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Show POTASH LANDS ARE 1 GREAT DEMAND: j Salt Marshes of Nevada Are Being Be-ing Located in Great Abundance. The potash dls'coverlca In Railroad va.1-ley va.1-ley have awnkenfd quite a bit of Interest Inter-est In salt, marshes In Xevada, and before be-fore long, probably, all these deposits will bo prospectod. Tho recorder's office has received In the last fow days about thirty locations loca-tions of this nature mado near Clrac, in this county. On the locations appear ap-pear the names of somo vory prominent prom-inent Goldfield operators. "Whll It Is not Mated that these locations are for potash. It la genorally accepted that they are. If commercial bodies of this mineral aro located In thlB county lt will add great wealth to the state. Potash at 'present Is controlled by Germany, and as that country has discouraged dis-couraged the exportation of tho mln oral by putting an export tax upon It. tho United States government Is now encouraging the finding of lt. and the geological survey has already published pub-lished a statement saying that tho salt marshes of this state afford the most likely place of discovering the mineral. Potash is used In fertilizing, manufacturing manufac-turing powder and In numerous other necessities. Tonapah Bonanza. ' |