Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-08
EAGLE ROCK, IDAHO. Feb. 20.

Wea60t W0e0 IN health. I walked elGht niles
. few days ego. through the snow, over the
foot hills, without much fatigue. Ny cough
IL saeirely gone, and 70 far - I can tell, my
lung IL well. SThts country Is 80 high. the air
20 pure and dry, that Il acts Ike , charm on
diseases Of The throat and lungs. I fully be-
lieve Il persons afflicted With pulmonary dis
case viii come here In iSs early stages, the.
viii b greatly tsns8ted II not cured entire
~. Tho great trouble 10 they put It Oh too
been 3 delightful winter hero, especially
whom compared with tho one you have hSd
In Missouri. Srem all reports. It has been
very cold this month, the mercury went down
to thirty-six below zero, and for two weeks
at . time It ranged from zero to thirty de-
sress below at night. We do not mind
twenty degrees below xero here. and do no,
feel 1t as much IS In the east when at zero.
When 1t Is very cold here, 1t IL nearly AWAY.
clear and brisht without any breeze, aud the
sun feels warm. The most disssressb.e
weather I have felt 10 . southwest wind
which they call Q chinook. 1t welu the To-
rapidly. but Is very penetrating. Horses aud
cattle that sre running N the range without
any other feed looked well up to the middle VI
the month; since then the exceeding cold hx-
Drought their kin and bones close toSethe .
There will be but little loss. however, judy.
ing from the present outlook. The beauty OF
an Idaho winter "a, they are free from ram
nd have but little or no mud. i am told q
portion Of the summer k not so pleasant, u
1t Is very windy and dusty. I find quite II
number OF Missourians here, and they al
seem to b doing well. There arc severa
from Lafayette and Saline. Anon. them are
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam T. aud Jack Taylor, Mr..
8 F. Taylor, re- Bette Hays, you may re-
member ~ an old correspondent from Aims.
who uSed the nom dc pi4ms Of Browulock
3 F. Taylor whose hospitality I have
enjoyed this winter, has a fine ranch about
eight miles from Eagle Rock. and In engaged
In the raising OF trottinx horses and short
horn cattle. He has several brood mares III
his herd, purchased some years ago Of Capt
rodhunter. Mr.. Taylor went east last De.
cember for stock, and returned the first of
January, with sixteen head Of short-horns
and the fue Young horee Dunrsven, sired by
dam Mary Membriuo, by Membrino Ps,chen.
Eagle Rock Is 3 thriving little village of 600
Inhabitants, situated on Snake river, aud Is
surrounded by s fertile valley, which in the
course Of time will be covered with produc-
tive farms. The O.. d n. B.. r.. have their
shops here and work some $50 hands. There
are several, placer gold mines near the town
which were worked last season, and will be
again Is soon, as the frost Is out OF the ground.
Snake river valley Is very productive, yield
Ing large crops Of all kinds Of grain aud roots
(except corn and sweet potstoss) when prop
erly irrigated. l ini one objection to this part
Of the territory In the scarcity OF wood and
water. When the country becomes .et,led
up q canal will be taken out Of Snake river,
distributing water over the whole valley.
which will remedy that defect. The people
here I find are like they are In ali countries,
some good and some bad, and when they are
not prosperous 1t Is their " fault a. money
Is made ~ easy as any place l hsve ever lived
10. Ntis good place for s poor man as
wages are good aud grass free. I did not
start out for The purpose of writing up the
country, but to give my experience ~ u seek
or after health, and to advise those who are
suffering with throat or lung dieesse to try
this country. but not - wait Until the dlsesss
hiss progressed 20 Tar that hope Is al gone,
Persons afflicted with heart disease had bet.
ter stay away a the country IL too h,gh sud
tho SIR TOO light but u you have u cough you
cannot get rid Of come west =. soon "a possl-
bic. Ny health nay require NJ to 1--WE in thl.
country. but my .hesrt longs or cid Missouri.
+ may b because my family, friends. aud
Interests sre thsrs- Yours, DC.
s0 ". n. IEuIa.