The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-06-24
LET'S LOOK WITH BOTH EYES

Much has been written about Pi-
ocAe and vicinity in a mining sense
insthe past. Much more can be writ
ten and said of ii in the future in
thA. same sense without laying ones
efropen to the charge of yagary and
exaggeration. The effect of this en-
lightenment has been to- produce in
those at home as well as abroad. the
habit of looking atPioche and Lincoln
county, viewing the resources Of the
Same with one eye only. Capable of
seeing only the millions Of treasure
locked away in the chambers CT
her hills, but blind to a woeful extent
as to her agricultural possibilities
which are slumbering In the fertile va
leys. Elsewhere in this issue is con-
tanned an article about the Geyser
ranch, which should be an eye-opener
TO even the most Indifferent. What is
being worked out there ON large
scale can be worked out ON smaller
scale In other parts of the county.
From the lower edge of town can
be viewed thousands of acres of as
good land as can be found In any part
Of the country. Somebody is RESPONSE
BILE for the luxurient growth of sage
brush that covers its surface. Who
must shoulder this responsibility? Not
the Record man or his associates, for
they have no money with which to
buy. Not the miner. or the merchant,
or the professional man, for they each
have their interests to watch and |
work. To the owner and the prospect |
i've owner 1.-THE homesteader) then,
we must assign the responsibility.
There are many men who sit idly by
waiting for favorable wind of cir
cumstanee to watt them upward in.
to; position and wealth and In this
waitin. waste valuable time which
might be- spent on a homestead and
which would. II SO employed, bring
them valuable returns and place them
among the benefactors of their fel
IOws.
But. says the skeptic-and ne of
weak backbone--there is no water.
Plenty of water you have, but the
fact Of the matter is you don't know
It. You remind us OF the story OF
the turtle; Pat and Mike. SO the story
goes, had cut off the turtles head.
For hours the, headless turtle moved
around and, at times made excellent
efforts at locomotion. Pat declared
that the turtle was dead for its head
was off; Mike eontended 1t was alive
for 1t continued to move. To Ger
man they referred the controversy.
Perceiving at once that he was be-
tween the, devil and the deep sea, he
rendered the following verdict: "The
tam ting Is dead, but he don't found
Id oud YET
The moisture is in the ground. The
successful diy farmer keeps it
there by cultivation which conserves
the moisture and natures the crop
It is conservation then, instead of
irrigation. Out in the Jackrabbit min
ing district, we are told, volunteer
alfalfa Is iuxuriently, growing without
drop Of water apparently Sometime
- DehpA9 thC oCN0 Had bcGh SOMn Oy |
chance, has taken root and is now
giving mute Testimony of the poten-
tial virtue Of the soil.
Here in Phoebe, we have had objeet
lessons these many years that tn, |
locust. the boxelder and other hardy
trees win thrive, yet where we have
one tree we should have hundred. |
Phoebe should be city of trees. All
that is necessary, It seems, is to
plant them and nature. will do the
rest. Aside from the esthetical value
Of this condition, and the comfort
that comes from the ministrations Of
trees. there Is the commercial phase
that should appeal to every property
owner. There y not tenant in this
town wis. would. not be willing to
pay a few dollars more for rent il
their domicile were surrounded
with trees. Put this proposition up to
your landlords you. people of Phoebe