Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-07-14
THE WOOD RIVER METROPOLIS.
Its Future Assured Beyond a Doubt
She Not Only Has Mines, but an Ayri.
cultural Country to support Her.
Boise Statesman, 18TH

The town Of Haley is now acknowl.
edged as the shretown of Alturas
county. 1t is hardly necessary to dis
cuss the circumstances which CAV,
Galley its supremacy. We propose to
speak of the country as we find it.
The rivalry which has heretofore ex.
isted in town building on Wood
River has very much abated, and it
is no doubt better for the country that
it should be so. Had Bellevue Sc
cured the county seat and the ter
minus OF the railroad for a while she
would have an advantage that Haley
could not overcome, the same that
HALEY now has over Bellevue. We
do not take it, however, that Bellevue
'na all the other towns will have to
move to HALEY or throw up thei,
identity as thrifty business centers fol
the mines which surround them. Hal
ley has class Of business men of as
much oush and energy as can be found
in any town in the Territory. They
pull together and take every possible
opportunity, and put up money liber-
ally to advance the interests of the
place. The location Of the place is
Oh the first bench of large plateau,
or plain, twenty feet above Wood
river, very level and extending back
to the foothills mile and half, and
up and down the river for miles. The
business portion of the town is located
near the front of this berch land.
which secures excellent drainage and
affords good building grounds for
residences further back. The land is
yravelly, or full of small stones or
pebbles, mixed with considerable
black soil, sufficient for cultivation.
he terminus of the railroad, and the
District Court now in session, bring
great many people into Haley, which
adds largely to the business OF the
place at tins time. Lime is abundant
and cheap, and a good quality OF clay
is found within a mile Of town and
good bricks are manufactured for
building purposes. Several brick bust.
'ess houses have been erected and IL
large brick hotel is now under con.
straction with the basement and wallis
we'll advanced. A large irrigating
ditch has been constructed by the
townsite company, and the yards and
grounds can be irrigated and beauti.
fled as handsomely as in Boise CITY.
The future Of this place, as we'll as
other towns on Wood River, will de.
pend in the main on the mining in.
dustries Of the country. Haley las
two very good newspapers, the TINES
and News Miner, that have done
much to boom the town and secure
present supremacy. There is no fear
that HALEY will decline, and no par.
tlcular necessity for much increase in
growth at the present time. The for
warding merchants at Shoshone in.
formed US that more goods have heen
shipped to Haley this season than to
Boise City. Haley, on account of
being the terminus of the railroad, is
large distributing point for the
mines and other towns above on Wood
River. and will continue to remain so
as long as he terminus of the road re.
mains there.
The warm springs of J. l.. G. Smith,
mile and half west of the town, up
Croy's gulch, are an attractive feature,
was during our stay, and no doubt
will continue during the hot weather,
the recipient Of from 80 to 100 guests
per day. The water possesses many
invigorating and curative qualities.
Our own experience in bathing at
these springs enables US to speak with
confidence. After riding continuously
from Boise in the stage, and the last
portion all night with severe head
ache and dizziness almost unbearable,
we proceeded to these springs, and
after good bath and rubbing we felt
as fresh and new as a schoolboy. This
salutary effect was observed bv all
with whom we conversed. DR.. Mil.
ler's hospital, located little below
these springs, where he has the use of
this water for his patients, is one of
the institutions of Wood River. or.
perhaps, more properly of HALEY,
which deserves notice. The doctor
has contract with the county for the
care OF the INDECENT sick, and in ad-
dition receives other patients that de-
sire accommodations and treatment at
a hospital. We visited this place and
found some twenty odd patients. The
place is neat and clearly, and the
beds and cookery and accommodations
art far superior to many of our older
city hospitals. The doctor, as well as
his hospital, is popular with the
and they are only too glad to
avail themselves of his hospital and
services whenever circumstances re-
quire it.
The bill passed last winter for issu-