Las Vegas times. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-23

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This Is virile city. Had ii not
been 1t could not have accomplished
'sIyiyA suysa .Issx yEeu VI qonm os
IL still Is achieving and still Is plan
ming for the future
It IL. building a railroad through In
dian Springs. Bpllfrog and GoldneId
to Tonopah.
1t is building an exceptionally fine
commercial hotel
II is outfitting hundreds of pros
pectors to search for additional min
eral riches.
It Is developing markets for the
agricultural products of the country.
1t is furnishing supplies to thod-
sands OF men working in mining camps
and on ranches.
1t Is planning for large smelters.
for which the scarce fiuxing ore is at
hand.
II Is working out details for one of
the most elaborate sanatoriums In the
West, to cost half million dollars
or more
II Is determined to be the great In
dustrial center and mart for the min
eral and agricultural regions of south
ern Nevada.
Thus. like Rome. the city melts. In
to the empire. We have the name of
city, but the reality of wide domin-.
ion. and the empire is worthy of the
city
Effect Of Railroad.
Undoubtedly the greatest event In
southern Nevada for many years was
the building OF the Salt Lake railroad.
Not only was the great wealth of the
country known to exist, but in a small
degree it had been developed Moth
ing of Importance could be achieved.
however, without means for transport.
ing products to the outside world
When Senator William A. Clark
took hold of the Salt Lake railroad
enterprise, bringing to its aid his great
fortune, he made all things possible In
the development of the country. and
he did not hesitate In selecting Las
Vegas as the site for the principal
town on the road. Having built the
road and planned the city. he has aid
ed it's every enterprise, and thus
things have been made possible that
could not have been done without
large capital
With this road, as with most enter
prises, new developments called for
to the original plan. and thus
1t became necessary for the road to
have a branch leading to the new
gold mining sections OF western Ne
vada, including Bullfrog. Goldfield and
and construction of the road
was at once begun.
Dry Ore and Fiux.
How completely these camps will
harmonize with the affairs of Las We
gas can be seen from the fact that
while the great Potosi mine has been
lying idle, the ores from the new
camps can scarcely gain entrance to
the smelters. all of which are suffer
ing for lack of fiuxing Oead) ores.
Shelters built at this point will In
evitably centralize here the interests
in mining throughout Nevada.
And while trainloads OF ore VIII
come here from points to the north.
there can be no doubt that the sup
plies for the mines will go back over
the same route.
But the mineral wealth of the re-
gion does not all lie to the north
ward In the immediate vicinity of
Las Vegas there are many very prom
Using properties, and Las Vegas will
certainly prove the supply point of Eel
Dorado Canyon to the south. already
referred to- Fifty million dollars in
gold was taken out of this canyon In
early days. AT that time 1t was nee
essary to haul the ore hundreds of
miles by team OF course. the coun-
try could not be properly developed
under these conditions, and the com-
ing of the railroad win make 1t pos
sible to take up where II was laid
aside years ago.
Abundance Of Water.
In Nevada, as In all the southwest.
the abundance OF water is the first
point to be considered in determin-
ing the value OF land for agricultural
pursuits. and water shrodghout this
region is present in large quantities.
This is true OF Las Vegas and Moapa
valleys in particular. but there are
many other valleys In this section OF
the state where agriculture has large
possibilities.
For Better Health.