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

That Lake valley Will be dotteu
with prosperous homes, is among the
proDaDilll,s oI the neat iow years.
One or the oosl e,iGenCes ut this
is the fact tnaI a syndicate OF Los
Angeles capitalists, noaueu Ly j. 10
Thompson, The Wei. KNOWN Los AnSeI
es banker and owner Of the Geysei
rancn. are behind "a Reclamation pro
Ject which, it is understood, EN-
braces upwaras OF SO.UG0 acres oi
soil as rlch as can be found any
wnere in ,he Unlted states.
MIR. Thompson, accompanied by five
others. prominent in the business
world OF southern California, spent
the greater poortion OF the present
week in locking over the project, re
turning to the city Thursday night
and leaving for their homes l.
California yesterday afternoon. thor
oily enthused over the wonderful pos
sibilities of Nevada as a coming ag-
ricuitural state and particularly
were they impressed with the un-
DOUBTED future greatness OF Lake
valley as an agricultural, hort
cultural and stock raising region.
When one stops to consider thai
Lake Valley contains upwards o.
$4,000 acres CT fertile land sus
ceptible TO cultivation by means o.
irrigation CT by the modern meth
DDS of moisture conservation, or
so-called dry farming, it can at once
be rea lied what vast empire Il
really is; what its development vii
mean to this county and state when
this vast unclaimed area is place.
in proper condition for productiyenes
The great Salt Lake valley o..
Utah, in which the big and growing
capital Of that site is situated, Is
looked upon as one of the sardel
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 malesu
hills collect the snew which falis
in winter and thus conserVes the
moisture until it is' needed In the
warmer months Artesian flows or
water which come from the subtef'
rannean channels, SO characters
tic of many Nevada valleys, ar,
known to exist in the northern ent
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
Inter lie reclaimed by means OF
water from artesian wells.
While Mr. Thompson was not yer
prepared to enter into details regard
ing the project for which himseif ana
associates stand sponsor. yet ne
did say that the enterprise would uh
doubtedly mean the bringing ihto
this county hundreds of new set
tiers.
MIR. Thompson says there is
constantly increasing demand foi
NApoIn tH attracting
attention. He is firm in the belief
that the completion CT the Panams
canal will bring thousands upon thous
ands OF seekers fer homes TO the Ia
cifie coast from eastern states and
elsewhere. In California, land has
become SO valuable that the man pos
essed Of ordinary means cannot al
ways buy; hence there Is a tehdeh
cy TO look into the interior and
Nevada is fortunate now in occupy
ing the position which it does, OF pc
ing the Last Great West, where
Uncle Sam has yet land available
to the home builder.
In the Thompson party were; Il
Phillips, a prominent cattleman nov
a resident Of San Pedro; David Gem
mel we'll known mining engineer
lothian Bixby Jr.. sen of the FAN
or of Long Beach; Howard hine
owner Of the biggest dairying ous
mess in southern California an
John Findlayson. a successful shee
gr r7wer Of California.