Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-08-02
ELKO COUNTY.
its Location and Size.
TYPOGRAPHY AND HEIGHT As1yz
THE SEA LEVEL
ITS Mining md Agricultural RE-
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A Full description ofthc County.
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But it must not be supposed that the
description given Includes all az the
good lands or rancaesin that division.
On the Contrary. wh'lo cndeavoring
to give a fair, truthful md Impartial
statement oI'thc chunces for farming
in our county, ,tls ian ossible, within
newspaper limits, to cover all OF the
valleys aud s.roams; aud only the
lIrgost ind most important sections
can bo mentioned. Outside of these
thcre arc hundreds or small ~vaiIoys
md canyons wrterol 10 part wholly
by living streams, some OF which are
now settled upon, but tho greater
number being still vacant. Many
streams that NOV only fior in the
Spring months, haze good storage,
points along their courses, where the
water can Gc held until needed for.
irrigation; and thousands OF acres OF
desert land, rot connted in this
article can thus DO reclaimed. And
this land is Invariably tho very bcs:
in the county, combining the riches:
SOL with tho riost equitable climate.
The narrow valley Of the Hnmb,ld;
rivn-, taken separately from the
different parts described rs In the
division, (and which plrts arc OF
only tributary valleys TO the
whole linmbo!lt Vallcyl. is abou,
sixty miles lonyin m air line through
this county. Tho upper part, where
tho rive takes the mime o; the Hum
buldt, is on tho north sidc OF the
south bl jck nf tarrIior, d.scrib.d in
tbs first par: o,ihis article "a being
102 miles loag east un'l west ly 81
broad; an lis 90 miles wcst OF the Gus;
siieoftho connty. Abovo this point
the min stream is called Mnrys
river, las already s.a.od). and flows
south from tho head, which is 40
miles north, or 20 miles Gouth OF tho
north boundary of tho county. Al
this point, which is near tho town OF
Decth, it is joinea by TaGcr. Bishop
mud Star creeks and flows south west.
The central Pacific Railroad crosses
Mary's river and is constructed along
tho northwest or right hand sidc o.
the humboldt river its full distance
in the coIIty. Tho river bottom will
average a milo wide between the
bluffs or hills on cach-silr. Tho rail.
road Ghiag on tho bottom, under the
lu 4, ps:5pH t~rave.ilyol M train
oan SEQ nothing at the county but
thiS narrow strip ofcold bottom whcrc
only hardy native grasses arc grown:
and tho imp:ession prevails that the
valley D. tho .Hllnbo!dt is n cold.
damp,alkali bottom that viii raiar
nothing buthny.1 This is :ruo ot the
narrow parsof" die vail y along tn"
river, for tiIo Eear"1 that IL IS the
dumping ground of Tho small per.
csntage o. alinli in the division, which
has been washod out OF tho soils
nbore and deposited hero; and also.
for tho rold air above which flows
o"er. and past the lands there, with
ons haTm to vegetation, but gathers
here ind bliGhts everything but the
irassos and brush. Tho main tribu-
tnries OF the river in tho county are.
on tn, north; tho North Fork that
flows into tho river 10 miles below
d ,e'h and Susie aud Maggie creeks
8S milos below North Fork and 5
miles above the wcs. boundary Of tho
connty; AID, on Ito south, Lnmoili"
md Secret creeks. ! miles above Nor.h
Fork, and SoutR Fork % miles below
North Fork and 0 miles below the
town Of Elko.