60 BULLETIN 54, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
upon it; Rhodes is unpromising, because of its small drainage area 
and the probability that this area was really considerably smaller 
than that given, and the uncertainty concerning the Red Desert 
arises from lack of knowledge of its internal topography. In all 
other cases the doubt is due to uncertainty as to area or previous 
overflow, usually the latter. Details of all cases are contained in 
previous pages. 
The basins of Table II are, so far as known, all favorable to potash 
accumulation and, other things equal, they should be promising in 
proportion to their area. These “other things” are believed to be 
really equal so far as accumulation is concerned. Questions of segre- 
gation and accessibility introduce many other factors which are 
beyond the province of this report and will not be discussed. 
It is believed, however, that the introduction of these additional 
factors into the discussion would find its main effect in altering the 
order in which the basins stand in Table II rather than in adding 
basins thereto or subtracting them therefrom. The basins of greatest 
promise from all points of view are probably contained in Table IJ, 
with the possible addition of such of those of Table IV as further 
investigation may show to be favorable. 
TaBLE ].—Areas of the undrained basins. 
Basin. Description. Area. Basin. Description. _ | Area 
| Sq. m. i | Sq. ™m. 
NA one eee eee | 45,730 || Warner... ...----.-- | Landlocked ..........-. 2, 000 
iBlnckhocko2-= = Part of Lahontan...-.. 1 10; 500;|| Hareys=. 22-2 Tributary to Colum- |.._..-. 
emivas. 9-52-2203 IRS a Sieh gees | 445 bia River. 
Granite Spring --.--)----- Oko ei a ee [i 890 |)\Catlowsiic eee Probably tributary to | 2,000 
POs ee | ose ce Om Sete ee ce eee | 340 Harney. 
Hot Springs....-.-|----- dor: Feet ai | 270 | Guano! {2f 1-2. eee Probably tributary to | 1,000 
Honey Lake. --.---|--.-- does” sete Soren | 2,660 Catlow. 
Cg Cee ee ee (eee lets s cecees eo re | 2,975 || Surprise .2-.-..---- | Landlocked (max. | 2,350 
Lemmon V. a ae eee doz. Seite. Seca 90 |} area). 
Warm Springs... --|..--. dossiers | 20 | i Long Valley--.---- Probably tributary to 775 
Humboldt-Cz arson .|--.-- dows sae neers 27,575 | Surprise. 
Mernle yore: 2 Sal vert s dose hess shee Fe. 215 | Alvord jie ee: Probably landlocked..| 3,200 
Allen Springs.....-)..... dol’ See ea 235 || White Horse... .. Tributary to Alvord _.| 300 
Sand Springs. ..---|.---- doy 4: Saree Es 200 || Thousand Creek---}..... dO... 252 eee 1,300 
Buena Vista. ------ Part of Humboldt 4,000 |} Goose Lake...---.- Tributary. tes (Put ij. = 
| drainage. | River. 
Buffalo Springs... .)._.-. doe 22 5-2-2. 3-8 =2|/" 500) Madeline: 2%) = Seay Probably landlocked..| 900 
Gibsonied =: os hee 3 doch shen easy Se 1,150 |} Klamath Lakes..--| Tributary to Klamath | Sec ces 
Clover (Snow Wa- |-----. donee ee. tee 1, 075 | River. 
ter). || Dixie Valley... Landlocked.......-..- | 2,290 
Watker = *.-0 ~~ 2 =.= Part of Lahontan..-__- 3,850 |) Fairview. --_....-- Partol Dixie =.= |... 290 
Bonneville... ....- | Once tributary to | 57,960 || Gabbs Valley..___. Landlocked........-.- | 1,280 
Columbia River. | iterate Probably tributary to| 130 
Steptoe. 252. 62 Part of Bonneville....| 6,590 | Walker 
LST LS ec aes | Riera Oe en a ee 1,200 |} Lumning.-...-__...- Probably ‘tributary to | 175 
Butte Valley......|..... Cop prin Mascon «LE 740 Rhodes. | 
MURRAY esos |e Co. oo eaten eee 720. ||AMiing: & . see 6 ees Go ee kad 65 
White Valley......]..... oe eer A Pere Re 20 || Rhodes (max. area)| Probably landlocked. . 670 
fous valley... 1. -..* CO 2B eee ee 700 \|| Garfield: =... = 2s e Ci CR ey Se es Sgn 90 
Cade Walley 223.) 0.0. doce (esr ees 300") Téelso GF eit Landlocked - .-..---.-- | 320 
Si ree ppl Se ES doe. ee eee 165375 || Huntoon 9 22— aleeee 1G FIs Se ee ee 115 
Round Valley. .... [sas -- do-e See 2s 170 || Monte Cristo... ..-- Houbitals: 40) fb 300 
Christmas Lake...| Probably landlocked..| 2,750 || Columbus... .-..-- Landlocked. -.....----- 1,350 
Silver Lake........ | Part of Christmas| 750 |] Clayton...........|....- Ue Se ee ae 550 
| Lake Basin. Big Smoky.....--. | es dO 335 See at tuaZo 
Chewaucan | Landlocked......._._. 1,500 | Kingston. cht SLES Tributary to Lig); 1,190 
(Abert Lake). | Smoky. 
Summer Lake...-. Part of Chewaucan 560 || Edwards Creek. ...| Landlocked-.--....--- 990 
Basin. | Smiths Creek.....- Probably tributary-to 500 
Adizali-bake~-~~-~!Landlocked......_.__. 400 |i Edwards Creek. 
