Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-11-24
FROM MOSCOW
Moscow, I. I. Nov. 25 1881


would like TO hear once moro from
Paradise, l, AZ one Of the few who
have crossed over the river aud reached
this, not celestial, but muddy valley
by hard climbing up the big hill, will
tell you that the creek, not the river,
flowing with muddy water, as is quoted
in "holy writ" or in plain American
language, we are having lots Of mud &
snow at present.
Farmers are most Of them watching
the elements, and threshing their grain
between showers aud snow storms.
Some Of our farmers have started TO
plow, and preparing for another years
crop, that is the first Of the railroad
crop. Judging by the dispatch received
by the P. NJ of this place from the o.
r. & N. Co.'s agent, Lewiston. inform.
ing tn people Of this valley that the
long looked for cars would be in Mos.
COW to carry away the crop Of 1882,
you must look out, Mr.. Editor, and
everybody, for big time here on the
Paradise.
There is lots Of good Methodist men
ard women who have travelled all the
way from old Missouri to get to Para
disc before they die, and when the
Californians and "Webfee," have found
out that Willard has outwi,ted the
devil and built railroad to Paradise,
We Of this country will not have any
grain to ship out next year, for we will
have to keep it to feed the pilgrims
who will come here. Your correspon-
dent thinks If the news reaches New
York that there is going to be rail
road direct to Paradise, via. Portland,
that Henry w rd Beecher and the en-.
tire Brooklyn church will he here in
time to get stuck in the mud. We
say, let them come; this is as go d a
route for them to reach Paradise as
any. If they get here we will know
they have reached their journeys end,
and instead of being fed on milk and
honey, they will have to fare as we do,
ON "spuds and turnip-sass."
BY the way, your correspondent
has lately returned from visit to the
Big Potlatch country, and must say
that it is one Of the finest parts Of
Idaho territory, north of Clearwater
river. 1t has more natural resources
than any country I have ever seen.
There is quite number Of families
who have homes over there, and yet
there is room for thousands more.
Everybody who lives there are well
pleased with the country and its eli
mate, which is far superior to ours. ]
was informed by number Of the citi
zens there that II cy would soon peti
ton the proper authorities to have q
postoffice established there, and change
the name to California Prairie, as the
majority of the settlers are from the
golden state. Your correspondent
while there, was shown some of thu
productions, in the shape Of vegetables
which surpasses anything l have evel
seen. We noticed a petition in thu
TELLER short time ago, wherein, .
great many citizens Of your town hav,
subscribed money, labor and material
for the construction Of good wagol
road from Lewiston into tha
country. This is a splendid move il
the right course, and it should be en-
couraged by every one in this country
for the reason, that once a good wagoi
road completed there, will give th'
people living there greater encourage
ment to raise ceriels Of all kinds il
greater quantities than they now do
And next it will give all who wish Il
get a good home, and last, but no
least of all, i, will swell the number o.
vo'ers in our county, and help to cur
tail our expenses, and bring a vas
amonnt of talent and wealth into ou
country, The last two mentioned i
what we lack most of at present ant
will need more in the future, especial
ly wealth.
I will now say that our little tow
of NJ ,ccow 10 ;,oprov;n0 xorv foet