The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-02
Reclamation Project
For Lake Valley Land

That Lake Valley will be dotteo
with prosperous nolnes, Is among the
probabilities u TIE heat low years.
One or the pest evidences Cf this
Is the fact that d syndicate OF Los
Angeles capitalists. neaaed by }. u.
Thompson, the well known Los Ange.
es banker and owner OF the Geyser
ranch, are benina reciaIlation pro
1ect which, it il understood, EN-
braces upwaros OF $1,000 acres OF
soil as rich as can be found any
where in The United states.
Mr. Thompson. accompanied by five
others. prominent In the business
world OF southern California, spenl
the greater poortion OF the present
week in looking over rne project, re
turning to the city THURSDAY night
and leaving for their homes l.
California yesterday afternoon. thor
oily enthused over the wonderful pos
abilities of Nevada as coming az
ttcultural state and particularly
were they impressed with the un-
Gouoted future greatness OF Lake
valley as an agricultural, hort
cultural and stock raising region.
When one stops to consider tina.
Lake Valley contains upwards OF
$4,000 acres OF fertile land sus
ceptible to cultivation by means o.
irrigation or by the modern meth
DDS Of moisture conservation, or
so-called dry farming, 1t can at once
be realized what vast empire II
really Is; what its development vii
mean to this county and state when
this vast unclaimed area is place.
In proper condition for productivenes
The great Salt Lake valley o.
Utah, in which the big and groWint
capital of that state is situated, Il
looked upon as one Of the garden
spots Of the west. While there Is
bountiful evidence Of this yet Lake
valley, right here almost within
stones throw of Phoebe, contains
vastly more good rich land than
does the Salt Lake valley and in
addition to this, climate which
cannot be surpassed, on the whole,
anywhere upon the globe.
Being surrounded on all sides by
mountain ranges, which afford ex,
ceilent range for live stock; while
the high peaks of these majestic
hills collect the snow which falls
in winter and thus conserves the
moisture until 1t isf needed in the
warmer months. Artesian flows Of
water which come from the subter'
rannean channels, SO characters
tic Of many Nevada valleys. are
known to exist in the northern enc
of Lake valley and an never end
ing supply belches forth in the
form of geysers at the Geyser ranch
hence the name 1t is confidently
believed that development will prove
that many thousands of acres VII
later be reclaimed by means o.
water from artesian wells.
While Mr.. Thompson was not ye
prepared to enter into details regard
ing the project for which himself anf
associates stand sponsor, yet HI
did say that the enterprise would un
doubtedly mean the bringing int
this county hundreds Of new set
tiers.
MIR. Thompson says there Is
constantly increasing demand 10
land and that Nevada ID attracting
attention. He is firm in the belle
that the completion CT the Panama
canal win bring thousands upon thou
ands OF seekers for homes to the Pa
cific coast from eastern states an
elsewhere. In California, land ha
become 80 valuable that the man pos
essed Of ordinary means cannot a
ways buy; hence there is tender
CIV to look into the interior an
Nevada is fortunate now in occupy
ing the position which it does, OF bt
ing the "Last Great West" wher
Uncle Sam has yet land availabl
to the home builder.
In the Thompson party were: !
Phillips, prominent cattleman no
a resident OF San Pedro; David Ger
mel. a well known mining engineer
lothian Bixby Jr., sen of the Fat
er Of Long Beach; Howard Kin
owner Of the biggest dairying bu
mess In southern California al
John Findlayson, successful She
grower Of California.