Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-05
WOOD RIVER.
HER ADVANTAGES GRAPHICALLY
DESCRIBED.

DESCRIBED.
Her Mineral Wealth, Agricultural Fla.
cllities, Social Features, ETC., ~ Told
By the Receiver Of the HALEY Land
Once.
Correspondence Oswego (kas.) Independent
HALEY is on Wood River, about rs
miles from where its waters flow into
the Snake river. 1t is a small stream,
no larger than the Labette at or near
Chetopa. But, o! the clear, cool
water that rushes down this small
stream, which has descent Of 70 feet
to the mile, is 80 grand, that to one
who IL accustomed to the sluggish
streams OF Southern Kansas, whose
waters are green with filth and skum,
cannot help but admire the country
for oven 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
Ssh that are found in all these streams
are very nice; they are the mountain
trout. It Is 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 l
be eve | was speaking of HALEY.
We J, Haley is little wooden town,
only two years old, regularly laid out,
but buils up oflog houses, box houses,
= few neat frame buildings, and some
brick ard stone structures. A new
and magnificent courthouse is now un.
der construction at cost of $40, OOO
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 l say for society? Well,
you know l was never much of a so.
ciety man when in Kansas. But now
that am in Idaho l am totally re.
heved from any OF the responsibilities
of society matters: There are all
classes of people here, some very
wealthy and aristocratic. But when
l shall inform you that there are 20
saloons running every day in the year,
snd half - many gambling houses
running every day and every night,
and that the best of our business men
can be 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 a client and
The first thing they do is to attempt to
double the amount by "bucking at the
tiger" Mechanics labor for six DAYS
It IS per day; they then get $50 on
Saturday evening, and the first place
hey go is to gambling table, there
70 double the amount made during
the week, or lose their weeks earn
ngs. Miners, who delve in the mines,
ZONE into HALEY on Saturday evening
Ind remain until Sunday or Monday
morning, and gamble away their hard
Earned money. Yet after all this
here - but little drunkenness and
awlessness. A drunken man is not
frequent sight, and calaboose and
police force is unknown to the order
u things, yet occasionally a deputy
sheriff chucks man into the county
Jail.
Now let me give you few prices
II both necessaries as we'll rs luxu.
les. 1t you start out with your mar
ret basket to provide for dinner YOU
will be required to pay for Irish pota-
oes 3 cents per pound, sweet potatoes
5 cents per pound, beef 20 cents per
pound. and although the market is full
It fruit, yet the prices run as follows:
ears 70 cents per ponnd, green APP {
lies ~ cents per pound, grapes rs :
ents per pound, tomatoes 25 cents r
'er pound, peaches rs cents per
'ound. There is no nickel change
ere, and rarely ten-cent piece is ,
cen or used. Punched coins 90 all +
light, and Mexican as well as trade !
ollars as good as any. am told that i
vhisky at the bar is 25 cents drink. @ @
merely throw in this last bit of in =
for the benefit of some of n
ar Owego friends who have been talk. =
ng about coming up here.) :
There is an immense amount of
usiness done here, as hundreds of ?
inning camps procure their supplies p
HALEY, this being the end of the +
Wood River Branch of the Oregon i
hort Line Railroad. Hundreds of u u
ar-loads of bullion and ore are \
hipped from here to Omaha for smelt- =
q and refining. 1t is no unusual +,
hing to see At the freight depot 1000 s
airs OF silver stacked up awaiting d
hipment; nor to see ten or fifteen II. Of
'ule teams hauling bar silver from the to
nelters to the depot. There are = =
lenty of lawyers here, plenty of doc. :,
ors, and a superabundance of loaf. :.