Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-03-10

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glorious Territory On ~ Az 81 Valen-
tine aid ths night o. tlle q 2 masquer-
ada, can you now sxpsct : 1ellow e write
YOU chesrful lettsr hs de- that in
your fair city about this sine the noise
ana fanis growing fast and fnflous,' Gre
+ates. = .diogenes kind Of fseling ~ my
breast and I sing with the psalmist, Qh,
that | had tlle wings Of Adove,'a - that 4
could fly over the hall .adozen intervening
ranges Of our snov.clsd neuntain1 md
once agsin enjoy . littlesh Of fun and
civilization. The people are going 70 the
devil in this section Of Idaho, SOAR - fun
is concerned. Everybody, instead nf enjoy
Ing life Ct the present, are looking forward
to an infinitely remote period when they
can .let out" little. Down here on the
river the ground Is dry, and we have glo-
riously warm, sunshiny weather; where
your "corr." Is located 1t Is literally the
pillars Of Hercules, and "thus far shalt
thou go and no further" may be appropri-
ately written on the boundary Of my ranch
down stream; In fact, this portion Of our
beloved Territory possesses less-that Is,
less to the square mile-to interest the land
prospector, than oil the rest of creation
combined. This assertion may appear q
little mixed, but it Is as near the truth as
can arrive ut in this light atmosphere
But the scenery amply makes amends for
the lack of agricultural facilities below US
here. took hunt down there the other
day and more break neck, giddy, nerve
demoraiizing country ! have never seen.
The river runs through narrow canyon,
and on either side the rough, chaotically.
confused masses Of rugged rocks rose per.
pendicularly for hundreds Of fec. sheer
above the water. and the only consolation
for the unhappy traveller who should chance
TO lose his footing would be that he never
knew what hurt him: but that sweet little
chcrub that sits up aloft and takes care Of
such fellows rs we are. saw us safely
through. Believe me, KEEP, sharp look.
out at my oompasers so that in case u any.
thing happening should have had the
pleasure Of giving the WoRLD very in
,cresting accident item; bu, the gods were
averse aud we reached home, swcc, home.
In safety. and nil We gained for our trip
was the knowledge of an hitherto unknown
terra incogni,io and good appetite From
my Utopia where n nice cold stream with
many fertile little spots on 1t, ripplcs mcr.
rily down the mountain, UP 10 Billy
Vests location. on Brownlee creek, Is a
series Of benches along the river: said
benches being covered with luxurian,
bunch grass and splendid snil Of q black.
sandy loan. We propose TO plant OH, or.
chards and have garden of Eden on our
locations. Asst In but short distance from
the river 10 the mine we can attend 10 both
with but little trouble Nature herself
gave us tho hint about fruit, for the creeks
and hill sides are literally covered witt,
wild fruit trees Of difIcren, varieties, and
VIC have the advantage over more open and
exposed places. for here the early fros,s Sd
detrimental to tres in otherwise we'll IA.
vorcd localities. are unknown. hardly
know the reason, but all through tho coun.
Try where the weary traveller finds little
home nestled snugly among the mountains,
with very little available land, ottcntimes
not exceeding Ave acres and sometimes
half that, we can always get good square
mesl, lots OF preserves and cookies that 20
down SD well after har,l days ride, and
the inhabitants always appear well to do
no matter how far they may be away from
any place. And then 60 into some consid.
crably cracked up farming country where
the farmers brag Of their 500 acres under
fence, and the chances are ten 70 one that
salcratus bread and chunk If greasy
pork and . cup Of coffee Is all you can
procure for love or money As an old
fellow remarked few days ago In my
hearing, "all man wants down here to get
along comfortably, Is half an acre Of land
and contcnted mind"
That the mines Of Heath district are
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