Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-07-21
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north. is separated from Dorsey and
Pie creek by low divide about fifty
feet high. The north end lays south
west OF where Dorsey creek bends to
the northeast and only two miles
distant. From the head the course
of the valley is south-westerly, for
twenty. five miles in length, and the
creek the valley takes it's name from
empties into the Humboldt river a
mile aoove Carlin. Ten miles below
the head the valley narrows and the
creek flows through a deep gorge for
f1Ve miles with high hills on each
side. This divides the valley into
two parts. The upper part com prises
Susie Creek bottom, which is less than
half mile wide. 1t is nearly all
natural meadow land, the lower end
being rather cold Caused by the cold
air flowing down the bottom, and,
unable to continue through the mar
row canyon remaining there, creating
trosts in Summer). On the east side
OF the creek there is a low range of
hills, which form the east Boundary
of thevaliey its full length, and is
broken through only in one place by
DooIe creek, which heads five miles
east ami emptles into the valley at
the lower emu Of the upper part. On
the west side OF the upper part the
country is very broken and hilly,
rising gradually TO tine summit of the
mountains five miles away. There
are few small open spaces on the
| dlderent Streams that flow into Susie
| creek that can be cultivated. AS a
rule on all the streams in the mount
aims the land is Of The first group.
About $500 acres could be cultivated
at this end of the valley. The upper
live miles Of the lower part of the
valley, Is narrow, consstlag of a mar
row canyon through which the creek
flows, and broken bench lands on
each side. Below this the creek
bottom gradually widens out to a
mile the hills close in on the east,
and on the west the bench land is
more even and tt for cultivation.
There is only one ranch irrigatlng
about 80 acres located in the canyon
towards the upper end. About
5000 acres could be irrigated in the
valley, and this comprises nearly ali
the good land.
MAGGIE CREEK VALLEY
Is the next one west OF susie, and
their south ends ure very close TO-
gether; forming in fact one valley
Tor the lower dive miles Of their lenX tn.
Maggie creek empties into the Hum
ooldt river just above Carlin. The
upper end OF the valley is duo north
OF Lne lower, and tnirty-four miles
distant; but, about two-tnirds of the
say down, il bends and gets seven
miles west OF tho two ends Iengthen-
ing the Distance to forty miles. This
oend carries THAT part OF the valley
out Of Elko county and into Eureka
county for eighteen miles; leaving six
miles at the lower end of tho valley
and sixteen ut the upper end ia Elko
county. Twenty-sevon miles up the
valley, and half mile west of the
main creek, is the portl east corner
u Eureka county, and where Elko
county turns TN r. corner; tho boun-
dary lines running from here to the
west fifty. three miles and south
sixty-one miles. The stream In this
valley, like many others 10 the county,
las broken through q range
II mountains thirty miles below
its head to reach the present outlet.