Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-07-09
ELKO COUNTY,.
Its Location and Size.
TYPOGRAPHY AND HEIGHT ABOVE
THE SEA LEVEL.
Its Mining and Agricultural Re-
sources.
A Full Description of the County.
(ooMMuN1CATED.)
Continued from yesterday.)
AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
The agricultural lands are divided
naturally into three groups, viz; LIST,
those lands situated where vegetables
and fruit, as we'll as cereals and hay
can be grown, and are the most de-
sirable for farms; End, those where
only the hardier vegetables and
cereals can 6e raised; and 3rd, those
where only hay can grow and mature.
The first lands are located on the
benches, towards the foot of the
mountains, and in the mountains
themselves, in the canyons. The
last are in the lowest levels of the
rivers and valleys; and the second are
midway between the first and third.
That is, as a rule the three groups
lay in this position; but sometimes
the contiguration Of the hills and ra-
vines, Or passes, change the local
currents of cold and warm air 30 that
the rule is reversed. Often too the
three groups will be 80 close together
that they are embraced within tae
limits Of one ranch Of o couple hun
dred acres; and the rancher is often
surprised to find that the lands he
had looked upon for years as only fit
for hay and grain will also raise fine
vegetables and fruit. In a sheltered
position behind hill or bluff will lie
few acres OF the first group, while a
hundred yards away, with the same
quality OF soil, is the lands of the
third. This marked dissimilarity in
Our lands gives chance for wide
range OF agriculture, and calls for
more intelligent study than is gener-
ally used on our farms.
DISTRICTS,
Our farming communities are di-
vided into districts, generally into
valleys, or, where they lay at the foot
OF the mountains, a number Of the
ranches and streams, are grouped to-
gether under one head, as along the
Ruby mountains. Or the districts, or
valleys, there are eleven in the Salt
Lake division, thirteen in the Co.
lumbia division and sixteen in the
Humboldt division. OF these the
most important are, at present, in the
Humboldt and southwest part Of the
Salt Lake divisions. This is owing
to the fact that the AGRICULTURAL lands
there were, when settled, closer to a
Ll"rket than in the other parts of the
county. The names of the different
districts are as follows:
SALT LAKE DIVISION.
Rock Creek, Thousand Spring, and
Tecoma Valleys in the moi thern part,
north of the Central Pacific railroad;--
these three are in different sections
OF what ID known as Thousand Spring
Creek. Goshute Valley, south OF
Toauo and Steptoe, forming the south
end of Goshute Valley; Independence,
and north and south Clover, in differ
emit sections of one large valley; and
Ruby Lake, south and north Ruby,
forming three sections OK another
large valley,
COLUMBIA DIVISIONS.
Goose Creek at the east side of this
division; lower and upper Salmon
farther west; Bruneau Basin, Penro /
Creek, East Owyheo and Duck Valley
in three parts Of the East Owyhec;
Bull Run Valley Tor White Roul) and
Bull Run Basin, Middle Owyhes and
Independence Valley ON the Middle
Owyhee; Good Hope and Little
Owyheo.
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