What to see in America . Beautiful Lake Tahoe. XLVIII Nevada Nevada is a Spanish name which signifies snow-clad, andrefers to the snow-covered mountains along the westernborder of the state. As a whole, Nevada is an elevatedplateau, and it is the most arid state in the Union. Aboutfour per cent of it is in farms, and yet little more than oneper cent is improved land. Nevada was once nearly all adesolate wilderness, but railroads, the development of mineralresources, irrigation, and dry farming have given it a newcharacter. There are still large areas destitute of water andvegetation that never
What to see in America . Beautiful Lake Tahoe. XLVIII Nevada Nevada is a Spanish name which signifies snow-clad, andrefers to the snow-covered mountains along the westernborder of the state. As a whole, Nevada is an elevatedplateau, and it is the most arid state in the Union. Aboutfour per cent of it is in farms, and yet little more than oneper cent is improved land. Nevada was once nearly all adesolate wilderness, but railroads, the development of mineralresources, irrigation, and dry farming have given it a newcharacter. There are still large areas destitute of water andvegetation that never can be reclaimed. However, muchof the arid region is utilized for grazing purposes, and someof the ranches devoted to grazing are from fifty to onehundred thousand acres in extent. Nine tenths of thefarms are irrigated. The most important event in thehistory of the state was the building of a great irrigation 495 496 What to See in America dam on the Truckee River which will furnish water for200,000 acres of desert. The population of the sta
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