Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-12-19
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LECTURE.
Fl hY-

18th, 1850 p. M,
On the Mineral and Agricultural Re
sources of the Famous
WOOD RIVER REGION,
Alturas County, Idaho.
With Short Business Talk by
DIR. J. NJ. RICE,
OF AZ years experience bn the Pacific
Slope, showing the facilities for
Making Money in the WoCf
River Country, with
Grand Mineral Exhibition.
Five Hundred Different Characters OF
Gold and Silver Ores Represented.
The Largest and Richest Cabinet Ever
Exhibited in America
Specimens Of ore weighing from four
to one hundred pounds, some Of
which is worth $1,000 per ton. Also,
samples Of grain and vegetables grown
in the valleys Of the Wood River.
Oats in the sheaf measuring five feet
with heads twenty two inches long.
Sheaves Of splendid barley and wheat
grown from seed sown in the last Of
May. Potatoes weighing from two
and one half to six pounds. Trrnips
measuring three feet and six inches
in circumference and weighing TWEEN
ty.threc pounds, and other vegetables
in proportion.
A Colony
of 500 families is being raised to settle
the rich agricultural lands Of Camas
Prairie and Wood River Valleys.
Land that has no superior; soil from
four to ten feet deep; land level, and
without stump, root or stone to inter
fere with the pillow. Two horses will
break any of it. The average yield
of the few acres that have been cul-
tivated is as follows: Wheat, 35 to
30 bushels. Barley, so. Oats, from
so to so. Vegetables yield abund,
antly and are of superior size and
flavor.
Each person securing $40 acres OF
land can positively sell it if he desires
in twelve months after locating for
$40 per acre, which will give him
$4,000 for one years labor Or If he
holds it five wears he will have farm
worth from s25 to $50 per acre.
Another Proposition.
A person owning $4,000 farm
or other property Of the same value,
can sell it, place $4,000 in the bank,
take mp 320 acres of this land, spend
$1,000 in improvements and in five
years he has $4,000 farm besides
his $4,000 and accumulated interest.
Our home market is sufficient to
consume all that can he raised and is
cash at the highest figures. Over
200 mines are already being worked,
some Of which employ 200 men at 81
per day. These men draw their
wages on the first of each month.
Towns are springing up all over the
country, and each year is developing
new and valuable mines. The follow
ing are the prices of farm produce at
present: Wheat, Sc. per h.; Barley,
2ac. Per h.; Oats, pc. per h.; Pota-
toes, 2tc. per b.; Apples, Sc. per h.;
Butter, so to soc. per ID; Cheese, A.
to soc. per h.; Milk, per gal, SO "
to "5c.; Beef, : to Sc. per Id. en- foot
Pork, l5c. per 10. on foot; Mutton
Zoe. per h.; Chickens, per doz., 50 tc
SIR; Eggs, 40 to soc. per doz.; Tur-
KEYS, 81 to Sc apiece.
The country abounds in all kinds Of
game and fish. Elk, deer, bear, ante
lope, mountain sheep, grouse, ducks
geese, sagehcns, prairieheps, etc. Our
fish consist of mountain trout,
white fish, red fish, salmon, sturgeon,
and many other varieties.
We hold ourselves morally and le-
gally bound to take our Colony to tho
land that we represent and point i,
out TO them. Our homes are there
and we hold ourselves responsible ful
all statements made in oar description
of the country and climate. We have
a better climate than any of the
Northwestern States. No cyclones
No hurricanes. No billiards. nc
thunderstorms. No sunstrokes. Nc
grasshoppers. No fever and ague.
All members of our first Colon,
Excursion must be present at our of
flee at
No. 622 Tenth Street, Omaha, Room
No 9.
BY the ID Of April, 1884, as we will
start for our destination on the 9th
by the L. p and O. S. l.. r. Il.
In case of sickness of any members OF
the Colony, so that it IS impossible for
them to travel, upon evidence Of tina,
fact being given us we will make an,
arrangements necessary to secure 70,
them all the benefits enjoyed by those
who are nble to accompany us, and
they can come on when convalescent
Our Colony is neither religious
nor political organization. We sim
ply band them together for conyen-
ienco during our journey and to Sc
cure more favorable rates OF transpor-
tation. There are no officers to fee,
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