The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-07-01


highly productive section of Humbo DIT
county, which a generation ago was a
barren waste. Hon. p. n. Marker ara
his brother, II. C. Marker. came to the
va ley and saw the wonderful productive
ness of the soil and the great poss bill
ties of the valley as an agricultural sec
ton and drove stake on the banks OF
the Humboldt. four miles south of Love
lock and they were pioneers In the worn
Of rec aiming this rich section. From
those days in the 70s LoveIock has com,
up until today 1t is one OF the best town
and stations on the whole line OF the
Central Pacific between Ogden on the
east and Sacramento on the west. Tht
town is a town of homes having at least
100, / shou d say, pretty little cot ages
a good school house, employing Two
teachers during the school year. one Ma
tional bank. with paid up capital o
SIS, ,000: Catholic and Methodist churches,
who esale and retail stores drug store
bakery. hotels. saloons. blacksmith shops
roller process -four mill lumber yard
coal and wood yard. two livery and fees
stables and everything else that goes te
make up thriving community. Ths
awns. shade trees, orchards ard pretty
homes give the town clean appear ance.
Lovelock is a supply point for the rich
est agricultural valley in the State. II
also Is a supply point for coming
bo anza m ming camp. Cottonwoo
canyon, 45 miles southeast. is prom.
ising district that some day wi be
center OF great activity. Spring Vale
and American canyon. which have emp
tied into the lap OF China mdly millior
of dol ars in gold In the past quarter
century ard which today are oente.
OF considel able activity Ia a mining way
OF those sections is enough to attract
any commercial center. Lovelock is ''on
the trail" to be a city Of considerable
magnitude. / think If could come back
to this dusty bal so years hence I should
see a city OF at least $1,000 souls. foi
Lovelock valley. IL put to fits ghes,
uses wou support $1,000 or 5000 busy
men and women and Il would be an idea
spot to raise children and start them II
life with bright prospects.
The output Of the valley in wheat last
year was 100000 pounds, 5000 pounds OF
barley and 5000 pounds of hay. The
hay mostly went out in beef and NUT
ton. OF course there was quite a guam
tity fed to stock cattle and range sheep.
1t is thriving vii age and is growing
every day and is In the center of the
most productive section in Nevada The
Silver State win hazard its reputation
as forecaster of events and say that
Iovelock will be town of 5000 people
within the next five or ten years.
THE LOvELOCK COMMERCIAL co. IS
department store ranks among the larg-
est and best In the State. 1t occupies
a brick building on Railroad street and
is full of all goods to meet the require
ments of prosperous and growing peo.
pie. Everything can be found there from
toothpick to a combined harvester. The
Lovelock Commercial Co. also docs
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HOME SONG BOOK.
Property of #. c. Robins, was bor-
rowed by some party IN Winnemucca.
BE kind enough to return same at once,
as 1t is needed for the Fourth Of Juy
selections. Do not delay.
7-1-2 r. c. ROBINS.