Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-12-19
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 EKas.) independent !
HALEY, Idaho, Oct. %, 1885,.
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. II so | have misstated the
facts for it has rained six days contin-
ually, and | 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 ale
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 go into winter quarters. The
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 a 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 sunshne,' 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 ethinc
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 pas,
by. j. II. Crichton has been here for
several weeks and seems to be we'll
pleased with the country.
X
Bear, deer, antelope and elk are be-
coming plentiful in tie mountains
near HALEY, as the SHOWS in the
mountains north of us are driving them
down to where there is no snow.
Wagons arrive daily ladenei with
deer and antelope which are sold at
six cents per pound. l desire now to
speak of what | have seen in tie way
of the
rRODUCTS OF THE COUNTRY.
Some time since | was shown sey.
eral potatoes which weighed one
pound and quarter each and |
thought. they We're as large as | ha,
ever seen in Kansas, bat was not
much attracted by this exhibit. But
few days after ranchman came into
y Office and brought me four pata-
toes, which We're So very large AS to |
attract my attention, and | weighed
them and they weighed eight pounds, |
or two pounds each. put them in a
box, nailed them up and was in the act
of sending them to Kansas for exhi-
hilton when Mr.. McCull9ch, formerly /
of humboldt, Kansas, told me to wait
a few days, tina one Of his clients who /
had contest in the Land Office
pending, would be up and bring some
large potatoes. asked him what he
called those. lie SAID they were
mere v nice ones, but not large.
! accordingly waited, aud at length
his man came and brought the pota-
toes. ! took the largest one and
weighed it, and it turned the scales at
I ur and 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,
came in and presented me with sin
gle potato that weighed seven and
o 'e-half pounds. have row resolved
TO await results and not send YOU a
potato until ! can secure one that
weighs at least r.eguartor Of hun
dr"d, winch | hope 10 have before the
potato harvest is over. have now.
IN my office and LAYING in front Of
where | write. monStrous turniD--
the common white turnip-whirh
weighs g aud threeiourths pounds.
and measures IS in hes in ci.cu.a- I,
ference.
This is now October -. and the i
horses and cattle tha, belong in HALEY /,
are YET fatand have not been fed any,
nor won't be for another month or 4,
more. do not think we have to feed