The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-23
FINE FUTURE
ASSURED RENO
AND VIRGINIA
Reno Becomes a
Strong Point
for Trade.
Comstock Revival
Gives Virginia
City Hope.
Other Localities
Are in Line of
Progress.


Reno. in addition to being the seat
of the University of Nevada, Is a pros
pective jobbing center for large ter
ritory and it possesses many elements
of future greatness by reason or us
surroundings. Large transportation m
terests have considered favoraoly a
plan to give trade territory, Wnlch
can easily be accomplished by the m
stitution of what are known as graded
railroad rates. Near Reno are valua-
BILE mines that are yielding ricn re-
turns to their owners Cattle raising
and the livestock industry generally
bring in large sums annually.
Reno is situated in the fertile val
ley of the Truckee and is surrounded
on all sides by majestic mountains. 1t
is the metropolis of Nevada Beautl-
fully situated. its charms are enhanced
by fine buildings and grounds and
through it meanders the Truckee
River. The University OF Nevada Is on
an eminence in the northern part or
the city.
The preent banking and commercial
connections of Reno are large The
city has had steady and rapid growth
during the past few years and was, IN
fact, the first Nevada city TO have a
business awakening. Its educational
institutions are the chief pride of the
people. Social life in Reno is charm
ing.
The climate of Reno has made the
city to some extent The air is clear
and bracing. The health OF the resi-
dents is excellent. a fact due TO the
existing conditions. There are few
disagreeable days in the year. The
rainfall is slight. The sky Is almost
always clear. The air is full of ozone
and comfort and stimulus are IN every
breath. Pulmonary troubles are un-
known. Asthma ceases In Reno air.
-sr,f~ A m in r
carora and other places in the State
have made regulations for the mineral
deposits found in their respective
neighborhoods. Mines situated near
them are still paying propositions Nlr-
ginia City has history all it's own
There the industries of the great boom
period of the Comstock lode were To-
cused.
Arrangements have been made for
pumping the water from the ComStock
mines and the expense will be borne
jointly by a group of companies. All
operations in this regard will be con-
Quoted jointly and in the pursuance
of fixed and well matured plan, by
which economy of operation is secured
Many great discoveries may yet be
made in the lower levels OF the Com
stock mines. Virginia City stands
ready to be benefited by any futrre
developments.
wEDEKIND's DISCOVERY.
In a book recently published by au-
thority of the Southern Pacific Com
pany a picturesque and truthful story
is told that illustrates the wealth OF
minerals that have been found near
Reno. The story is as follows:
While the famous old mines at Vfr-
ginia City. Austin. Eureka. Tuscarora
and elsewhere are still being worked
and still support substantial towns.
there are so many new camps showing
up that interest centerS in them The
history of some of them is verfkable
romance. One within sight OF Reno
lies on a rounded hill which has been
trodden over for forty years An honest
piano tuner named George Wedekind.
who has spent the last half OF his long
life in Nevada, putting in every idle
hour looking for gold, found metal in the
dirt of the road below the present mine.
He dug steadily day after day for hve
years and in 1900 turned up a shovelful
of earth which felt different from the
rest. 1t was assayed and showed
s4535 81 in gold and silver, and the vein
proved both large and rich. He ship
ped many car loads, never selling one
load for less than $500 net and finally
disposed of his rights to Governor John
Sparks, who has erected mills and is
shipping bullion steadily
At Wadsworth the stages go north
to fine gold camp in Olinghouse,
where a dozen mines are paying divi-
dends. and south, where silver. gold.
soda. salt, copper and other valuable
materials abound.
Humboldt County is said to contain
every metal known to science. Nickel,
cobalt. tin, zinc, bismuth, aluminium,
come into Loveiock from the east, be-
sides borax. sulphur and many other
products Of the pick. On the road half
way between the nickel mines and the
railroad lies a body of ma onefif iron
which can be hammered out in a forge.
1t covers miles of mountain range and
promises to become a great source. of
wealth when opened up for shipment.
HUMBOLDT,s DEPOSITS.
At Humboldt immense bodies of sui
phur are reached so pure that every
blast fires the mine. Three and a half
mlIion pounds were shipped in 1892
Opposite the station a noble range
of snow capped mountains have great
bodies of ore. Millions have been taken
out at different places, Unionville, The
Sheba group and elsewhere
Battle Mountain is one Of the impOr-
tant stations for the miner. There are
many fiourishing camps within a radius
of a dozen miles. mostly poor mems
camps, as they are called because they
do not reuire large investments 70 mine
the ores and get them to the custom
mills.
AT Palisade ores are shipped IN from
Eureka by the train load and taken to
NILS Tor treatment An extensive ter
rltory full Of mineral is found alonS
the roads in Eureka County. many mines
oeing bullion producers. and others IN
developed. Elko County, in the north
east corner of Nevada. is rich in mines
Wnlte Pine County. reached by wagon
roads from Wells Station on the Cen
mines