Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-01-06
AND
Facts Regarding Carson Sink
Prepared by Reclamation
Service.
Few Localities Favored to as Large
a Degree,

AnufcnlH county, Nevada, is one OF
the driest portions OF the American
continent. The annual precipitation is
from four to six inches We're it not
for the mountain streams flowing
from the eastern slpe Of the high
Sierra Nevada Range, t would be one
vast desert Fortunaply nature has
provided an abundana # water for
irrigation OF this deser. It being the
part oil man to carry tls water to the
dry and thirsty lands
The thrifty inhabitars Of the country
along Carson river, haU ior many years
irrigated such portions OF the adjacent
lands az could be easyanleconomical-
ly reached from prute bitches, and
the income from laHs thus irrigated
has been large in Foporlion to the
investments.
The drainage from the Sierras west
of Churchill county is through the
Carson rivers The hlk OF the water
liiiiS builil- ilbuuf ftttcOiis uSudlN III
the spring and early SIMMER, and a
large portion finding its way into
inland lakes and sinks here it evapor-
ates under the iaaaeI Zee Of constant
sunshine.
To control this flood Jater, ard save
it for use in irrigating tHe lands within
its reach, and to carry Il to those lands
is the purpose oi the Truckee-C Carson
project, in Nevada, un.ltr the National
Reclamation Act ana number OF
large reservoirs have been located for
the purpose OF storing the water for
such use. Several Of the large noun
tain lakes within this drainage basin
afford natural reservoirs, and to con-
meet the waters of the two rivers, 4
main canal 81 miles d length has been
constructed.
The waters d Trnkee and Carson
rivers, thus united How easterly some
four or five mills to d diversion reser-
yoir and dam, iromz which two large
main distributing canals carry them
out over the lands OF Carson Sink
Valley, and othef lateral canals in
turn distribute thfse waters over a
wide area OF territory. Altogether it is
estimated tha about 200, 900 acres OF
productive ir5gable lands can be re-
claimed from the canal system OF the
government in Carson Sink Valley.
Other canal lines will bring under.
irrigation pehaps as much or more
land, but tbepurpose of this article is to
describe the distributing system in Car
son Sink Valley.
The elevation Of this valley is about
5000 to 1000 feet above sea level. The
rule is constant sunshine, the exception
cloudy day, and 365 days Of constant
sunshine have been known. In sum
nler the maximum temperature Is
about 100, during the hottest days, The
average maximum heat being about
50 above zero. The nights are alw'gs
Il.
cool and pleasant. Sultry weather qs
unknown here. There is no sun stroke.
In winter the thermometer ranges from
fifty to sixty degrees above zero IN the
daytime, of the average weather. The
average winter temperatures are
around from 20 to 40 degrees above
zero at night, and considerably higher
in the daytime. 1t is an ideal winter
climate. in this climate lung and
throat troubles disappear within few
months.
Within this county there are num-
Der of excellent public schools, and re-
Gently il has been decided at an election
to.build a county high school, which
will be located at Fallon, the county
sat, which is in the geographical CEN
ter OF the irrigation belt in this valley.
Falloiris thrifty town rapidly build
ing up. 1t has number of substan
tial brick, stoae and cement business
and other buidings, churches, schools
electric lights,a water system, and Is
soon to have d RAILROAD, for the S. Z.
Company has recently located line
from Hazen to Eallon, and has acquired
the right Of WY between these towns
and terminal @cilities in Fallon.
The principe crop, heretofore in the
valley has beea alfalfa, although wheat,
oats, and barlas of excellent quality has
been raised on irrigated lands, and this
yield has indihted that these will be
very profitable crops. Pears, prunes,
piums, appless and the harder fruits
yield abundaht returns, and berries,
melons, pumpkins, potatoes, cabbages
cauliflower, beets, turnips and all gar
den vegetables give abundant crops un-
der irrig Ition{
Undsz Reclamation Act, the