Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-07-03
ELKO COUNTY.
Its Location and Size.
AND HEIGHT ABOVE
THE SEA LEVEL
Its Mining and Agricultural Re
sources.
A Full description OFT the County.
(CoMMUSICATED.)

velopAd, ttat it is a hard matter to
classify and describe them, and still
harder to convince the people OF the
county that We have any resources ut
all; but they are there all the same
and some day will be developed.
TYPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES.
The county is located in the north
eastern part Of Nevada. 1t is nearly
in the shape Of an l. with strip lao
miles east and west and IS miles south
lying along the north boundary Of the
State and n block l02 miles east and
west and 81 miles south lying south
OF 1T, and along the east boundary OF
the State; and contains 1O,66S,SlO
acres. or this area over one-half is
covered with high mountains from
5000 to ll,OO0 feet elevation above
the sea; one fourth is rolling hills,
and one-fourth, or 5}S,IO0 acres is
agricultural land with an elevation
OF 1000 to 5000 feet. 1t is divided Ivy
broken watershed that extends in
an easterly and westerly direction,
and by the Ruby mountains which
trend north and south into three
nearly equal parts.
The northern part comprises tho
Columbia or Snake river divisions
with 1910 square miles or 3,l6l 600
acres; the suuth eastern or Salt Lake
division contains $500 square miles
or 3,75o,4OO acres; and the south
western or Humboldt division CON
tains $50 square miles or 3,756,SOO
acres. The Central Pacific Railroad
crosses the county in a south westerly
direction across the Salt Lake and
Humboldt divisions. The towns
along the railroad arc commencing
on the northeast -Tecoma, Tonno,
Wells, Deeth, Hulleck, Elko (the
county seat AMI Curln. Tho only
town on the county away from the
railroad that can be called such now,
is Tuscarora, although We have tho
towns of Good Hope, Cornucopia,
Mountain City and Island Mountain
the Humboldt division and Spruce
mont, Jasper, Dolly Warden, Buell.
and Delno in the Salt Lake division
that have, at different times risen to
the importance Of thriving towns, but
have declined with the decline Of the
mines near them and TO day are near
ly deserted.
THE MINING RESOURCES
or the county are many and varied,
no attention has been given to to any,
thing but gold and silver, but we
have fine copper lodges, that also carry
gold and silver; mic is found in the
Ruby mountains and near Elxo; gyp.
sum also in paying quantities; coal
deposits have been discovered in n
number OF places in the county, but
never prospected thoroughly enough
to show any value. Iron ores are
found in nearly all the mineral bolts,
the richest Of which is mt Ferber min
ing district. Building stone is plenti-
full in all parts Of tho county. Our
mineral belts are scattered all over
the county and not ono Of them has
been thoroughly prospected rs yet.
The principle mining districts aro
as follows: In Salt Lake division,
Delno mining district situated about
twenty five miles north Of Tecona in
the eastern part Of the county north
Of the railroad has boon worked for
the past twenty years. Tho mineral
belt is about four miles square
and no well defined, large ledge has
ever been discovered, but tho ore
found runs from 300 to $1,000 per
ton. Whom tho mines were first dis
covered the extreme richucss Of tho
orc attracted capital, and considerable
prospecting was done To find large
bodies, or largo ledge, and some
pockets OF $4,000 rock were taken out.
but tho small seams demanded too
much time for tho returns, and for
several years tho camp was deserted.
The past five years, though, mon who
prefer working for themselves than
for wages, have extracted tho ore,
and easily clear from s. TO $40 day.
Abont twenty men are now in The
District. rho orc is hauled to re.
coma, and most Of it shipped TO Salt
Lake. The opinion is that there
must DO one or moro large lodges that
foed the small stringers now being
worked; but 80 far all efforts TO find
them havo boon unsuccessful.
BUELL. MINING DIsLRICT
Is about five miles south ofTecoma,
and the greater part OF it lies in Utah.
The lodges, AS far IA developed, are
good, being we'll defined and wide.
There is large quantity Of low Crude
ore IN the camp that will not pay 70
ship away, but grent part Of tho
orc il rich. The best mines are owned
by eastern parties, who, for some un-
explained reason, do not work thom,
and tho camp is, just now nearly
abandoned. The mineral is there
though, and will some day add 10 tho
developed wealth Of tho county.
gu.vyR ZoHE MINING DtsrpI,-r