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LYON COUNTY TIMES. >'■ *r- .« ' wv Published every Saturday morning by , : ‘ l AJ + W. 7A.ZHSA.HfKS EDITOW AND f^ROPftlETOA terms: rtn* Year.$ 3.00 nix Months.I. 1.75 Single Copies.. .J......;..10 ■ All subscriptions must be paid in advance. ’iw———————I———p*m OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. 4 Inlteri Mute* Government Pretddent A..Thediiore Roosevelt secretaiy of State. ... ..John Hay Secretary of Treasury -.Johh W. Shaw Secretary of War.Win. II. Tafft Secretary of Navy.Paul Morton Postmaster General._.G. B. Corcelyou secretary of Interior_Ethan A. Hitchcock Attorney General ... Wtn. H. Moody Secretary of Agriculture.James WJlson secretary of Commcr««.MMjL...Victor H. Metcalf Htttf of Nevada rrifted States J -..4.* P G. Newlands Senator* t .George to. Nixon Congressman....C- D. VanDuxer Governor. John Sparks Lieutenant Governor.Lemuel Allen .A. L. Fitxgerald ..G. F. Talbot .. F. H. Norcross state Treasurer . I> M. Ryan Secretary of State. W. G. Douglass State Controller. S. P. Davis AttorneyC.eneral . . .J.ti. Sweeney Surveyor General..E. D. Kelley state Prhffer ! L.fr M ‘Andrew Maute Supt. Public Instruction. .Orvis Ring f_ M A Murphy j .. Peter Breen District Judges ' .B F Curler * I.... f. G. S Brown t. . M s. Bontnfield Lyon County Judge of the District Court STX. Mttfphy btalc bcoator.. J. W. Wilson Assemblymen j..F A Kegan Sheriff and Assessor_ ...DP Jtandall Clerk and Treasurer. . D. W-% Mel^rkey Auditor and Recorder \ . .. R T Powers District Attorney. . John I.othrop Public Administrator ,.. ....- C. C. Braun U (utdbx- t«Oin>;_C. C. Turner Commissi oners < (long tenn).. T. J. A. Flaws ,.. . . „ 1 (shjKUSHBl sj.. *». IjfML - > NEWSPAPER law. I .Subscribers who An not gios scyrtss notice to the contrary ore ooneiAered as wishing tn continue 1 heir snbseriyiuin. it I > subscribers onier t he Aiccont tmitanor o/theif twrioAicaU. the yublisher /nay continue. 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The Postmaster who neglects to tjive the lefial notice of the neglect of a person to take from the of fice StSe newspaper dddreetod to him u liable fo fhe publisher for the subscription price mm m -DEALER IN -I »* i n J V Fresh Vegetables FRUITS vie Candies, Nuts, Etc* Ill the Sey%(«\ pending C M«Hi Street Y^RIMlfOY, - ■ ^EVjfa)A c. t. vkiSfttr. An. d. s fHYFUCIAN ANli lJURGKON. Office in Globe Hotel Building, Main St.. Yrirngtoii1, Nevada. -A.AA.AAA AA » A A A A A AA A A *444 ♦ 4 E. H. WHlTA^ftE, • NOTARY PUBLIC Office in Gem Tonsorial Parlors, Main St., Yeriuglpu. Nevada- v .i v' . A MATTER OF HEALTH i i 1* 4 1 < < V 4 < \ < t •* ,4 i, ~ ij POWDER Absolutely’ Pure /MS /TO SUBSTITUTE IRRIGATION. » » s Nevada's Fertile Vallies Will be Made Garden Spots by Government Storage * System of Sutv plus Water, • Nevada’s ancient inland sea is known as I.ake La Hontan; it was one of several great pre-historic lakes distributed over the Great Basin of tire arid rfegion, among them Lake Bonneville of whicti the (ireat'Salt'L.ake was the deeg •est-.peatioiK. Us -«aea- was--nine times greater than the Great Salt, or almost as large as Lake Michi gan and much deeper. The contracted remains of Lake La Hontan in Nevada are found In Pyramid Lake and and a t»uiu ber of other small inclosed lakes which were the deepest portions of the ancient lake. Since1 the£e large pre-historic lakes were land locked and did not overflow, it follows that the rainfall which fed them was much heavier than it is today. DROWNING OOT THE MORMONS. Should conditions revert, many of the important points situated in the Great Basin would be hope lessly flooded, such for instance as the Mormon Temple, which would stand in 850 feet of water, and 700 miles of railroad would be sub merged. These pre-historic lakes are said to be of very recent origin—-that is recent by the geologist’s count -*-perImps' 30,600 or 40,060' years old. Fossils have been found showing the presence of primitive man along their ancient shores and embankments, which in many Instances, are as perfect in contour and as distinct as it the waters had receded only a few years since. These lakes included such arid and fear inspiring localities of today as the Black Rock desert, Skull Valley atid Death Valley, and a score of other places where the bleached bones of man and animal attest to an awful lack of water. GREAT GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION WORK. The first irrigation work of the uatipnal government, which is to be celebrated by the turning of the water into the gigantic ditches next month, is the largest project which has been definitely out lined and approved under the irri gation act—known as the Truckee Carson project. When completed it will involve-the expenditure of approximately nine million dollars and will reclain 350,000 acres of desert land. That portion of the system n ow "rotnplef eel consists of a canal 31 mil^ yong to take water from the ^ruckee River and convey it to the Carson River, where a large storage reservoir is projected. Just below this reser voir site, the - waters of the two streams will be led out upon the plains by two canalW With a com bined capacity of 1,900 cubic feet per second. Some 50,0^0 acres are to be irrigated this Spring for which 200 miles of small distribut ing ditches have been dug. The Secretary of the Interior has set aside $2,740,000 of the “Reclanjatjdu ^lind” for the initial work.andb^ the time this has been expended about 100,000 acres will be under canals, and the settlers will be returning in an nual payments the original invest ment. The money thus received will be used as a revolving fund for land has been divided into farm units of 80 acres, and the cast of reclaiming will be $26 per acre, Work is being commenced this Spring on regulating gates at the outlet of Lake Tahoe, located in California, but whose waters will be used to reclaim the fertile Nevada soil. Future plans in volve the draining of Carson Sink, 25,000 acres in extent, which over flows in yea« of heavy rainfall, and the reclamation of lands in the upper Carson and Truckee val lies. As these large'* cffe&s are gradually brought under irrigation a greator water supply will be re quired and nine additional reser voirs will be constructed with a combined storage capacity of over a million and a quarters acres feet. An acre foot equals one acre, one foot deep. FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND GRAIN YIELD ABUNDANTLY. The soil under this project is very fertile, and delicious fruits such as apples, pears, peaches, grapes, all the berries and veget ables produce luxuriantly. Oats, wheat, potatoes and alfalfa are the staple crops. 'J'he lands are tribu tary to the Southern Pacific, the Nevada, California and Oregon, and the Virginia and Truckle railroads and the recent enormous | activity in gold and silver mining in Nevada insures a nearby and profitable market. At the same time the supply of food products will greatly reduce the cost of living and further stimulate min ing developitifen^. 1 The fact that a very large portion of. the lands includra in this project belong to the government and have been with drawn from speculative entry un der the desert*,and other land laws, is a matter for congratulation. Yerington Creamery Company j -manufacturers of -— -»-J Superior Creamery Butter.... J Creamery located Two Miles .. , Ccwyinifatioes to J South of Yerington. YeringtonCreamery Co. J Nevada’s past history has been one of land monopoly. In fact it has been said that the State was long since stolen by land bears. In area Nevada is three times the size of Indiana, but her population is scarcely sufficient for a single small county. The popular vote of last year was but little over 12,000. The bulk of the inhabit able lands are in the hands of a few great land owners, while the opporttnity for settlers and in creased population has never been extensive Nevada’s land history is one which can be studied with profit by those who are searching for light on the question of proper administration of the public do main. With exception of the in flux of immigration due to mining excitment, the population is at a standstill and must continue to re main so until farm lands are thrown open to settlement in small tracts through government irriga tion. STEALING AWAY THE STATE. When the State was admitted to the Union, ih ptslc£ of receiving the usual donation of alternate school sections—16 and 32 in ea^ tow nship—she secured a flat grant from the government of tw'O mil lion acres of public land to be lo cated wherever her law-makers saw fit. The State Legislature passed as much as desired of this great and valuable resource into private ownership of stockmen, at as low a figure as 25 cents an acre. These lands have been located up and down the sides of every river and stream and aiound every spring and water hole in the State, so that while Nevada has today some sixty million acres of public land, there is not a quarter section of it upon which a homesteader cound make a living. The laud granted to the State for schoql purposes—disposed of by the State for a mess of pottage—con trols the lands of the State. The government s irrigation, when worked out, will immediate ly double Nevada’s population; it will provide a new life blood of settlement and citizenship for a region of unsurpassed agriculture. This great reclamatiop scheme for the rebuilding of Nevada is being carried into operation .by Engineer L. H. Taylor, under the supervision of Frederick H. New ell, Chief Engineer of the Recla mation Service. It will afford the first practical example of the operations of the new national irri gation law.—Guy E. Mitchell. Cleared for Action. When the body is cleared for action, by Pr. King’s New Life Pills, you can tell it by the bloom of health on the cheek; the brightness of the eyes; the firmness of the flesh and muscles; the buoyancy of the mind. Try them. At Mason Valley Drug Store, 25 cents. Indigestion. Causes Catarrh of the Stomach. For many years It has been auppoeed that Catarrh of the Stomach caused Indigestion and dyspepsia, but the truth is exactly the opposite. Indigestion causes catarrh. Re peated attacks of Indigestion inflames the mucous membranes lining the stomach and exposes the nerves of the stomach, thus caus ing the glands to secrete mucin instead of the juices of natural digestion. This Is called Catarrh of the Stomach. 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A. __ - - NOW IN ITS 39th YEAR The leading mining periodical of the world, with the strongest editorial staff of any technical publication. Subscription SS.00 a year (including U. S., Canadian, Mexican postage.) Sample copy free. Send for Book Catalogue. Toe Engineering and Minino Journal 241 Bmtoq, New Vert John Lothrop^ Attomeyvat'Law and Notary Public. Will practice in all Courts in the State. Office in the Court House. Dayton. Nevada K. II. SMITH, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Office and Residence in the Littell Building. Opp* PostoAce. Main St.. Yerington, Nevada. Special Attent.on Given the Eve. Glasses Fitted. H. PILKINCTON, LL. B. ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR-AT-LaW Notary Public Office—Virginia Street, Craig’s Addition Yerington, Nevada.