The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04
CAMP GROUND FOR
TOURISTS LISTED
Winnemucca's Facilities to Be Set
Forth in Full in Forthcoming
Directory of the Nations
Tourist Camp Grounds

The Silver State has completed
this week the gathering and COM
piling of all data in connection with
the auto tourist camping ground in
this city, to be forwarded to the
United States Touring Information
Bureau for incorporation in direc-
tory of auto tourist camping grounds
within the United States, soon to
be issued. The resulting book, to
be placed on sale everywhere, will
be revised yearly, and will contain
not only data on camping grounds
but also aviation landing grounds
and late road maps, as well as listing
reliable garages, hotels and sum-
maries of road conditions.
The data concerning Winnemucca
will show the following facts: That
there is permanent camping
ground here, three blocks from the
business district, 200 by 800 feet
and capable of accommodating 80
camping parties. The property is
owned by the city, no permit is
required nor is any charge made
for using the camping grounds.
and proper police protection is af-
forded. There is running water on
the grounds and toilet facilities are
Igood. Bathing facilities are at pres
ent lacking, though it has been
agreed that the city council shall
remedy this with the breaking of
spring weather, perhaps with
showers, for the dusty travellers.
The same is true of permanent
shelters, for use in event of inelem-
ent weather. There are electric
lights on the grounds, and fire.
places are provided for cooking.
| An effort is made to keep the
grounds supplied with wood fol
fuel, principally secured by cutting
down dead trees. This at times is
all used up. however, and is one
more problem that must be solved
by the city council or civic organ
!. izations.
The data supplied goes into the
roads branching from this city
whether they are made with grave
or are of dirt, lists reliable garages
hotels and the drug stores handling
road maps, and says:
"Winnemucca is the center OF
one of the richest communitie.
per capita in the United States, or
the transcontinental railroad lines
of both the Southern Pacific ano
Western Pacific railroads. 1t i:
also the hub city where road:
branch off the Victory highway ir
many directions, principal among
them the Idaho-Oregon-Nevada Cut
off to Boise. Idaho, and Yellowstone
National Park in Wyoming; the Las
sen highway to California through
Lassen National Park and Volcano
and route to Crater Lake, Oregon
or Yosemite, California. Principal
industries: Sheep, wool, cattle and
stock raising, ranching and min
ing"
In regard to the airplane landing
field it was necessary to record that
while this city has such a field. ant
good one, it has not been kept
up properly for the reason that il
is not used sufficiently to justify
the expense; but that it is usable
now and will quickly be placed in
frst-class condition if circumstances
dictate the necessity.
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well feel qualification, for it means
that their financial worries are about
at an end and that the trend of the
times, as reflected, means surcease
of business worries.
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