Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-11-03
WILL OPEN UP
RICH VALLEYS.
Engineer Med. rtney on South
fern Nevada Resources.

Assistant Chief Engineer H. M. Nc
Cartney OF the San Pedro, Los Ange-
les & Salt Lake road returned yester-
day afternoon from his trip over the
proposed route of the road with Chief
Engineer Henry Hawgood. He
brought his good humor and fund of
stories back with him. The two en-
gineers went by wagon across Nevada
following the prospective route of the
railroad. Mr. Mccartney returned with
increased enthusiasm over the posi-
bilities of large portion of the coun-
try through which the road will pass.
"a large part OF the country, OF
many years OF its being anything else"
he said. but there are some valleys,
that will soon be beautiful gardens.
farms and orchards. Take the Vegas
basin. for example. AS fine fruits are
grown there as anywhere else in the
United States. There is plenty OF
water and some day it will be one vast
orchard. The winter climate is delight
jul. The air is balrny and everything
is growing the year round. wherever
there is sufficient supply OF water.
Figs, dates and other semi tropical
fruits can be raised, as we'll as peaches
and apples and fruits that flourish in
northerly climate AS for the min
erals, there is vast mineral belt there
that has never been more than scrat-
ched because it has been too far from 4
railroad.
There is no question about the abil-
ity to get all the water needed for the
railroad The Sante Fe has demon
strated that. It has put down artesian
wells all along its line in the desert.
and has found that il can be depended
upon to reach water at 4 depth OF 800
to 1000 feet. In some places the wat
er has to be pumped, but there are .
number OF others where ii reaches the
surface"
To prove his assertion as to Solstt,-
ern Nevada frnit Mr.. Mccartney has
brought home some huge apples and
other fruit coming from the Vegas ba-
sin.
The trip Was made to go thoroughly
into the engineering aspects OF the pro-
posed route. Mr.. Mccartney says the
problems ase not difficult. and that
an easy grade will be possible nearly
all the way between Salt Lake and
Phoebe, and from the end Of the pre-
sent grade TO the California state line
In the Meadow Valley wash the grad
crs are working from Calientes as fan
as Kiern2n's.
Mr.. Mccartney takes exceptions 30
the name Muddy" Tor the principal
stream OF southern Nevada.
The real name of the stream is she
Mod . he said, as we discovered on
this trip. The word is Indian and it
means bean referring to the mes
qpite beans which flourish in that Dor-
tion OF the country. This has been cor
rrpted to Muddy 1t is a misnomer
for the stream is clear as crystal In
our official maps and in everything else
we shall hereafter designate it is the
'Moapa.' from the Moapa Indians"
The engineering department is bend
ing every effort to get its work in
shape So that the directors can soon de-
eide on the route out of Salt Lake
and order work begun at this end.
One goes west to the Deep Creek
corzntry and then south. Another goes
west from Salt Lake and then Trough
Skull valley. \ third is by way OF
Rush and Tooele valleys. The fourth
is down the west bank OF the Jordan.
and thence into Cedar valley. The fifth
goes soa,th Oh Fhe east bank OF the
Jordan anal then strikes southwest.
From Los Angeles comes the an
nouncement that Caion pass has been
selected as the route for crossing the
mountains. This is the pass already
used by the Santa Fe. Che route from
Los Angeles goes to Pomona thence
to Riverside, and through the San Ber-
nardino valley, crossing the mountains
at Cajon pass. From this point to the
terminus of the Nevada survey no
route has been fixed upon-Salt Lake
Herald.