Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-12

Lieutenant Governor Allen WIS in
tliIs city yesterday, having returned
from ii trip to the ranch i'll Churchill
county at the Sink Of the Carson.
Lem thinks and states that this sec.
ton OF the world leads the earth, and
| from the way he states his beliefs, one
is lead to believe with him.
-H"w's the ranch?' is asked him.
Great is the reply -Iou folks up
here haven't any alfalfa like ours; why,
/ down "nr way il is up To- the belly ~ a
horse and stIll growing. There is gong
to he II great crop down our way. The
fact TINT 'he Carson river is running
bank full If what makes il Give us
water and we eau give the world all the
hay that is needed. It's the best soil in
the land and we have the line crops in
| sight.
The frost ha- kept it's hands cfT so
lar aud fruit, gram and hay is in evi.
idence i'll every direction. 1t is-a great
season So far and We are gong to
have splendid crops and that's the
truth.
-iou folks up this way will be giving
Churchill all kinds OF puifs before long
all on account Of the mines that are
coming ont, aud they promise some big
thlugs. The new lind near Eagieville il
wonder. Senator Williams is interest
ed and those who know say that the
mines are worth more than his sheep
and they are worth several dollars, as
some Of you people know The find
was made by sheep herder and il takes
some oi his kind Ia go proddmg over
such bills. The ledge matter has been
traced for over l5.OhO feet and tn. aver.
age assays will warrant the construc.
tion OF smelters. OF course. this land Of
wealth is fnr from civilization, or It
would have been uncovered before. II
is sixty miles from the nearest point On
the s. T.. and abput thirty miles from
the marrow gauge. The distance won't
make amy difference, rs was dcmonstrat.
cd at Tonopah. II certainly looks like
a big affair.
~fhcse are not the only mines in
Churchill, as others are known OF, and
they are showing up exceedingly well.
| Rm personally interested in n couple
OF mines and working results have
shown that they will pay. We arndoing
our work in quiet way, but III the end
showing will be made that will aston.
ith the people. Tho Chmrccill mines
are all right.
Then there IL Olmghouse. 1t isn't i'll
Churchill, yet it is close enough to be II
benefit aud some Of the richest orc in
this state is being taken out OF the can.
yon. The new company that has gone
into that place means business and since
they took the property they have cashed
III several thousand dollars worth OF
gold bullion. The possibilities of 1t ARE
hardly known. The mining so lar is
only surface digglnGs, and yet il has
nctted II fortune toa number ot men
who have followed mining ~ TINT dis
trict.
"Whcn the new blood gets Iirm hold,
the people will see Olinghouse the
bcst camp III the state. M :lIc values
are all gold and that isn't at dis
count
"Ovcr at Fallou, the now county seat,
there is some pretty ivel, duiups New
houses are gCIng up. new places ni bus.
incss ARE beng installed. and with oil
the new court house is to he built aud
il IL going Ia hc u handsome cdiiicc.
Fallon will he u city before the people
know it, as the new ditch that the
government is surveying will supply
plenty Of water and that will hrinR in
the people. Churchill is IL coming
county md her future ig tho brightest
oi any Of the counties that know Of
-Carson Appeal.