Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-08-09


for n colony. Here tho lower part OF
the valley is tuken up by IL stock com
aud tho only reservoir in tho
county is lociled. This reservoir at
present furnishes water to irrigate o.
600 acres (all that are under cultiya-
tom and the company are clearing
III much more To DO irrigated by
tho same reservoir. Where Rock
Creek leaves Squaw Valley il n SPLEEN
did chance for u reservoir, and water
II be stored and used in Rock Creek
Basin. five miles below. Only 1000
ucres are taken in the basin ami fully
1000 acres could DO irrigated by stor-
ing tho winters above.
These arc tho best points in the
Humboldt division for colonies to To-
cate, or for capital to be invested in
storing water and bringing il upon
good agricultural lands in large guam
titles aud To owe largo tracts. But
they are only what uro deemed tho
best In other places are chances
that may DO equally as good. These
mentioned are only tho ones TINT it is
positive can be successfully colonized;
and 1T IL certain that in tho places de-
scribcd tho estimates as TO amount OF
lands that n be irrigated arc rather
under than over tho mark.
II COST or STORAGE
or water and bringing il upon the
land cannot DO accurately given, as so
little has been dono in this State; but
an estimate, based upon tho actual
cost OF constructing dams for reser-
voirs, and canals, in other irrigatiug
States Of tho Union, is $40 per acre
where tho waters are stored and long
expensive canals constructed.
SETTLEMENTS IN SAIL LAKE. DIVISION.
Tho chances for tho single settler
or for IL colony arc less thnn in the
Humboldt division, but whore found,
are equally rs good. In Rock Crook
Valley two places might DO settled up.
on. The upper N lays along the
west side near the head OF tho valley,
northwest OF Rock Springs. Small
storage points can DO found and about
400 acres put under cultivation.
Lower down in tho valley, on the
bench lands west OF tho creek bottom
and on the bottom itself are 10000
acres OF good land. Four reservoir
points, on rs many creeks, u DO
utilized to store water aud bring up
on these lands; most Of which is Of
the second group.
THOUSAND SPRING VALLEY,
at the upper part oilers Il good chance
rs far rs amount OF land ID concerned,
but the water must be stored to be
effective, and tho storage point is
poor. The water could DO taken
southeast OF tho crock upon the
large valley whero there are near
ly 10000 acros of good land,
And the amount irrigated would be
limited by tho water supply. This
valley WIS originally n Lake bed.
TECoMA VALLEY
Or Lower Thousand Springs, fur
nishcs tho best place for colonies or
Investment OF capital in tho division.
At the junction OF Rock aud Thous-
and Spring creeks there is n good
large storage point whore the drainage
from 40 square miles Of land leaves
the valley, and flows through a mar
row canyon Hlfordinga splendid site
for Il dam. In tho valley below the
best lands lay in tho vicinity Of Mon
tollo on both sides OF the railroad. In
connection with the reservoir twoDty
miles Of canal would cover 10000
acres of good land, and water might
DO stored for owe twice that amount
All OF this land belongs to tho
government or railroad. BESIDES the
storage OF water for tho lind much
may DO done by artcsian wells, but
rs no wells have evcr boon sunk yet,
it is not certain tho supply will be
very great.
CLovET VALLEY.
i!nro the single settler has n certain
chance to find land and water To irri-
gate IL with. Tho competition for
agricultural luiid has bcen less on the
east sido of the Hu'.y range than on
tho west, aud considerable good land
still remains. Towards the south end
Of north Clover Il colony could 10 To-
Gated, and tho water which now sinks
III every stream that flows from Clover
mountain, could DO gathered and
brought To II tract at owe 10000 acres
OF land laying north and east OF
Warm creek, all Of which ia vacant.
In dong tins tho old settlers in tho
valley would moi bc injured, rs both
the water nov used and that which
is lost before IL reaches tho lands
irrigated at present, would have to 10
conducted oycr tho ground it now
sinks in To II canal which would DO
needed to load tho water TO Tho a
cant tract. Tho old settlers could
thon receive the wator thoy aro on
titlci to, and tho rcmaindcr-whicb
would DO fully two.thirds OF tho wator
in tho valley utilized on tho now
lands. In addison TO this tho mr.
tcsian belt underlying tho valley will
furnish somo water, but how much is
uncertain.
RUBY VALLEY
Covering north and youth Rnby md