our nation
al population increases. be consummat-
Cd in the former by artcsian wells
and irrigation. Opinions formulated
through q wider acquaintance made by
travcrsing Nevada's interior by stage
and ''cayuse" are obviously more in &C
cordance with fact than those derived
through observations obtainable by .
single route traversing the state from
east to west, and which was chosen
not by the artist, the farmer. the miner
or the settler. but by the civil engineer,
who sought less for the interest Of the
state than he did TO build the link con-
Meeting the Atlantic with the Pacific
at minimum cost per mile
1t is. however, due entirely 70 her
mineral resources and the undying de-
votion Of the prospector TO his vocation
that Nevada is known to fame. he
cadcs prior to the completion of her
railroad the state was famous owing to
her fabulous deposits of the precious
metals 1t was then such men rs the
that left comfortable homes
and gambled their time in tireless
search against the chances Of . ''strike." "
Long years spent in ',roughing it." and
isolation from centers Of civilization,
made their exteriors ungraceful, per-
haps. and their language uncouth,
though unique, but their high appre-
citation of the unwritten laws of the
in justice of man to man
and their ever readiness to assist and
care for an unfortunate brother stamp
Them rs men of sterling worth and
character. Prospectors are first and
last Americans II their patriotism is
with lack of refinement it is
of = superior quality for
when national complications
lre beyond amicable adjustment by
The polished diplomats and wise men
If the east If they use the product of
heir lead mines TO execute their whole
'ome unwritten laws and to express
heir disapproval Of horse stealing,
hey simultaneously Herewith decrease
he danger to posterity of inherited
1t was due to discoveries by Just such
nen that the Comstock lode bonanxas
Ire famous the world over. Just such
men became millionaires. aR prior to |
heir Fortunate find" wore Just such
apparel, drank from . tin can, and
vhen overtaken by night On the mount
inns coiled themselves in buffalo skin
n blanket and lay with their guns con-
'enient to interrupt the barking of . |
90 familiar wolf, with not even Q tent |
o prevent their counting the stars |
rom horizon to horizon when the ex-
Of the days ''Hnd'' Of '.ledge |
natter" rendered the darkness vexa-
ious and sleep impossible. Since the
location of the Comstock /
mines e600, 0O0. 900 has been extracted |
rom them and poured into the nations |
'orn Of plenty. The Mackey- Bennett
able, the postal telegraph, hundreds
4 regal monuments in the large cities
{ the country. the Mills building, New
FORK; such hotels as the Palace, the
the Grand opera house and
he new California thester in San Fran
isco; palatial residences by the score,
rhoae imnensity. grandeur snd archi-
ectursl grace are Of universal admira-
ion; steamships, railroads. newspapers
nd development of innumerable engi-
eering and commercial enterprises in
ister states, all of which owe their
to this fraction Of Nevada's
idden resources. attest to the zeal Of
er prospector citizenA Cassell's Mag
zine.