Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-27
NEVADA FRUITS.

vada WAS fruit growing State to no
inconsiderable degree, they would
give the blank gazs OF disbelief and
frankly ask you whether yon had a
bad nightmare or slept beneath a ma
tive sage brush with yonr false teeth
out. although you would be stating
fact. Such is the idea which pre-
walls without our lines.
Nevada is presumed Il desert waste,
the home OF the cactus, Joy of the
jackal, camping ground of the mon.
grel coyote, in mining history fam
Gus, III political history questionable
III all history but little known and.
fact is, less cared abodt.
BE that SO, however, our resources
are not affected by opinions, and our
energies are not killed nor even stun
ned by the comment. criticism or
perverse remark Of those who are ig-
norant Of that whereof they speak.
1t is, of course, but little suspected
by those suspiciously inciued that
Nevada is IN! thing but hole in the
ground called athe Comstock mIne,"
with narrow strip Of ground left
timbered up across winch the S. P.
r. r. runs. and enough gIound for
Dan Stuart'1 prize ring and pugs.
We beg to inform those OF an inquir-
ing turn of mind that such is not the
case. Nevada is not alone Il mining
State. She is an agricultural State
also; her resources are measured but
by the discriminating wishes of her
people.
Within Nevada's boun laries today
are raised some Of the finest fruits
that one could wish to eat. From
the valley of the Duckwater are an
nually hauled wagon loads of apples
of all varieties, of that peculiar flavor
and pungency winch marks the apple
grown in high atmospheres, ana
dominates them superior to the
soygy, sugary apple of the lower eli
mates.
In Humboldt county, also, are
grown all varieties of apples, of pears,
of peaches, and late in the season.
when the strawberry fields Of Cali
fornIa and Utah have ceased to yield.
Nevada comes to the rescue and fur
nishes shipments of berries which for
size and flavor are unsurpassed Ivy
any that grow the world over.
Nevada but awaits the magic touch
OF reasonable and just congress,
which will give her the same treat
ment and the same opportunity rs
her sister States throughout the
Union to turn her resources to ac-
count. Hundreds of thousands of
acres lie ready to be reclaimed. The
land seems white and uninviting, but
when the water is once upon it, it
will produce results se"ond to none.
Although this State has been ono
of the most valuable iu the Union III
maintaining the credit and reliability
OF the Federal government in times
OF distress, we have not been appor-
ton ii among the others as a cogniz
able figure in the United States of
America. We have never had an
appropriation for the benefit Of the
State during our existence as State.
True. we have federal building, u
mint and a postoffice at Carson. Won
derful to relate, the mint might bet
ter be in Klondike. so far as it's bene-
fit to Nevadans collectively is con-
cerned, for it will not handle their
metals; it refuses to recognize them
and is cherished only for it's Office
possibilities; tho federal building is
Still i'll Carson and also the postoliice
60 they tell US. We did not suppose
they were Of any service to indiyid.
uals until some time ago they were
used for "milling" purposes between
two individual citizens and gave rise
to fine which did duty to the Gov.
eminent.
Warn Nevada eounlly con,;d,