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the canyon of the Colorado River. The moun- 

 tains, scanvd by torrents ami well-worn passi-s. 

 are covered with only a straggly growth of tim- 

 ber. Humboldt Range. ne:ir Utah, is the most 

 lofty and rugged, and one of its peaks, Mount 

 Wheeler, with an elevation of 13,058 feet, is 

 the highest mountain of the state. Although 

 no sections except the "alkali Hats," which are 

 great mud beds covered with dazzling white 

 silt, are devoid of vegetation, there are no 

 green or flowered fields except where irrigation 

 is practiced, and the valleys are covered with 

 the dull, dusty sagebrush, greasewood and creo- 

 sote bushes. 



The lakes have no outlets, and their brack- 

 ish waters contain one-tenth as much salt as 

 the water of the sea. Pyramid Lake, thirty-one 

 miles long, seven to eleven miles in width and 

 of great depth, is the largest body of water 

 in the State. Lake Tahoe, on the California 

 boundary, 6,225 feet above the sea, its waters 

 deep and clear, is one of the most beautiful 

 lakes in America, and is visited by many tour- 

 ists. 



Climate. The climate of Nevada is mild and 

 excessively dry. The winds are strong, but the 

 skies are usually cloudless. The high altitude 

 causes a large daily range in temperature ; even 



THE FARM 



Cattle sold 



Alfalfa 



Potatoes 



Wild Hay 



Sheep sold 



Wool 



Spring Wheat 



Dairy Products 



Winter Wheat 



Barley 



Timothy,C lover 



Oats 



Cultivated Hay 



Cattle slaughter 



Garden Vegetables 



NEVADA PRODUCTS CHART 



Figures Based on U.S. Government Reports 



Millions of Dollars Annually 

 2 3 



THE FACTORY 



Meat Packing 

 Milk Products 

 Bread j etc 

 Lurnber.Timber 

 Printing, Publishing 

 Flour.Grist 

 Railroad Shop Vfork 

 Smeltin8,RefiningCoppep 



THE MINE 



Gypsum 



Lead 



Zinc 



Silver 



Gold 



Copper 



Rivers and Lakes. Few of Nevada's streams 

 find an outlet to the sea, but the Owyhee, 

 draining the northeast corner of the state, flows 

 into Snake River, and the extreme southeast 

 corner is drained by the Colorado. Over a great 

 part of the state streams flowing only during 

 the wet season empty into wide, shallow swamps 

 or "sinks," from which the water evaporates 

 during the summer months, leaving hard mud 

 flats. In the north, the mountain snows make 

 the streams more permanent. The Humboldt, 

 Nevada's largest river, flows across the state in 

 a crooked channel for 375 miles and empties 

 into Humboldt and Carson sinks. Walker, Car- 

 son and Truckee rivers are other important 

 streams, and their waters are diverted for irri- 

 gation purposes (see subhead Irrigation, page 

 4135). 



in the hottest weather, the nights are cool. The 

 lofty Sierra Nevada Range protects the stair 

 from violent western storms; the winters are 

 mild, the temperature usually rising above 

 freezing during the day. The average annual 

 temperature of the state is 49.6 F. The rain- 

 fall is chiefly during the winter months and is 

 greatest on the mountains, though it varies 

 widely at different elevations. Except on the 

 mountain summits, snow lies on the ground but 

 a few days each year. There are long seasons 

 of drought when water is most needed for agri- 

 cultural purposes, and the annual rainfall MY<T- 

 ages but ten inches a year. However, the in- 

 vigorating dry air, sunshine and mild winters 

 make the climate healthful and pleasant. 



Agriculture. In Nevada agriculture depends 

 upon irrigation, and in 1910 the improved land 



