Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-07-24
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Has a precipitous mountain slope
part way along the southeast side,
with the basaltic rim rock along the
top, and the preseat outlet to the
waters of the valley is through a
narrow, deep gorge or canyon, that
some convulsIon Of nature has torn
open across the mountain. The
topography Of the. country shows that
these two valleys were, at one time
separate and parallel, draining sou TIL
west with lake IN each where they
had left the steepest mountains and
oroadened out. Afterwards both the
mountain range separating them and
that south of Rock creeK basin we're
rentasunder below the level OF the
lakes and the waters OF both turned
TO the south from the south West.
Rock creek basin is now watered by
Rock creek, that flows from Squaw
Valley, and Antelope creek, that heads
in the Beaver creek range, and flows
south west. The lower, or south part
OF the valley lays in Lander cou nty.
There are about $4,000 acres of agri-
cultural land in the valley almost all
Of it laying on, the bench, lands and
of the first or second group. OF this
land $4,000 acres are in Elko county,
and half of that at least Can be irri-
gated by. storage Of wuter, and ali of
the 1000 acres IN Lander county also.
A. tina Reservoir could be put. in, where
Rock creek enters. the canyon in
Squaw Valley, that would store all of
It's waste waters, and it has O MATER
sned OF 400 square miles, In addition
to this, twelve miles up Antelope
creek from where it cutters the valley,
are twos good small reservoir points
that would catch most of the waters
or this stream Above These two
reservoir points are over 1000 acres
OF good land that coald DO rigated
from tho several lstfeamgl that form
the main creek.
4.r.... GLOVER VALLEY
Lays southwest of Squaw VALLEY, and
the agri ultural land co commences four
miles from it, and extends to the west
boundary OF the county eight miles
distant being about three miles wide
at the upper eai and six ut the lower.
It is watered' by Evans creek, u stream
that heads within mile OF Su mMit
creek, in the Lutte Humboldt mount
aims, and dows south- Ii utfurd
creek also rises in the same range ON
the west side, flows west until it
crosses the county line and into hum
boldt county, turns south for five
miles and bnen ito vs. south -eabt To-
entering the couIty at the north west
coruer OF Glover Valley aud supplies
that part OF Lh3, valley with water.
On this creek there are several ine
small reservoir points, wnere sufficient
water can be stored to iriigata u great
part OF the valley. There are $1,000
acres OF asricu. tufaliand in the val.
ley ia this county, which includes
1900 actes vi Denoh land near the
head Of Evans creok AMI three miles
nbove tho tnail valley. or this
amount 1900 acres are now under
irrigation 1900 more can be irrigated
by waste waters, and tho re.narnder
will very likely lay idle without water
fort. All the land is ut the Hrst and
second group. an .r
HUMBOLDT VALLEY,
With the exception Of the Humboldt
Valley itself, this CLOSES the des;rlp-
ton ofall the valleys Ia the Aumooidt
division, which Is at present ths
most rmportant one in the county.