Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-21
PROSPECTING ON THE SAN PEDRO.

PROSPECTING ON The SAN PEDRO.
James N. kenneley Describes Moapa
Valley and surroundings.
James M. Kennedy. who is prospect |
ing along the line of the San Ped-) }. |
Los Angeles & Salt Lake route, in |
southern Nevada. writes from Moapa, |
under date of Tuesday last, giving his |
Impressions of the country surround |
ing and the future Importance Of the
Moapa or Muddy valley, in Lincoln
county. The mineral ranges, he says,
are practically unexplored, but he be.
lieves that the settlement Of the Val
ley named will result In many big
mines being found in the surrounding
section. Describing the valley, M.
Kennedy says:
From the railroad crossing Of the
Moapa river, one mile east OF the post
omce at this point, me valley is one
half mile wide. It is all meadow land
ana covered deep with nne grass, with
large cottonwood trees along the river
banks. From this point, as you go W
the river, for q distance Of eight miles
the valley is wider-in places four
miles wide-covered with grass and III
places dotted with big groves of black
willow, cottonwood and mesquit tin
Der.
"At the lead Of the valley there are
several very large springs, the Yates
in which are as clear as crystal. The
first one reached is known as Ash
spring, on account Of the large ash
trees which surround it. 1t flows 600
inches per minute under six-inch pres
sure Cave spring, one-half mile north
west, flows 300 inches, while a quar-
ter of a mile still farther northwest
is Big spring, which has flow of 1000
inches, the source being in a large
mound which reaches height II IS
feet above the level of that part
the valley. There are several more
springs along the head Of the valley.
all Of which help to form the Muddy
river t -
Several large pastures are fenced
on and many stacks Of wild hay ara
to be seen Alfalfa is also raised to
some extent and m idea Of how we'll
it grows can be underst0od when
explain that it is CIT ivestimes a yea,
All kinds Of fraif, inclu1ing appls -
pears, peaches, small beyEies, grapes
etc., :prosper in This valley, as do ye
setabaes of nearly every kind. while
watermellons and wild grapes arr
found all along the ssanks Of thu
streams. S 1852
Many small. lakes and ponds ~
scattered aloug the valley and the.
are continually covered with wiat
ducks and some geese, while 1ars'
aocks of quan are-t0 he met with eS
cry little while. Inefe is much goot
farming land and an abundance o
water at all POINTS for irrigation pus
poses.
The Muddy river heads fortyeig
miles west from where it empties in
to the Virgin river al st. Thomas.
little Mormon settlement. The cfimar
is a duplicate of that of Los Angeles
The mineral ranges ara yet but littl
explored, but some day, in the not dis
tant future, many good mines will b
found in this section and, l believs
headquarters for many of them Wi
be right in the Moapa valley. TIL
miles north of the river Sheep Noun
ain range is Is miles southwest an
Clark mountain 20 miles farther i
the same direction.
I'm conclusion l will say that thi
valley is the best / have seen in m
travels, and win settle very fast afte
the San Pedro road crosses the rive1
Even now a town site of eighty acre
is being surveyed and plated at
point in the valley one-haf mile ives
of where the railroad will cross ta
river, and lots will sell at varyin
prices. Everybody in this section goe
about in their shirt sleeves and slice
on the grass at night-not bad u
tober weather."-SaltL Lake Herald.