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

iCoH.iaIeil ron ih p1Js.j
A lprge nunbe.pf the ranches ere
Situ.vrI upea the teHch lands be
t-ren the slrvsns, 20 the east Of the
bottom Nearly al Of tine iands IN
the disiri- oatslde u the bottom as-
u ,u- nrst group. ye: little more
fruit sad vegetables sse raised tnsb
are required FOR use in the valley and
u suvyly the Exc market, Stieh -
snail. L. addition 70 the lands IoE
irrigated there arr ahvrt :S1le acres
Of good isnd Jeicngipg TO the district.
Ncahy ~t=p-:hirds OF this might b
cultivated add ~sUef fouILof eL,t-o
ter U.S. upeo IL
CAxf RALLDcT-
This name is given To tho couotr
po;th-east oil LancIiEe Valley scd
embracing the laadS AROUND the OLD
Z. - siiiitary Reservation Of that
name, lyinz between Secret creek on
Tie uo<,L east, the a~,ovuLains GA the
~sJuth-east, and John Day creek on
tho vest There are oni! bait q ScZeu
ranches ia the district, ireiEating
nearly GOO acres OF lsnd Cow beaTl:
ell 10 hay. There are abJut 23.OoJ
acres OF IInd lying tetSess the tYo
creeks paued, the greater part OF
snIIn Gao be irrigItsA. S,Tvrsl
email lakes at the head o; Jokp Day
canyon can he utilized for the storage
OF water, while chances for reservoirs
ray be found acoupie miles from the
mountains on thB bench lands The
stsater part Of the land appears 10
belong 10 the second group. although
the creek bottoms are mainly IN the
Iairj, aad close 70 the foot OF the
mountain the Lad is OF the first
JOHN Day and Lamoil!e creeks jpn
sbo.t .ou, miles sbose where The:
>.nPty into the humboldt rirer and
the sauIe distance south Of Hal!erk
S.4;iJn on the railroad, snd tTo niles
beloz their junction Secret creek
6oEs into their chauasL
sIAE v@LLEr.
E:ar Valley Is the last one south o;
tIe Humboldt riTer in this division.
IL contains "A larger number 81 10
hiotlats than d OF tbs other val
isys anj embraces eighteen miles OF
ta- :Ible izlis along h foot OF the
IL 49, . -r.T.srIV fTN,a SL-r.S
creek on TIE Southwest 10 H.iDG,
cES-S on the nJIiu-e east, EEe niles
ives, Of the town Of Wells TIE
center u tho valley, ~hsre the th!ck-
est settlements are, Is south oi t.r-
toTn Of Deeth about four miles. The
valley sill average BIZ mIicc IL Width
between Ito mountains On the sousa-
ca 1 and the huLuGo!d. river AID
Bishop creek on the uJfih-Eest.
Thesb two streams practically form
tie northwest side Of the valley, and
The Central rI:if: railway ruus down
Oh their right hand side, aforiiEg
e,sier transportation facilities than
sny Of The other valleys yes de~cribes!.
There are o.er ll.01J acres OF land
irrigated 10 the valley by fifteen
streams that flow from The mountains.
In addition TO that irrigated there are
5000 acres OF good land not irrigated.
over txo-thirds Of which water can
bs 70 md Tor. The lard is all OF the
hrst and second group except sII y on
the Bishop creek and HImu>idt
BOTTOMS. and lower Star Valley.
The valleys 50 Ear described form
thJ .nain par: Of the farming Interests
in the Humboldt d.v.saon. Owing 10
the uuueroIs large streams that
flo from the Ruby Mountains every
miIe or So. the iist corners in the
county settled here in preference 10
locating On other and better Ian Is in
other places. Herr, where the only
work needed - taif, the water upon
tho land 10 most cases is 70 u a
ploS furrug d fs~ hundred yards, aud
Tue cost o; clearing of the land ia
kilSJ " u ~ W SShNsc IA
Ia. laul late IN the Spring, and have
IDsif u.Ups in and matured tho same
seIson. The soil is very good; but
v1srss, with gravel aud boulders
underneath, add in many places the
water sinks 80 fast that nearly all Of
IL In vssted in trying 10 irrisate. The
nssTer tho too, VI tho mouGtaIn the
eoarcer the soil, as q rule. and the
lpore waste ia Irrigation. While on
nearly all the streams during tho
irrigation season almost bali tns
Y ter disappears q short distance
aoose the mouth OF tue canyon, ana
never cJnes - iisasE1aiu as far. as
known. A common estimate with
many of the old settlers 10 the coun.-'
~ IL that the water ii0sIDy from the
Ruby hiJuUtLjDs ncfoss The six sLlieys
dc&:nUsd would easily irrigato co.:
OOo acre. Of land in tins county. Thus
10 tDy large an estimate without e1-
tsus'y1 Ard costly irrigauon WORKS
ths, cannot Ue put Ia lii. we have a
Lager population and more capital tn
III, S,un,rJ. Uo@lver there urv
gooj, sma!. rss.fyoir poiuts 10 every
yaIloy that can Y. Utilized with very
littiv evsi " settlers.
sscnET VALLEY.
Thh valley, lyiag 10 the heart Of the
Rae, DvuuL1II- at us average cIcvh.