Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-12-12
WOOD RIVER.
Her Delightful Climate and Magnificent
Agricultural Products-Large Pota.
toes and an Enormous Turnip-Etc.

HALEY, Idaho, Oct. %, 1888.
Ed. Independent: 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 rains
in Idaho. If so l haze misstated the
facts for it has rained six days contin-
ually, and l 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 the last two
days three new brick buildings have
been started, and the contractors agree
TO 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 their 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 III our Office. We are blcst
with ten hours out of each twenty four
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
legs so narrow, yet there is SON ething
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 moro as the seasons pass
by. J. II. Crichton has been here for
several weeks and seems to be we'll
pleased with the country.
Il * r
Bear, deer, antelope and elk are be-
coming plentiful in the mountains
near HALEY, as the SHOWS in the
mountains north Of us are driving them
down to where there is no snow.
Wagons arrive daily ladeneA with
deer and antelope which are sold at
six ceEts per pound. desire now to
speak Of what | have seen in he WAY
Of the
PRODUCTS OF TIE toU>r.Ey.
Some time since was shown sew
eral potatoes which weighed one
pound and quarter each and |
thought they were as large as had
ever seen in Kansas, but was not
much attracted by this exhibit. But
a few days after ranchman came into
NY office and brought me four pota-
toes, which were 50 very large as to
attract my attention, and weighed
them and they weighed eight pounds,
or two pounds each. ! put them in
box, nailed them up ana Was in Tie act
If sending them to Kansas for exhi-
oition when Mr.. McCulloch, formerly
If humboldt, Kansas, told me to wait
. few days, that one of his clients who
lad a contest in the Land Office
would be up and bring some I
arge potatoes. ! asked him what he
allied those. He said they were ,
mere v nice ones, but not large. !
| accordingly waited, and at length
his man cane and brought the pota,
oes. ! took the largest one and !
vel ghed it, and it turned the scales at !
eur and a half pounds. then re- {
olved to send that tubor to Kansas
Gut ere had done so, Mr.. Miner. /
Who lives four miles south of here, +
anne in and presented me with SIN :
lie potato that weighed seven and 5
'ne-half pounds. Ihave now resolved v
o await results and not send YOU a 5
potato until can secure one that
Weighs at least one-quartor of hun +
lred, which hope to have before the !
potato harvest is over have now. l
n my Office and laying in front of
where | write. monstrous turnip-
he common white turnip--wlich
Weighs % and three fourths pounds.
nd measures So inches in circuln
erence. ;
This is now October %, and the =
'orses and cattle that belong in HALEY %
re yet fat and have not been fed any. Il
or won't be for another month or
nore. ] do net think we have TO feed
ere any greater number Of days than
'e do in Kansas, and perhaps not so
aany, but shall pay personal atten-
on and be able TO state fully when
have rau,aipeJ h.,a ono .;,.