Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-11-16
PROSPEROUS FERNLEY.
Lyon County Point Will be Import.
ant One on S. P Line.

The little town Of Fernley, started
some few years ago in that favored
land section in the northern part OF
Lyon county under the Truckee
Carson reclamation project, appears
destined to be one of the main points
in Lyon county. and also quite a rail
road center. The Southern Pacific
company has concluded to erect and
equip the largest depot at Fernley that
it will have on its line between Salt
Lake and Sacramento. and the site for
this depot has been selected This
looks as though the company intended
to make Fernley an important point
on its line. The Fernley- Lassen cut
off starts from there, and the grade has
been completed to the west and north
for some miles. The laying of steel
will begin in a week or ten days on
this grade out of Fernley A new
steel bridge is being built across the
Truckee river near the old town OF
Wadsworth and will soon be complet-
ed. \ survey was recently made from
the station OF Apache, on the Hazen-
Churchill cutoff to Fernley. which will
shorten the route from Churchill to
Fernley some II or IA miles and OBJ
viate the heavy grade from Lahontan
to Hazen 1t is reported that this new
survey has been approved and accept
ed and that the cutoff will be built as
soon as the other portion of the Fern
eyLasscn cutoff is completed. if not
before This new line will give the
Southern Pacific direct north and
south line from Portland, Or, to Los
Angeles. Cal, with Fernley the central
and main station on that road as we'll
as an important one on the east and
west line of road 1t is not at all i'm
shops. now located at Sparks. may be
moved to Fernley.
The settlers and homesteaders in the
Fernley district are all in high spirits
regarding the outlook for their sec
ton. This year in the neighborhood
of 1000 acres of land were prepared
for alfalfa seeding. but the shortage
of water prevented much of it being
put i'll. Next season. however all this
acreage will be put in. and much more,
as the government is assured of water
from Lake Tahoe. The Fernley home
steaders have made application to
have their water payments for this
season deferred. They pay $50 per
acre for water and have ten years in
which to pay it. This year has been
poor one for water supply and they
are asking that their payments which
become due in December. be post
poned until April, 1914. The request
will probably be granted
In the. Pyramid reservations short
distance from Fernley. to the west
and north. there are some 10000 acres
open to homesteadcrs as soon as the
Lahontan dam on the Carson river
is completed This land is very rich
and lies on bench with a gradual
slope of about two feet to the 100 feet
The government has ordered eject
ment proceeding to begin against
those who are now located on this
land. The apportionment will be made
i'll 4O-acre tracts and probably be car
ried on under the drawing system
The water for irrigating this tract will
be taken from the Truckee river at the
Derby dam spillway
Here will be a fine chance for 400
or 500 homesteaders to secure some
of the best land that lies out of doors.
and build up as prosperous commun-
ity as there is in any State in the
Union.