Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-14
A PROM,
ASSISTANCE
AN IRRIGATION SCHEM- OR
WADSW0RTH
Will be the Salvation of the
Town.

A number OF white tents across the
river arouse Some curiosity.
They are occupied by corps q me
u S. Geological Survey. /
C. H. Fitch, engineer in chaTge It
this time. was interviewed by us j
patch reporter as to why he and his .
people are here.
The reporter found in Mr.. Fitch and
in Chas. NJ. Yates, assistant engineer. !
very courteous gentlemen willing to
tell the reporter and the people of :
Wadsworth and everything they de-
sire to know about the work in which
they are engaged.
Mr. Fitch has comDiished his part
Of the work here and from now Oh the
employees and work will be under the
charge of Mr.. Hayes.
There are about twenty men in the
party now. They are engaged in the
primary work of the great project OF
irrigating the arid lands of Nevada.
Yesterday Mr.. Fitch went beyond the
summit to get glance OF the valley
that holds Leeteyille, Failon, ST Clair
and Saltwater took a look at the land
that lies between Wadsworth and
those places to read with the eye and
his years of experience what the land
would say to him that his maps and
charts did not
This corps of the L. s. Geological
of all the land between here and Chur-
chill and in the great valley of the
sink. but the quality of every forty ac-
res of it will be marked and known.
This will not only be of incalcuable
value to the people of Churchill, to
the people of Wadsworth. but to the
people of the State at large.
1t is not only proposed to use re-
servoirs at the head of the Carson riv
er in time. but as beginning the gov
eminent will store the waters OF the
Truckee river and in such quantity
that they will be used on the fertile
highlands of Churchill county.
The waters of the Truckee will be
taken by Wadsworth and LeeteyilIe
till the desert shall blossom as the
rose and scarcity OF water will no long
er be known.
It appears TO the Dispatch that Chur
chill will become one of the greatest
counties in the State a commonwealth
blessed with populous communities
and dotted with schools churches and
prosperous homes
Mr. Fitch says that finest vegetable
productions in the world come from
such lands as he looked over yester
day and we know from the medal!
and blue ribbons that Nevada carrie;
away from NewOrleans, Chicago Buf
falo and Omaha that Mr. Fitch l.
right.
1t carries with the vegetables tn,
fruit and grain that have made on
State famous.
when asked his opinion Mr.. FYtcl
says from what the mans showed N,
waters of the Truckee would he 4;
Verted little above Clarks.
what is of vital interest to Wade
worth in addition to those n.mo,
above Mr.. Fitch said that BODY q
land forming a part of the reservatio,
and lying between Wadsworth an
the Indian agency buildings, some IS
900 acres, would come under the erea
ditch has outlined
Now If the land between Wadswort
and Leeteville and the land betwee
Wadsworth and the lakes is place
under ditch and is cultivated it mean
that the acreage exceeds that of Tru
kee meadows which surround Rem,
or the big meadows that surroun
Lcvelock, and that this town wit
oil us mishaps may yet be create
greater than it ever was. steadie
than we ever dreamed. the homes {
happy people in the midst of immens
neids OF grain and alfalfa. the csntt
OF great farming community not an
more to be shocked by the bugabe
OF being wiped out in night -yy,a
worth Dispatch.
There will be dance in Emr;,
this evening at Barrett's ha, r, :,
are looking for good time hero
your chance