The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-20
LrrrER FROM EllMETrsVILLE.

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LETTER FROM EN1EIISvALA1
E.xrrrsy1ILr, Feb. 9th. 1876.
.c.r . Gamble Of fifty days around this outer
,,,or1I h.ve gathered few brief items when
NAV assist ID making up letter 70 youe ''''.
o's T Rr II a .Hubites" engaged passage Win
1oa shennrd. mail .carrier between flacelsno
~. I'D E.Ik,s Store. Met bis stage at star nancu
;"mnad aboard. bound for this land OF mn :ua
honey We whiled away our time wnll9 eo.n:
Sown shafer Greek talking of our iegls'a.o...
ushst thew should and should not 90; WEI
whoopinr. and singing. We sung several !oI Wa.
inc and effective selections from beetn Co:.
Fart. and Handel; such 40 "V'@ u "Poot
Dead" MARY had Little Lamo, anu ;...t :"
Hog. or DE- Arrived at faxtons JI'c ~
time for dinner; and such dl1oeI ths
cied. while seated ut the table LOOKING o.o. w..
many Injuries, that it was gotten up 70. t st
expected bon ton, but afterwards louM ~ ho"sa
it was an every day occurrence q! sn.' aoSo
ct pa xton's. after taking on another Passen'
oar or two. which loaded our conveyance 70 .uo
cnards Halted again at Harris Ioi''uate.
and frnm there we're reinforced by TWO !eal'y
rrettv ladies. This valuable addition Io1c c
ma to ride on the edge Of halt'inch ooaru ,1'
several miles in intense agony. Inc agreeao'o
conversation and Jokes that occurred ou''"s
Our ride to the Bend, caused me TO forge. NY
mssrv Here the ladies and another passeu'
Ger left us, and after short delay deiisellEg
mail wa were again comfortably seated. oound
Ear Mitchell g. Marshs ranch, eight miles DO
iow the Bend. We arrived ut the rancn just
before dark. Spent couple OF days recupera-
tine: Jared sumptuously. and enjoyed ourselves
hneelv While here We took look over seVe
raj miles of the surrounding country. (througn
A beautiful field glass, furnished gratultousiy.
nv the accommodating landlords and must
saw that this is q pretty portion OF tho saiiey'
and we'll worth visit. Left Mitchells Tor tue
cap,al. and after horseback ride al SIX hours'
landed rght-sde up. Put up at the Cen1ra,
..Sloshed" about town, miner'iike. ior "ees
or more. Were mistaken for gentlemen ano
treated as such BY thuse with whom we oecAii'e
acquainted You have had SO much legislative
and Boise City news that will not trouo'e!o you
with any moe.
C;ll,s nrivute residence, opposite Emmettsviile'
l cannot even give you the slightest idea oil tue
very MANY comforts to be had ut this hospitaole
house. Had the author If mo place IKE
Home" been fortunate enough to have found
place like this, his song would never have been
written. Hunting is the order OF the day.
game being plentiful such as ducks chickens.
| bean poker. pedro. rabbits. sage hens. black
and whit. tail deer, aud still another species oil
dear, highly domestic though difficult oil cap.
Iture Eunrttsville contains one hotel. owned
and run by Andy Brown. formerly ct summit
| Flat; a blacksmith shop; saw'uiiii, owned o!
Basey & Co: several neat cottages; d's'ric'
school, with an average attendance "i twenty
scholars. under supervision ot Miss FANNIE
Burge. II highly accomplished Young lady. and
a kind teacher; n lodge ot Granarrs. organized
last spring. and has at present. thirty members
Killers (,niners) aud ters of the soil have or
panz-d dancing club. and pass of an evening
or two each week very pleasantly. Music b,
Dickinson's Quartzburg String Band
This has been very se:cre winter an cattle
Not that great many have as!et died. bui IN.
extreme cold weather and deep snow-whici
is about "A foot-prrvrnt them from srrking
living on the range. Farmers have been feed
ing their stock ter several weeks. and have bu'
little hay left. and say that should this colo
weather continue tw" weeks one halt o' the
horned stock in the valley will die. Many cat
tie have died on Snake river, which - said Il
be frozen sixty miles above aud below Waaho.
Ferry. have become thoroughly proficient il
cattle and cattle lore The following is a de
scripton of two estrays inquired for by stocl
owner. in my presence: An iron gray burned
on the side; O X on left hip: under bit OF
lower lip; swallow fork on the neck twt
horns; also. small light sorrel yearling, mot
tie face. two year old last spring; saddle
marks on the off side white line running spi
nal column to root Of tail; a crop ('t what h,
did not say taken off both ears: horns turned
down. and shod all round. This was all tn,
"cow talk" | cared to listen to in one day. In
formed the gentleman that would be- on thu
look out for the above.described animals, pc
Ilitely babe him good morning. and left with I
determination never to enter into the cattl,
business.
Having grown tired OF lounging about th'
house. and not knowing what to do. was in
duced by gentleman to accompany him to tn
Upper Weiser Valley. n trip that shall neve
regret. though intensely cold and stormy dn
ring the whole Of our journey, which occupied
six days. being distance Of nearly two hun
dred miles. saw but little of the Lower Val
lev. therefore can say nothing respecting il
The Middle Valley is but thinly settled. al
though containing thousands Of acres of rich
fertile soil. The Upper Valley, distance o
eight miles from the Middle, 10 "this othe
Eden" ore among the prettiest farming spot
in the Territory. Here Mr.. John Cuddy, for
merly Of Boise City. has erected fine water
power saw and erist mill. There are at pres
cnt thirty families located here. all havin
; farms, and in comfortable circumstances. I'm
claimed land enough for just AZ many a. wis
to come; an almost natural wagon road from
the main stage road on Snake river; snOv
fourteen inches deep, though this does not hin
der cattle from doing well. - there are man
l.. a 4 l~~- A. - T.