Nevada § 243.080 - Creation--1861

§ 243.080. Creation--1861

There shall be a county, to be known as Esmeralda County, to include all that part

of Nevada Territory within the boundaries described as follows: Beginning at a point

where the 37th degree of north latitude intersects the 116th meridian, and running

west along the 37th degree to the California line; thence along the line in a northwesterly

direction to the summit of the divide between the east and west forks of the Walker

River; thence along the divide in a northerly direction to the headwaters of Desert

Creek; thence following down the middle of Desert Creek to a point where it debouches

from the mountain; thence following the base of the mountain to the west branch of

the Walker River; thence across the river to the base of the mountain; thence following

the base of the mountain in a direct line, as near as may be, to Mason's Ranch; thence

due east to the 116th meridian; thence south along the 116th meridian to the place

of beginning.