Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-04-27
THE UNPROTECTED AREA.
Nevada Offers the Greatest Field IN
the Union.

the Union.
The events in a mining way in New
ada for the past two years demon
strate to the world. that her unpros-
pected area is the richest that alb
ounds in the entire West. For num-
Der of years this State lost heart IN
the pursuit of valuable metals. The
decline of silver and the expensive
ways Of working it, deferred the pros
pectors from hunting over the hills
after the metal. and this alone pre-
vented the uncovering Of other metals
that have proven just as valuable that
has made the State one Of the great
est metal producers in the Union.
One of the peculiarities of the min
ing world seems to be that nearly all
the great metal deposits are to be
found in a section that is believed TO
be uninhabitabe. Take the Tonopah
region Hundreds of men drove over it
from time to time, but owing to the
lack of water and fuel, they did not
even take the trouble to prospect the
ground that has proven to be the rich
est found in this State in many years.
With the discovery of Tonopah, the
prospector ventured farther into the
undeveloped mining districts. He was
rewarded with Goldfield and the other
promising districts that are coming
into view. From there he is drifting
into every corner of the State and III
hardly an instance is the real search
er being disappointed, as rewards
have fallen into the hands of a score
of men in the past year.
Nevada, at the present time. offers
the greatest inducements for the pros
hector. of any State that can be men
toned. Her vast area appeals to all
even the home man. who does not
realize the length and breadth OF the
State, until he looks over the map.
Thousands upon thousands OF acres
of undeveloDed land are before him
They are arid to be sure. but they
abound in minerals. and the world
with it's wars and strife is looking foi
the new metals that must come from
the earth.
Some of the counties of this Stafc
are as large as many of the eastern
States in their entirety, and in many
instances the ground has never beer
tracked with a human foot. The con
ditions have kept the white man trou
the sections that are as yet uneXpoir
ed and the value of the land mineral!
is absolutely unknown. Take the cn
tire group of counties to the south ant
east and it is safe to say that no
one-tenth of the ground has ever bee'
gone over, let alone prospected. 1t !!
inpossible to go to wayslde Inn, OH
that a tale of some mineral deposl
is recorded. Nearly every cltzen Il
the different sections, knows OF som
property that would result IN Wealt
If CAPITAL could take care of the grouli
and bring out its virtues, and with thi
knowledge the outsider is seeking
chance to get in on the ground.
One thing that is going to give IN
prospector a chance at the uneXplore
regions is the new railroads that ar
cutting into the forbidden lands. In
new Tonopah road alone will be RI
sponsible for a score OF mines pelh
developed, that would otherwise be ui
known to the human race, as II Nd
given the prOspectOr chance 10 &
onto the ground with provisions an
supplies that were prohibited a yea
ago. The same condition exists !
Lincoln and Lander counties. The raj
roads are opening avenues out tht
way that were closed year ago.
Nevada today stands in the most el
yiable light. Her vast resources al
being brought to the surface with
hound that has almost astonlshed u
mining world. The entire press OF u
West is awake to the fact, and u
slow going East is taking financlal
terest that is the right hand in II
movement for future production.
1t is the undeveloped area that
bringing this tate to the front al
it can be put down by the most uno
serving that the future mining outlo'
for Nevada is brighter today than
any time since mineral was iouiio
side of the borders.
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