Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-07-19

SoUrH FORK yALLEr.
The valley of the South Fork OF the
Humboldt river is the next one north
OF Mound Valley. AID is an important
n owing to the volume u water in
the river aud amount Of land that
can lie irrigated. The river Il
formed by Il number OF streams leav-
inS their source in the highest part
d! the Ruby range. that, uniting to-
rether, form 1t basin IN the shape OF
the letter Y, the lower part Of the
letter resting on the vest aud tho
two sides extending up Lee creek on
the north and Rattlesnake creek gu
the south nearly tive miies, While
their distance apart where they leave
the mountains is six miles north and
south. Within this space is the main
part II the settlements that the name
Of South Fork is given Ia, but the
valley extends below this northwest
fifteen miles. At the end OF this dis
tanc- the river enters a narrow can
yon SIX miles long and then flows
into the main Humboldt River Valley
4; a point eight miles below the town
of Elku. There are about 5000 acres
of land irrigated in the valley, "a great
part being in grain. Six miles above
where the river enters the canyon,
SuIrih ur Huntington Creek emplies
into II. And this six miles u lower
part Of the valley is Of the
third group Of lands where only
hay can be successfully raised.
A.! the res; III the valley above seems
to b. II the first group with some
exceptions caused by local currents
Of cold air. There arc about 5000
Lrres OF good agricultural land IN the
district, fully one-half VI which might
be irrigated By proper system OF
works and the other half doubtful.
Some good small reservoir points and
lakes i'll the mountains L Uc utilized
To stare water i'll limited quantities.
but there are no large storage points
where the waters could be used III
this district. At the lower end uf the
valley though, where the river enters
the canyon, is a tine dam site That
could flood and cover the whole OF
the lower six miles by "a dam eighty
feet high. 1hIs part OF the valley
was originally an old lake bed and
Very easily. In fact there is not on
the western coast any series of old
lake beds that afford "a better chance
for water storage than is Ia be found
in Elko county. This reservoir point
Is fed by IA watershed suppl! ins ii
larger mount OF water than any
other III the county. Being at tuc
wrong end uf the valley it cannot be-
utilized here, but can in tho main
Humboldt Valley. This valley con.
talus about twenty-five ranches. Fine
fruits and vegetables are raised, prin-
cipaliy fer l.omo use alone, tue matt
products being grain and hay.
PLEAsAST VALLEY,
Lies north OF and adjDinin. South
Fork. Inc part whhrc the cultivated
lands are, IS small, there only being
eight ranches in The valley, lrrigatlug
about $500 acres of land. Butterflies.
o: Jones, luung and Rabbit creeks
supply the water for the district. On
both streams there are small storage
points in the mountains. Inc ranches
are situated at the fo"t of the mount
aims, where the first group OF lan,is
nTc, nj an average elevation OF 600
iccI; "hile storage points arc below
and the irriyaOlo lands would mostly
lay in tho second group. There are
about 2),OUU acres OF good land in the,
district, nearly half Of which may, in
the future, be irrigated by u j]udrcious
systcm III wo. KS. y c:Fious natural
feature in this valley is Rabbit creek,
-" . "lEto u lttlktS Inn
mountains, the north fork flowing
due north sixteen mics auIcmJ,r,Is
into the Humboldt river three miles
below lIull"rk, and the south fork
iiJwIng south-wesicrly into the South
Fork OF the HumuJidt jJ-.nL rtllnl
at IT. lower rnd Ten Mile crcsk) and
thence INTO tho llumb ,.dt river
tw~cnjy-s.ven miles below where Ia,
other fork joins the river.
LAMJILt.E vAI...EY.
Lamnillo Valley, lying north east Ct
Peasant, Is tho second valley in the
humboldt division IN importance.
Although having only 5000 icres
under irrigation only q IiL.lu moro
than South Fork, NJ ,und o: Hunt
ingtun-thcro aro over tiurble tho
humber of ranches in tho district,
The main stream is Lamnillo crcc,i
which flows north towards tho west
5 do OF tho valley. Tho Ruby moan.
tuins along hcrc trend north cast, and
II number OF streams flowing from tho
MOUNTAINS for tea mics contribute
their wators To LIimoIllo creek and
Tor irrigation. Tho valley Ihopor.
consisting Of the bottom lands Of IM.
inoills ereoh, III about ten miles Ion.
and 2widc, mostly in the third group.
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