, 1882-04-22
Letter from warrens.
WARRESs, l. T., April 9th. 1852.

lately came iato circulation. Its typoSraph-
ical execution is faultless and paper excel
lent The Illustrations, evidently taken
from photographs. are fair and the woFk IS
O, convenient size. The topics treated are
su,h As are indicated by its title-the MN
.rsI an! agricultural resources cf this tern
tory The mineral portion. however, very
I.rreIy predomina.es. The agricultural PoF-
non is dismissed with comparatively iew wei
rounded CONCENTRATIONS which would answer
quite As well for a similar work upon the re-
sources OF any other territory. and are doubt
less taken chiefly from some OF the authors
works with mere change OF names and dates.
Ia this respect the pamphlet Will be . dIsap-
po,utmen. TO many OF those who promoted
1t. Idaho Is buc sparseiy settled lnnai'
yratlor Is needed, and how shall II be Sc
cured: Perlnanen: settlers are what are
most desired. The mines and miners cAh
safely be left 10 take care OF themselves. IL
new miuiLg camp is struck in any direction
the nomadic miner is certain 10 hear Of H.
wherever lie may be, for he Is always On the
!oekUut for such t.-inss, and ne VIII Toll up
his blankets and be there before Mr.. S,ra-
horn could write al initial page. 1t IS oi
consequence to but very few persons thai
the Custe. mine has yielded a million oi
dollars IN eleven months. and that there are
many more that could do As well or hall as
well # they were equally as well managed
These things concern MINING capitalists and
they are sure 10 be more accurately informed
OF all their details than any mere travelling
reporter. Mining claims employ fewer men
than formerly. Mining appliances are be-
coming more perfect every day. The result
is TO dispose to a continually increasing ex-
tent with manual labor. Tunnels are now
run with compressed air as a motive power
rapidly and chesply. that formerly required
many men and much tedious labor and great
expense. 4 Little Giant in hydraulic
claim VIII accomplish the work OF half
dozen pipes of the old pattern or OF hun
drei men with picks and shove!s. The min-
ing regions have less attractions 10: the Ia
boring man and more for the capitalists than
formerly. The man, ab!e-boiied or other
wise, who settles down to mining as per-
manent occupation rarely builds up home
in any place. He Is this year IN Wood river,
mex. year in NV Mexico and again IN
Alaska But there Is 4 class OF our citizens
that ans t.rIitory should use special mears
10 attract within its border. The Atlantic
States cannot be SAID TO he over populated
ye', that Is as compared 10 Earopean coun-
tries, sill there @re a very large number OF
Young raen there, married and unmarried,
who are striking out IN the word, vino have
nc farms nor money TO buy with, for land
there Is high, and who desire TO make home
where a lew hundred dollars will go
further, in short, who are going west. Then
there are a great many men oi means who
sell their various properties ami are ON the
lookout for some other place where busin IS
is brisker aud things do not move IN such
sluggish channels. Again there IS a numer-
ous class OF people VIII, are continually NOV
rng about, wh. ther they really expect to
better their condition may be doubted, but
they are no. contented unless they see mo.e
OF T. e country. All these people add wealth
either IN property or latOr to the country
where they settle Their chef desire Is 70
lind where they can locate desirable land.
\ person tray ling from Olls' Ferry TO Boise
city III August or September vii! not he ont
OF sight any OF the time OF emisrants slowly
vending their dusty way westward. They
are always bound for Walla Walla. II you
tell them that there IS still excel, Mt land in
large quantities vacant IN the Lemhl coun-
try, in Big Camas praIrie, On Wood rIver,
and in the Boise, Payette aud Welser val
levs, but four miles distant from the main
travelled road, they are likely to stale at
youin astOnishment, because the coui try from
kcltOn TO Burnt river IS little foIbIid:Dg.
There is much sage brush and some alkaii.
No work yet published descends to such
particulars AMI ietaiis as will Inform these
travellers with precision where this desirable
land Is 10 be found in Id.ho The records
at the different land offices show these things
but they are v0luminous and 1t is not easy
for 4 stranger TO ct satisfactory information
always although the officers are among the
most aliable Of men. The method Suggested
by Mr. Redding, the land commissioner OF
the G. Z. railroad, would seem to work wrll.
Let township plat known to contain arabic
land be divided 10y transverse lines INTO 40
acre lots. Let those located be marked BY q
cross; let those vacant remain so, and the
mineral or railroad land, ii any, be appropri-
ately designated. The timber shall be no
ticed, and the streams mean Ter as IN the
original. A very ordinary draughtsman
could reduce these SO as to come within tine
campass Of less than page at the rate OF one
an bour. \ dozen Of these taken from difflr-
ent parts o. the terntory would convey more
definite information ;ban all Mr.. Strahorn's
books Oi course it would be but aIproxi-
mate lecluse the land vacant one month NAV
not be SO the next hut precise information
IS 10 be sought for at the land Offices ANY
territory might do well % adopt this or some
similar means Of disseminating abroad the
comparative amount and situation OF Its
vacant levels. Washington Territory has
already such a start IN the race, and has
such lofty and well founded aspirations hat
Il can afford 10 luok with compi2cency and
satisfaction upon the Efforts Of its Heighbors
in this direction. There can lie no question
that within the view OF living men It's export
Of produce VIII reach i've times their pre-
sent proportions. Us future seems assured.
Doubtless charges Of Doundery may occur.
lis political and social relatives may be al
tered as circumstances may require, but
these things viii not effect the price OF
wheat or cattle, nor improve facilities fer
cheap and rapid transit, and the opinion of
III STATESSAS that they will eguIa.e them
ss.vrs after awhile when needed, finds an
tch0 y he mind OF uanI snuni rhiptiru