The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-05-05
LETTER FROM LEWISTON.
LEWISTON | T. April eth 1877.

'"Thcu>Ir' III "Trip over north and EaV
ing picked up a few items which |
think will tie ot interest to the people
generally. | thought would give
them trough y"r paper. | f,and The
farmers very much elat"d over the hi.h
price Of wheat and all very busy put
tin. IN their crops. and FROM wha, |
saw should Judge there would bemore
than double the grain snwed this wear
that there was last year. Tn and
round Paradise Valley the hills are all
pl"wed and seeded. Owing to the un
commonly wet Spring the low grounds
have been h,dly touched. but If the
present fine weather continues they will
soon be able to 20 to work on then
While in Paradise stopped with j. s.
Howard Esq: Mr. II. has been quite
nnwe!l all the Spring, he suif-rS greatly
from sun stroke received while f hit
ing in the alny of Tennessee dur no
the late rebellion. but not withStanJinp
his sickness, he. with the assistance of
his boys has put in more than one hnnd
red acres "f grain. All the whea, ia
the val ey wa sold last week to Schwa
hacher l'r' $. OF Walja Walia. the price
pa'd was 73cts per bu bel delivered at
my landing on the river. The enter
prisi"g tirm of Ilawley Dodd 4 ca. ut
Portland through their tiicieut agen,
". }, Hamilton, are sellin. ar-e qnan
titles of agricultural i'm pleiu., n,s through
that srctin they are also Offering 7:5ct.
per hu>hel for wheat now on hand and
tl>o Tor The present growing crop. They
ha"e sent circular. through the G un
trs Offering to loan money On ea " terms
PAYABLE IN wheat at The highest market
price next Fall or Spring. or cash At
the option "f the farmer. j. W. Hold
IN. IL Young nan nav in Paradise will
build . steam saw mill near the site Of
the old Bea,h 4 Stewart mill. The
machinery will be shipped frnm tn,
e st on the first d9y of May. Mr..
Holden will star, for kelton next week
aud viii transport it by ,ea,ns across the
country. he says he can get it on the
ground mach cheaIcr that way than
buying nn this coast Large numbers
pf Immigrants are coming in. aud ne
ly vi the land arnund Paradise is ta
ken mp. but there are hundreds Of goo
claims nearer the riv.r not yet taken,
;he soil anl situation o. which | con>id.
rr preferable t. that already claimed.
he roads over there are horrible. mud
N the creeks two feet deep> nearl
every man fr his own Convenience.
fenced ~ the road. thereby ,mp4lliug
the travelling public TO cross and recross
the muldy creek bottoms 3 or / times
IN going the length If n ranch. If tn
sort If thing is not stnpp d soon the
lis.,nce from here to Paradise will be
iouble. While | am on the subject Of
roads | will say something about the
,rade "lp~itr this city. The grade
was built at big expense to the COUNTY
ana when finished was a credit 10 it
the road bed was A. smooth IA Il honse
a,or aud in 10 place 80 steep tina, a
pa; r of good hnr.es could mt pull IN a
ton. The water >pant tina. burst over
there Last Fall slniced our large ru,s
and w*shed out the 10 ,se dir, leavin,
the grade very siding in places ani in
other places very rocky. il is in snch a
c"ndisi N now that it is not safe fur
loaded team t" drive over. Up to this
I me owing to the mud over nor,h. there
has not been much use for the road. hu,