Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-12-05
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HALEY, Idaho, Oct. %, 1883.
Ed. Indcpendent:-No doubt you
imagine that we are navigating this
country on snow shoes. But if so |
desire to disabuse your minds by CIV
ing you some items Of
THE WEATHER,
which is very pleasant at this time. !
believe | have said that it never rams
in Idaho. If SO | have misstated the
facts for it has rained six days contin-
ually, and | supposed ere this we
would be completely showed in, but
the rain has ceased and bright sun
shine follows and the weather is de-
lightful. Stone and brick masons are
still at work, and even in tie last two
days three new brick buildings have
been started, and the contractors agree
20 finish them before Christmas. AL
though the snow capped mountains
meet your eye in every direction, yet
there seems to be but little prepare
ton to go into winter quarters. The
ranchmen have scarcely begun har.
vesting tleir immense potato crops,
not fearing for moment that they
will lose by the early freeze. We
have had only on one occasion ice
which froze to the thickness Of win
dow glass. The days are quite pleas
ant most Of the time and we need but
little fire IN our Office. We are blest
with ten hours out Of each twentv-lour
with Goods eternal sunshine" and he
who loves sunshine rather than clouds
can be fully pleased With this climate.
Mrs. w. says: "Although the face
of the country is so rough and the val
Ieys SO narrow, yet there is son ethno
about this country that is very attract |
i've and fascinating" | don't know !
myself WHY it is, but | like the coun- |
try more and more as the seasons pass
by. J. II. Criclton has been here for
several weeks and seems to be we'll
pleased with the country.
Bear, deer, antelope and ELK are be-
coming plentiful in the mountains
near Haley, as the SHOWS in the
north Of us are driving them
down to where there is no snow.
Wagons arrive daily ladencl with
deer and antelope which are sold at
six ceEts per pound. | desire now to
speak Of what | have seen in Nc VIZ,
Of TIE
PROTECTS or TIE ,oUr".EY
Some time since | was shown ser.
eral POTATOES which weighed one
pound and a quarter each and
thought they were as large as | had
ever seen in Kansas, bat was not
much attracted by this exhibit But
n few days after ii ranclman came INTO
y v Office and brought me four pota-
toes, which were 81 very large as to
attract nv attention, and weighed
them and they weighed eight pounds,
or two pounds each. | put them III
bon, nailed them up and Was in the at
Of sending thcm to Kansas for eNhi-
bition when Mr.. McCulluch, formerly
# Humboldt, Kansas. told me to wait
, few days, that one OF his clients who
mad !. contest in the Iand Office
bending, would be Up aud bring some
ar~c potatoes. | asked him what he
'alled those. He said they were
merely nice ones, but not large. I
accordingly waited, aud at length
MS man came AMI (roaght the pota-
oes. took the largest one and
weighed it. and it turned the scales at
ur and a half pounds. then re-
solved to send that tuber to Kansas. ,,
But ere had done So, Mr. Miner, :
~ho lives four miles south of here,
'ame in and presented me with a s.n-
y.e potato that weighed seven ami :
'ne half pounds. have EoN resolved y
% await results and not send >ou a ,
potato until can secure me thai
Weighs IT least onc-1uart, 7 If a hun- !
lred, which hope to have before tin ,
'o'ato harvest Is over. have ROW. !
n my Office and la,ing in front Of
where write. a mnn>,rpu> turnir- r