The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
LEWIS H. BEAsoN, Editor & Mgr.
MOAPA VALLEY
RAILWAY OPENING

The Record acknowledges the r.
ccnpt OF an invitation to attenG
the celebration next week in the Mo
apa valley concentrating the CON.
plotion and formal opening of tn
Moapa valley branch of the Sal
Lake Route, the present terminus G.
which is st. Thomas
very excellant program ha
been prepared and Indications az
that an immense crowd win partlci
pate IN the festivities OF the occa
sion.
The Salt Lake Route has announc
ed excursion rates from all points o.
the road to Overton and st. Thoma
large number of Salt Lake bushes s
men viii take advantage OF the CA
cui'sion rates and it is also ami,
iplted that Lincoln county will he
we.l represented.
The following, frcm the pen of Nj.
D. K. Whitehead. appeared in the las
issue OF the Clark County Review:
The completion Of the Moapa va
ley branch Of the Salt Lake Railroad
marks the beginning of new life fot
the seni-tropical garden spot of til
Sagebrush state. Years ago the
Mormon pioneers found this wondee
fully fertile spot, located in the val
ley, and in a comparatively short
time had population of nearly 2.0g
people. The fertility of the soil mad
crops such as are seldom seen. They
thought that they were in Utah, tht
home OF the other Mormcns. and
paid their taxes there for years
fhen came the government survey
showing the country to be In Ne.
vada and not in Utah. Old Lincoln
county woke up to the situation and
found that she had some good pren
erty and proceeded Herewith te
collect taxes, not only those current
OUT took steps to collect all backtay
es Bitterness arose through law
suits and, finally. the people turned
the country over to the Nevada ar
thorities and went back to Utah,
Fifteen hundred people left homes
burning and went back to Utah
and from the top Of the mesa. as
trey watched the straw and IN
stacks burning. babe goodbye tc
Did Moapa valley.
For years the valley slept as d
deserted No Mans country. Rev
people ever stopped to try to retnl'S
the old into new country. A { rtv.
acre farm could be had for snne
Oft Icing traded off for fair
sized pony. Now and then someors
located on tract of land here d
there, and, soon getting tired on
hard work, moved on to let someon.
else try it. But with the building
the Salt Lake railroad through New.
ga, came prospects of better things
some men Of different parts i9i,
ca the few land holders of the yal
ley and tried some, new experiments
In the way of shipping garden stuf
70 northern markets. The exnr,
ments so far conducted ali show
mat intensive farming or gardeninE
In the Moapa valley will bring bi.
results. These matters we're taker
up with the Salt Lake railroad Noe
pie and they Were asked to build 5
branch line down the valley Il
develop 1t and bring in more settler
everybody wished it could be done
some thought it might be done. and
lnerewere a few who determined tha,
y would be done, II hard work couls
10 1t. The moving spirit of the
valley to undertake to make the rail |
'oad people see any good whatever in |
me proposition was S. FL. Wells |
And II ever man saw the fruits OF |
good labor materialize into real da,
lreams, he did.
Now the work is done and the no 1
8 built to st. Thomas, a distan
{ nearly twenty miles, and It 10
ow up to the people to show the
abroad that things can be done in
loapa valley.
They see the need of again getting
he valley settled with people and
ave set time for a celebration of
he completion of the road and for ,
ivertisement. As reported be-
re, the dates are June 18th and sth.