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and is fed mos.ly by tbs. mountain
streams flowing from the Clover range.

and is fed mostly by the mountain
streams flowing from the Clover rango.
RUDf LAKE
IL mt the south end Of Ruby Valley
and Gust Of tho same end OF RUBY
mountains. The lower end Of tho
lake extends s miiee south into White
Pine county and is 20 miles west oftho
southeast corner Of this county.
Twelve miles OF the lake Lays
north Of the county line
and averages two miles IN width.
Tho monntniGs on both sides OF tho
lake como within half n mile OF tho
shore. Thoro is only ono mountnin
stream flowing into the lake, but
along the west side and eouth end,
close to the old luko shore line there
are large numbers OF springs that
feed the lake. AS the Ruby range ut
this south cud is low und affords very
little water, theso springs must DO
led by tho streams that enter tho
uain valley from the north end Of tho
range. Before tho valley was settled
md irrigation carried ON ut the north
end, the lake was full most of tho
time; but now, it is. almost entirely
dry. There nre 10000 acres Of good
land in tho valley. or this about l..
$40 acres nre now under cultivation;
nearly the whole Of the luke bed
covering 1900 acres-can DO irri.
gated, und water ri be brought upon
part OF that left. In reclaiming tho
lake bed mn entirely different system
must DO carried on from any other
place in the county except Franklin
lake in this same valley. Tho object
here will be TO keep tho water from
flooding in wet eason instead OF
attempting to secure moro water.
Whore needed nrtesian wells can DO
sunk and water found.
RUBY VALLEY,
Or north and south Ruby embraces
tho middle part Of the first largo vul-
ley that lays east of tho Ruby range.
The north ond is taken up by tho
watered portion Of Glover Valley, md
the south occupied by Ruby lako.
" md u half miles north of Ruby
lai1o Franklin lake commences, or
tending twelve miles north-eas, with
average width OF 211 miles, and cover
ing 10000 acres OF laad. The like ia
fed by tho mountuin strerms which
flow into tho valley, and cot by undor-
ground strcnms as is tho case OF
Ruby lake; but the same Causes that
have dried that lake nearly up havo
had tho sauue effect on franklin lake
and only in very wat seusons does tho
water in the lake attain any depth
or raise anywhere near it's old shore
line. It is separated from Ruby lake
by n ridge Of sand about fifty feet
high Mt the lowest place; and west Of
this ridge is the only pass through
tho Ruby rnnge (nentioned in con.
nection with description OF Mound
Valley.) From this ridge tho Wiley
extends in n northerly direction 80
miles, tho north end being just south
Of Secret Valley, and six miles west of
Warm springs in Cover Valley.
There arc no streams entering tho
valley from tho east side, except ut
tho north end whero Two streams
How into it from tho Clover range.
Franklin river heads at the north end
and flows south through the middle
OF tho valley, cmptyiny into Franklin
lake. The Ruby range on tho west
side is we'll watored, and
streams How into tho valley from il.
The cultivated lands ara taken mn
along tho foot Of ihis range; and, like
those in Clover Valley, cover lands
OF tho first and second groups. There
nro "4G,oN ncres OF good wiley land.
or this 14,O00 ac:ea is now being cul-
~tivated, and 10000 ucres moro, can
he irrigated and crops raised upon
Thorn. The remuiring $4,000 acres
IL is not likely anything can be dono
with except to uso as Winter rungo
for stock. IL lays almost entirely
ON tho cast side OF Tho valley,