Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-07-29
ELKO COUNTY.
Its Location and Size.
ToPoarETYY AND HEIGHT ABOVE
TIE SEA LEVEL.
Its Mining and Agricultural Re
sources.
A Full description OF the County.
A Full Description OF the County.
(COMMUEICATED.)
Continued from uesterdau.l

All the laad in the valley is of the
second group, except in some places
along the foot HILLS, or in the rolling
sandy ground north of Tecoma. In
addition to the waters Of the creeks
there is an artesian belt covering
nearly all the valley. No artesian
wells having ever been sunk in the
valley though, it is an impossibility
to estimate the value of the belt.
The valley being traversed directly
by the ruilroad renders it one of the
best in the county at present for new
settlers. The only drawback is that
all the vacant land lsys away from
the natural meadow bottoms; and
bitches and irrigating canals must be
constructed at considerable tina and
expense. And before many settlers
can locate here either reservoirs must
be constructed or artesian wells sunk.
South Of this valley, and really form
ing part OF it, is another one of the
same size. The waters OF Thousand
Spring creek could be carried into it
also, as the divide is almost imper
ceptible. There is very little water
in the valley but the artes.an bolt
extends south into this valley from
the north.
GosHUTE VALLEY.
The head of this valley lays five miles
south of T0ano and twelve west OF
the south end OF Tecoma Valley. It
extends forty miles south with IN
average width OF ten miles. Then it
broadens out and forms into two
valleys. The eastern one trends south
east and six miles south OF the point
OF separation, on the west side Of the
valley, is Dolly Warden mining dis,
trict, while IL miles farther south on
the south boundary Of the county
and south end OF the valley is Kings.
ley district. This part of the valley
is only watered by few small springs
The western division Of the main
valley trends southwest. At twenty
miles there is low divide which
separates this valley from Steptoe
Valley. From this divide and also
from the eastern branch Of the valley
is watersd by several streams heading
In the Egan range Of mountains that
extend Ii miles north into the county
There are also large number OF fine
springs that rise on both sides Of the
divide, flowing into Steptoe Vale,
on the south and Goshute on the
north. Several ranches are located
along the streams. Twenty miles
northwest from the point where the
valley separates into two parts, /,
Spruce mountain; that, like PHO
Peak, consists OF IL single peak nearly
12,0O feet high with low rdlge oi
hills trending IL miles north from it
between this peak aud Egan mount,
aims ID low divide that leads either
TO Clover Valley on the northwest o.
Ruby Valley on the west. From the
north end OF the valley the wutert
all drain south. The Toano range OIL
the east side are low and supply YER,
little water, there not being livinf
spring on the eastern slope. On the
west the Goshute mountains are high
towards the north aud several streams
flow into the valley from them. Their
are also number OF large springs or
the west side of the valley twelve
miles south of roano; and severa
ranches along the streame. The
Hoshuts range extends south TO
point east of Spruce mount and il
connected with it by broken mount
aims. There are over $4,000 acres o
good agricultural land in the valley