Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-06-27
LOST FLOWERS
Flowers That We're Never Lost
Some Were Never Found


Lost Flowers" is recent press
dispatch stating that DR. P B Ken
nedy, leading botanist Of the
state of Nevada" and Mrs Brand
gee, Of Berkeley, "a scientist of
national reputation" had returned
to Reno after an eventful trip in
the search for rare and lost speci-
mems of flowers, which was "only
partially successful"
The writer doesn't know what
flowers have been lost-in fact he
only knows q few by name that
have been found-but he does know
that if any one is looking for wild
flowers of any kind and doesn't
come to the Jarbidge mountains,
he is overlooking the lone best
bet" as G. G. R. would say. His
(the writers not G G R's) ignor-
ance of botany is SO profound that
he wouldn't know a "lost flower"
from one that had been roped and
properly branded, but DR. Alvin
Nelson, of the University of Wyo.
ming, and another Government
botanist were here for few days
last year and in short time dis
covered number of flowers which
were previously unclassified, in
addition to scores of the known
varities. The local forest rangers
have sent number of plants and
flowers from here to the depart
ment and received word that ten of
them were unclassified.
But one doesn't need the word of
an authority to be convinced that
this is most fruitful field for the
botanist. He has but to open his
eye as he follows the trail along
creek bottom, or glances up the
steep mountain sides which is car
peted with beautiful flowers. Out
Of curiosity the writer made a test
and found twelve different varities
OF wild flowers in walking fifteen
feet i'll straight line.
AS tho spring is late in Jarbidge
the snow is still deep in some
places in the higher moutains-it
is to be presumed that the quantity
and variety of the flowers will bs
greater as summer advances-in
fact older residents say there are
few now compared TO what will
come later.
To ths tenderfoot especially it
is interesting to note the advance
of the season in the different alti-
tudes Jarbidge is 5000 feet in
elevation and flowers that had bios
somed and gone to seed here a
week ago are just coming to bloom
a few hundred feet higher up, in
the mountains. At still higher al
titude it will be a couple OF weeks
yet before the same flower will
blossom.
Until the finding of gold here,
four years ago, the Jarbidge dis
trict was almost inaccessible. There
was no road over which wagon
could come nor could one be made
without great expense. Only few
sheep trails led over the precipitous
mountains to the narrow valleys.
Otherwise it is Impossible that
such natural scenic and health
resort should have been SO long ne
elected. There are few places to
which the summer tourists flock
that possess so many genuine at
fractions as Jarbldge.
Unlike other parts of Nevada,
which are dry and barren, this Sec
tion has numerous springs, the
mountains have plenty Of trees
and vegetation is luxuriant. The
sportsman can get good trout FISH
ing. and sage chicken ard deer
hunting in season. The mountain
climber can climb to his hearts
contcnt--and believe me he will
have to climb II he goes afoot up
any of the mountains In this VIC
unity. The heatlh.secker will find q
tonic In the invigoratins noun
tain air and pure water that has
put new life into hundreds.
And, as before intimated, the
botanist will find himself transport.
cd to the seventh heaven of delight.
Jane F. o'Brisn.