| Show RIVER r I 1 reese river valley in nevada is a desert area about miles long which is at most places closely hemmed in by moun mountainy taing lilie many other streams ol of tile the arid regions reese river alternately rises and sinks during the dry season deaso n and nowhere carries a large volume ol of water except after heavy storms the water discharged front from the mountain through numerous canyons on oil both sides of the valley also sinks rapidly into loose material obviously such a valley has two kinds ot of water li that which is visible alcove the he surface and can easily be discovered and measured and that which les hes concealed in the deposits beneath the surface and aed is much harder to f find jid and measure much of 0 the mystery relating to the water beneath the surface has however been dispelled by a systematic study of these waters bv geologists geologist sand and engineers s k report on the ground water in arese prese river valley and adjacent parts of I humboldt river valley by G A V faring aring has just been published by tle fe united states survey department of df the interior this re ort describes in detail the occure head bead and quality of the ground auter amer in ili this region gives analyses of the water arid and all available data concerning wells and discusses the pr aspects of a larger recovery arld and use of this water tater especially tor for arri tra ea ion it il is one of a series of ts 13 that Is being published on the ground waters of nevada the report which is known as viator supply paper D can be obtained free ol of bli charge arge ly by writing to tle the Dl director rector united states geological survey washington D C |
