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SCENES IN" THE CAPITAL CITT OF NEVADA T&AT ILLUSTRATE THE^ARCHI
> TECTURE AND CHARACTER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS THAT ARE ;HAND
,• SOMK? AND SUBSTANTIAL. _ ; -'^".-•.'\u25a0"\u25a0'\u25a0'\ ' \u25a0'\u25a0' Lv'^vv', l^
At Palisade ores are shipped !n from
Eureka by the train load and taken to
mills for treatment. An extensive ter
ritory full of mineral Is found alons
the roads in Eureka County, many mines
being bullion producers, and others un
developed..- Elko County, in the north
east corner of Nevada, is rich in mines.
White Pine County, reached by wagon
roads from "Wells Station on the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad, has scores 0*
mwes.'gSBBMHB . . •
At Humboldt immense bodies of sul
phur are reached so pure that every
blast. fires the mine. Three and a half
nuiiion" pounds were shipped in 1902.
Opposite the station a noble ranse
of snow capped mountains have great
bodies of ore. Millions have been taken
out at different places, Unionville. The
Sheba group and elsewhere.
Battle Mountain Is one of the impor
tant stations for the miner. There are
many flourishing camps within a radius
of a dozen miles," mostly poor men's
camps, as they are called because they
do not reuire large Investments to mine
the ores and get 'them to the custom
mills.
ITC3IBOLr»T*S DEPOSITS.
Humboldt County is said to contain
every 1 metal known to science. Nickel,
cobalt. . tin, zinc, bismuth, aluminum,
come into Lovelock from the east, be
sides borax, sulphur and many other
products of the pick. On the road half
"way between the nickel mines and the
railroad lies a body jof magnetic iron
which can be hammered out in a forge.
It covers mlles-of mountain range and
promises to become a great source, of
wealth when opened up for shipment.
In a book recently published by an
thority of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, a picturesque and truthful story
is told that illustrates the wealth of
minerals that have been found near
Reno. The story is as follows ;
"While the famous old mines at Vlr*
ginia City. Austin. Eureka. Tuscarora
and elsewhere are still being worked
and still support substantial towns,
there are -so many new camps showisg:
up that interest centers in them. The
history of some •of them is . veritable
romance. One- within sight of Reno
lies on a rounded hill which has been
trodden over for forty years. An honest
piano tuner named George Wede&tnd,
who has spent the last half of bis lons
life in Nevada, putting in every idle
hour looking for gold, found metal in the
dirt of the road below the present mine.
He dug steadily day after day for five
years and in 1900 turned up a shovelful
of earth which felt different from the
rest. It was assayed and showed
54335 S7 in gold and silver, and the vein
proved both large and rich. He ship
ped many car loads, never selling one
load for less than SSSOO net and finally
disposed of his rights to Governor John
Sparks, who has erected mills and is
shipping bullion steadily."
At "Wadsworth the stages go north
to a fine gold \u25a0 camp in , Ollnghouse,
where a dozen mines are paying divi
dends, and south, where silver, gold,
soda, salt, copper and other valuable
materials abound. .-.-,-
Arrangements have been made for
pumping the water from the Comstock
mines and the expense will be borne
jointly by a group of companies. All
operations in this regard will be con
ducted jointly and In the pursuance
of a fixed and well matured plan, by,
which economy of operation la secured.
Many great discoveries may yet bo
made in the lower levels of the Corn
stock mines. Virginia City stands
ready to be benefited by any futnra
developments.
WEDEKCTIVS DISCOVERT.
Reno, in. addition to being the seat
"of the University of Nevada, is a pros
pective jobbing center for a largo ter
ritory and it possesses ' many elements
of future greatness by reason of its
surroundings. Large transportation In
' terests have considered favorably a
plan to give a trade territory, which
can easily bo accomplished ' by ' the In
stitution of what are known as graded
railroad rates. Near Reno are valua
ble mines that are yielding rich re
tarns to their owners. Cattle raisins
and the livestock industry 'generally
bring in large sums annually. _ ,-'
Reno is situated in, the "fertile val
ley of the Truckeo and is surrounded
on all sides by majestic mountains. It
is the metropolis of Nevada. Beauti
fully situated, its charms are enhanced
by fine buildings and grounds \u25a0 and
through it meanders the Trttckee
River. The University of -Nevada is on
an eminence in the northern : part :of
the city. /' '
- * The preent banking and commercial
connections of Reno are large. The
city has had a. steady and rapid growth
during the past few years and was,' in
fact, the first Nevada city to have a
business awakening. Its educational
institufions ar«>**the chief pride of tha
people. Social life in Reno is charm
ing. '
The climate of Reno has made the
city to some extent. - The air is clear
jand bracing. The health of the resi
dents Is excellent, a fact due to \u25a0 the
existing conditions. Thtce are few
disagreeable days in the year. The
rainfall is slight. The sky ts almost
always clear. The air is full of ozone
and comfort and stimulus are in every
\ breath. Pulmonary troubles are 'Un
known. Asthma ceases In Reno air.
Virginia City, Anstin; Eureka.' Tus
carora and other places \u25a0In the State
have made reputations' for ''the mineral
"deposits 1 \u25a0* found • ~in tttelr respective,
neighborhoods. Mines situated near
"them" are still'payins' propositions. Vir
ginla'.Clty "has a history \ alt its own.
There the industries of the great boom
period .the Comstock lode were fo
cused. .//
Other Localities
Are in Line -of
Progressi
Comstock Revival
Gives Virginia 1
Gity Hope,
Reno Becomes a
Strong Point
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FINE FUTURE
ASSURED RENO
AND VIRGINIA
Cnrttnved \u25a0 on s Pive
. • The cattle industry is most Impor
tant.'- - In .the Immediate valley dairying
prevails, while the mountain ranges are
filled .with 5 beef; cattle. 1> During .the
summer months thousands of fine young
cattle are c fattened '% on > these * natural
meadows, I : where ! the i grass ;grows knee
deep, 1 and t fresh* running 1 -i water flifi * al
ways at hand. Miles of such range land
is \ owned ]by ** the s cattlemen ( (osf s Nevada.
An average of 30,000 cattle are fed every
year a on .; the s ranges s immediately s sur
r oundin s x Carson -Valley.', ". InH the | fall
the choicest, are; driven i to market' and
the remainder: fattened on alfalfa; There
are r - about k the - same $ numb w i oorf r - sheep
raised. yearly; farther; south' in.the val
ley:?,':-,-;..'.,-* ;..,\u25a0....,-: „ -;/,- \u25a0•;.-.-\u25a0•-=.'•.:-.-.\u25a0..•.\u25a0> --
Nevada's alfalfa-fed beef and mutton
command:; the - highest >.prices ;, in?*, the
Eastern and^Westcrn 1 markets,- andare
cldedly In. favor, of irrigation over, rain
is that it may be regulated according to
the v \u25a0 requirements - of ,-r each separate
product., :. .-,.-\u25a0.\u25a0.\u25a0;:-,• v -.'--'\u25a0,'. -'-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ":\u25a0"".'\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0'-
'ture. ; . There are ,< also £ several? good
placer claims being worked at a profit.
A number of copper properties have sus
pended operations until^tthe * price of
copper advances. Copper mining in this
valley,; was quite a lively.iindaatry. I in
years past,' when eopperiwas' worth the
working. . It is hoped that. the markets
will; justify a reopening; of these mines
In ; the near. future. . . ;nt : '^" :
£s£ Recent " developments ";\u25a0. in , this - section
prove that | mining S has j now ! a | brighter
outlook . than ever before."".:;.' Besides the
Eastern capitalists who "fare ' investi
gating properties .with ' a view to \u25a0; buy
ing,', there , is . a : company of } valley, men
operating a mine in the Pine Nut range.
.They, haye ::\u25a0 an ± exceptionally , large • de
posit of medium grade silver and lead
ore. \ with, thousands of dollars'. worth of
mineral in sight.-; An expert.raining,en
gineer and; assay er has recently- handed
in such a favorable report that upon his
advice '.the *: machinery,, will Lbegin to
move at once.- The corn-parry bas already
vated acres, orchards heavy with fruit,
sparkling streams of mountain water,
embanked with willows and wild shrub
bery, and modern homes surrounded
with shade trees and . liowers. Almosi
the entire valley is : under, cultivation
and its apparent prosperity is_good to
look* upon. Broad, green fields o,f wav
ing grain in the.spring, busy Harvesters
in the summer, sleek, grazins; cattle In
the fall and a peaceful, well-earned rest
in the winter. Such is the aspect of
Douglas County,' a perfect model of a
well regulated agricultural district. The
unrivaled: prosperity of this growing
community, is due to individual thrift
and energy, a conservative expenditure
of money and labor, and the naturally
favored conditions and situation of the
valley. A reliable water right is the
most essential thing in a* country that
depends upon artificial irrigation, ,'tind
this section is. blessed with sufficient
water for every . farmer. : It- la, a well
known fact that not ; a . single \u25a0• farm 'is
mortgaged; instead/every, man in the
valley has money to burn. -. \u25a0 : .. .
Alfalfa is the principal crop raised,
over 500,000 . tons 1 being ; the average
yearly yield. Three crops, are harvestec.
each year, leaving excellent pasturag
for cattle, in the fall and' winter. Thi
average price of alfalfa hay is from $f
to $10 a ton in the stack, and from $11
to $16 baled. The larger part of tin
hay is baled for the market; the re
mainder retained in the stack for homt
consumption.". \u0084. .... .
Wheat: comes next in line of impor
tance... The grain |i 3 particularly large
and. well' formed, commanding the Ugli
est,: market price. . In " previous - years
the : demand has been greater \u25a0 than the
supply. j'.To prevent a repetition of this
state : of ' affairs, , a great : deal .-' of. new
land ii has i. been ' put -under cultivation
this spring and planted to wheat. More
wheat ? will be grown :; this - year 'than
ever f In " the" history, of . the ; valley.\ The.
Douglas County- Roller Mills, v operated
near -; GartJnerville. - consume ; most oi
the ;wheat grown, paying, the prevailing
price».'-.',The best of flour and other, mill
products v Js made there,* supplying, the
demands of ,, - Douglas ;.\u25a0 County, t Ormsby
County," Aurora, Bod io and' other mining
districtsin the vicinity. Nearly enough
wheat'andscornia grown by the neigh
boring , farmers .-, to furnish the amount
required) for use. in the milL;Oats,'bar
ley,?' rye, s corn, potatoes, onions, \u25a0•, beets,'
apples, pears, plums, peaches and small
fruits-and vegetables * are 2 raisedrmost
successfully. \ Potatoes- and aples from
thiß.valley.iare particularly, sought'after.
in Eastern 'markets. v : When: shipped.be
yond 6 the 'Pacific Coast; they '-;\ bring v- a
higher 'price, after ' deducting ; all; trans
portation charges, than is 'ever ; paid at
home for, similar produce.'- California
dealers buy : Douglas - County * potatoes
and apples and retail them for nearly
double .the "iV rate -h for ithe
choicest California fruits, which proves
the superiority Oof * fruits j grown,; in -Ne
vada •, over.-; those of ; any other -land:
They are: larger, firmer, -better: flavored
and keep' much longer v when 3 shipped
than- fruits grown in* •warmer "climato
where rain Is prevalent. One point de-
- Experiments have recently been made
along; these lines by extracting tannin
oil- from sagebrush, as well as a sood
quality of rubber. Hon. Thomas Wren
the- late author of the "History of Ne
vada," was the first to extract tannin oil
from sagebrush, and it was of unusual
strength. The leather tanned by this
process was of almost velvet softness
\u0084' Others have been experimenting for
sqme time with sagebrush as a rubber
producing plant. . Several '\u25a0 pounds \u25a0 of
rubber has been secured " in this wav
which has been pronounced by Eastern
experts to be of a superior ' quality
With proper appliances and canftJl i
there U no. reason why tannin- oil and
rubber cannot be manufactured herein
paying quantities.: • , . c m
One of the most important f ea f,ir..
of Carson Valley is, the DouglL C Ou^ty
Creamery, in operation since 1893 it
was organlied on the co-operative «i»«
with forty fanners as stockholdersa^i
a capital of $15 000. It- haa paJdiaXJ
dividends ever since. .The creamery^!!
ceives daily from its. numerous ,»,»,„
about "35,000 pounds of mUk f^ DS
which 15.000 pounds of butter krV -r,l^ m
The butter haa an enviabl^ rt£m^ a . deu
for its purity, , being in Vftlt**^ l^
in California^ as • well as lnKmJiSS UU r L
is also shipped to foreign coun^f; : U
acconnt of Its \u25a0.keapteg^ UI S? t u <^ rl ? s on
When Thomas Edison -was in Nevada,
something: more than twenty-nve years
asro, he was struck by the vast expanse
of sagebrush, and remarked that the
Lqrd never put so much or any one
thing in a place without a definite
object. Edison believed that some ons
would eventually discover some com
mercial quality in the sagebrush which
would render it very valuable.
- There are other valleys In Western
Nevada •which have the same excellent
soil and irrigation facilities guaranteed
in Carson Valley. This, of course, is a
new industry here, but when Its success
has been once demonstrated there are
many thousands. of acres' of land in Ne
vada especially adapted to the culture
of the sugar beet. It is understood that
if this project . is : successfully carried
out a sugar retlnery will be built on the
ground.
The soil of Carson Valley Is well
adapted 'to beet raising-, and it is pro
posed to colonize a portion of the Dang
berg ranch by cutting it up into twenty
acre tracts and bringing Eastern fami
lies into the country to till the soiL The
almost- perpetual sunshine of the sum
mer months lias a great deal to do with
the sucrose in the beet, and sunshine
can always be depended upon here.
It will require about $600,000 as an
initial expense to set this project under
way and this amount has already been
pledged by an Eastern firm.
$75,000. worth of property on the
ground; including a mill and cyanide
plant. These will start up as soon as a
force of men can be secured and it ia
expected that the output will be unu
sually large. The ore on the dumps
represents a fortune, , while a true fis
sure vein of considerable width pro
vides an almost unlimited deposit to be
extracted as work progresses. I The beat
from these mountains is yet to be ex
tracted, and those interested in mines
there at present are most sanguine over
the prospects.
The largest property under. one man
agement is that owned by the Dangberg
Land and Cattle Company. • At the pres
ent time the company controls some
thing over 55,000 acres, including farm
ing lands and mountain ranges. A large
portion : of this land is under cultiva
tion, producing from four to five tons
of alfalfa and • grass hay to the acre.
This spring something like 10,000 ad
ditional acres have been cleared of
sagebrush -by the novel method of
drowning it out Each year a con
siderable amount of new land is
put under cultivation in addition;to the
already large farm.' The number ox
cattle on the ranges ia increased pro
portionately, the average yearly output
being about 4000 head . Most of these
_are shipped to Kentucky and other
Eastern markets.
BEET SUGAR CULTURE.
considered 'equal, if not superior, to
the corn-fed meats of the States east of
the Rocky Mountains. , .
Mining, has been carried on with
various degrees ; of success ever since
the early, discovery of . gold. Tho Pine
Nut Mountains, forming the . southeast
ern boundary of the valley, are partic
ularly rich in gold. Many important
mines are located here and in the past
'some ' exceptionally rich ore has been
extracted. Tne richest mineral was
found. ln pockets, though some fine per
manent ledges have been uncovered anu
are being developed at the present time.
Eastern capitalists have been investi
gating these properties this spring and
it is reasonably expected that active
operations will begin in the near.fu-
CARSOX VALLEY.
Carson Valley, Douglas County, is
south of Carson City and extends thir
ty-five miles to the snow capped moun
tains that inclose the adjoining valley.
The western peaks rise almost perpen
dicularly from the level cultivated land
to a height of from 10.000 to 12,000 feet
and are gorgeous with their shimmering
covering of snow during a greater por
tion of the. year. From the deep snow
packed ravines near the summit flow
innumerable streams of clear, cold
water, bounding with frantic haste over
steep, rocky cliffs, reach the plain,
there to .wend peacefully 'through
the comfortable * farms, . bringing
unbounded „ prosperity to.- all with
in reach of their ever .valuable
waters. The Carson Hirer * forms the
main channel of this. natural irrigation
system. It - runs \u25a0 lengthwise through
the central portion of - the .valley, with
two large forks branching -to the east
and west. Thus water is available to
nearly .all of the fertile soil.* « . ;
This valley is most beautrfuL_ with its
broad • expanse of level, catretrrfly cultV-
an automobile has run between Carson
and the springs for the benefit of its
patrons.
. Agriculture forms a major portion of
the industries of the valley, the town
being encircled with prosperous farms
of varied sizes. Small fruits, apples,
pears and plums are raised in abund
ance, while potatoes, hay and grain
form the principal crops. The soil is
very productive, insuring a good yield
from whatever may be planted, wheat,
oats and barley and rye being raised
without irrigation. . . , . \u25a0 .
A company of enterprising men have
recently secured 500 acres of land to
the south of the city and are placing it
under cultivation as rapidly as possible.
The ground is being cleared, fenced and
planted to grain. Deep wells are being
bored for irrigation purposes and elec
tric pumping plants will be installed.
This experiment, which can hardly fail,
will mean much to the State as well as
the city, when its success is an estab
lished fact and the ranch placed upon a
paying basis. There are thousands of
acres of land in Nevada lying idle for
want of a sufficient water supply, and if
It is demonstrated that pumping plants
are practicable, Nevada's future will bo
permanently assured. This applies par
ticularly to land beyond the reach of
the great Truckee irrigation canal and
other natural water channels.
A GOOD STOCK YEAR."
Western Nevada as a favored locality
for stock- raising. was ; never better il
lustrated' when the winter of '90 broke
every stockman in the section by its
unwonted severity. Ninety-live per
cent of the stock perished on the ranges
and the loss was not fully realized un
til the melting snows of the spring un
covered their carcasses heaped in the
ravines. There are few countries where
such stockmen could- have recuperated
from such wholesale losses, but the Ne
vada stockman has the indomitable
mountain spirit which docs not falter
when fortune strikes bedrock. They
were all up and doing • the following
year and beginning to rebuild their
fortunes. They are most of them bet
ter tixed financially than ever and they
believe in the Indian tradition that a
really devastating winter only, strikes
Nevada once in forty years and the next
is not due for some time yet.
Nevada has just passed through a
very mild open, winter and with the wet
spring the forago is thick upon the
hills. The bunch grass seeded down
splendidly and even the flinty, barren
parts of the hills are mantled with
lilleree.
This last mentioned foragcplant is of
recent growth in Nevada. It made its
first appearance about ten* years ago ..;
Nevada, its seeds having been brought
across the mountains eitner by the high
winds or possibly on the backs of sheep.
The seeds of the. Spanish fodder plant,
alnlltria. more commonly called "lil
leree,"' has a number of little spiral
shaped filaments which cause it to cling
to anything with -which it comes in 1
contact.
It seeds, down very rapidly and for
the past ten years, from a few scatter
ing plants, it has made its way steadily
over the State, and now the hills, once
so bare of vegetation, seem a congenial
soil for this plant of tenacious growth.
It does not attain the heavy growth
which characterizes it in Mexico and
Southern California, but it never/leaves
a place where it has once taken root,
and this year appears to have been very
favorable to it. It furnishes very fat
tening fall feed for stock of all kinds
and they do not seem to care for it
green. They relish it most when it 'is
dried and withered.
. Aliniirs in the. immediate vicinity, of
Caraon is not carried on to any very,
great extent. Several mines that were
operated successfully in the past are
closed at present, not being rich enough
to compete with the wonderful discov
eries, in Southern Nevada. The gutter
of those mines has blinded all men to
anything less astounding in richness
nearer home."
Situated about two miles northeast of
Carson is Shaws Hot Springy, well
known for tbe medicinal properties of
its water. Several years agro the orig
inal spring was destroyed by an earth
quake. A second \u25a0 and better one was
soon uncovered and the flow has been
most satisfactory ever since. The water
is highly mineralized, making- the bath
an excellent cure for rheumatism and
ti"iil&r afflictions. During- the last year
The Stewart Institute, more common
ly called the Indian school, is about
three miles south of the city. This
training school was established in Car
son through the efforts of Senator Wil
liam M. Stewart several years ago
THE STEWART INSTITUTE.
The Nevada State Prison is about two
miles to the east of the town, at the
foot of a mountain of almost solid rock.
The ttone that was hewn from this nat
ural quarry for the. State Capitol and
other buildings left an excavation per
fect in Us adaptability for a prison site.
The buildings and walls are of stone"
while the rocky mountain forms two
sides of the inclosure.
The new OrphamV Home has recently
been completed and is -one of the finest
buildings in the State.
The city is very ably represented by
two newspapers, the Morning Appeal
and th«! Carson City News, an evening
paper. The Appeal is the oldest paper
in the State published continuously
having- be*n established about 1564.
The News has recently enlarged its
plant and is now fully equipped to do
all kinds of printing, bookbinding and
ruling. Both offices make use of the
linotype and electric motor.
Electricity and gas are used In light
ing the city. The electric power is gen
erated at the Truckee River and reaches
Carson via Reno and Virginia City. In
many instances it is used as a power
as well as for lighting- purposes.
A new echoolhouse will be erected
this summer. $25,000 having been set
aside for that purpose. It will be built
of stone and much larger and finer than
The present building. The spiritual wel
fare of the Carson itas is being well
looked after by very able ministers of
four denominations: Episcopalian, Pres
byterian. Methodist and Catholic. Each
church is prosperous anQ much good
\u25a0work is' accomplished by them individ
ually and collectively.
The water Supply is from the natural
springs of the Western Mountains. It
is stored in large reservoirs and piped
to the consumers. Purer, Better water
cannot be found, making Carson a par
ticularly healthy city. Artesian water
is also used, as good flowing wells may
be bored In any portion of the valley.
The Government has had this water
tested and pronounced it chemically
pure.
Near by is the United States Mint,
long since dismantled of its money
msking machinery. It is built of
tftone In a handsome square design and
is now used as an assay and bullion of
lice..' jr
The Federal or Government building,
one of the most imposing structures, is
built of brick. The United States Gov
ernment appropriated $100,000 for it,
and Carson has, as a result, a magnifl
<*ent piece of property, of which any
town might well be proud. It contains
the United States court, land offices
and the postoffice. It is surrounded by
well cared for lawns.
COVEa\ME.YT BUILDINGS.
Kast of the Capitol is the State Print
ing Office, made in the same style and
the offices of the Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction and the State Engineer
are also located in this building.
The Capitol building: is located near
the central portion of the town in a
square containing four blocks. The
grounds contain the band stand, in
which charming concerts are rendered
throughout the sumer by the Nevada
State Band, one of the finest on the
coast. The massive building- placed in
the center of the lot is of stone from
the prison, quarry and is at once sub
stantial and ornamental in its archi
tecture. It contains all the State of
fices. State Library and Supreme Court
room. The library, however, has out
grown its erstwhile ample quarters and
a new building has become necessary.
The recent legislature appropriated
$40,000 to meet this requirement and a
rstone structure .will be erected this
summer to be used as a. law library,
leaving the old library for the miscel
laneous books and reading-rooms. At
present there are something more than
•J O.OOO volumes in the library, 15,000 of
which are law books.
The city of Carson has been beauti
fied in keeping with its surroundings
and Is considered one of the finest
towns on the coast from an. artistic
point of view. It is the pride of its in
habitants to have the town excel Its
neighbors in attractiveness, and the re
rnlt is most gratifying. The number of
irult and shade trees, together with
lawns and flowers growing about each
residence, makes th« ensemble perfect-
While the four distinct seasons are
recurring excessive heat end cold are
unknown. Sunstroke never, prostrates
man or beast at their labors. Health is
inevitably the rule under such climatic
conditions, consumption or malaria
never originating in this part of Ne
vada. No dew or miasma arises at night
and the inhabitants almost live out of
doors during six months of the year. It
is an ideal climate for the agriculturist
or the invalid.
Carson City, the capital of Nevada, is
situated in Eagle Valley, most pictur
esquely surrounded by the Sierra Ne
vada Mountains. The southern peaks
are snow-capped at all seasons, rival
ing- in their rugged grandeur the world
fa.rned Alps, while the western slopes
are covered with majestic pines, man
zanita. And chaparral, with just enough
snow to intensify the deep, rich green.
This. valley is 4500 feet above sea
level, a mountain height, and owing to
the altitude and dryness of the atmos
1 here possesses a wonderful clearness.
Looking from Carson to the south,
the valley stretches to a mountain
range 'thirty-five miles away. Fifteen
miles to the northeast is the famous
Corasioek. and about the same distance
in an opposite direction is the most pic
turesque lake on the continent, Tahoe,
which is now ranked as one of the
p!easantcst resorts on the coast. The
Comstock is not dead by any means, for
Ophir is giving new ore bodies and
paying dividends. An Eastern company
is planning to drain the American Flat
and revive the" South End mines".
LUCY S. DAVIS
Many Rich Farms
Encircle State
Capital.
Surroundings Are
Picturesque in a
High Degree.
Around It Center
Many Important
Interests.
CARSON CITY
FACES LOFTY
SIERRA RANGE
PROSPEROUS TOWNS AND CITIES
THE ." SAN FRANCISCO CALU,: TUESDAY, MAY \u25a0 23, 1905.
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