Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-07-14
Continued from yesterday


All the rest of the valley above seems
to be Of the first group with some
exceptions caused by local currents
OF cold air. There are about $4,000
acres OF good agricultural land in the
district, fully one-half OF which might
be irrigated by proper system of
works and the other half doubtful.
Some good small reservoir points and
lakes in the mountains can be utilized
to store water in limited quantities,
but there are no large storage points
whore the waters could be used in
this district. At the lower end Of the
valley though, whore the river enters
the canyon, is fine dam site that
could food and cover the whole of
the lower six. miles by dam eighty
feet high. This part Of the valley
was originally an old lake bed and
could be converted into one again
vefy easily. In fact there is not on
the western coast any series of old
lake beds that afford better chance
for water storage than ia to be found
in Elko county, This reservoir point
is fed by a watershed supplying a
larger amount Of water than any
other in the county. Being at the,
wrong end Of the valley il cannot be
utilized here, but can!in the main
Humboldt Valley. This valley CON
tains about twenty five ranches. Fine
fruits and vegetables are raised, prin-
cipally for home use alone, the main
products being grain and hay. -
PLEASANT VALLEY,
Lies north OF and adjoining South
Fork. The part where the cultivated
lands are, is small, there only being
eight ranches in the valley, irrigating
about $500 acres Of land. Buttertield
or Jones, Young and Rabbit creeks
supply the water for the district. On
both streams there are small storage
points in the mountains. The ranches
are situated at the foot of the mount
aims, whore the first group of lands
are, at an average elevation OF 5000
feet; while storage points are below,
and the irri9able lands would mostly
lay in the second group. There are
about $4,000 acres Of good land in the
district, nearly half of which may, in
the future, be irrigated by q judicious
system Of works. A curious natural
feature in this valley is Rabbit creek,
that divides where it leaves the
mountains, the north fork flowing
due north sixteen miles and emptying
into the Humboldt river three miles
below Halleck, and the south fork
flowing westerly into the South
Fork OF the Humboldt being called
at its lower end Ten-Mile creek) and
thence into the Humboldt river
twenty-seven miles below where the
other fork joins the river.
LAMoILLE Valley.
] Lamoille Valley, lying north east of
( Pleasant, is the second valley in the
Humboldt division in Importance.
Although having only 5000 acres
under irrigation only a little more
than South Fork, Mound or Hunt.
ington4-there are over double the
number Of ranches in the district.
The main stream is Lamoille creek
which flows north towards the west
side OF the valley. The Ruby noun
tains along here trend beast, and
a number Of streams flowing from the
mountains for ten miles contribute
their waters to Lamoille creek and
for irrigation. The valley proper,
consisting Of the bottom lands oil La
I noble creek, 10 about ton miles long
! and 2wide, mostly in the third group.