The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-10-27
OVyhee County.
Its Wealth and Resources.

Its Wealth and Resources.
/ Owyhee County is now eliciiin9 so
many Inquiries from capitalists who are
making inquiries respecting its mines
and from parties in search of homes
that the following brief description of
the territory embraced within its boun-
daries has been prepared in answer to
the frequent letters received by our
| business men.
TOPOGRAPHY.
Owyhee County occupies the extreme
sonthwesterucorner of the state, being
bounded on the south by the state ofNe-
vada and on the west by the state of
Oregon. The great Snake river forms
the principal portion of its northern
boundary. The area of the county is
little more than 5000 square miles. The
length east and west is about 100 miles,
and north and south an average of
about seventy-6ve miles. The greater
portion OF the southern and cas- ern
portion, is an extensive, broken lava
plateau occupied only as ranges for live
stock. The northern portion of
the county is traversed by the Owyhe
mountains, from which numerous
streams run into Snake river through
narrow but Very fertile valleys, occu
pied by prosperous ranchers. The larg
est of th-se is the Brunean river. the
source of hich is in the Elk mountains |
in Nevada in three forks which unite I
shortly after crossing the line into Ida
no, where is prosperous stock raising |
community, known as Three Forks or
Big Flat. This is fine hay and graz
ing section, but at too high an elevation
for general griculture. After leaving
the Big Flat country the river enters
the
BRUNEAU CANYON
which it traverses for distance of sew
enty-fve miles. This grand canyon,
though out little known to fame is one
OF the sublimest stretches of scenery on
the continent, second only in length
and depth to The famous Colorado Can
yon. II is grand assure whose walls
Of basaltic rock rise above the stream
in many places 10 height of fully 1000
feet v bile the distance from wall 10
wall is scarcely half that distance. Its !,
length of seventy five miles has never
been traversed by man. Leaving the
canyon this beautiful river debouches ,
into
This happy valley, fifteen miles in q
ength and about three miles wide is
me ofthe finest and most productive
'ieces Of agricultural land in the world. o
produces the most prolific crops of d
fuiis, vegetables, cereals and ucerne a
roWn anywhere, and being surrounded &c
D nearly all sides by high walls of ST
'ck, lis winters are very mild At the Il
PIPER end of this valley are several ca
normous hot springs whose curative th
foperties will, sooner or later, give 70
em world wide fame. in
Leaving the valley, the river cnts st'
rough another short canyon and en-
RS Snake river. A mile above where
enters Snake river, an Immense dam no
IS been constructed and work is being ca
osecuted on great canal which will io'
co The water onto the Snake river ea'
iins below and reclaim about 25 600 La
res of rich land now arid, and in q era
ort time will provide homes for hun tea
EDS OF families, on rich and product 'fi'
lands. The water from the canal mas
! also be employed TO work thousands ua
acres of rlc
RICH PLACER GROUNDS
ng snake river. The completion of onI
canal, the settling up fthese rich stao
leultnra lands and the working of die,
~" " 70 oe men, viii add hap
ally to the material prosperity oflhe has
nty. -
lriher west, running into snake riv- yer
re several creeks, with narrow but fonn
inclive valleys occupied by prosper carr
N"'ei'' gold
LIVE STOCK. oc,o,
most the entire area of the county men
re grazing ground, on which range has
= "V''e'' ea'''e ana sneep, and redu
year extensive shipments of hor- cd Of
,r, mutton anu WOOL are close
:. The live stock interests repre- of tb
- Money anu support 4 count
a ''''us'''ous people. tend
~ n'NiNe INDUSTRY and n
y 70 no" everyw here high
nlzed as one of he richest miner.