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Indian Well

Elko County, Nevada

Elevation 5650 feet

Indian Well is where Crane Springs Canyon meets Dixie Flats near the western foothills of Cedar Ridge.  About 30 miles, or so, south of Elko.  I had seen the name 'Indian Well' on the topographic map and for weeks pictured it in my mind.  When I finally pulled into view,  it wasn't as I had pictured.   Fires and overgrazing have taken their toll.  Maybe, one day, when we as a people begin to awaken, we will be a bit kinder to the land, the source of our existence.   I have found nothing written on this site, except the date 10-7-1931 scratched in concrete on an old well site at this location.  If you know or would like to add anything about this page, please let me know. 

 

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USGS Topographic Map of Indian Well

 

USGS Aerial Photograph of Indian Well (1994)

 

 

Indian Well.  Looking southeast toward Cedar Ridge
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OK, now we both know what's in the tank
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Stock tank at Indian Well.
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Old Concrete tank foundation at Indian Well.
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Looking northeast from Indian Well 
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Looking southeast toward Cedar Ridge
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Old well about 100 yards south of current Indian Well location.
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Abandoned well dated 10- 7-1931
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Picture of Squaw Mountain southwest of  Indian Well.
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Desert Culture Peoples (B.C. - Coming of White Men)

University of Nevada archaeologists surveyed prehistoric Indian sites at Dixie Flats and Cedar Ridge (Elko), which had been occupied since at least 1000 B.C. Another survey in the Jarbidge area (Elko) revealed sites that had been occupied by prehistoric Indians from about 8000 B.C. as open camps or chipping.

 

 

 

Additional Information:  Northeastern Nevada Museum


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