Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-09-29
WOOD RIVER.
HER ADVANTAGES GRAPHICALLY
DESCRIBED.
her Mineral Wealth, Agricultural Fa.
eiIities, Social Features, ETC., as Told
~ the Receiver Of the HALEY Land
Oflce.

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By the Receiver Of the HALEY Land
ONCE.
correspondence Oswego (Kas.) independent.
HALEY is on Wood River, about 2;
miles from where its waters flow intt
the Snake river. 1t is small stream
no larger than the Labette at or nea
Chetopa. But, 0! the clear, coo
water that rushes down this small
stream, which has descent of ~ fee
to the mile, is SO grand, that to one
who is accustomed to the sluggisl
streams OF Southern Kansas. whose
waters are green with filth and skum
cannot help but admire the countr,
Tor even the pure, cold water; and
when we stand and gaze upon this
pure, sparkling water as it rushcs
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 pleasure to catch these
spry little fellows, and is no less a
pl asure to eat them when they are
properly served on the table. But |
be eve ! was speaking of HALEY.
We, Haley is little wooden town,
only two years old, regularly laid out,
but built up oflog houses, box houses,
lew neat frame buildings, and some
or'ck and stone structures. A new
ana magnificent courthouse is now I'M
der construction ut cos, of $40 900
a three.story hotel. about the size of
Abbott House, OF Parsons, is nearly
enclosed, and many small DWELLINGS
are in course of erection.
What shall say for society? Well.
you know was never much Of So
ciety man when in Kansas. But now
that ! am in Idaho am totally re.
1'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,
and half as many gambling houses
running every day and every night.
ana that the best of our business men
can be seen at the midnight hour seat.
cd at these gambling tables, YOU will
not wonder at my isolation from soci-
ETY.. Lawyers procure Il retainer or
a fee Of $50 or $50 from a client aud
the first thing they do is to attempt to
double the amount by "bucking at the
tiger" Mechanics labor for six DAVIS
at 50 per day; they then get $50 on
Saturday evening, and the first place
they 60 is to gambling table, there
IL double the amount made during
the week, or lose their weeks earn.
ings. Miners, who delve in the mines.
come into HALEY on Saturday evening
aud remain until Sunday or Monday
morning, and gamble away their hard. !
earned money. Yet after all this
there is but little drunkenness and
Iawlessness. a drunken man is not
frequent sight, and calabooso and
police force is unknown to the order
ot things, yet occasionally deputy
sheriff chuckS IA man into the county
Jail.
Now let me give you a few prices
IT both necessaries as well as h,xu.
les. II you start out with your mar.
'et basket to provide for dinner YOU
S'll be required to pay for Irish pota.
ocs 3 cents per pound, sweet potatoes
. cents per pound, beef 25 cents per
pound. and although the market is fall
II fruit, yet the prices run as follows:
ears 70 cents per pound, green ap. Z
'les ~ cents per pound, grapes IS
ents per pound, tomatoes 20 cents !
yer pound, peaches rs cents per
'onnd. There is no nickel change .
ere, and rarely ten-cent piece is
cen or used. Punched coins 90 all +
light, and Mexican as we'll as trade I
oIlars as good as any. I am told that i
'hlskv at the bar is 25 cents drink. 8
merely throw in this last bit of in. ,
ormation for the benefit of some of n
ur Owego friends who have been talk 4
q about coming up hcre.) 5
There is an immense amount of y
uslness done here, as hundreds OF !:
inning camps procur, their supplies p
HALEY, this being the end of the + +
God River Branch of the Oregon II
hort Line Railroad. Hundreds of " "
'r-loads of bullion and ore are \
tipped from here to Omaha for smell. =
Y and refining. 1t is no unusual IT, +,
ing to see at the freight depot 1000 s
ars OF silver stacked up awaiting -
hpment; nor to See ten or fifteen IL. Of
nle teams hauling bar silver from the to
"elters to the depot. There are T, =,
enty OF lawyers here, plenty Of doc :,
rs, and a superabundancc of loaf 81
5. Laboring men are in demand at g
per day Mechanics have been vi
lite busy and in demand. but work W. wi
now little slack. Carpenters get
per day, stone and brickavers s. .oi
day. PAINTERS SIS nor flsv and da