Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-29
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER %. 1901
Some thirty.6 Eve years ago by ar

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prised the eptire body Of Walker
lake-30 miles long by eight to ten
miles wide, together with the land
along the Walker river for somerdis-
lance above the bead OF the lake, a
wide strip of mountainous country
on the western side and. narrow
strip on the eastern side. T.
What the purpose Of taking in t.
Jake and the mountains on either .ide
was, 1t Is difficult to understand, as
the section along the river above
where it enters the lake Is the only
portion Of which they make any use.
But whatever the purpose the resu {
has been to greatly injure and delay
the development of large area Of
mineral country without any CORE
spending benefit to the Indians. Ne
yada is very sparsely watered tie
rivers flowing in lakes are siaks, and
these are confined to the westcl n
portion OF the State, and outside &
the area covered by them the coun-
try Is dependent upon small isolated
springs and occasional wells.
In the case OF Walker lake, a min
eral country 60 miles In length by
about 80 miles in width, Is barred
from access to the waters OF the lake
md river for reduction or other pun.
poses, except by consent OF the In
dians-a most difficult matter to OBJ.
tain Git has never yet been uoue).
The section west of the lake--40
by 10 miles-is known to contain a
number of gold aud silver lodges.
The Indians make no use OF it, and
like the dog in the manger, will not
let others to develop it,
The c. & c. R. r. passes through
the reservation for about 40 miles
and every road leading to it has TO
pass over a portion of~the reserva-
ton, and the use of them can bc-pre.
vented at any time by an offic,ous In
dian agent. No one has the ubso-
lutte right to sail or row boat on
the lake or to battle or fish In the
waters and persons can be and have
been at various times prevented from
doing so, notwithstanding the fact
that for 200 miles east and southeast,
there is hardly water enough TO keep
d coyote alive.
Extensive reduction works have
been planned, designed to take water
from the lake, but the matter ha,, to
be dismissed, owing to the fact that
no land titles could be oGtained, and
the difficulty in obtaining consent 10
use the water
Comparatively few of. the Indians
make any use OF the reservation,
most of them living about the towns
and mining camps, where they earl
more or less money and are more at
liberty to sp,nd it for their two
curses whisky and opium.
The Indians on the reservation
are fostered and cared for by the
government, are suppl a-with tools,
wagons, farming implements, cattle,
etc, and they farm in desultory
sort OF way raising potatoes, grain
and considerable hay. Under their
contract with the railroad company
their produce is hauled to market
free, and as consequence they ship
everything thgy can tuens into money
Saving nothing for their own use)
and as soon as they get hold of the
honey they strike for the nearest
own, where they remain until by
ambling and drink they have lost
all. Thus, while the intention is
do them good, as a. matter OF fact
does them great harm by putting
ne means within. thrir reach which
ermits them to indulge in dissipa.
on, and which they take to like
duck to water 70 people who live
10 this section these facts are too well
known to permit Of question, as
drunken Indians A-lnate aud feinae--.
are almost ia4 dailv sight on our
streets. Young Indian boys and
girls are addicted to the use of opium
and many Of the youug;women are]
debauched by Chinese and depraved
white men. a,.>.v..,,.
In addition to the damage thus ac-
tually done the Indians, great injas-
lice is done the white farmers wte
are thrown into competition with
produce raiseds without tax ation,
with tools FIRMS hexi Sraa and f,., O