The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
NOAPA VALLEY
RAILWAY OPENING

/ ne ltEGCIu dthlO Nv iSbESS tI-S -
cenpl of an invitation to atteht
the celebration next week in the Mo
apa valley concentrating the cohl
plotlun and formal opening Of tn
Moapa valley branch OF the SaL
Lake Route, the present terminus d,
which is ST. Thomas.
n very eXcellant program liz
been prepared and Indications AZ,
that all immense crowd will partiei
pate in the festiyit Of the occa
sion.
The Salt Lake Route has announe
ed excursion rates from all points ca
the road TO OvertOn ard 1T. Thoma
A large number Of Salt Lake business
men will take advantage Of the e&
cul;sion rates and it is also AMI
ipated that Lincoln county viii IL
woll represented.
lhe following, frem the pen of Mr.
S. Il. Whitehead, appeared in the lao
issue of the Clark County Review
The completion Of the Moapa ya
ley branch CT the Salt Lake Railroal
marks the beginning Of new life fot
the semi-tropical garden spot of I'll
Sagebrush state. Years ago IL,
Mormon pioneers found this wonde
fully fertile spot, located in the val
ley, and In a comparatively shCI
time had population of nearly 30
people. The fertility of the soil ma :,
crops such as are seldom seen Tnei
thought that they were in Utah til,
home OF the other Mormcns, a,
paid their taxes there for years
Then came the government surve'
showing the country to be in Ne
vada and not in Utah Old Lincolr
county woke up TO the situation ant
found that she had some good prar
erty and proceeded herewith !,
collect taxes, not only those current
but took steps to collect all backtas
es. Bitterness arose through lev
suits and, finally, the people turnet
the country over to the Nevada an
thcrities and went back to Utah
Fifteen hundred people left hon
burning and went back to Utah
and from the top of the mesa, a
they watched the straw and ha
stacks burning, hade goodbye /
Did Moapa valley.
For Years the valley slept as
de7eited No Mans country Fee
people ever stopped to try 10 rrhni
the old into new country. A frtv
are farm could be had Tor NJ
oct n cling traded off f,f fai
sized pony. Now and then s1meor5
located on a tract of land here q
there, and, soon getting tired O
hard work, moved on to let someon,
else try it. But with the building
the Salt Lake railroad through Neg
da, came prospects of better thing
Some men CT different parts jaiI
cd the few land holders of the Va
ley and tried some new experiment.
In the way of shipping garden stnf
to northern markets. The expr.
ments SO far conducted all SHOW
that intensive farming or gard min
in the Moapa valley win bring bi.
results. These matters were takei
up with the Salt Lake railroad PEI
pie and they were asked to build
branch line down the valley t,
develop it and bring in more settlers
Everybody wished it could be done
Some thought it might be done, ant
therewere a few who determined tho
1t would be done, IL hard work coalt
do 1t. The moving spirit of tn,
valley to undertake to make the all
road people see any good whatever i
the proposition was S. II, Wells
And If ever man saw the fruits o
good labor materialize into real da
dreams, he did.
Now the work is done and the re
Is built to st. Thomas, distane
OF nearly twenty miles. and It Il
now up to the people to show tn,
railroad that things can he done Ii
Moapa valley.
They see the need of again gettins
the valley settled with people and
have set time for celebration Of
the completion OF the road and fol
advertisement AS reported be
fore, the dates are June 9Th and Slh