Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-11-12
WOOD RIVER.

Correspondence Oswego tKas.) independents
HALEY, Idaho, Oct. 20, 1883.
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 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.
ton to 90 into winter quarters. TIE
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. Tho 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.f 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 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 more as the seasons pass
by. J. n. Crichton has been here for
several weeks and seems to be we'll
pleased with the country.
Bear, deer, antelope and elk are be-
cohing 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 ccEts per pound. | desire now to
speak of what | have seen in the way
of the
PRODUCTS OF THE COUNTRY.
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
II y office and brought me four pota-
Toes, which were 81 very large as to
attract my attention, and | weighed
them aud they weighed eight pounds,
'r two pounds each. l put them in
box, nailed them up and was in the act
IF sending them to Kansas for exhi.
oition when MIR. McCulloch, formerly
If humboldt, Kansas, told me to wait
4 few days, that one OF his clients who
had = contest in the Land Office
would be up and bring some
arge potatoes. l asked him what he !
JAILED those. He said they were
merely nice ones, but not large.
l accordingly waited, ana ut |, myth ,
MS man came and brought the loia- ,,
;oes. | took the largest one and !
Weighed it, and it turned the scales at :
ur aud a half pounds. then re- ..
solved to send that tuber to Kansas.
But ere had done SO, Mr.. Miner,
who lives four miles south of here,
same in and presented roe with sin. .
gle potato that wei ghed seven and
'ne.half pounds. Ihave now resolved
% await results and not send YOU
potato until can secure one that
seig hs ut least one.quartsr of hun
lred, which hope to have before the ,
potato harvest is over. | have now.
n my office and laying in front of
where write, y monstrous turnip- :
he common white turnip-which d
Weighs ~ and three-fourths pounds,
nd measures So inches in circum. A
erence. Il
This is now October q, and the i
orses and cattle that belong in HALEY d
re yet fat and have not been fed any, q
or won't be for another month or :,
1ore. ! do not think we have to feed W
ere any greater number OF days than =
re do in Kal % ;, aud perhaps not 50 ~ :,
'any, but shall pay personal atten. h