Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-04
WOOD RIVER.
HER ADVANTAGES GRAPHICALLY
DESCRIBED.
Aer Mineral Wealth, Agricultural Fa.
ciIities, Social Features, ETC., as Told
by the Receiver Of the HALEY Land
Omee.

correspondence Oswego tKas) 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 20 feet
to the mile, is so grand, that to one
who Is 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
fish that are found in all these sire cams
are very nice; they are the mountain
trout. 1t is a 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 J, Haley is little wooden town.
only two years old, regularly laid out,
but built up oflog houses, box houses.
a few neat frame buildings, and some
brick and stone structures. A new
and magnificent courthouse is now I'M
der construction ut cost of $40 900
A thrce-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 a so.
ciety man when in Kansas. But now
that | am in Idaho | am totally re-
Iieved fror1 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 wear,
ana half as 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 client and
The first thing they do is to attempt to
double the amount by "bucking at the
t'ger." Mechanics labor for six DAYS
It % per day; they then get $50 on
saturday evening, and the first place
hey 60 is to gambling table, there
% double the amount made durinu
he week, or lose their weeks earn.
ngs. Miners, who delve in the mines,
'ome into HALEY on Saturday evening
md remain until Sunday or Monday
morning, aud gamble away their hard
'arned money. Yet after all this
here is but little drunkenness and
awlessness. a drunken man is not
frequent sight, and a calaboosc and
'oilce force Is unknown to tine order
u things, yet occasionally deputy
heritf chucks man into the county
all. '''' ,
Now lot me give you a few prices
u both necessaries as we'll as luxu. :
les. II you start out with your mar
'et basket to provide for dinner YOU
''ll DC required to pay for Irish pota-
oes cents per pound, sweet potatoes
D cents per pound, beef 25 cents per
ound, and although the market is full
I fru't, yet the prices run as follows:
ears 20 cents per ponnd, green ap- .
les ~ cents per pound, grapes Is q
ents per pound, tomatoes rs cents r
or pound, peaches % cents per p
o"nd. There is no nickel chance 81
ere, and rarely ten-cent piece is N
zen or used. Punched coins 90 all +,
ght, and Mexican as we'll as trade /
ollars as good as any. am told that n
hiskv at the bar is % cents drink Of
merely throw in this last bit Of in n
'rmatlon for the benefit of some Of NJ
ar Owego friends who have been talk :,
g about coming up hcre.) $
There is an immense amount of N N
asiness done here, AS hundreds Of >:
'nlng camps procure their supplies pl
HALEY, this being the end of the s +,
'ood River Branch of the Oregon II
hort Line Railroad. Hundreds of W. W.
lr-loads of bullion and ore are n
tipped from here to Omaha for smell. p
Z and refining. 1t is no unusual til I'll,
ing to see at the freight depot 1000 s.
.rs OF silver stacked up awaiting al
hPment; nor to See ten or fifteen - on
ule teams hauling bar silver from the to,
'elters to the depot. There are +, f.
enty OF lawyers here, plenty Of doc. -
RS, and a superabundance of loaf. s 81,
$. l'aboring men ale in demand at el!a
per day. Mechanics have been wi
ute busy and in demand, but work wi wi
now little slack. Carpenters ge,
per day, stone and bricklay.rs $, for
: day. painters IS per day, and a "a;
ckmakers from 81 to s. per day. Te
Now | will speak of the surround
cONDfrv that 10 <r;k,+ ~, -