Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-08-13
ELKO't COUNTY,
I6S Location and size.
TYPOGRAPHY AND HEIGHT Ago$S
II: THE SEA LEVEL.
Its mining and Agricultural Re.
sources.
"A Full Description of the County.
(CoMMUNICATED.)
Continuation uesterdau.l

WV OPOl11hSS III GD0
tain were created through which the
waters froms Jack creek mountains
on the south east flowed at the
south, washing out the deposits from
the glaciers until it formed a canyon
across the south side of the basin>
and formed Deep creek; aud the
same thing occurred on the North
forming Bull Run creek. There are
only about 1000 acres of good land in
the Basin but all of it can be cult
waited. Just north Of the basin Is the
mining district of the same name:
and close to the Root of the noun
tains on that end placer diggings
have been found but never developed.
AZ this end Of the basin is fine stor
age site, being the best small one, in
the county. On Deep creek also is a
good place but not as good as on Bull
Run creek. ...,
g., t., INDEPsNDENCE VALLEY
lays south of BuM Run Basin and is.
at the head Of the Main Owyhee. It
is seventeen miles long north and
south and seven wide; anIfathe head
OF it lays north west Of the head of
Maggie Creek Valley and between Pie
creek and Duck Valley. It Is
watered on the North by Hot Creek;
north east by Jack creek (Which is
the largest in the ValleyD east by
Snow Storm, Niagara, Garret, De
Frees, and Taylor creeks; South by.
Indian and Boulder; and west by
Packer, McCann and Six mile creeks.
Owyhee River formed by these
streams,-leaves the valley on the
west side, four miles south OF the
north end and flows north west fif-
teen miles through the mountains,
leaving them and entering Bull Run
Valley at its south west corner. This
valley Is the only one in the county
watered by streams flowing into it
from all sides; and 10, in some repects,
one OF the most important valleys in
this Division. The mountains on the
east south and west are 10000 feet in
elevation. On the west side, near the
middle and at the foot of Mt. Blitz-
en-, the town sad mining district of
Tuscarora 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 we're first discovered, over TWEEN
ty years ago. The first discoveries
here we're the placer mines, south
west OF town two miles dist" ut; and
the quartz lodges were found after
wards. There is mineral belt, ex-
tending nearly the full length of the
valley on the west eide; the Eastiside
being in the valley itself, and extend
ing into the mountains a couple
miles. The ledges in this belt. con-
tasn both gold and silver; The larg-
gest and most profitable of those
which have been found carry great
or percentage OF silver than gold;
although there are some now worked
with profit, which carry gold mostly.
The paying mines have been found so
far, on the first slope from the noun
Tain, and were what we called "blind
lodges" being covered over their tops
by loose soil and gravel, and the first
ones found were uncovered in wash
ing the ground for placer mining.
The ledge matter in many cases be-
ing softer than the country rock,
ESPECIALLY the richest ledges,) they
are, in general covered on the noun
tain SIDES as we'll as in the valley