Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-02
WOOD RIVER.
HER ADVANTAGES GRAPHICALLY
DESCRIBED.
Her Aineral Wealth, Agricultural Fa.
e'lisaes, Social Features, Etc., Is Told
~ the Receiver Of the HALEY Land

correspondence Oswego lKas.) independent.
HALEY is on Wood River, about =,
miles from where its waters flow int,
the Snake river. 1t is small stream
no larger than the Labette at or nea
Chetops. But, o! the clear, COO
water that rushes down this small
stream, which has descent of 70 fee
70 the mile, is 80 grand, that to one
who 10 accustomed to the sluppisl
streams OF Southern Kansas, whose
waters are green with filth and skum
cannot help but admire the countr,
for even the pure, cold water; and
when we stand and gaze upon this
pure, sparkling water as it rushes
down over the hundreds of cataracts.
We feel as though we could drink al.
ways and never have enough. The
fish that are found in all these streams
are very nice; they are the mountain
trout: 1t is q pleasure to catch these
sPry little fellows, and is no less a
pl assure to eat them when they are
properly served on the table. but |
Dc eve ! was speaking of HALEY.
We ], Haley is little wooden town.
onl y two years old, regularly laid out,
out built up oflog houses, box houses,
= few neat frame buildings, and some
or'ck and stone structures. A new
and magnificent courthouse is now un-
ger construction ut cost of SAC, 900.
a ee-story hotel. about the size of
Abbott House, of Parsons, is nearly
enclosed, and many small dwellings
are in course of erection.
What shall l say for society? Well.
you know was never much of so.
ciety man when in Kansas. Butnow
that am in Idaho | am totally re-.
l'eved from any Of the responsibilities
OF society matters. There are all
classes OF people here, some very
wealthy and aristocratic. But when
shall inform you that there are 20
saloons running every day in the year,
ana malt as many gambling houses
running every day and every night,
Ind that the best of our business men
ian Do seen at the midnight hour seat
ed at these gambling tables, you will
not wonder at my isolation from soci.
ety. Lawyers procure retainer or
fee of $50 or $50 from client and
The first thing they do is to attempt to
double the amount by sbucking at the
tiger" Mechanics labor for six DAYS
At IS pen day; they then get $50 on
Saturday evening, and the first place
they 60 is to gambling table, there
10 double the amount made during
The week, or lose their weeks earn,
hgs. Miners, who delve in the mines,
some into HALEY on Saturday evening
Ind remain until Sunday or Monday
morning, aud gamble away their bard.
,srned money. Yet after all this
here il but little drunkenness and
awlsssness. A drunken man is not
frequent sight, and calaboosc and
'oI,ce force is unknown to the order
II things, yet occasionally a deputy
heritf chucks man into the county
all. 5
Now let me give you a few prices
I both necessaries as we'll as luxu. q:
'es. 1t you start out with your mar
ct basket to provide for dinner YOU
MI be required to pay for Irish pota-
'es cents per pound, sweet potatoes
D cents per pound, beef % cents per
ound. and although the market is full
fruit, yet the prices run as follows:
ears 20 cents per pound, green ap. o
les 10 cents per pound, grapes Is Il Il
snts per pound, tomatoes rs cents ri
er pound, peaches 25 cents Per =
o"nd. There is no nickel change $,
pre-. and rarely ten-cent piece is N
zen or used. Punched coins 90 all ia
ght, aud Me xican as well as trade Il
ollars rs good asany. am told that N
Risky at the bar is rs cents drink. Of Of
merely throw in this last bit of in. m
rmation for the benefit Of some Of n,
r Owego friends who have been talk s Sa
& about coming up here.) a
there Is an immense amount Of ne
ls'ness done here, rs hundreds of 20
ming camps procure their supplies ri
HALEY, this being the end of the s si
God River Branch of the Oregon tn
'ort Line Railroad. Hundreds of vi ",
r'loads of bullion and ore are NJ
'pped from here to Omaha for smelt- +
E and refining. 1t is no unusual e IT..
ing to see at the freight depot 900 sr,
RS OF silver stacked up awaiting u
'pment; nor to See ten or fifteen u ON on
'le teams hauling bar silver from the Tor
'eiters to the depot. There arc i z.
Pnty OF lawyers here, plenty Of doc -.
g, and a superabundance of loaf s,H
J. Lahoring men are in demand at Ga
per day. Mechanics have been ~ii
lite busy and in demand, but work wi wi
now a little slack. Carpenters get =.
per day, stone and blickayers s. for
day. painters IS per day, and a ay
ckmakers from 81 10 IS per day. Ter
Now will speak of the surround. a
country that is tributary to Hal
and which will contribute TO the