Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-07-12
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valieyn, or, whore they lay at /, 9 foot
OF tho mountains, u number Of the
ranches aud streams, are grouped to-
gether under one head, us along the
Ruby mountains. or the districts, Or
valleys, there are eleven in the Salt
Lake division, thirteen in the Co.
lumbi0 division aud sixteen in tho
Humboldt division. or these the
most important arc, Mt present, in tho
Humboldt and southwest part VI the
Salt Lake divisions. This is owing
to tho fact that tho agricultural lands
therc were, when settled, closer TO n
al '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 o lthern part,
north OF the Central Pacific ruilroad;-
these three are in different sections
OF what is known us Thousand Spring
Greek. Goshute Valley, south of
Foano and Steptoe, forming tho south
end of Goshute Valley; Independence
and north alrd south C,oEer, in dlffer-
n sections OF INT largo valley; .aad
Ruby Lake, south and north Ruby,
forming three sections Ut another
large valley.
COLUMBIA DIVISIONS.
| GnDga cfA...k M tho nnGt aida ~ hir
division; lower and upper Salmon
farther west; Bruncau Basin, Pcnrod
Creek, East Owyhee and Duck Valley
in three parts of tho East Owyhee;
Bull Run Valley Tor White Rnck) and
Bull Run Basin, Middle Owyheo and
independence Valley on the Middle
Owyhec; Good Hope and Little
Owyhee.
HUMBOLDT DIVISION,
South OF the railroad, and beginning
at the southern part are Huntington
Valley, Mound, South Fork, Pleasant,
Lamoille, Camp Halleck and Star
Valleys that lie along west and north
west Of the Ruby mountains. These
valleys are formed 10y combining u
number Of the ranches LloDg different
streams on tho bench lands into II
district for social, Political aud school
purposes, and arc generally separated
only by low ridges. Secret Valley is
the las: OH the south side of the
railroad. l; lies within II break Of
tho Ruby mountains and between
Star Valley on tho north and Ruby
Valley on the south. On the north
side of the railroad commencing on
tho northeast there is Mury's river,
embracing The head VI humboldt
river head aud mouth of the North
Fork oi the Humboldt river; Pic or
Dorsey, Susie and Maggie creek Val
leys; Squaw Valley, ltUck creek Basin
and Clover Valley,
GENERAL FEATURES N PRODUCTIONS
or THE DIFFERENT VALLEYS WITH
THE MOUNTAIN RANGES THAT
FORM THEIR WATERSHED
n uASCE FOR
WATER
HUNTINGTON VALLEY.
This Valley embraces all that part of
the county lying west Of tho Rnby
range OF mountains in the southern
part Of tho Humboldt division and is
about twenty miles square. The
main stream flowing across tho valley
is Huntington creek. This stream is,
Tor rather WAS at III tinie), far larger
and longer than now. II used to DO
tho outlet TO diamond Valley, and
Antel 'po Valley and creek, which
rises II hundred miles south vi here.
Huntington creek hOws nearly north
and IL fed by several streams on tho
east, the principal ones being Dry
Willow, or Walther creek, in the
south, Crawford, Twin, Brown and
Pearl creeks, and on the west side
Cottonwood or Robertson, Smith and
Miller creeks. Tho lands along the
main stream are OF the third group on
which only hay is raised, and the
ranch"rs Oh those lands are mainly
confined to stock raising. Some OF
them though, have largo hay ranches
on the colo bottom lands, and smaller
fruit and vegetable farms on the
streams near tho mountains. These
streams are only utilized To u small
ox;ent, fully ninn.tcnths OF tho water
in them flowing TO waste or waste
fully used. The main cause Of this
is the lack OF market for what there
might DO raised. Only about 1900
ncrcs is under irrigation in tho valley.
or this nearly half is of tho third
group OF lands; part Of tho rest DO.
longs to tho second group, and il
devoted to hay raising OF a better
quality than that raised on tho lower
lands; and pnrt, belonging to tho first
group, Is used for raising ns fino vege.
tables and cercals as can DO found my
place in tho world. Tho rnnchers
though depend almost entirely upon
thoir stock for II living, very Tow rails.
ing moro agricultural productions
thnn is needed for their own uso. Tho
lands lying vacant in tho valley aro
used for grazing purposes, tho stock
ranging in tho mountains on both
sides in tho Summer, coming into
tho valley during tho Winter months