Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-08-16

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ard Silver cre<k @ the rcSth TIE
hS e.Eei icrlshee n SaPSsy -
uater n The SpinS ~ tie y4a-, 1ci
The fri. il asj fvz irrEsiinS oaly y
feS srr Deec rssk IS 4 large
| srean4. bet Souirrc ihr0uSharzaruo-
vail need OK ditch 20 b-iacIt upoo
the bsrca lads 20 the nnrhcs Eess
OF IL Buh Eae AID White EneS
creeks are The ooss Epoa ghSzh Tie
Faaeh-s ar II present. ocst%i-soezt
a 6ccen sltnCe;tsr. The si q ;Ais
<ectSon O: the o9artr : finer and
richer thaa that under c~ulnyzisao
along the Raty rsnse in tie Has,
boldt and Salt Lake diriSoaS l9d
the climate Is lbozt The same OEin.
tuin layinS nearer the place Cur
greatest amount OK r-asprs cozss
from, which Is the japan cu-r-ni il
the Paste osAa. the rain ssA s-oE
fall Is heariertsan fsrths, southeast
andess irrigation "a really reei@d-
It's r~ioseu=es 10 several rich mining
districts also HlLain theiStare, cresie
a good market f"r. AGRICULTURAL pm.
ducts Bull Rau mining district, or
Colombia Is, ID the mountains east;
COrnucopia !A.s itst south O, Dep
creek about a mile; while Tuscau-a
is tvelve miles south: and Cod Gype
hve miles soatil vest 10 addition 10
this across either the Het side or
nnrth cad lays the PathEs! o; HE
best ron.s Cor a railroad that might
be run north or sruth into this conn
~ or easi and veS: ac9uss the State
between the Central Pacific AMI
Oregon Short Line On the west
side OF the valley, the main OxYbe<
has a narrow valley bottom o: lis own
al the south and north, about eight
and 1--WE miles long respectively Ind
one mile wide; ana b-;we=n Toe tao
the river aoSs through a gorge. Al
together in the valley are 5000 acres
Of good laud. or this, 800 acres are
irrigated over half being native
bottom land-ani 1000 acres more
can be cultivated. The greatest pari
VI the land that can be cultivated
with little or no Irrigation is taken W
and used as ~pasiursce, II being the
highest slope from the mountain.
Bull : BASIN
Lays east Of the valley OF the same
name- 1t is an oyai shaped depres-
sion IN The mountain six miles long
north snd south, Oy i've vide: and
appears o have ben al one time a
lake which a led by s;seams How
ing. from Jack Creek mountain on The
southeast, and Bull Run mountain
on the north. Through glacial action
the lake filed up about tao nun.
dred feet higher :hag the presen,
elevation Of The valley west Of II c
Then two openings in the noun
tam were cresied through which the
waters FROM jack creek mountains
on the south east flowed al the
south, washing out the deposits from
the glaciers until il formed a canyon
across the south side OF the basin .
and formed Deep creek; and the
same thing occurred on the North
FOR ming Bull Run creek. There Are
ouly about 200 acres OF good land in
the Basin but all OF it can be cult.
waited. just h0rth Of the basin is the
mining district OF the same : name;
aud close 10 the foot OF the noun
tains OF that end placer d~icgings
have been found but never developed.
AT this end Of the busin is a fine s;or-
age site, being the best small one 10
the cou6tv. On Deep creek also is a
good place but not as good as on Bull
Run rreuk.
lSDKPESosSCE VALLEY
lays south Of Bull Run Basin and is
at the head of the Main Owyhee. 1t
IS seventeen miles long north and
south and seven wide; and the head
Of II lays north west OF the head OF
Maggie Creek Valley and between Pie
crevS and Duck Valley. 1t Is
watared on the North by lot Creek;
north east by Jack creek (which il
tive largest in tho yullcyD east by
snpw Storm. Niagara, Garrett, De
Frees, aud. Taylor creeks; South BY
Indian and boulder; and ives, b,
Packer, McCaun and Six mile creeks.
Ow:hce River, formed by these
streams leaves the valley on The
vest side. lOur miles south Of the
north end and flows North west til.
teen miles through the muuntaius,
leaving them aud entering Bull. Run
valley at it's south vest corner. This
valley is the only one ia. the county
"a;crcd by streams flowing into il
fr"'nnii sides; gnd js, in aolne repccts.
ono OF the most imR9rtant. valleys ia
this Disision. The mountains on th,
east south and west arc 1000 feet IN
elevation. Uu the west side, near the
middle and ut the foot OF sit. Dlitz.
en-, the town aad mining district Of
TJsc1rora is situated. The mines in
this district are the only ones in the
county that have been systematically
worked, during the whole time since
they were first discovered, over TWEEN.
,y years ago. The first discoveries