206 r iiiff rsilif of Califoniid I'lihlicatioris in Jidfaiiji | Voi.. 7 



poiuids. Tlicsf fifj^iii'fs. liowcvcr, ;ii'<' l)asc<l on llic wcijjlit of a small 

 j)Ortioii ())' the I'ool. and ot" tlic siciiis upwai'ds (if four ycai's (A' a^c 

 Slidiild it licconic (icsii'atilc 1<t use tin' younger wood the avcrajic woijjht 

 would he increased hy one to two j)Ouiids. It is probable that the 

 amotiiit of bnisli now available will I'eniain constant for a nunil)('r of 

 years, sinee tlic cliaraetci' of tlie soil and climate is moi'e favoi'alile to 

 stock raising' than to a;ii'icult nre. 



While many of the jtoints in this district jiavc been visitecl and ai'e 

 known to contain lai'iie ti'acts of Cli ri/sotlKtm n tis. reliable information 

 lias been recei\-ed in otliei' ways relative to tile occnrrence of lai'^e 

 stands in those sections which were not \isitei|. The character of this 

 information and the source whence it has come wai'i-ant the inclusion 

 of th(>se sm'ei'al ai'cas in tlu^ estimate of available brush in the district. 

 On tlie other hand the coiubiniHl areas reported on and includeil in the 

 estimate are but a part of the entire territory comprising: the district. 

 In \iew of the similai'it>' in tojiograjihy, in climate, ami in soil condi- 

 tions pi'cvailing thi'oughout this entire region it is believed that a more 

 intensive survey of the district might reveal still other ti'acts of tlu' 

 shrul) which in the aggi"egate would ecjual those included in this rcpoi't. 



The principal areas thus far located are the following: 



Elko ("oinity: Ten Mile Flat: North Fork. Hmuboldt River Val- 

 ley and tributary valleys; along the main line, Southern Pacific and 

 Western Pacific railroads; Ruby Valley; along the Nevada Northern 

 Railroad. Cobre to Goshute. 



Eureka County: Along the main line, Southern Pacific and West- 

 ern Pacific I'aili'oads; Antelope Valley. 



Humboldt County: Areas lying 6 and 15 miles, respectively, north- 

 cast of Winnemucca ; Rebel Creek; Quinn River Valley. 



Leander and Nye counties: Along the main line of Southern 

 Pacific and Western Paciiic railroads; Reese River \alley : Big Smoky 

 Valleys (north v]u\) ; Monitor A^allex- : Fish Spring. 



White Pine County : Uutte Valley ; Long Valley ; Newai-k Valley ; 

 S|)ring \'allcy ; St(^])toe \'alley: White Rivei' \'alley. 



The total weight of Rabbit-biiisli known to exist in this district has 

 been placed at 1,250, 000, 000 jxiunds. Twenty-thi-ee samjdes have 

 been gathered and analyz(Ml. The rubi)er content of these samples 

 vai'ies from 0.4o to 8.86 per cent, with an average of l.Si) ])er cent. 

 On the basis of these figui'es the total available su|)|)l\- thus far located 



'■' It is r(>p()it<'<l tli;it ('hi!i>:i)lli<innti(.s is juiiseiious to laiijic stork iluiiii^ tlio 

 winter season. 



