Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-05-14
RUSH To SMITH VALLEY
Striking of Artesian Water induces Set
tiers to Take Up Government
Land Near Wellington.

Reports from the vicinity of Yelling
ton are to the effect that great rush OF
settlers is on to that section. These set
tiers are taking up all the available gov
ernment land in Smith Valley. This
land was long known to be very good,
but water for irrigation was not avail
able
Recently, however, artesian water was
struck and that, il is believed, solves the
irrigation problem. Last week Charles
Kinds brought in a new we'll, and Read
ing Bros. have started boring
One night last week $50 strangers
were in Wellington. Mattresses were
taken out of stores and beds were hur-
riedly made in barns and all available
buildings.
Most of the settlers are going i'll bv
way of Minden, and the following &C
count is taken from the Carson News:
Wellington is the scene of grand
land rush at this time and every avail
able acre of land in Smith Valley has
been taken up by homesteaders, and
colonists at the rate OF twenty six day
are being taken TO the place To view the
land and without doubt, large ma
iority of them will locate there.
"a San Francisco Company has Sc
cured the control of the new locations
and has commenced the shipment OF
would-be settlers to the region. One
day last week twenty-six people arrived
in Carson on the morning train for
Smith Valley and at Minden were load
ed on automobiles and rapidly trans
ported to the section.
THE Raycraft auto from Carson, an
auto from Reno and the Jensen and
Dressler autos of Gardnerville, are
in the service and will be kept busy
constantly for some time to come as
arrangements have been made for
twenty-six people to arrive at Minden
every morning until the grand total df
$50 people will be taken to the section.
The proposition is under the manage
ment of Nelson Watt OF san Francisco.
The excitement is caused by the fact
that the sinking OF artesian wells in the
section has resulted i'll the discovery of
a fine flow OF water, and this coupled
with the known fertility OF the lection,
the balmy climate and the fact that two
railroad lines are headed for the valley
insurng market for the produce.
The Reading Company, the owners of
large ranch and the largest mercantile
business in that section have large
well boring outfit on the ground and are
to sink large number of wells which
will thoroughly irrigate the section.
One hundred and six desert land To-
cations have been made and on this
land the colonists will build their homes.
"Messrs w. o. Landreth 4. A. Moss
and Miles Hovey, arrived from the sec
ton, on land matters and after com
peting their business at the land Office
left at once in private conveyance for
the valley. The gentlemen have To-
Gated land there and will make that
place their future home. They are
highly pleased with the outlook, and
state that it will be one of the finest
home sections of the state within very
short time. The gentlemen have their
families there and are preparing to build
houses at once. The greater portion of
the land lies to the cas-, of the we'll
fertile section of the valley, but one
upon which it was impossible to get any
water until the discovery of the artesian
belt"