The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-03
Former Banker of Salt Lake
Gives Facts About His
New Home.
BIG MINES AND FARMS
Vast Territory Is Tributary to
Wholesalers of Salt
Lake City.

EIko county. Nevada. Is attract
ing attention at present not only on
account of holding the noted JarbidSe
mining camp, just lcapins into iame
and the old Tuscarora camp. which pro-
duced its millions upon millions in thc
palmy days OF Nevada mining, but on
account Of its tremendous agricultural
possibilities. \, j.. kimbal. formerly
banker OF Salt Lake. has become idenil-
fied with the banking and business life
OF Eiko. and ON reaching the city In
time for Thanksgiving dinner al the old
home he began spreading the gospel OF
Elko county to his innumerable Utah
friends.
How many business men and others
realize the fact that directly west and
within q few hours ride on either oi our
great uanscontinentai railroads lies a
rIch empire, loo miles In extent from
east TO west and 40 miles from north 20
south. bounded on the north by Idaho
and on the cast by Utah, an area OF
than that Of Massachusetts, Rhode
Island and Connecticut combined, with
unlimited possibilities, both agricultural
and mineral. with each square root "t
this section tributary 60 the salt Lake
wholesale tradcT" said Mr., kimbah I"
The Tribune on saturday.
"Ellko county" he continued, "is one
Of the largest and 1T Is safe to say bcsl S.
Of tho state with Il climate practically
like that Of Utah, Tho lHll assessed
valuation of its property is SIG. tl3.noi.
being increased over two millions the last
year, and predict further incrcas So
ncXt year Of at leas, S2.5oo,ooo Taxes
arc reasonable being si,5I for state and
county and s262 within the school dis
tric, and town Of E.lk', property bclnS
assessed ut about 20 per cent OF Its ttue
value.
County Full Of Water
More streams head In Elko county
than in any other county OF the state
thus giving better facilities and results
streams are subject to greater evspora
,ion by reason OF long distances TO hoW
before the water is utilized. We nave
some Of the best valleys In the inter
mountain country, namely. Glover, Ruby
South Fork. Star. Lsmille. North. Fork
Duck, and several smaller ones, All arc
| blessed with the finest soil, ALI "cl va
tered hy mountain streams. ana wiz
! lands offering "A paradise for the ranches
and stoclIraiser and ideal faonities iol
,hc miner In many OF these valleys arc
large individual holdings, the owners ol
! which have grown old IN the service aut
arc now ready to retire and take h''
easy.
,"rhcsc lands can'bo bought for a Goot
I deal less than the same kind OF land II
! adjoining states. Several steam plow'
arc being used and many Of the ole
meadows are being broken up and ru
Ia grain, which means that the rnncne'
gradually is getting away from the old
fashioned way Of farming. During the
pas, year several flowing wells have beer
drilled. whIch proves that great dra
of water can he developed in this man
ner Fllso also contains the state cN
perimcntal farm,
Lands Are Available,
"Thc United States land commission
er's records show that from January
to November l, 19li. 2H6 persons home
| stcaded 1896 acres Of land. In addition
| to this the Pacific Reclamation "9mpnn,
has sold something like $4,000 acres anf
during the last six weeks the southern
Pacific has sold abou 10000 acres within
the county. I understand that the latte
! company Is To place all its lands in TN
| county upon the market. over one hun
dred water rights have been granted b!
the state engineer within the county since
the first OF the year.
! ''ilso countys main source or roNenn
| ls from the Stockralslng industry. Thon
sands Of head Of cattle are shipped an
nually TO market. tho proceeds OF whiel
run into The hundreds OF thousands. o
dollars, and the highs grade character o
our cattle IL shown by the fact that a
the 1910 international stock show al Chi
caeo the, prize thrrr- -year-2'd seSGr HII
valley This Is q prize coveted by nj
breeders OF the country.
Following the cattle comes the shec1
industry. II is estimated that over
lmIIIIon head OF sheep range in l1lko coun
" during tho summer. and this INDUS
try puts an enormous sum into IN
pockets OF the county. know OF on
train of lambs that went to south Oma
ha this season that topped the marke
each day until sold, Tho raising o
horses also is becoming an important III
dustry, and splendid animals have bee
imported. 80 the day Of the cayuse
dra wing TO close.
"The dairy industry is now quite
factor with our farmers. and two cream
home market mainly. The soil will pro
duce in abundance the best OF nlfaIta
timothy. vegetables and rcd top hay
wheat. oats and barley. apples. pluns an
everything else adapted TO sncU Gil
mate.
"Our principal towns arc Wells. Deeti
TIlko and Carlln, E.lko being the busines
center and county seat, The combine
deposits OF Eko's two banks equal a
least those OF any other town of its siz
In the west
1T Is true that Nevada has been locke
/ upon as a mineral country only. Dut
. T. becoming evident that in many sec
= lions tho agricultural resources ar
greater than the mineral. This fact Ina
never bccn advertised Thousands
: homescekers pass through the state eac
, year with railroad folder In hand pro
. fusely Illustrated with orange and q
! groves but this important phase OF Nc
; vada's newer existence Is now being an
Will be extensively advertised hereaftei
II while the people Of the county do nc
boast OF their mineral resources at IN
same time statistics show producto
OF over $50. 600 600 TO date. At preser
the mining industry has very brtgl
outlook with the rejuvenation OF Tusca
rore with the new camps OF Jarbidg'
Cold Circle and Contact, The former tw
arc rapidly exposing large bodies OF col
; ore, and together with other deposit
/ that arc bound to be discovered. IL
safe TO say that Elko county VIII ran
Y high in mining. Let me say here 10 kee
e vnur eve on the sectlOn between tn