The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-11-03
OVyhee County.
Its Wealth and Resources.

oAip6 inquiries respecting lis 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
southwestern corner of the state, being
bounded on the south by the state of Ne
vada and on the west by the state of
Oregon. The great Snake river forms
the principal portion of it's 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 eastern
portion, is an extensive, broken lava
plateau occupied only as ranges for live |
stock. The northern portion of
the county is traversed by the Owyhee
mountains, from which numerous
streams run into Snake river through
narrow but very fertile valleys, occu-
pied by prosperous ranchers. The larg-
est of these is the Bruneau river. the
source of which is in the Elk mountains
in Nevada in three forks which unite
shortly after crossing the line into Ida
ho, where is prosperous stock raising
community, known as Three Forks or
Big Flat. This is a fine hay and graz
ing section, but at too high an elevation
for general agriculture. After leaving
the Big Flat country the river enters
he
BRUNEAU CANYON
which it traverses for a distance of sew 1,
enty- five miles. This grand canyon, q
hough but little known to fame, is one 4
# the sublimest stretches of scenery on !,
he continent, second only in length
nd depth TO the famous Colorado Can ,
on. 1t is grand assure whose walls :,
{ basaltic rock rise above the stream =
D many places to height of fully 1000
aet while the distance from wall 10
all is scarcely half that distance. It's o.
myth of seventy i've miles has never m
cen traversed by man. Leaving the "
anyon this beautiful river debouches Y,
Ito Il,
BRUNEAU VALLEY. III
This happy valley, fifteen miles in az
myth and about three miles wide is
1e ofthe finest and most productive
eces of agricultural land in the world. OF
produces the most prolific crops of DE
1its, vegetables, cereals and lucerne ao
own anywhere, and being surrounded lo'
nearly all sides by high walls of sn
ok, its winters are very mild. At the To
per end of this valley are several Gu
ormous hot springs whose curative tn'
operties will, sooner or later, give I'M
EN- world wide fame. I'm
Leaving the valley, the river cuts sta
rough another short canyon and en- /.
8 Snake river. A mile aboys where
enters Snake river, an immense dam no.
been constructed and work is being
secuted on great canal which viii 'ou
n the water onto the Snake river 60"
ms below and reclaim about $4,000 La
es rich land now arid, and in era
'rt time will provide homes for hum 'eu
DIS of families, on rich and product .''c
lands. The water from the canal ''aS
also be employed to work thousa Ids wa
cres of fici
RICH PLACER GROUNDS A.
. '"aAe riser' Inc completion OF only
canal, the settling up r these rich stag
cultural lands and the working of dist
p'aeeisi SHOWN 10 De iicb' VIII add hap
lily to the material prosperity ofthe has
lty. ,ha
1rther west, running into snake riy- yer
re several creeks, with narrow bnt fo,o
occupieu oy prosper carr!
A"'e'' gold
LIVE STOCK. ac,e,
most the entire area of the county man,
e grazing ground, on which range has
: u noioe'' ca''is ana sheep, and redu,
ga o"'ife shipments OF nor ed of
beef cattle, mutton and wool are close,
,. The live stock interests repre- of In
vast sums of money, and support coun,
y and industrious people. tend
THE MINING INDUSTRY. and n
yhee county IS now everyw here high
nized as one Of The richest miner
'ducing sections in the United A n
ADere are seserai districts each count
ct and separate from the Others, witho
"''"'ue a"u prospecting are now mines
"o''e.y pursuen. 10 mention are by
u'o'i'o'' III the order OF their sive {
Ut prominence. We will henin vii h III