Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-04-28
A BIG SCHEME.

0Io 0S06me.
One That Would Solve a Water Suit
and Benefit Community.
The Lyon County Times contains the
following sensible scheme 10 do away
with the pending law SHIT between the
farmers Of Smith and Mason valleys
and the Miller & Lux people TIE law
suit has already cost the farmers sew
eral thousands Of dollars. aud should
Nd compromise come, it will cost more
than the following sensible plan:
A proposition is now under consid-
GRAFTON in this valley to inaugu.ate an
irrigation system that will be second
only in this State to the great work
now being done by The government
mainly in Churchill COUNTY. For so Tie
time past euit rs bse? in the QUITS
to dele: mine the r's-s. of the nu -
Gus ranchers in this valley and Smith
valley to the water taken from the
west Walker river. The farmers have
been spending considerable money
with the legal profession of the State
and see their way clear to spend much
more, but they do not see just how
they are going to get any more water
even should the suit be decided in IA
vor of both plaintiffs and defendants
In the case.
The storage of water is the true so
luton of this vexed question, but just
how to accomplish it has been the
stalling point. We have been given
to understand that T. B. Hickey, one
of the defendants in the Miller & Lux
suit, has been given an option for a
short time on the entire Miller & Lux
holdings in this valley, and that the
proposition is for the people in the
two valleys to buy the Miller & Lux
property, also take the Twin lake re-
servoir site from Mr. Hickey and make
Of it a reservoir. canal both valleys
and thereby place every acre of some,
thing over 20O,O under a perfect wa.
ter system. There is no doubt that is
just what ought to be done, but the
question arises are the people alive to
this great scheme. 1t may seem large
undertaking, and is, but larger ones
have been carried through to a sue
cessful termination. It is understood
that the Miller & LUX property car
be bought for about 100000, the Twin
lake reservoir site for $4,000 more
and the estimates for the construct
ON Of canals range from $3.50, 900 t,
100000. There is the Miller & Luz
tract Of land, something over 2O,00i
acres, half of which at least is very
fine land worth probably $40 an acre
with the assurance Of plenty Of water
for it. Could this one tract be coloni
zed and be cut into 100 acre farms. i
would itself pay for the storage ani
canal system. Besides this some $4,000
acres of other land could be put unde.
water and its present value quadrupl
ed. There is no finer land in the State
there is no finer climate and the min
ing country to the south will afford d.
ample market for years to come.
Should such scheme be taken VI
there is not doubt in the world bu
that any or all the banks in the Stat
would be willing to furnish the cap
tai with the land and water as secu,
ity.
furthermore the Southern Pacii
company has agreed to make chea
rates for intending settlers and HON
seekers and also advertise the sectio
in a thorough manner to let the ou
side world know what inducements W
offer to the home seeker.
1t is also understood that should tn
scheme be entered upon by the peopl
of these two valleys, that Miller & Lu
will withdraw their suit as against a
defendants who enter into the corpor,
ton, but win continue the prosecute
against those who do not.
Notice Dairymen.
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to any point, address
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