The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-14
JUDGE F. R. M'HAMEE
TALKS ABOUT NEVADA
Sagebrush State Is Coming to
the Front i'll a Pleasing
Name.

at De Lamar, Judge McNamec sald
The mines Of the company under
the management or Simon Bambereer
are looking and doing well. Notwith-
standing that the power to run the
mills and light tho camp of 500 peo-
| pie is transmitted twelve miles from
Meadow Valley wash, and the water
used is pumped from three stations
at tho rate of 100000 gallons per day,
n like distance, Gold ore, which aver
ages $3.50 per ton, run through the
mill is being made to pay. The mill
is kept running constantly, the guam
tity put through being an average of
$50 tons per day The Cyanide mill
is doing splendid work on the old tail
ings and is running through 300 tons a
day. The full capacity, however, is
500 tons. The company is carrying
on a system Of development different
from any heretofore pursued
1.-The old DeLamar company worked
altogether on ore taken out above the
lower or main tunnel.
"The present company has gone
down until now depth of 800 feet
has been attained on what is known as
the Hog PEN vein, below the tunnel
level. all in good gold milling orc,
clearly demonstrating that the posi-
bilitIes of the gold ore in the Bam-
berger-DeLamar mines is simply meal
culable.N -
In regard to political conditions in
Lincoln county tho Judge said; Two
years ago Lincoln county went Repub
lican. Indications point again to Re-
publican supremacy Mt the coming cleo
tion. About the only political stir so
far in the present campaign was made
by the visits of the State candidates
of each party some ten days ago. First
came Congressman Oscar j. Smith, who
is out for reelection and Hon. Jas. F.
Mitchell, of Goldfeld, Republican can
didate for Governor. They were fol-
lowed two days later by Gov. John
Sparks, who asks for reelection by
the Democratic party, accompanied by
several other candidates for State Of
fees. 1t is my opinion that the State
will go Republican this year by an
increased majority over two years ago.
This opinion is based on the great in
fux Of population to the State during
the past two years, the majority OF
whom / take it are Republican IN poll
tics. You see, unlike Utah, or at least
Salt Lake, we only have two parties
in Nevada, Republican and Democratic.
There are few Socialists, but not in
sufficient numbers to count one way
or the other.
Boom in Agriculture.
NAgriculture and stock raising are
taking on great strides within the
last year. j, P. Gardner, of Salt Lake,
has purchased number of the best
ranches In Parohnagut valley, and also
some fine stock ranches in the vicinity,
to stock which he has purchased all
of the registered stock of the Cleveland
estate-two herds each of Shorthorns,
Durhams and Herefords, aggregating in
number 500 head. Mr. Gardner has
also this year imported carload Of
blooded horses for breeding purposes.
Mr.. Gardner's enterprise along the
lines entered upon by him In Lincoln
county demonstrates the truth of the
saying that it only takes a few of the
right kind of men TO make a State.
''1n the Muddy River valley within
the last two years great deal of Utah
capital has been invested That section
of the county is being rapidly devel-
oped and real estate is advancing in
value, Cantaloupes are the great staple
crop of the valley now. There they
grow 10 greater perfection and finer
flavor than at any other place on earth
A movement is on foot, backed by Lin
coin county and Los Angeles people,
to irrigate about 5000 acres some eight
miles below Moapa. BY this means the
waters of the Muddy river, which have
heretofore flowed into the Colorado riv-
er during five months of winter, be-
sides the waters of the Meadow Valley
wash and Parohnagut wash, are TO be
stored, and the ranches in the lower
valley to be supplied with the same
amount of water they now have, and
the upper Meadow valley to be irrigat-
ed from the waters which arise from
springs, which form the Muddy river,
about sixteen miles above the reservoir
site,
Good Lands for Grain,
"The lands of the Muddy valley
produce all kinds of small grain, be.
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fruits at a date from two TO four weeks
earlier than sny other locality in the
West. This, let it be known, includes
California. At Bunkerville and Mes
quite, on the Rio Virgin valley, seedless
grapes are being produced in large
quantities. At these places these grapes
are one Of the staple crops and one
of the most valuable of the industries,
Cotton in both the Muddy and Rio val
leys is again receiving attention, and a
considerable quantity is being raised.
The cotton is e ginned at Bunkerville,
and taken to the cotton mills at St
George, where it is made into cloth
Cotton raising bids fair to become, in
the near future, one OF the leading in
dustries In these valleys
cit Is not unlikely that within the
next two years the railroad Will be
built down the Muddy and Virgin val
leys to Rioville, IN Lincoln county,
| New, which Is the only natural crossing
on the Colorado river, for a distance
of over 800 miles north, and thence to
connect with the Santa Fe branch at
Chloride. Ariz. This road will tap the
rich agricultural and horticultural sec
tions of the Muddy and Virgin valleys
and the mountains of salt in the Muddy
valley. The enormous deposits of kao-
lin, which form the western boundary
OF the valley, and the well-knowp de-
posits of copper and manganese ores In
the vicinity of Rioville. 1t will be no
surprise to any one acquainted with the
resources of the country which / have
attempted to describe to learn that two
years hence will, in all probability, see
Moapa the county seat of Lincoln coun-
iy. 1T is not only the geographical cen.
ter, but the center Of population of
Lincoln county, While Lincoln county
has no mining boom on at present. Pi-
oche. De Lamar. Eldorado Canyon, Good
Snrinua ond Searchlioht arc steadily