White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-31

BOUT $50 families settled upon
a public lands in Nevada In the
\ past year. according TO ngufes
repaired by a. h.. Gray. register oil the
Federal land office 1T Carson. Mr..
Gray is boosting the possibilities OF
Nevada land for agricultural purposes.
.There are millions OF acres open
for settlement in this state. he said.
"These are waiting some method OF
IRRIGATION and mel with nerve are de-
| veloping in many sections. settlers
have proved that wells will furnish
water In northern Humboldt. Washoe,
| Lincoln. Clark and White Pr eoun-
| ties and there are thousands OF acres
i'm that section awaiting settlers, who
| can obtain land for the asking under
! either the homestead act or the Pitt
man act"
Mr.. Gray calls attention 10 the fact
that six or seven firms in other states
are Advertising TO locate settlers on
Nevada lands and are doing n good
business. Their business Is legiti-
mate" he said. But il seems strange
tina farmers will pay a dollar and IA
half an acre to be located on land they
can take up themselves. 1t might be a
good idea for the state to advertise
such land, as II becomes taxable when
settled.
"a man in Oakland. he continued.
'tadvertiscs Nevada lands and locates
homesteaders in the Rebel Greek.
Humboldt county. district. His part
ner conducts "a store at Rebel Creek,
at which the settlers obtain their sup
plies. The two men charge $50 an
acre for their work and have done
considerable business in the last year.
other real estate firms in Gridley.
Cal, Los Angeles. Boise, Idaho. and
other cities have been locating settlers
in Elko. Humboldt. Pershing and
washoe counties. All of these con-
Germs seems 70 be doing a good bust
ness and arc bringing settlers into
Nevada rapidly.
During the months of July and
August said Mr.. Gray. permits to
prospect for water were issued and de-
livered to applicants covering more
than 100000 acres of ~sagebrush land,
and IL so per cent OF the applicants
should be successful in developing
water for the irrigation of twenty acres
each go as to raise agricultural prod
ucts 1t a profit 1t will mean 1880
acres of decided and for taxation and
the opening for 1so-ncre homesteads
where II Is known water can be found
or 1880 acres of the public domain"
Mr.. Gray estimates that 5000 acres
of land are being applied for each
by men anxious to develop water
and secure n home under the Pittman
act. The registrar says Nevada should
some steps itself to obtain new
for the available tracts. Some
OF the advertisements of Nevada land
read like fairy tales. he explained.
The government is investigating some
81 those concerns now. but all seem
TO be complying with the law.
''rhere is one man In San Antonio.
he said. "who advertises that ne
Is agent Tor 1000. 900 acres of Nevada
bordering on southern California. |
advertisements say that lemons. |
oranges. peaches. pears. apples. pea |
nuts and sweet potatoes car be
that the climate Is about the
as in Los Angeles. At the time
ne first advertised he had a copy OF
he Pittuan act and plats of two
townships I'm Clark county. The Il
yertisement has been referred TO the
bureau of Investigation. but
so far nothing wrong has been found.