Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-12-17
WOOD RIVER.
Her Delightful Climate and Magnificent
Agricultural Products-Large Pota.
toes and an Enormous Turnip-Etc.

toes and an Enormous Turnip-Etc.
Correspondence Oswego tKas.) independently
HALEY, Idaho, Oct. %, 1888.
Ed. Independent:-No doubt you
imagine that we are navigating this
country on snow shoes. But if so l
desire to disabuse your minds by CIV
ing you some items of
THE WEATHER,
which is very pleasant at this time. l
believe have said that it never rains
in Idaho. If so l have 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
zion to go into winter quarters. Tie
Tanchmen 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 IN our Office. We are blest
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
leys SO narrow, yet there is som 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 more as the seasons pass
by. j. II. Csichton 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 ladened with
deer and antelope which are sold at
six cents per pound. l desire now to
speak Of what l have seen in the way
If the
PRODUCTS OF THE COUNTRY.
Some time since was shown sew I
'ral potatoes which weighed one !
bound and a quarter each and l {
thought they We're as large as had
'ver seen in Kansas, but was not :
much attracted by this exhibit. But
few days after ranchman came into
ny Office and brought me four pota-
oes, which were so very large as to
attract my attention, and l weighed l
hem and they weighed eight pounds, :
" two pounds each. l put them in
'ox, nailed them up and was in the act
If sending them to Kansas for exhi- "
'ition when Mr.. McCulloch, formerly =
# Humboldt, Kansas, told me to wait ,
! few days, that one Of his clients who
rad a contest in the Land Office
would be up and bring some
arge potatoes. l asked him what he =
allied those. He said they were
merely nice ones, but not large. +
! accordingly waited, and at length
lis man came and brought the pota-
oes. | took the largest one aid :,
Weighed it, and it turned the scales at
iur and half pounds. then re-
olved to send that tuber to Kansas.
'ut ere | had done SO, IA Mr.. Miner, s
rho lives four miles south of here,
ame IN and presented me with a sin -,
lie potato that weighed seven and Of
ne-half pounds. have Tow resolved \
, await results and not send YOU "
otato until | can secure one that h
'eighs at least one-quarter of hun Il,
red, which hope to have before tn, i
otato harvest is over ! have now, St
| my office and laying in front of 7, II
here ! write, a monstrous turnip- 70
re common white rnip--which ga ga
e'ghs " and -fourths pounds, dl
nd measures So inches in circum- ~, II,
renee. L.
This is now October %, and the le
orses and cattle that belong in HALEY ed
re yet fat and have not been fed any, ac
or won't be for another month or g. g.
'ore. do not think we have to feed
ere any greater number Of days than III
'0 DO IN Kansas and narhanS NOT 20 co