Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1901-09-20
a BRIGHT FUTURE.

turned from Lincoln county, has the
following to suy about that section;
Lincoln county, the repository
of great mineral resources, is about
to be opened to capital. Many of
the large low grade bodies of ore
can uow be worked that transport
alton is now at the doors and gate
ways Of this county. Taking vesti
bule train at Salt Lake City with
sleeper, chair car, and coach, one,
in a ride Of 373 miles, is right in the
heart of Lincoln county and within
27 miles of Phoebe. The most en-
couragiug feature is that some 700
! men are now at work in the Meadow
Valley wash grading and as soon as
the litigation is at an end through
connection will be had between Los
Angeles and Salt lake City. The
road will open up for a market an
agricultural section that can compete
with California and Arizona, both as
to quantity and quality of products,
and produce fifty days in advance of
California farmtruck and early fruits
The lower part of the Meadow Valley
Wash and the Muddy and Rio
Virgin produce grapes, hardy
oranges, lemons, olives, cotton,
tobacco, almonds, five crops of alfalfa
two of corn, and watermelons in
May. And yet Nevada is laughingly
referred to as a desert.
"Salt Lake City is largely inter-
ested in developing Lincoln county
and much Utah capital is going into
Lincoln county. The mines of
Phoebe are to be operated again and
a boom is close at hand. The Bristol
properties, north of Phoebe, have
been sold. Some comment has
been made as to the Delamar prop
erty, but while this property is
closed down it is simply to enable a
change of process to be made.
There is mountain of low grade
ore vet to be worked which will
afford employment for years to come.
Fay City is coming to the front
under the Dooleys. Searchlight ON
the Colorado river has been bonded
to English capital for Sc, 100000.
Over 2O,OOO,000 organized capital
is now going to mining enterprises
in Lincoln county.
Gas matter of fact three lines Of
railroad have construction gangs al
work in Lincoln county. The Cali
fornia and Eastern have 400 men a
: work estending the road into Coco
Springs from Marvel. This is thu
4 Yellow Pine District, where noun
q tain of lead ore is found. The Shor
Line is pushing work, SO is tn
, Clark road.
"While Lincoln county can neve
n be as splendidly watered as Elk
county, or ever rank with Elko as
= great cattle raising county, yet fror
an agricultural and horticulture
! standpoint she will be a rival 9
!, southern California and as to he
IS mines, variety of minerals, and vas
bodies of ore she is simply in he
# infancy. expect to see the day an
"a not far distant one when IN popl
= lation and taxable wealth she WI
equal Washoe. Lincoln will nevt
- have any large city like Reno, but
y number Of prosperous towns are sui
- to spring up. At least two railro'
:, towns are sure to spring up, OF
- near Calienties and the other in I'll
- Vegas, while Phoebe, Fay City, y
- Lamar, Searchlight and do'
~ Springs will each be lively mimi
an camps"
Mr.. Van Duzer intends to take
- blackboard trip from Calientes do'
~ through southern Lincoln to
Colorado river, in November, stut
- -, inc the resources Of that section a
az ~ familarizing himself with the ind
49, trial development and needs OF Il
e section. .-Elko Independent