Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-10-27
DAILY INDEPENDENT.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER "a, 1897
The Colony Scheme Successful.

The first step toward oolonizing
the vacant lands Of Nevada, that may
be said to have been successful, was
taken in San Fraucisc0 yesterday
morning.
For some time M. Coin and T. r.
Hotter have been working on plan, to
get large number Of families to
come to Nevada and settle on the
Wymore ranch, which they proposed
to cut up into smaller places that
could be titled by the ordinary family.
When Hebrew coIonist wrote the
Governor asking him what the out
look was here Mr.. COIN aud Mr.. Bo-
fer grasped the opportunity and we're
soon in California talking Nevada to
the would be emigrants.
Yesterday the deal was completed
and signatures representing seven
teen families we're secured. There will,
however, be two or three more before
they arrive, and in all the party will
consist of about $50 people. .,...
These people will commence to
arrive next week and will be on the
ground before a month. It is the in
tention Of the ,colonists to plant 400
acres in grain this year yet, and until
1898 has BECOME .frnly established. on
the calendar the place will be run on
the cooperative plan to certain OK
tent, the Incorporation papers to be
filed probably tomorrow.
The property consists of $500 acres
Of the finest land in thls section, of
Nevada. about 900 of which is under
cultivation, with all the water that
ever could be wanted, together with
excellent buildings, etc., although
the colonists will at once commence
the erection OF their residences and
expect to have them finished in a few
weeks. Wellington is, the nearest
town, in fact the property Us practi-
cally in Wellington. Great quanti-
ties Of fruit are raised on the proper
ty and it is expected that consider
able attention will be paid to this in
dustty in the future. So" t."
While, the terms giYer tns colony
are not made public it is understood
that they are very liberal. The peo-
pie who are coming to be citizens Of
Nevada are from Tuiare and Contra
Costa counties, California, where they
have kept up the fight for living
several years with but indifferent
success. Most of them have to pay
800 per acre for their lands and this
sum is prohlbitive for the one who
has to borrow money. Water has
been scarce with them and crops we're
a failure.
Some Of the difficulties en- countered
by the Carson men in endeavcring to
induce California people to come
here were amusing but at the same
time aggravating. ...E 49,.
The general idea seemed to be that
Nevada was nothing but alkali and
sand and it took considerable talking
to make them believe different. They
seemed to have a sort of idea that
Nevada grain and fruit was brought
into the State from some onteide
source and simply labeled here. An
other man gravely asked If it was
true that we have fifteen feet of snow
and ice here in the winter time.
These queries were made by intel
igent men and it may be surmised
that they will find in the true Nevada
first, a hearty. welcome, and lastly a
place to call home. ,
This is really the best news the
State has had for some time, for it
needs but start to turn the tide OF
immigration this way, and population
is the Que essential thing for our fu-
ture greatness.--Carson News.