Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-07-25
ELKO COUNTY,.
It's Location and Size.
TOPOGRAPHY AND HEIGHT ABOVE
TIE SEA LEVEL
Its Mining and Agricultural Re-
sources.
A Full Description. of tho County.
A Full description. of tho County.
(CoMMUNICATED.)

Continued from yeslerddy.)
But it must not be supposed that the
description given includes all OF the
good lands or ranches in that division.
On the contrary, while endsavoring
to give fair, truthful and impartial
statement Of the chances for farming
in our county, it is impossible, within
newspaper limits, to cover all of the
valleys and streams; and only the
largest and most important sections
can be mentioned. Outside of these
there are hundreds of small valleys
and canyons watered in part wholly
by living streams, some Of which are
now settled upon, but the greater
number being still vacant. Many
streams that now. only flow in the
Spring months, have good storage
points along their courses, where the
water can be held until needed for
irrigation; and thousands of acres OF
desert land, not connted in this
article can thus be reclaimed. And
this land is invariably the very best
in the county, combining the richest
soil with the lost equitable climate.
The narrow valley of the Humboldt
river, taken separately from the
different parts described as In the
division, (and which parts are OF
course only tributary valleys to the
whole Humboldt Valley, is about
sixty miles long in an air line through
this county. The upper part, where
The river takes the name OF the Hum
boldt, Is on the north side Of the
south block nf territory described in
the first part Of This article as being
lO2 miles long east and West by I'll
broad; and is 10 miles west of the east
slde of the county. Above TINS point
the main stream is called Marys
river, (as already stately, aud flows
south from the head, which is 4O
miles north, Or % miles south OF the
north boundary OF the county. At
this point, which is near the town of
Deeth, iC Is joined by TAOer, Bishop
and Star creeks anu flows south west.
The Central Paclhc Railroad CROSSES
MAry's river and is constructed along
the northwest or right hand side Of
the Humboldt river lts full distance
in, th,. fnhn r;,a. b,,t ,,;II
average a mile wide between the
bluffs or hills ON each side. The rail-
road Uelng on the bottom, under the
bluffs, persons travelling on the train
can SEQ nothing Of the county but
this narrow strip of cold bottom where
only hardy native grasses are grown;
aud the impression prevails that the
valley Of the Humboldt is cold,
damp alkali bottom that will raise
nothing but hay. This 10 true Of the
narrow part of the valley along the
river, for the reason that it ID the
dumping ground of tho small per-
centage of alkali in the division, which
has been washed out OF tho soils
above and deposited here; and also,
for the cold air above which flows
over and past the lands there, with
out harm to vegetation, but gathers
hero and blights everything but the
grasses and brush. The main tribu-
taries of the river in the county are,
on the north; the North Fork that
flows into the river ~ miles below
Deeth and Susie and Maggie creeks
SO miles below North Fork and 8
miles above the west boundary Of the
county; and, OH the south, Lamoille
and Secret creeks, 4 miles above North
Fork, and South Fork 90 milos below
North Fork and 8 miles below the
town Of Elko. i