The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-05-24
HALEY VS.. KETCHUM.

cessory, goes 1t single listed, turns
cold indifferent(?) shoulder to the petty |
operations OF the q. II. railroad and cree
ates n vastt p circumiacense Of natural
advantagestD for the snstainance{f3 OF
the town 81 Haley. We reproduce the
following amusing paragraphs:
To the north lie the great mining re-
gions OF Atlanta rnd the Smoky; to the
west is the vast agricultural section OF
GniDas, which in short time VIII he
converted into fruitful fields and occu
pied by hundreds Of families Of indus
frions and Intelligent people, to the
east ii the Little Wood River country,
abonnhing in mineral wealth. and des-
tined ia the near future to furnish profit
able employment 60 thousands Of will
ing hands. What do we get from these
outlying districtef Little Wood River
finds an exit at Tiknra over II logger
route than To HALEY, II there were
road The tradeof camas goes to Bellies
vue. a distance ten miles greater than TO
HALEY. because the road from HALEY up
Groy guiei, by the way of Camp creek,
has couple Of hills which 1t would cost
less than 81 ,O0U 20 grade, The natural
outlet III the Smoky and Atlanta ~ TO
Gainas, and though the road extended TO
Atlanta wonid involve heavy cost, 1T
might DE safely left to the people there
ii the road we're extended To the Smoky.
AtIantn finds NH outlet now at Noun
tain Home, ON the Oregon Sh@rt
Line. and threatens to make
trade with Boise The trade
Of Canaas md the mines lying immedi-
asely north Of it can be absolutely con-
troiled by IIaiiey by expanding few
hundred dollars ON the Camp Creek
road An enav grade can be built from
IIailey To Little Wood River, up Qnig
sey's gHich. aud the business of all that
section diverted to this plnce, for u sum
Of money thnt would he returned in the
profits Of thHt trnde for "a single month.
The people Of HALEY must seize these
chances. or they will slip by never to
be- retrieved The road fund OF the
county il not in II condition 10 be avail
able for this work. even II the Commas.
sioners could be induced 10 nse u Tor
the purpose. Our citizens must help
themselves. Voluntary contributions
would be returned ii hundred fold, and
ofif people cannot refuse to make them.
Less talk aud speculation about the eff
feet of extending the railroad; less
slaaq,Astlux Lie value OF town lots on . lung
towns and make HALEY What IT ought "a
be.
Now 1t IL emphatieally evident TINT
The organ list Ii not observing the es-
tabiished policy OF that sheet WHEN he
departs 10 far from reason IA to enaeav-
or 10 show Tint HALEY has, really, SUI
nefi0r natural advantages Ills remarks
are very true: Just rs true rs it would be
for III to say TINT kotchum, with Oregon
on the wrist, Montana on the north,
Minnesota on the east and Utah ON the
south. Is the great centre Of America.
Hut lie aoasntf2f consider tho parallel
when We shy That Oregon Is just little
TOO near to Portland. Montana TO Butte,
Minnesota to Minneapolis aud Utah just
little loo near to Salt Lake to give us
any particular benefit, However, allow
Ing what II said III the above article
let IL sum mp. ITO the north
lie the great mining regions of Atlanta
aud The smoky" Yes. and 90 the north
Ties the north pole; but he DIDN'T state
that they wera both north Of ketehum.
ITO the west IL Canlnss md ito the east
il Little Wood River. The Atlanta
trade goes TO Boise und Bullion supports
Bullion. Well, Camas and Little Wood
River: that's all; no extensive mines no
mills ana no developed agricultural
lands save those supported BY Bellevue.
Equally as accessible. to The exploreranti
rraspeetor, rs the great upper country
but nothing to compare with It's deveI-
onment. VIII Camas and Little Wood
River give Haley the superiority
Lets SEQ Tor comparison what kntehum
has got The great sawtooth region
With dozen richly developed mines,
Two % stamp mills aud ten routel To ton
Salmon. with some Of tile best lead
mines III the west and u gold mill in
operation: ualena und Boulder. with
vast mineral wealth, needing only the
hand of development. aud lotion
smelter: Lake creek: Trail creek: the
great East Fork of Wood River. where
recent henanxas are innumerable Green
horn: above al. the wonderful discover
les Of the Elkharn vicinity. Big smoky,
with promising horsies Of wealth; the
vide challis aud Bonanza country; aud
last. but not least. the grand net work
of our richest veins lying ON Warm
Springs creek. the Cotton concentrating
sutks going up ut the Ontario, and onl
ewfs Immediate smelters of 50 tons daily
capacity. All these directly and undis-
pntably adjacent To the town Of ketch-
unl. What Is mere. our local interest.
are building mp faster than those of any
other town in Idaho. How does thi,
compare, il such is possible. TO the ad.