winnemucca

[greatbasinguide]

Dano,,, we will be out in Winnemucca,, actually well outside Winnemucca in a couple of weeks to look at land. I don't want to give it a way, there might be a land rush,, but P.V. should ring a bell with you.

A smoking ban in Nevada casinos makes as much sense as a gambling ban. I truly detest smoking and smoke, but, I think limiting smoking in casinos makes no economic sense at all.. And I seldom enter a casino except enroute to a show,, or eating. Smoking and gambling go together. Prop 5 seems to allow smoking on casino floors... So,,,

My law would allow smoking where there is gambling, but not in eating and drinking establishments. I have been in rural bars in Nevada where I could not see across the room for the dense tobacco smoke hanging in the air...

If you are a non smoker,,, yes on 5 and no on 4,, you have to vote on both since the one that wins, even by a one vote margin becomes law.... Someday.

[dano]

Originally Posted by greatbasinguide

Dano,,, we will be out in Winnemucca,, actually well outside Winnemucca in a couple of weeks to look at land. I don't want to give it a way, there might be a land rush,, but P.V. should ring a bell with you.

A smoking ban in Nevada casinos makes as much sense as a gambling ban. I truly detest smoking and smoke, but, I think limiting smoking in casinos makes no economic sense at all.. And I seldom enter a casino except enroute to a show,, or eating. Smoking and gambling go together. Prop 5 seems to allow smoking on casino floors... So,,,

My law would allow smoking where there is gambling, but not in eating and drinking establishments. I have been in rural bars in Nevada where I could not see across the room for the dense tobacco smoke hanging in the air...

If you are a non smoker,,, yes on 5 and no on 4,, you have to vote on both since the one that wins, even by a one vote margin becomes law.... Someday.

If P.V. means somewhere near Hinkey Summit, I do know what you are talking about. I remember my parents always wanted to buy an old house there and fix it up. I didn't know that area was booming. Be carefull of the morman cricket issue they have had the last several summers. Last year I sold a lot in Winnemucca that I was trying to unload for about my whole life. The mining boom has certainly helped.

[greatbasinguide]

Yup,, Hinkey summit area.. I hope it isn't booming.. I would have to keep looking.. My wife is talking of buying one of the old places, but I have no wish to work that hard, I just want to ride my horse,, do some backcountry skiing in the winter... etc. The Mormon Crickets have been bad.. With luck they will cycle down for a while. I did a ride out there a few years ago, in 10 miles we stepped on Crickets the entire time.. each step...

[jaada]

Originally Posted by greatbasinguide

Yup,, Hinkey summit area.. I hope it isn't booming.. I would have to keep looking.. My wife is talking of buying one of the old places, but I have no wish to work that hard, I just want to ride my horse,, do some backcountry skiing in the winter... etc. The Mormon Crickets have been bad.. With luck they will cycle down for a while. I did a ride out there a few years ago, in 10 miles we stepped on Crickets the entire time.. each step...

where is that located?

[dano]

Santa Rosa Mountains.

[jaada]

the indians will hate you too?? what is that suppose to mean? and they over play what??

[boatbum]

Winnemucca is a mining town. When the mines are open as they now are, the town prospers. Real estate prices are up. Rentals are hard to find and very pricy for what you get. When the mines close, and they will when gold prices drop and the economy falters, Winnemucca will become a ghost town. Real estate will crash. Mortgages will foreclosure. And the cycle will start all over again. The only jobs that pay well are related to mining. If aren't into that you have to bring you own money, create your own business, or work for minimum wage.

On the positive side, if you like a small, high-desert town, Winnemucca is great. Very mild summers. Winters go down to the 10's and 20's for a couple months. (A pellet stove ($1500) and a ton of pellets for $200 will get you through the winter. There is no firewood for 200 miles and propane heat will run about $200/mo.) Almost every night you will be treated to a sunset that will make you dig out the camera. If you like to garden, be warned. The growing season is short and it never gets hot enough to grow truly great tomatoes. But I do know a few old-timers that manage to do ok. The soil is very rich and there is good ground water at 60 ft.

The only bad thing about Winnemucca is that most of rural Nevada is a poverty pocket. If you want to live outside tha city limits, your nieghbors will most likely be white trash. You know. 50 year old single wide trailers. A yard full of rusty automobiles. Dogs that bark all night, etc...

I don't live in Winnemucca now, but I own a nice little place about 10 miles out. I look forward to retiring and spending summers in my little desert oasis in Winnemucca. Ahhh. Life in the slow lane.

[dano]

In addition to mining, the economy is also driven by I-80 business (gas stations; motels) and surrounding agriculture. When minning shuts down the town retracts to a level that supports the other activity. There is a core of "locals" there that will never leave and the town will never become a gost town.

I've never heard of a pellet stove and don't particularly remember very impressive sunsets (nothing like you see in Arizona). There is "white trash" on the outskirts but the core locals generally lead a middle-class lifestyle.

[kruger1]

Question.....desert acreage, 100 acres with access and a small year round spring .... flowing at about 2 to 10 gallons per minute....according to the season....stream that forms dries up in 100 to 180 yds.... raw land. slight incline at the base of a ridge... 10 miles from nearest neighbor..... water is about 126 degrees F and potable... with some mineral content no sulfur...
Here's the question.... How much would a local pay for the site.>>>>?????

[greatbasinguide]

That is an unknowable, based on the asthetics, does it have a good fiew, is it going to flood in the spring? How far off pavement?

Crescent Valley or other Bud Aldrich operation? Read the fine print, who holds the mineral rights,, a pit can be dug on your land and you can't do a thing about it.,, if there are marketable minerals.