Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-07-17
VOOpRlVlRS WORTH.
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN SIGHT
AND MORE To FOLLOW.

AAVo ~AAbAVN WVAAAtSS AN OAW0
AND MORE To FOLLOW.
The Rio Grande's Fight Through the Re-
publican One Of Self. Interest Cor
yeous Narrow Gauge Scheme.
Special correspondence Of the Denver Times
! HALEY, Idaho, July 5.-There i.
not little indignation expressed By
the people here at the unwarranted ut
tack which the Denver Republican re-
Gently made upon the Wood kive
country and its mines. The fact tina
the Denver & Rio Grunae peopl.
were carrying their enmity for the
Union Pacific into the enemy's camp
seems to be generally appreciated, anu
for this reason the contest has fallen
without a serious result. The pur.
pose Of the Republican is somewha,
difficult to define into a single one
but it is patent that general harm to
the country and its people was inten.
ded. The tenor of a portion OF
the correspondence published would
indicate weak effort to strike at the
Union Pacific stock, and doubtless q
little turpentlne for the bulls was the
prime object. On the other hand it
is generally believed here that the
Rio Grande will be extended from
Ogden north and ultimately to Puget
Sound. In this connection the Re-
publican warfare is significant, if
only as denoting the course Of a sim
gle straw. To break down the pres.
ent harmonious relations between the
Union Pacific and the inhabitants
would insure considerable and mate.
rial aid to the construction of the
''baby road" through the Wood River
region. While this theory may be ut
fault, the fact still remains that the
Rio Grande is surveying lines north.
ward to Oregon, and has abandoned
its advertised intention of going on
west to Eureka and San Francisco.
As to the Republicans correspon.
dence it might have been more accur.
ate. | was not here, when the mate.
rial was collated, but it is strongly
coincidental now that every citizen
who was quoted in every Interview
and statement denies the words at.
tributed to him. George Is. Moulton,
OF tho sampling works, who in a sup.
posed conversation is made to deride
the possibility of mechanics obtaining
employment at their trades, and to
sheer at skilled labor going begging
for mental work, is particularly indig.
nant.
Inconsistent words to quote me as
having said," he remarked to your cor.
respondent, consistent words, indeed.
when it is plain to every one who
takes the trouble to inquire, that ev
cry house in town is rented, and we
are unable to satisfy the building de-
mand owing to the scarcity of skilled
workmen. All the building mechan-
les are asking IS and 81 n day for
their services, and not half enough
br!cklayers can be had for the latter
price"
1t is needless to discuss the Repub
lican correspondence in detail, and
shall only present such facts as are
Importantly correct, and such com.
parsons as may be sufficient to dem.
the real merit of country
which is too far distant from Colora.
10 to do it either material harm or ma
terial good. HALEY has population
IT at least 1900 souls. 1t
IS the natural supply depot for the
mineral belt seventy miles long and
thirty miles wide. This tract only
embraces the country drained nv
'ood River, and can be traced on
he recent maps as horse shoe. upon
whose base line is situated the town.
IN the outer edges of the shoe de.
crlbed-whose waters from the east
'de flow into the upper Snake River. I
rom the west into Smoky fork Of s
Soise River. and from the north of t
awtooth range into Salmon River c
here is about the same area of min. c
raj lands, all Of which is tributary to Il
ne Oregon Short Line system, and as t
ct comparatively unexplored. The f
evelopment of all this region will, in Q
me, cut no snail figure in the en-. h
ancement Of HAiley's business and C
state values. With the exception of j.
ne carbonate beds there is no dis. I
net In Colorado so accessible as this v
lie approach to the main range at Fl
he crest circle Of the horse shoe. is II
radual and easy. The gulches are a
pen and in nearly every instance can t,
e penetrated to the heads by wagons. p
he pack animal is not shipping re. :
Mines and prospects are plentiful e.
throughout the entire region, and are Il
,rnc'pally found in two formations e
,hese are the silurian and metamor. Il
hic. Porphyry dykes are found .t ii