December 9, ly i 1 ^"5 



The streams upon this .side form the vSonlh Fork of the Hum- 

 boldt. The "Clover Mountains" of the Catalogue form the 

 northern extremity of this ranfje, isolated by a depression known 

 as Secret Valley, but of equal height and similar character." 



The average altitude around the base of the range is about 

 5800 feet, but the land on the east side is apparently a little 

 higher than that on the west. This range as a whole presents 

 probably the highest mountain mass in the state, as nowhere is 

 the crest line much under 9500 feet, and as stated above, numer- 

 ous peaks run up to iiooo feet and more. While the Clover 

 mountains are uniformly high, the crest being not less tlian 

 1 0000 feet, the highest peaks in the whole range are those near 

 Lamoille, at a point farther south. Many portions carry snow 

 the year round, though there are no true glaciers. 



Like most Nevada mountains, the range is not a wide one, 

 probably not over fifteen miles in width anywhere, and consid- 

 erably narrower at many places. 



Two considerable streams flow from the west side, Lamoille 

 creek and the South Fork of the Humboldt, both issuing north 

 of Harrison pass. Besides these, numerous small streams are 

 utilized for irrigating the ranches lying at the foot of the slope. 



Below Harrison pass only two streams flow into Ruby val- 

 ley on the east side of the range, and the.se i.ssue from caves at 

 the base of the ridge, the larger known as Cave creek. The 

 smaller one appears about two miles below Cave creek, and is 

 diverted from the start into an irrigating ditch. 



Here some of the narrow canyons carry intermittent streams 

 during wet weather, and many of them show some trickling 

 water in their upper courses nearly all the year, but owing to 

 •he porous nature of the limestone formation, the greater part of 

 the moisture wells out as immense springs many feet acro.ss 

 some little distance from the foot of the mountain. Their out- 

 lets almost immediately merge with the so-called Ruby lake. 



Of the conditions north of Harrison pass on the east side I 

 have no pcrs-onal knowledge; but understand that the canyons 

 carry streams into Clover valley, as they do on the west side. 



