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Show . IRRIGATION IN KEVADA. Kevada U waking up to the value of irrigation. The success of the irrigation districts of Califor nia la making the sa;- !:o fi !i'l. hgs shown the vhie oi the system, and indicated ' to sumo eatenl le , means by -which it may be carried out, I he meeting at Reno fast Saturday night showed the strong interest aroused in the -subject in Nevada. It was addressed oy numbers of the leading men in the state, it resulted to the foimation ol a stiotig oignniration of 150 representative men ta further the work ot bringing water to the land. . There is no state in which irriiration a more needed than in Kevada, and there is do state in which it would show more important results. The deiert plains of Nevada re onre for no want, of natural fertility: The soil is rich 10 the natural elements of plant food, il needs only water and cultivation to make the land as highly productive m ay in the world. ' . . The fask of bringing water to the plains ot ' Kevada it a herculean one, front the tnimen-ie xtentol the land that re luires irrigation. The problem as made atilt more diuicutt of .solution by the scarcity of sources of supply. It is not probable wa't onotlgh wwtes; ao be got to irrigate the whole of the desert, nor that capital can be found for some time in tho ttlm-e to Oonvey it the long distance necessary, it the water supply can be round. . tint great tract cna .undoubtedly .undoubt-edly be reclaimed with h water near at hand and the money that can be raised. ' " ' , II the work k puslutd with judgment and entrfry, Nevada will in another decade make shewing at an wgritultral and muung state. Her Imitls will undoubtedly un-doubtedly prove as great a source at wealth at her mines, and wiH give larger and more stable population. popu-lation. It is encouraging to see the citizens taking the work in hand ot themselves without waiting for the slow movements ot the general government,'. Carson (Nov.) Appeal, . : ' |