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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-12
A Big Field.

AS the plans of the Truckee River
General Electric Company are made
public, it seems that we are in the
midst of a larger field for the consump-
ton of electric energy than at first
supposed.
In addition to furnishing power and
lights for this city, the company pro-
poses to extend it's line up into Car
son valley and probably Gardnerville
and Genoa will have the current con-
venient before long. Then also a
branch down into Washoe valley is
contemplated.
The time is fast approaching when
the Virginia and Truckee railroad will
be practically forced to build branch
line from this city up through Carson
valley and into California. The bust
ness in that section demands it. Per-
haps it will be an electric road.-Cdr-
son NeVs.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-12
IRRIGATION.

We rejoice in the important step that
has been taken by the National Govern
ment looking to the reclamation of the
lands of the arid and semi-arid region.
We heartily congratulate our Represent
tative in Congress, the Hon. Francis G.
Newlands, upon the able and effective
part taken by him in educating the public
mind upon this important subject, and
in securing the passage of the irrigation
law recently placed upon our National
Statute books. We regret that there are
Nevada Republicans who think so mean
ly of their own party President as to in
innate belief that unless this State goes
Republican, he will refuse to allow any
expenditure of money within its borders
citizens, we resent so vile a SANDER upon
the President of the United States. *
THE UNITED STATES sENAToRsHIP.
We cordially endorse the action of Rep
resentative Newlands with reference to
the irrigation law, believing that it was
the best which could be obtained in the
face of the strong Republican opposition
manifested, and we give to Mr.. Newlands'
general course in Congress our unquali-
fled approval. In all things pertaining
to the interests, of our State he has been
ever on the alert, always endeavoring
faithfully to carry out the will of those
who elected him, true to their convictions
upon the great money questions so vital
to Nevada, laboring earnestly and intelli-
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-12
Beware of 0intments for Catarrh
that Contains Mercury.

AS mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is ten
fold to the good you can possibly de-
rive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and
is taken internally, acting directly up
on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. 1t
is taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, Price 75c per bot
tie.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-12
Tahoe State Highway.

Senator w. B. Lardner of Auburn,
arrived here Wednesday on his way to
Lake Tahoe. The Senator is going to
the lake to make personal inspection
of the route of the proposed State High
way which is to run from McKinney's
around to Tallac. Such a road would
enable teams to go from the foot of the
lake around the west side to the head
of the lake.
Such road would be used great
deal as many tourists come to the lake
by way of Placerville and are COM
PEELED to return by the same route and
the same with those who go to the lake
from this way, they have to return
this way. With the proposed State
Highway travellers could come to the
lake by one route and return by the
other. The road would also give fine
view of some of the most splendid
scenery in the Sierras.
Bills appropriating money for this
road have been passed at each of the
last two sessions of the legislature and
vetoed each time by the Governor.
The road lies in placer and Eel Dorado
counties and as the representative of
these two counties in the Senate, Sena-
tor Lardner will try again next session
to have the bill passed and made law.
-Iruckee Republican.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-12
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..

We view with satisfaction the changed
policy of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, with reference to the political
affairs of this State Entering, as we now
seem to be, upon a new era of State de-
velopment, we indulge the hope that
without the unpleasant political friction
caused by former methods there may
hereafter be harmonious cooperation be-
tween the railroads and other business
interests.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-12
Another Great Hydraulic Electric
Power Plant.

A company has organized in Los
Angeles to build large power plant
on the banks of Feather River. This
plant will be the largest electrical
power development scheme yet under
taken OF. proposed in western America,
and win rival that of the Niagara
power plant 1t will be located in
Plumas county, Cal, from which point
current will be transmitted to San
Francisco, distance of $50 miles. The
water supply is to be obtained from
the North Fork of Feather River, and
impounded in two reservoirs of UNI
usual size, one of which will cover 5000
acres, and the other in Butte Valley, a
few miles distant and some $50 feet low
er, will cover about 1000 acres. The
watershed area tributary to these res
ervoirs is about 800 square miles, on
which the most prominent elevation is
Lawson's Peak, a region of perpetual
snow. y
These reservoirs, when constructed,
will be without parallel in the western
half of the United States, and will be
so designed as to equalize the flow of
the stream available for power to about
1900 cubic feet per second. From the
main reservoir in Big Meadows it is
proposed to construct a canal about 10
miles in length to the Butte Valley
reservoir, the water being delivered
into this reservoir, whence it will be
carried along the edge of the canyon
of Feather River by series of tunnels
for q distance of miles to Mosquito
Greek, where it will be given a vertical
fall Of 900 feet, producing total of
about 270, 900 horse power.
The favorable character of the dam
sites for these reservoirs and the alb
sence of serious engineering obstacles
on the conduits will render this enor-
NOUS undertaking comparatively in
expensive and vastly cheaper per unit
of power than any other power plant
yet constructed in the West. 1t will
enable the company to deliver the
power even at the long distance of
transmission contemplated, in success
fnl competition with other plants.
When it is remembered that the total
development of power at Niagara thus
far has not exceeded 100000 horse
power, a better conception of the mag
nitude of this new enterprise and its
possibilities may be had. A corpora
tion has been organized, to be known
as the Western Power Company, with
an authorized capital of $1,000, 900,
whose headquarters will be Los An
geles.
The feasibility of transmitting cleo
tricity over $50 miles has been fully
demonstrated. Only short time ago
the Bay Counties Power Company
completed connections with San Fran
cisco over lines of the Standard Elec-
trie Company, and is now transmitting
power to that city via Oakland around
the head of San Francisco Bay with a
pressure of 10000 volts over distance
of 223 miles.-Scientifc american.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-12

The innumerable items attendant
upon wedding are source of infinite
concern to many a bride who has little
time to devote to the arrangements for
the occasion. A chapter in the October
Detineator contains all the necessary
information in regard to the invita-
tions, details of the ceremony both at
church and home, the decorations and
the collation., and should be of general
service
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-12

The Davis drill on the Brunswick
lode has reached depth of 900 feet
and been cased the entire depth.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-12

A WOODEN mill is among the new in
dustries talked of for Reno.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-12
Democratic Platform.

dtsS
The Representatives of the Democratic
Party of the State of Nevada in conven-
ton assembled, endorse the principles of
the National Democratic Party as ex-
pressed in the Kansas City platform, more
especially those relating to the monetary
question, Imperialism, militarism and
the trusts.
TIE SILVER QUESTION.
We rejoice in the improved business
conditions which now prevail, and agree
with many of our leading political oppo-
nents in the view that the change for the
better is the result of increased gold pro-
duction which has afforded larger mon
ely supply for the transaction of business.
This is straight in line with the basic ar
gument in favor of the free coinage of
silver, proving conclusively that we were
right in our contention, and the advo-
Gates of the gold standard wrong. We
believe that the free coinage of silver
would have produced still higher degree
of prosperity than now exists, besides be-
ing of special advantage to the silver
mining interests of this State. We reject
utterly the specious plea of our Republi-
can opponents that the silver issue is
dead. Free coinage is just in principle,
sound in economics, and there is no rea-
son why we should not continue our
efforts at all reasonable times to secure it.
But apart from the question of Free Coin
age, upon every other phase of the money
iaSY VIZ l-n fhot he hi
is adverse to our interests, and the Dem
ocratic Party favorable thereto. In proof
of this we point to the Hill bill which re-
Gently passed the House of Representa-
tives by an almost unanimous vote of the
Republican majority, the Democrats and
Independents of that body being a unit
in opposition. This infamous measure,
directly at variance with past Republican
pledges, will, if it becomes law, end all
purchases of silver for coinage in this
country for many decades, and perhaps
forever. 1t might easily close all but the
richest of our silver mines, put an end to
prospecting Tor that metal, and materially
check the tide of prosperity which is ris-
ing in our State, despite the almost para
lying blows struck by the Republican
party at our silver industry when it was
nearly all we had to depend upon.
THE FOWLER BILL.
We denounce the Fowler Currency Bill,
reported to the House by unanimous
vote of the Republican members of the
Committee on Banking and Currency, as
scheme to give few great banking in
situations complete control of our paper
currency, thereby enabling the banks to
fix the aggregate volume of our money
supply. This would put it in their power
to regulate prices to suit themselves, and
place all business at their mercy. We
believe that the Republican party will
enact this or some similar measure into
law just as soon as it dares to do 30, an
less the power of that party is 80 re-
strained that it is unable to carry ont the
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-12
Democratic and Silver
Party State Ticket.

For Congress,
C. D. VAN DUZER,
OF Nye.
For Justice of the Supreme Court,
+. TALBOT,
OF Elko.
For Governor,
JOHN SPARKS,
OF Washoe.
For Lieutenant Governor,
LEM ALLEN,
OF Churchill.
For Secretary of State,
EUGENE HOWELL.
OF White Pine.
For Treasurer,
d. M. RYAN,
OF Storey.
For State Controller.
s. P. DAVIS,
OF Ormsby.
For Surveyor General,
Il. D. KELLEY,
OF Washoe.
For Superintendent of State Printing
ANDREW MAUTE,
OF Nye.
For Supt. of Public Instruction,
J. f. BRAY,
OF Washoe.
For Regent-Long Term,
w. w. BOOHER,
OF Elko.
For Judge LIST Judicial District,
VIM. WOODBURY.,
OF Ormsby,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-12
BROWN A BIG BOY
Kingdom by Itself in Northern
South Dakota.
A YoUNGsTER BUT GETTING RICH
Vast Area of Land That Is Cheap
Only in Price-County's
Resources.

Special to The Journal
Aberdeen, S. D., April Thrown coun-
ty is small state of itself, not only in
extent, but in wealth and variety of re-
sources 1t is thirty-six miles east and
west by forty eight miles north and south.
The total assessed valuation of the county,
for purposes of taxation, which of course
is far below the actual value, was $780,
593 for 1901. The last figures obtainable
for comparison with the state at large are
found in the auditors report for that year.
While the largest city in this county is
Aberdeen, with population of about
5000, the county stood second in South
Dakota, being exceeded only by Minneha-
ha, which contains the big city Of Sioux
Falls. Lawrence county, in the Black
other gold mines of world wide reputation
are located, and with two large cities
within it's borders, Deadwood and Lead,
also the largest bank in the state, was
assessed $1,100,000 less. Brown is purely
agricultural county, and the figures show
where the wealth lies-in agriculture.
The assessment of lands in Brown cOun-
ty for 1901 was 1881, 735, for town lots
$1,091 ,635, for personal property 81, 476, 100,
while railroads, telephone, telegraph and
express companies were assessed for
$S4S,542
The assessors returned 1923 horses,
27,729 cattle, So mules, 81, 1872 sheep, 8, 1888
hogs, {, 461 wagons and buggies.
Stock Pursuits.
Small stock and sheep ranches flourish
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IONA. They are fully developed, perfectly
sound and command top prices In the
markets
Practical farmers declare that horses
which are left out to rustic for themselves
all winter do better than those which are
turned out only part of the time and are
fed part of the time.
Sheep and Hogs.
Sheep thrive in northern South Dakota
as nowhere else. Disease is unknown.
owing to the fine weather and healthy
cohultlon or the animals, larger per-
centage OF lambs is saved than in any
other country where sheep are raised.
There are no violent storms and no long
housings to reduce their vitality.
Hogs claims a growing share of at
tentlon and are very profitable. No
case OF hog cholera has ever been re-
ported In this vicinity and no other form
OF disease has ever existed as far as
known.
Dairying is profitable everywhere feed
being abundant, pasturage costing al
most nothing, and the price paid for but
ter and cream being practically the same
as where land is worth $500 an acre
NO man has ever devoted his attention
to horses, hogs, cattle or sheep in South
i'akota without making big money, and
from this time forward the profits of
stockgrowers under similar conditions
will be materially increased.
until recently few corn-f fed cattle were
shipped from the northern part of the
state. The feeding was done in Iowa and
Illinois, and the farmers of those sections
Melted snug sums finishing Dakota cattle
Tor the fat stock market But times are
changing. Probably three times as many
cattle and hogs are being fattened in this
vicinity as during any season previous.
Feed can be raised here in almost I'M
limited quantities and the farmers are
finding out that it pays to convert this
feed into beef and pork Corn has been
neglected crop. Most farmers have been
raising only such crops as could be in
stantly converted into cash. Now they
are beginning to raise corn, and they find
that the yield when proper attention is
paid to 1T, is almost as great as in those
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older agricultural states. In fact, the
size and value Of these buildings is a
revelation to newcomers. On every visit
to the country new buildings are seen,
many Of them really fine structures, tax
ing the place of the smaller homes at first
erected
The price at which Brown county land
can be purchased is a source of wonder to
those who are acquainted with it's earn
ing capacity. While great many farms
the home farms-cannot be bought at
any figure, others in the very best neigh
borhoods can be had for $12 to 500 per
acre, while the strip of rather rougher
land along the west line of the county
can be had for considerably less.
Dirt That I. .Dirt Cheap"
One reason why land is so cheap is
that much of it was taken from the
! government in the first place by clerks
and other Impractical people from the
cities, who f1ocked west on the new line
| of railroad. Knowing nothing about farm
| ing and regarding 1t as their first duty to
place a mortgage on the land at ruinous
rates of interest, they were unable to hold,
1t and it was thrown upon the market.
| The county being new, considerable part
| of this land has not yet passed into
the hands Of actual farmers, but is held
and rented by non-residents Farmers
are fast picking it up, however, and there
| is no doubt that land everywhere In the
| county will double in price within the
| next year. No land in the northwest has
| produced better crops with greater regu-
1arity
Another and now the main cause OF
the comparat tive low price of these fine
lands is that Brown county has never
| been "boomed.'' 1t has never been ex-
plotted by land agents While immigra-
| ton to the county has been large for
| several years and while Its towns and
cities have thriven and grown, settlers
have picked up bargains in the cheap
lands that passed through the hands Of the
| Impractical men who first settled upon
them. The largest purchases have been
made by farmers, who are increasing their
| holdings.
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particularly we'll in Brown county. Doz-
ems. of these home ranches are scattered
over it's fertile bosom, but they are no
wide ranges pasturing only few head to
the acre. Brown county prairie is so pro-
ductive in rich grass that any given area
Of it will pasture as many horses, cattle
or sheep as the carefully preserved mead
has ever had failure with stock in this
county. On the other hand many in
stances could be cited of men who have
made net $4,000 to $4,000 in this line of
business during the past, fifteen years.
And this without capital at the beginning.
Shipments of live stock through this
city, both in and out, were not less than
1000 cars last year.
The dairy interests of Brown county
are important factors in its development.
Creameries are maintained at several
points and are doing a profitable business
profitable both to themselves and their
patrons.
1t is practically impossible to obtain
correct estimates of the yield of grain
on the farms, but the most conservative
estimate places the yield of wheat for
1901 at upwards Of 100000 bushels. The
number Of bushels Of other small grains
raised can only be estimated by figuring
the yield proportionately. Every farmer
AssAoSA 4o"AASASAS6
oats. etc, and what this proportion was
practical farmers and others estimate for
themselves, taking the yield of wheat as
a basis.
The farmers Of this county have only
begun raising corn. A conservative esti-
mate of the yield of corn last year is
100000 bushels.
There are seventy public grain ele-
vators in operation in the county and
three large flourishing mills.
There are 1875 miles Of railroad in the
county in actual operation, exclusive Of
new grades, side-tracks and yards.
"valIey of the JIM"
The James river runs through the
county north and south, SO that the
county is located entirely in the famous
James River valley. While Brown county
was unorganized territory but twenty
years ego, it contains more and better
far,nhouses anG buildings than can be
found in an edual range in any of the
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South Dakota Is the best country on
earth for the profitable prosecution of all
branches Of animal industry, whether in
growing horses, cattle or sheep, or in
dairying. Soil and climate unite to this
end Practical demonstration and chem
ical analysis show that the wild grass of
the prairies contains more nutrition than
timothy hay. Grass Is almost unlimited
more than enough going to waste every
year to feed all the cattle ON the con-
tinent.
Hay Is therefore abundant and costs lit
tie more that the cutting, the estimated
expense Of putting it in the stack being
about so cents a ton. The hay crop has
never failed. No matter what happens,
the farmer or rancher is sure to have all
the hay he needs. AS matter of fact
only small amount of hay is fed to stock
IN winter, although prudence dictates that
enough be secured to carry stock through
tne seVerest winter months in case of a
heavy fall of snow. Heavy SHOWS are
rare, but the careful farmer always pro-
Vides for the exception.
Good Pasturage in Winter.
For the past nineteen years there have
been only four or five winters during
which stock had to be fed any consderab BILE
period. In the northern section of the
state ana we'll into North Dakota the Pc
cullar native grass cures on the stalk
and makes good fodder until the new crop
IS green In the spring. Stock of all kinds
Will leave good hay to Craze on the prai-
r1es In the dead Of winter, and, in the rare
event OF heavy snow, the grass is still
good when the snow melts in the spring.
On the ranges little or no provision Is
made for feeding. Horses, being better
able to break the snow, will thrive all
winter without being inside of a stable.
sheep, which require more attention than
other domestic animals, are fed at night
mainly to keep them contented, and In or
binary wint ers are housed more to protect
their feeces than their bodies.
Horses.
Northern South Dakota is the ideal
country for horses, the cost of raising
horse being less than the cost of raising
steer. Nor are the range horses the scrub
by. understood, animals Of Texas and Arr
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the expenses and gave the owner one-ffth
of the crop. That is small share, ap
parently, yet the share Of the crop de-
livered to him brought Mr.. Sullivan $486,
or as much as he paid for the land and $50
in addition.
just One Example.
An eastern investor in land recently
asked farmer what he did in the way Of
farming to make a living in South Dakota.
The farmer said to him:
81 take to the creamery the milk from
fifteen to twenty COWS. From this get
about $500. I turn off each year about
twelve head Of cows and steers that av-
erage me about SIS to $50 a head, worth
say 1925. I fatten each year about forty
hogs, which at present prices give me a
little over $500. I generally have about
100 acres of wheat that averages me about
twelve bushels to the acre, which gives
me about $1,000. In addition to this have
some poultry and eggs to sell, which pays
part of our grocery bills. am doing
well, and do not know where could do
better. I own three quarters of land. 1t
is not for sale.'
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One of the First

Dining Car Services in American rail-
roads was first inaugurated In 1876 and
Dining Car Service between Twin Cities
and Chicago was first established by the
North Western Line, also all the con-
yeniences of Limited" train service, and
to-day finds the North Western Limited
between Twin Cities and Chicago the
peer Of all other trims.
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A HOME-LIKE HOTEL
The 1<nickerbOcker Welcomes the
Pilgrims at Eureka.

Thu Journal representative had
the pleasure Of stopping at the Knicker-
booker hotel, an up-to-date and home
like hotel, and was entertained very
pleasantly by Mrs. George Knickerbocker
wife of the proprietor, who came to Eu-
reka in 81 from Minneapolis, where her
husband had been prominently identified
with the furniture business, and was
burnt out. At the earnest request of
land seekers, they started the first hotel
in Eureka in a section-house. The fine,
up-to- date place which they now occupy
is the result of catering to the desires and
welfare of the public.