Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-07-23

The workings Of nature aaBsometimesstu
pendous, which the uphea~ulsi and depres
sions- formations of islands and the dis
appearances Of others andthsmany chang
es constantly taking place on tAe earth's
surface, clearly demonstrate. The hand OF
weak man, combined with the assistance
OF the elements, also accomplish@s astound.
ing results. To give some faint conception
of the amount of labor that has been done
in this vicinity since the first pick and
shovel broke the ground in the search for
gold, it is only necessary to state that the
beds and banks of More and Elk creeks
have been elevated to heights varying from
twenty-five to thirty feet from the original
surface, by the Debris washed down and
deposited by the heavily charged waters.
And this brought: about by the working
of the mines above town alone. The wa
ter OF Elk creek is now almost on level
with the flooring'of the WORLD Office, bet
ter known to former residents as the Woods
building, and occupied by the Woods bro
theirs as store. The bed of Bear Run
creek is several feet higher than this, and
the water is kept from flooding the town,
each spring by wooden barriers and earth
en- embankm0nts The house now occu.
pied by MIR. T. S. Harris, situated near this
office, has been raised and set on posts at
different times, until now it stands twenty
feet or moreabove the original foundation.
This house, when first built, could not be
seen from position on the street, short
distance off. Some future scientist, in
probing about here after these excavations
shall have been filled and smoothed over,
and we and our puny work among
the things that were, will probably strike
Harris house, and finding it on posts, will
liken the race OF people who formerly in
habited the country to the lake-dwellers of
Switzerland-those who built their dwell.
lings on piles in the waters of the lakes.
1t is difficult To believe SO gradually and
did it take place, that little
streams of water could carry and deposit
SO vast quantity of solid matter-could
accomplish SO much in so short time:
but the work has been done, nevertheless
and the stranger can be made aware of the
fact by calling his attention To the roofs of
aral
Just peeping out above the surface of the
ground in different spots along the creeks
FLowEEs.-The good people of Boise
City, while reclining under the cooling
shade of tree and vinecovered arbnr, inha
ling the rich perfume of shrub and flower
thus finding relief from the discomfor;s of
these sweltering and oppressive days, must
not imagine that the evidences of culture
and refinement by which they are surroun
ded are unknown up here. \ walk about
town would soon dispel such a thought
Almost every private residence is ornamen.
ted with the beautiful in nature There
chambers the vine over portico: here grace
fully trails one up the house-side TO the
roof; and there again climbs crceper
over and completely hiding the window
while variegatcd flowers shed their fra
GRANGE from pot and box and tastcfully
arranged beds in front yards Hanging
baskets, over whose sides drop delicate
plants. are also common. 4 woman by
her exquisite taste in selection aud subsc
quent care of bulb and seed, renders the
most humble abode an earthly paradise
In thus bcau,ifying their homes the ladies
Of Idaho City display a delicacy of arrange
mcnt. style of attractivcness, that consid-
cring the resources at command, are sim
ply unapproachable. Yet how seldom
does unseniilnental and unfccling man ap.
prcciatc these efforts to make home pleas
antly attractive.
a number of yards are also set out in
fruit trees. c. S. Kingsley has a lot of
thritfy-looking young apple trees, and in
tends to put out some more this fall The
apple-trccs in the Catholic Church grounds
have already borne fruit, and will probably
yield crop this season. Vegetables and
berries Of all kinds do fully as we'll here in
the Basin as in the valleys.
DIsGRACEFUL.-Some party or parties,
having no respect for the fair name Of our
town nor regard for the peaceful reposc of
the citizens, broke the stiffness of mid