Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-08-02

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narrov canyon, and. buck OF tia level
VALLEY, forming tho necessary reser-
vol. basin. Taere arc no ranches in
the valley. About 1900 acres OF
land conld be itriga.ed in tho valley,
aud there arc Owe. 10000 acres moro
fer which tits thought there will DO
no water to irrigatc. Tho land along
Rock Creek bottom and most II the
bench lauds are OF the second group.
Tho o,her laads ure OF the tirstgroup.
THOUSAND spaISu VALLEY
Heads almost duo nCrth or the town
Of Wells 10 mlle3 distant AMI just
north OF Upper Bi.hop creek. 1t
drains north II miles ard receives the
waters OF four large streams in that
distance, which riSe in tho Tabcv
rrooa mountains Oh tho west. Then
It drains south east I miles and turns
northeast Tor Is miles where Rock
Crock Valley jJins it. Tho part of tho
valley nbovc The Junction with Rock
creek IS cali,d Upper Thousand
Spring Valley. This part consists OF
tho bJptonn land along tho creek,
which iS'aacmyera.e III half Il III 10
wild" for tho lover 5 miles, ind the
upper 10 miles, aal a mHe w,ds the
IL miles .hs,twCcn. Along the upper
lr miles thcre is II good bench Land
witch extends west from the creek
three miles, and is well watcIcl be-.
longing 10 the second group. Tho
II miles below this OF tho valley is, in
reality, the northwest end Of IL largo
basin or valley ,iiat extends % miles
southeast, covering 10000 acres
OF land, over half ot which
y tho best in tho county.
Only about 10000 acres OF this can
% counted ujIp us Of any value us
water canuCt DC found for the rest.
About 1850 ucrcs are irrigated III this
upper part or The valley. Seven
'n,les above the junction OF Rock and
Thousand Spring creeks is the south
end of tho same low range Of hills
that border on the west side OF Rock
Creek Waller. At this point tho
hiI!G are cloye to tbs creek on both
sides. large streams empty INTO
tho valley fellow this p!aco break ~
,hroug'i .ht. rang pf hills IN the
west in the mn way rs tho Iribu.
~'tarics Of Rock LTsek Nall,y have
done. Below tho junction Of tho two
valleys, tho, nDited creeks turn to the
south east ana in 10 mics, break
through two mountain ranges. The
iirsL M is just below where the
creeks unite, where there is II canyon
six milc3 long. Then comes IL small
valley, tho stmo length and about
three milr3 wide. Below this is tho
second range brUitca through, and.
Shcre the stream leaves the mountain
pass, it is joinoi by Boulder or Silver
creek which flows parallel To Rock
creek II miles southeast und drains
nearly as much territory, but with
lower MOUNTAINS. From this place
Thousand Spring Valley turns south
and OrOadans out until six miles be-
low it joins Tecoma Valley. Outside
OF the large valley mentioned us neal
tho heal or tho creek, Thousand
Spring Valley contains over So,US0
acres OF good agricultural land. OF
,his amount about 1000 acres Of the
meadow bottom land is now under
irrigation aad l0J ncr.5 on Silver
creek two miles north of Whole it
inns tho main valley is cultivated.
o 10 half, or nearly IL, 200 acres of tho
renaindcr eau 6a.irrigatod Ivy saving
the waters OF tlts strca..Is in the
Spring. Nearly all OF it is Of the
second grJup.
rEcoNa ALL,EY