Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-08-16
SALMON RIVER VALLEY

sALHoS RIVER VALLEY
e the ne1t ives. Of Goose creek. Tho
head Of ,hia valley is north VI Mary's
K..-r Valley and 20 miles west OF the
easisrn- YsrC Of the county. The
sfG~ans hoY east % miles then turns
noTth. The upper - miles OF the
Eaii6y Lcsiled Sun Greek Basio) is
rather n Il rolling bench land with
pa%pIotains Do. the sIuth and west and
high oassdiic table land on the
,ro-:h I~ntereeGted= ~ deep canyons.
Fhtere are over 100 acres o; good
!lnd'in his basin, the most OF which
can b. Irrigated East OF this the
streams flow through u deep canyon
To-. t"n miles. then opens into a tri-
gEgg!e- basin with sides about three
miles. loGs. -Four miles above tits
basin Is another small one in the can
Yoc.waeIe i=a tiGs .resz.Soir point.
TETs river tutcrS HI the west corner Of
TIE iarRa basin and leaves it at the
Eofih.etzi &oTaeT while al the south
east ccfper Jack Greek flows into it
and joias the river. This creek and
the Naihsy ~h-lUnging to il heads due
spnth fifteen miles, and forms part Of
!he saline hsnch land that lays at the
hcsi..pf Thousand Spring creek. The
s'reams 81 both valleys head in the
E4ao mountains, flow east side by
SIDE, Tor five nsiles, then tbose be-
longing To Salmon river turn north.
and thsreis no perceptib,e divide be-
tween the two s!J;es. There are 90
Up1'affes 5f goo3 land in the valley OF
JAZZ Greek alone and over half may
u irrigated but il would require e1-
paaEive works IN cave water for that
amount. Below the basin IN which
JACK Creek j"ina Salmon river, the
river tGFns northeast md flows into
caEyop three miles, then wideus in
70 The msin valley which is
fitsQa n;'es long by four vide
There are 52DGo acres Of good land 10
she tw-I!sy-tnot inclpdIDg that in
N SdD creek basin and Jack Creek
Valley rnaking $500 acres alto
gc:he-. Of tnis 800 acres are irrigated
Ly Sun Creaz 400 by Jac1 Creek and
900 Ecrrs from the main river. IL
s'iiiti"n - the irrigated land, that
!uyg e1t.igiy 4G the bottoms aud are
na'z:sl meadows, there arc fully 81.
% Ui'tue 500 acres that can be
c~uiITaie3. saa- perhaps more, as the.
supply .. sst-. IL large in i:ie Spring
r10ni;-+a& 1 oHlIy needs storing. Al
me ipgT f1d tfthe main valley the
iivcr stt. / S . narrow gorge that is
four uljla bag ia ahis State and ex.
t-Ed4 w. EdIYs 20 Yhsrs the river
sa.eis SEsae River Valley. Where
the riYst chrors this gorge IL is joined
~ Sboshope creek that heads ia the
Bsuie no0EtaiDs Big Goose docs.
tons acEt ten miles then south ill
i, enters this State then south.
a"atstiy .rri;s junction with Salmon
river. The upper five miles Of it's
%arss ~ the county is through tie
FIano KIDD 81. = gorge in tho bnsaltic
ia0YaiaueUB table land that the Sal
mon hJss tsioDGb between Sun Greek
aasio aod 50 main valley, and from
TIA. 'u!i55 % snake riret; bu. The
ip~Of tiTs mGes is ucr0ss a valley
hoJU, three miles vide. In this Sui
iDcD HiycF VALLEY The hpds 10 Sun
hssir~are pnsuryoyed md can
10 ~estsrai uuder the U. s. |
s,"ssi Ct Desert Land Acts.
fss, ~ the valley is surveyed and
: yt.om tends, ~Gcoyering 12,TU
re Mtea up and partly i,ri.
The fomainger OF tho agE-
.rai iAo4 +. gieFni Mean, 81 the
IN thsTsiiss aud tina, 10 Gorssf
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