Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-08-08
ELKO COUNTY.
It's Location and Size.
TOPOGRAPHY AND HEIGHT ABOVE
THE SEA LEVEL.
ltS Mining and Agricultural Re-
sources.
A Full description of the County.
COMMUNICATED
(coMMUN1CATED.)
Continued from yesterday
COLUMBIA DIVISION.
GOOSE CREEK VALLEY

GOOSE CREEK VALLEY
Is the first one in this division on the
east side and occupies the northeast
corner of the county. Big Goose-the
main stream-rises in Idaho and
flows east Of south entering the coun-
ty IL miles west Of the northeast
corner Of the State and joins Little
Goose 10 miles south of the State
line. The, upper four miles of the
course in this State is through deep,
narrow canyon, Below this the creek
bottom widens out to about half q
mile and forms u basin three miles
long the over end of which can be
converted into good reservoir. The
lower two miles of he creek is across
another basin a little wider than that
above with low table land of 1,5OO
acres west Of it. Little Goose heads
in the same range of mountains that
Rock Creek does, and the upper bench
land Containing over 5000 acres of
good agricultural land) is a continu-
alton OF the Rock creek bench, there
being no divide separating them. The,
creek flows westerly twelve miles, to
the junction with Big Goose; then the
valley turns northwest and crosses
the State line into Utah two miles
south Of the northeast corner of this
county. On Little Goose there is a
fine reservoir site Ave miles, above Big
Goose where there is basin about two
miles long by a of a mile broad.
There are over 10000 acres of good
land in the valley. OF this nearly
two-thirds can be irrigated. Only
400 acres are now irrigated on Big
Goose creek.
SALMON RIVER VALLEY
Is the next west Of Goose creek. The
head of this valley is north of Mary's
River Valley and 70 miles west of the
eastern part of the county. The
streams flow east % miles then turns
north. The upper Il miles of the
valley Called Sun Creek Basin) is
rather Of rolling bench land with
mountains on the south and west and
high basaltic table land on the
north intersected by deep canyons.
There are over 1900 acres of good
land In this basin, the most of which
can be irrigated. East of this the
streams flow through deep canyon
for ten miles, then opens into a tri-
angular basin with sides about three
miles long. Four miles above this
basin is another small one in the can
yon where is fine reservoir point
The river enters at the west corner of
the large basin and leaves it at the
north least corner, while at the south
east corner Jack Creek flows into it
and joins the river. This creek end
the valley belonging to it heads due
south fifteen miles, and forms / .rt OF
the same bench land that lays at the
head Of Thousand Spring creek. The
streams of both valleys head in the
same mountains, flow east side by
side for five miles, then those be-
longing to Salmon river turn north,
and there is no perceptible divide be-
tween the two slopes. There are 90
600 acres of good land in the valley of
Jack Creek alone and over half may
be irrigated but it would require ex-
pensive works to save water for that
amount. Below the basin in which
Jack Creek joins Salmon river, the
river turns north least and flows into
q canyon three miles, then widens in
to the main valley which is
fifteen miles long by four wide.
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