Reese River takes its rise in the Toyabee Range of mountains, in Nye
County, near the center of the State. It runs through Lander County,
near Austin, and continues its course northward (under-ground and on the
surface) to near the Humboldt River, where it disappears in the tule
marsh. Strictly speaking, it “empties” nowhere in particular. It has a
channel that leads into the Humboldt a short distance below Argenta, but
in summer its waters fall short of reaching that stream by twenty miles.
Although Reese River is a narrow and shallow stream, it has a length of
about 150 miles. There are many fine valleys and much excellent grazing
land on the bordering benches and hills.