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R.J.Raiff
1956
Journal
Jarbridge, Elko Co., Nevada
May 30
Left Berkeley at 6 AM with A.H. Miller and W.C. Russell
in MVZ truck. Arrived in Elko at about 7 PM, and, after
consulting with Gordon Gullion about roads and accessibility
problems, we spent the night in the Nevada Fish and Game
bunkhouse. On the way to Elko we noticed that the
Humboldt River was very high and over its banks for a
considerable part of its course.
May 31
After shopping and inquiring more about road conditions,
we left for Jarbridge at about 9 AM. We took the route
via Wells, Nevada and Rogerson, Idaho, arriving at the
latter at about 12-12:30. At Rogerson we turned west
off of Hwy 93 and followed a fairly good dirt road
through 49 miles of sagebrush-covered lava plateau
with periodic canyons, each containing a very lush meadow
and a ranch house, and finally dropping down the steep
canyon side to Murphy's [illegible] Resort, which is a fishing resort
on the East Fork of the Jarbridge River. After stopping
for gas we drove 2 miles downstream to the junction
of the East Fork and the main Jarbridge River and
then drove up the latter a distance of about 14 miles to
our campsite just downstream from Jarbridge. Both
forks of the Jarbridge are very high and have flooded
a few days previously. We are told that the Goon Creek
road is out and that the road up the main canyon is
passable for only 2 miles above Jarbridge. We drove