The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-04-27
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Eastward from the white SUBMITS |
of the Sierras, southerly from the |
raches of the mighty Columbia, west
ward from the Mormon land, and |
north of the Santa Fe trail, is Ne |
ada, the great heart of the westland,
sovereign state of the United
States, with 10000 square mics If
territory and less than 100, 900 inhab-
itants, counting Indians. No popula-
ton, That's the matter with Nevada.
Two great transcontinental railways
| the Western Pacific and the Southern
Pacific, traverse the soltudes of the
north from east to west, and the Los
Angeles & Salt Lake road passes
| Through the southern part of the
state Other railroads are projected
and in course of construction which
will open it from north to south. 1t
has millions of acres of government
land which can be made proftably
productive and which are open to Sc
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United States to homesteaders and
others, in large or small areas. It's
mineral resources are equal, if not
superior, to any in the world, as prov
en- by it's past and present production
of the precious and baser metals.
Among many other advantages, Ne
vada offers a field for industry, spec
ulation, enterprise and investment
far greater to that afforded in the
eastern states and great middle west
a hundred years ago. There is no
avenue of human effort known to
modern civilization that is not wide
open. AS stated, it's lands are fertile
and productive, its mineral resources
are practically untouched and mex
haustible for ages to come. 1t has
lands, homes and opportunities for
millions, yet. only population OF
100000 people. This situation is
due to artificial and not natural con
ditions; besides it is only recent!
that the wonderful mineral resourc-
es and the great fertility of Nevada
so-called desert, lands have attract
, ed attention, and even at this day i
is not known that there are million!
OF acres of free unclaimed and unoc
cupied fertile government land tina
can be made productive. Nevada, Xix,
, it's great neighbor, California, ha
, never been doomed. its limitles
store of treasure has enriched tn
men and built the cities of othe
states and not its .own. Since 1856
il has been used by the Souther
Pacific as bridge to connect uta
and California, and hardly consid
cred on the map for any other pur
pose. Its small population is large
ly due to this fact. The opening o
, the Western Pacific railway throug
; Nevada. introducing competition /
conditions, and the"splendid isols
- ion" of Nevada is at an end, and tn
long neglected state, with its unp2
allied resources and great avenue
! for enterprise. is calling for men, Ell
ergy. brains, nerve. money and labo
g these qualities and things that can
, be had in anyother place in the wor
70 For 80 years it's progress has bee
20 retarded and held back. Under Il
to changed conditions, with railroa
20 competition and unobstructed oppo
portunity for development, it's ris
is to strength and power will be MOI
rapid
Nevada has more that 100000
acres Of land; it has a population
100000 or 0S. per SO. mile OF tn
" land some is desert and unfit for agl
al cultural purposes. Perhaps ON
Sc eighth of its land is held by priva
ct ownership, and Of this less than on
lis tenth is under cultivation. There a
n unoccupied fertile government Ian