Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-10-02
THE RACE TRACK.

as The track. itself lss cOncerned-being welt
laid out, very level all the way around and of
good turfy quality. The track is pretty we'll
fenced in, but the buildings are as yet primi-
tive and meagre. During the year deal of
sport is gotten up, and some very interesting,
mile and shorter distance races have been run,
over it.
FORT BOISE: aH
| As the Valley is entered by the road leading
from this Basin, Fort Boise first meets the eye.
This military post was located in the winterof
1862, by Maj Pinckney Lugenbeel, of the US,
regular service, and under his supervision the
post buildings were putup in the year follow
ing The site was admirably selected, as tho
observer cannot fail to note at glance Upon
commanding plateau, formed by the easy
slope of the foothills, are the three principal
buildings, officers quarters, built of grayish
sandstone, which is found in the neghbOring
hills, is easily cut and dressed, and makes
very handsome, substantial looking structure.
In front is the parade ground and flag staff
The scope from this plateau to the barracks,
and Offices, is quite abrupt. To the left, at the
foot of this sharp slopeis the military hospital,
built of the sandstone, with dressed exterior
surface, fine looking, roomy, well lighted
building sufficiently remote from, and still near
enough to, the barracks and officers quarters.
Extending, in square, towards the city and
along the base Of the hill, upon an almost per-
fectly level fiat, stand the Offices, built of the
same kind of dressed stone used in the officers
quarters; the soldiers barracks Of stout, heWp
logs, well plastered. between, and seemingly
warm, snug and comfortable; the mess houses,
store houses, artisan shops, stables, wagon
yards and grain and hay enclosure,-all put up
and arranged in strict conformity to military
precision, BY late order, the road which,
formerly led through the post has been closed
to public travel, and the new Travelled road,
now winds to the. left in going from this direc-
ton. so as to leave all the garrison buildings to
the right
BURIAL GROUNDS.
A quarter Of mile beyond the Fort, to the
left at the base of the hli, are the military
and city burial grounds. Within the latter the
Masonic Fraternity have an enclosed area ex-
pressy for the deceased of their Brotherhood
Judged by the comparatively few graves sbe
seen in these grounds Of mourning and eternal
rest, the garrison and the city have been very
/ lightly visited by the Great Destroyer. e9
THE CONCLUSION. ef
| The splendid natural reads and charming
drives all about Boise City, up or down the
Valley, make it an attractive Ilaee for resi-
dence or transient stay But across the river
all this is changed. From the moment the high
bluff on the opposite bank is reached, all The
way to Snake river, thirty miles away, is
plain of dust and sage brush and alkal soil,
with very little water to be had-that of poor
/ quality. and only at the ten mile station and at
! Charley Barnes "FOrest Grove" "a hole in the
ground to which grasshoppers cannot be lured,
| with no shrub or weed higher, than grease
woods stunted growth l-and over this long
| waste we have no disposition to take our now
Iwearied readers, and will therefore close these
sketehespf Boise city and It's surroundings,
BULLET Poor HEAD,-The San Francisco
ldispatchest to the Sacramento Unt0,e of Sept.
oath tell Ofea negro wllna Sh0ta another in that
city for the seductionaOf his, sister Miles, the
shooter, held his revolver close to Anderson's
head, and shot him gquarely in the center of
the head 'Phe pistQlsWas so near the shock
caused the blood to fly out of his nose, mouth
and eyes, but the bullet. did not penetrate tho
skull, and Anderson walked to the surgeons
office and had his wound dressed. There is no
danger of serious results Miles ran away as
soon as the shpt was fred, and has not net
been caught,