The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-01
WILL OPEN UP AN W COUNTRY

The is a great scope of country IL
southeastern Nevada and northwestern
Arizona, rich in its deposits of the
precious and baser metals. and in its
agricultural rescarces, that will be
greatly benefited by the building OF
the a i'adro. Los Angeles & Sal
Lake railroa.. now so rapidly nearing
completion.
III the ecctions mentioned. until re-
Gently 80 ren.ote f ON civilization, Sc
destitut. of transportation facilities.
and about which so little has bee
ieaIl, known. there are numerous min
ing dist lets SO rich In their mineral
wealth t. q. tflt wonder Is that they
have beer go long neglected. viii
I ere are little valleys and well-wat-
eied hooks that remind one Of the
many favored spots in Californ a,
where the almond grows and whe e the
choicest of fruits tempt the appetite of
the weary traveller.
To a few. the existence of these re
sul.rt es In this distant and isolate'
country have been known for many
years. But. as they have been shu,
in from the outside world by such
barriers as the mighty chasm of the
canpyon of the Colorado rive and by
hund eds of miles of desert to the
north, west and south, these section
might have been Heaven or the Gar
den of Eden. and yet have been as
unknown to the great ~throbbing. active
business centers of the United States
as is the intesior OF Africa. But,
as Stanley and Livingston penetrated
into the wilds of Africa and thu ew
light into to its centuries of virtual
ight, so the San Pedro load. in i.
coil sc from salt Lake to Los Angeles,
vii. open to the world a new leg Oh
tlal is rich in it's possibilities. n
from which men of foresight and eli
terprise will. because OF this avenue
OF tlaffic and business, derive g
wealth through Mining, Agriculture e,
stock. aising and kindi ed pursuits.
For 70. ty years or moe. southeast
EN- Nevada has contributed to the
worlds supply of impe. isnaple wealth.
Some great mines a4e located in this
region, but the distance 10 t.anspor-
tauon facilities has been 50 great tnat
only the very richest of their output
c. uld stand tie long wagon haul l
market and still pay a pront TO thei
owners. The same obstacle stood iii
tho 1Rav nf nina and mill QntlnmanI
so that properties the equal OF ou4
Silver King. of our ~Centennial-Eu Elk
Ii. lie Abundance and .lcuiiess OF ne.
OTIS, have Leen Obliged To email ioie,
while hundreds OF lesser mines. which
~oLid be counted as bonanzas il 10
Gated in some of our nearby and pop
piai amps, Lave been held tof man
Gears ny those fully acquainted with
tl.eif wol tn and vaiue untli sueh tine
as the wleeis of p og. ess should give
the world and TO the ceate.s OF trade
and NJ
This iong-noped for outlet Is soon
TO become a matter of fact. a reality
and now that the san Ped road has
reached as far south as Moa.a n
rap.d.y extending its line beyond this
point, with eve.y reason to believo
that ii will soon n with tn,
other end of the line building nortl
4, ON California, this region is Leina
accorded a =.eat deal of attention an
int est at the hands of well-informe,
mining men and investors. Old mines,
so full Of promise n the past, aie being
iesuli ected and viii soon be in co1.d =
tion to make regular shipments of iii
ore to the Salt Lake smelters. Pros.
poets of promise are being develop,
districts I. ibutal = to the new road a
being thoroughly p ospected by a sma
army of men, and new LIFE and activity
Is being infused INTO localities which
for many yea S past, have been the
homes of howlirI coyote. the tim.d
deer, tie mountain lion, the bear and
the antelope. In fact, as a result {
the building of his railroad to the
coast. a new empi.e is be ng added
to the stars and stripes and an op
p~ortunity viii be given the miner. the
prospector and the investor to explo
and develop new sources of wealth
while a restricted reservation, as IL
were. is being thrown open to the
world that is as prolific In Its attrac.
tions as is any OF the Indian reserve
lions which people have been Wild to
enter and settle for q score OF years
more.