Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-18


An Agricultural 1MpIss.
Within IeOoIf.
A net work OF living streams have
their origin in the high mountains
whose peaks arc heGyfly covered with
snow nearly the year round. traverse
the county and furnlsh water for In
Hgation and domestic proposes. Some
OF the finest valleys In the state are
here 1t is ar agricultural empire OF
virgin soil, wen balanced In the ele-
menb OF soil fertility where thous-
ands Of farmers who are willing to
cultivate i~ntensively have the oppor.
tunity OF reaping bountiful harvests.
1t Offers the farmers Of the country
the great land chance OF 1916. It is
among the last neglected farming Sec
lions Of the west to claim the atten-
don of the homeseekers, and with ex.
ceptional advantages of matchless
transportation facilities, favorable, eli.
matte and soil conditions, speedy set
Element will doubtless result.
One of the greatest sources of natur-
al wealth in Elko county is the almost
unlimited underground water supply.
thousands OF acres are lying idle be-
cause no n has attempted to thor
oughly investigate and practically test
the water capacity beneath the sur
face.
There is hardly a section of the
county that will not produce artesian
water. If it is sought with a boring
machine, and while the water will
not always flow higher than the sur.
face 1t will In all cases come near
enough to be elevated by pumping ma
chinery, at a cost sufficiently low to
warrant the work at slight expense.
1t would be hard to find a section of
the county where water cannot be
found in quantities by sinking wells.
In many places IT comes within a few
feet OF the surface, and after a we'll
sdug, by sinking castings in the bot
tom Of the well to tap the flows be-
yond the surface water, these wells
can be made practically inexhaustible.
South Fork
Many fertile valleys abound, one Of
the most noted ones being the valley
OF the South Fork, which lies a few
miles southeast of Elko in a highly
representative agricultural district,
with It's thousands Of acres of rich,
mellow soil growing abundant crops.
One rides for miles along fields of
alfalfa of luxuriant growth, and looks
across the beautiful valley to the table
lands beyond, where irrigation in its
simplest form has transformed waste
lands into fields of vivid green. In
this vallesy a creamery is located.
Mound Valley.
Mound valley, to the south, Is Of
about the area Of South Fork valley,
and land is Of the same general char
acter, and OF equal productiveness.
Huntington Valley.
In the southern part of the county,
at the foot. of the Ruby mountains,
nestles Huntington valley. Here every
settler has his own water supply in
the living streams which thread their
way down the valley.
Ruby Valley.
From Huntington one crosses the
old overland stage route into the
great Ruby valley, fertile and nrcduc-
tive, every foot of its sixty miles in
length. In any country where large
land holdings are not the rule, this
great valley would now be supporting
a population reaching far into the
thousands. dwelling in prosperity up
on small highly cultivated farms.
Glover Valley.
Gong east from Ruby valley, Clover
valley IL entered, There are many
beauty spots In this thriving conAmun.
ity, its thrifty Jeople having added
materially to natnre's attr .ctIvennss.
materially to natures attractiveness.
Here again beautiful farm dwellings
are an index to the character of the
settlers who have spared no pains or
expense In building beautiful homes.
Many fine orchards here show what
can be done In the way Of horticul-
ture. Wheat, oats and barley are also
grown to a considerable extent, the
Yield per acre being very large. The
valley lies on the eastern side Of the
Ruby range and is wstered by streams
from that great water shed. The
Wester Pacific railroad has It's line
along the east side Of the valley,
which affords the farmers of that sec.