The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-03-01
EUREKA TO ToNoPAH
Watering Places and Best Route
Overland from Base Range.

For the benefit Of the many seekers for
wealth in the new Eldorado, who are
about to leave Eureka and vicinity for
Tonopah, the SENTINEL has taken pains
to secure some information regarding
water and distances over the best trav-
eled route from this section:
The course usually adopted by those
most familiar with the country is as fol-
lows: Leaving Eureka they take the old
Austin road through DEVILS Gate and the
Hay Ranch, the latter place IL miles from
town; thence to the old Willows Station,
81 miles from t~own-water at places
above named and at Twin Springs, IA
miles beyond the Hay Ranch. The first
camp is made at the Willows, where
there is a good spring and corral, and a
small house, belonging TO 1. j. Wilson.
From here the traveller continues on the
Austin road about A miles, when he turns
sharply to the south and takes the road
to Belmont. There is water during most
of the year in Reynolds Greek, three
miles after leaving the Austin road,
though it is dry at this season. The next
stop is at the ~Stoneberger ranch, where
1. ]. Wilson and family reside. This is
q miles from the Willows. The traveller
keeps the main travelled right hand
road after leaving the Austin road.
From Mr.. Wilson's place to Belmont is
a 45-mile trip-water at Box Springs, II
miles from Wilson's, at Pine Creek, IL
miles further, and at Logan's, 8 miles be-
yond Pine Creek. Some people, heavily
loaded, do not 60 further than Pine Creek
the third day out from Eureka, as there
is an excellent place to camp at the old
Pine Creek ranch. The next days trip
into Belmont is then but IL miles. From
Belmont to Tonopah the distance is about
80 miles. The only water between these
two points is at Rye Patch, 35 miles from
Belmont. This trip is sometimes divided,
camp being made at Rye Patch, leaving
but Is miles for the last days journey.
The above simply sets forth the dis
tances and watering places. The trips
may be divided according to the %inclina-
ton OF the tourist and character of his
stock. A good team can make the first
days trip from Eureka to Wilson's, 60
miles; thence on to Belmont, As miles,
the next day. and into Tonopah, so miles,
the third day. But everybody does not
happen to own stock that a do this.
Some people divide the first 81 miles by
driving out to the Hay Ranch, IL miles
from town, the first afternoon, and then
on to Wilson's 30 miles the next day.
thus making the whole trip in four days.
There is no feed at Twin Springs, the
Willows, Box Springs, now Rye Patch.
If stops are made at any of these places,
travellers must strange accordingly at
the ranches above named.
There are other roads to Tonopah from
Eureka, n by Tybo and one by Potts
place in Monitor Valley. about six miles
east of Wilson's, but the SENTINEL has
merely e~ndeavored to give the most usu-
ally travelled route.
The road given is excellent, being hard
and smooth, except for about 3 miles
near the Rye Patch, where it is sandy a
short distance and then rough and bumpy
through the Patch. There are no diff
cult SUBMITS and but two or three short
steep pitches.