The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-03-19
HUMBOLDT BIG MEADOWS.
One Of Neyada'S Most Fertile
Garden Spots.

Big Meadows, Humboldt county, OF
which the town OF Lovelock is the busi-
ness center, Is destined to rival the famous
fruckce Meadows in the variety and pro-
fusion OF its products when the projet
OF building storage reservoir now un-
der contemplation is consumated.
Big Meadows contains an area of land
forty miles in length and varying in
breadth from seven TO ten miles; or
nearly 100000 acres. The humboldt
flows through the center of the valley
ana when the reservoir is completed the
entire area will be capable of cultivation
and supporting population OF $4,000
people, allowing each individual ten
acre tract.
At present the principal product of
the land is alfalfa, OF which three crops
are grown annually, the land producing
about five tons to the acre. A majority
OF the settlers in the valley own bands
OF cattle and in this lies the profit OF the
soil. Last year large acreage was
sown with wheat, the yield averaging 80
bushels to the acre.
The finest potatoes in the markets are
the product OF Big Meadows, the soil of
which contains sub-layer of several
feet of phospates and will produce every
variety OF vegetables and fruits. The
flow OF the Humboldt river furnishes
ample volume to irrigate the whole area
of the valley when the surplus water is
impounded in storage reservoirs.
The cost OF storage reservoir of ample
capacity to restrain the water now vast
ed in the spring and winter overf1ows of
the Humboldt, is estimated at $l00, 900,
and an appropriation OF that amount
for building suitable reservoir will be
applied for at the next session of the
Legislature.
A large area of.the valley is now inter-
sected with broad bitches for irrigating
purposes and during last year several
thousand additional acres were placed
under cultivation by new settlers.
The town of Lovelock is one OF the
most fourishng in the State and in
cludts several business blocks and fine
public school building. The entrance to
the town from the west is along broad
avenue borierei for miles by giant
Lombardy popnlars, the background
dotte with neat cottage Residences
Ex.
The nickel mines in Cottonwood dis
trict, Churchill county, are located about
thirty miles south west of Lovelock.
They are owned by English capitalists
and an extensive and costly plant for re-
ducing the ore was completed last fall
and operations will be conducted on
large scale when the litigation pending
is settled. The nickel ore is found in
narrow seams and the property has been
developed by running series OF tunnels
driven in the mountain side at several
points below the outcroppings. Mr..
Noyes, the manager OF the property, is
confident that the numerous stringers OF
ore encountered in the tunnels make
into large body at greater depth and
the plans OF the company includes the
sinking of shaft below the present
deepest workings to demonstrate the
truth or falsity OF this theory.
The reduction works includes an cleo
trio plant and a new process OF working
the ore, whereby it will be converted
into nickel salts at the mine in place OF
shipping crude material as heretofore.
This will effect an important saving.
The ore is high grade and ii a consider
able body developed employment will be
given to large force OF men.