Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-09-13

Nr. Sani'uzer, VINO mas Just re"
inrned from Lincoln county, has the
following to say about that section:
Lincoln county. he repository Of
great mineral resources. Is about to
be opeued to capital. Many Of the
large low.grade bodies OF ore a
now be worked that transportation il
now at doors and gaieways OF this
county. Taking u vestibule train at
Salt Like City with sleeper. chair
car and coach. one. in a ride OF :73
miles. is risht in the heart OF Lincoln
county and within q miles Of Phoebe.
The most encouraging feature 10 that
some Z y men are now at work IN the
Meadow valley wash grading and Us
soon us the litigation IL AZ an end
through connection will be had be-
tween Los Angeles and Salt Lake
City. The road will open up for u
market M agricultural section that
cat compete with California and Ari.
IONA, both as to quantity and quality
Of products, and produce hfty days Ill
advance OF Caiifoyn MIA farm truck and
early fruits. The lower part OF the
Meadow Valley Wash and the Muddy
au6 RIO Virgin produce grapes, hardy
orange, lemons, olives. cotton, tobac-
co, aJmond-. five crops ~ alfalfa. two
of corn. and wutermeIops IN May.
And yet Nevada is laughingly re
ferred to rs Ii desert.
"Salt Lake City is largely inter
ested in developing Lincoln county
aud much Utah capital is going int"
Lincoln county. The mines of PIuche
is close ut hand. The Bristol proper
ties. north Of Phoebe, have been sold.
Some m has been made rs to
the DeLamar property, but while thus
property is closed down il is simply
TO enable d change Of process to be
made. There is II mountain Of low
grade ore yet to be worked which
will afford empIo! meut for years TO
rome. Fay City Ia coming to the
front under the Dooleys. Searchlight
on the Colorado river has been bond
ell to English capt. u for S5.0U0,0O0.
Over S20.O00,U00 organic Il apitai Is
now goiug to mining enterprises i'll
Lincoln county.
AS a matter Of TACT three lines OF
railroad have construction gangs AT
work i'll Lincoln county. The Cali
fornia and Eastern have 100 men at
DIRK extending the road INTO Guod
Springs from ManvIl. This is the
Yellow Pine District. whore u noun.
tain Of lead ore ia found. The Short
Line ~ pushing work and so Is the
Clark road.
@While Lincoln county can never
be rs s%plPndidly watered Ms Elk,
county. or ever rank with Elko as q
great stock raising county, yet from
M agricultural and horucultura.
standpoint she viii 10 d rival oi
southern California and as to hel
mi 8 variety OF minerals. and vas
bodies OF ore she Is simply i'll her Ill
fancy. lexpect to see the day an,
not IL lar distant n when in popu
latIon and taxable wealth she vii
equal Vnshoe. Lincoln will never
have any large city like Reno, but 4
number Of prosperous towns are sur.
to spring up. At least two railroHC
towns will spring up, one near Cali
entes and another IN the Vegas, Will,
Phoebe, Fay City, Srarchlisht. De
Lamar and Good Springs will escl
be lively mining camps"
Mr.. YanUuzeT in;endJ to take
huckbuard trip from Calientes dow
through southern Lincoin to the Col
oradu liver, i'll November. siuiyIuI
the resuurces Of that 8, c ion M,
familiariz NJ himself with the indus
trial development and needs OF tia
section.
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