Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-06-24
VISIT TO BOISE CITY.

| we were enauieu tOsmuno !" 'ois P'S"A''
visit to the capital city Of the Territory las
week, and during our brief stay of four days
had Opportunity of making short drives to the
4 Valley and farming country about there. On
Tuesday morning we visited the very valuable
highly cultivated, and pretty nursery and gar
den of C. w. Crane, of Owyhee, which is SUI
perintended by our old San Francisco friend
Or. Crane, who is an accomplished horticul
turist The place is charmingly situated 10
the low lap of descending hills on three sides,
which open towards Boise City, and the natu.
raj watershed from these hills is alone quite
sufficient for the irrigation of the garden aud
nursery. But there flows down from the hills
a fine, sparkling, babbling stream, from which
n regulated supply is conducted to reach every
portion Of the titled grounds by means of hose
and sprinkiers attached. DIR. Crane showed
US the place from fence to fence and oil over
it, and gave comprehensive information in re-
garn to everything upon it, OF very interesting
character. There are over 700 trees of all va
rieties of choice truits-apples, pears, peaches,
plums, cherries, apricots, &c, and two great
grape divisions of nearly 1000 vines aggregate
of the best kinds. Besides these are extensive
beds of rare strawberries, gooseberres, rasp-
berries, blackberries, currants, and CT toma-
toes, and all kinds OF garden vegetables, AT
present about twenty acres are under cultlva-
ton, aud each season further plat is added
from the rich wild land up the gulch. II is
one of the handsomcst and most valuable tracts
in Ada county.
We also made the drive out TO the Warm
Springs. now owned by George Greathousc
formerly oil Shasta and Siskiyou, California.
He has materially improved the grounds ada
cent aud the large bathing spring. but he keeps
the place us u private residence, and not as n
public resort The drive there is one of the
most agreeable 10 be had anywhere about
Boise City.
Down the Valley, the crops of grain looked
finely, aud in charming, grateful. refreshing
contrast TO the bleak. barrrn. Wild hills aud
wastes 10 be seen on the road between Boise
City aud this Basin.
In Boise City improvements OF substantial
character steadily go on, and the main busi.
ness street contains several fine bricks and
handsome stores.
The Overland Hotel of which Capt Griffin
aud l.. H. Barber Formerly the noted host of
the City Hotel hcrr) are the pruprictors aud
landlords, is yet the leading public house aud
i. merlioriously sustains i.s reputation, since II
passed into the present care. Of being the beet
hotel this side Of Portland, on the Columbia
river route. and of Sacramento. on the Hum.
boldt route. The rooms are comfortable aud
kept cleanly as care can make them. and the
table is certainly suprr-cxcrlIcnt While there
we Jared on such drlicious scasonablc luxurics
as mountain trout, strawberries, and green
peas.
DuRrIl Il Co.'S Banking and Assay Office is
one of the handsomest and most attractive fire
proof bricks ON Main street, and IL in an rigi.
biz location.
At Agnew's and at Lindscys stables can b.
obtained very nice turnouis Tor the road. either
saddle horses, single or double busglcs, chr.
riagcs or hacks
The Democrat and Statesman keep the pcc-
pie generally pretty we'll posted an all going
on" aud. We are glad 10 know. both prosper. :.