White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-15

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The consolidation of the Nevada
Hills and Eagle has been followed by
the construction of a big mill. Ship
ments of high grade will continue
until the completion of the plant.
Jarbidge is not making much
noise. but Is plodding steadily ahead,
although it is thought that there win
not be any considerable activities
there until spring.
National is proving one of the
wonder districts in the tate, with
ore so rich that il is hauled 10 the
railroad. a distance of ninety miles,
in automobiles. The output was a
little less than a million dollars last
year.
Agriculture Makes Headway.
Agriculturally, Nevada has made
great progress. The lands allotted to
settlers on the lower reaches of the
Carson and Truckee Rivers are be-
ing intensively cultivated and at con-
siderable profit. A sugar mill 10
cost $500, 900 is being erected at
Fallon and the farmers in the yicin-
ity have contracted to supply a suffi-
cient tonnage OF beets to keep the
establishment running full capacity.
The recent award of $1,193 900
by the government for the extension
of the Truckee-Carson irrigation
plant will mean the arrival of hun
dreds of additional settlers and the
cultivation of a hitherto arid section.
Owners of large farms throughout
the state are cutting them up and
colonizing so that the population is
steadily increasing and the resources
of the state are being built up at an
astonishing rate and on a permanent
basis.
THE state of Nevada has never
looked more prosperous from an
agricultural or mineral standpoint
than II does at the present time. A
large number of settlers is coming
into the state TO procure permanent
homes on the ranch; fertile land that
Is now a desert in appearance. but
upon prospecting for water the set
tiers finds an abundance reasonably
close TO surface, in many places not
more than p feet in depth.
The beneficent wisdom of con
gress in modifying the homestead act
by which the settler can now take up
800 acres is a great inducement for
farmers To come and make a perman-
ent home in Nevada.
THE government is surveying a
large acreage in this state" says
Surveyor General Kyle. There arc
now in the course of preparation to
be surveyed within the Central Pa
eihc land grant, and outside of the
land grant more than loo full and
fractional townships. Great effort is
being made to have all settlers Up
plications surveyed. plated and APP
proved. so that they may be able to
procure an absolute title for their
holdings. Every facility is being ex-
ecuted by the general government TO
induce and promote the agricultural
interests in Nevada.
Mineral Outlook Bright.
The mineral outlook was never
brighter since the discovery of the
precious metals in this state than il
is today. BY careful estimate II is
confidently believed that $4,000
600 will be the production for 1910,
including gold, silver. lead and cop
per. Barring unforeseen obstacles.
1911 will produce between S45 .000,-
600 and $4,000. 600.
''fhe agricultural growth of Smith
and Mason Valleys has been almost
phenomenal. and is only equaled by
the development of the Carson sink.
Irrigation by artesian wells has prov
ed successful in Smith Valley
and there is every reason 10 ex-
pect within the e. year or two
rapid strides in an agricultural way.
for in a great many of our valleys
artesian water no doubt can be OBJ
tanned. All who are conyersant with
conditions know we'll that no better
soil is to be found anywhere than In
the valleys of the state of Nevada.
To Grow Sugar Beets.
Under the governments Truckee-
Carson project a great deal of devel-
opment has taken place in 1910.
Many farms have for the first time
been paying producers in fruits and
vegetables of every description and
excellent quality, and the gloom
which formerly enyeloped the set
tiers in the Carson sink has largely
disappeared. A large beet factory is
now being installed at Fallon. which
will doubtless be in operation early
enough for next years crop of beets,
and will greatly add to the prosperity
of not only that locality. but of ali
the adjacent valleys. 1t is well known
that the soil of the Carson sink is
admirably adapted to the production
of sugar beets and that the percent
age of sugar is considerably higher
than I'm most other localities. This
can mean only n thing-a thriv-
ing industry and a substantial per-
manent improvement of business
conditions.
There are irrigation projects
under private capital at Wells and
Loveloek on Humboldt river. There
is no question of the quality and pro-
duction of beets i'm the rich valleys
near Fallon and Loyelock.