Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-10-28
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SOLDIER CITY, Oct. Goth, 1884.

ers of the WORLD | will give you what
few facts l could gather during my few
days stay in this beautiful valley, or prai-
ric. Soldier City is a pretty little town OIL
only few months growth, the first house
being built about the Goth of June last
The town now consists Of about twenty
five buildings--two stores we'll filled with
Everything the market affords, one owned
By Mr.. Bashford, the other by Baxter y
Wearing, two hotels one kept by J. w.
White, the other by McLyman, ono drug
store kept by Jos. Hitler, one livery stable
owned by Mr. Jno Minear, one feed sta
BILE owned by J w. White, two saloons
one kept by Pitt. Smith, the other by j.
Hiler,one blacksmthshop owned by Mr..
Finney, one large City Hall, one good
school house, which is well attended, and
a butcher shop owned by Charles Smith.
There are also number Of nice dwellings
in and near the town. Soldier City is To-
Gated about the center Of this large farm
ing and stock raising country. 1t is about
80 miles from HALEY, in westerly direc-
ton, and about IL miles south of the Little
Smoky mining district, and 40 miles south
east from Atlanta, and 35 miles north Of
Shoshone Your readers will readily see
that Camas Prairie has splendid market
and good outlet for everything they can
raise, which will be no small amount
| from the very tact that it is settling up
very fast, and the soil produces far beyond
all expectation. From reliable informa-
ton, learned that the average yield Of
small grain per acre, was about 40 bushels
ana the harder vegetables notwlthstand-
| ing the cold, backward summer, was a
| splendid crop. Mr.. j. Minear showed me
some of his barley that lie raised this sea-
son, which was as fine and well filled as
| ever saw. He reaped 80 bushels from
| IL acres. MIR. Peck raised $50 bushels OF
wheat from 8 acres of ground, spring SOW
ing All the farmers agree that fall SOW
ing would be far better, but for the scarcity
of winter seed grain, there has been but
little fall sowing thus lar. AS for hay,
Camas Iralrie can't be beat, and as grais-
| ing land it is simply immense. The Prai-
RE is well watered by living streams.
There is also an abundance of timber both
pine and fir in the mountains north of the
Prairie. There are two saw-mils in full
Operation, one owned by Alex Sifers and
situated about six miles north east of Sol
dier City. Mr. Sifers furnishes considera-
BILE lumber to Bellevue and HALEY besides
his Customers on the Prairie.
| M. G. Glenn has a saw mill 10 miles
northwest from Soldier and has fair
show of the patronage. Lumber sells
; for $50 per thousand; Shingles $3.50
per thousand; fence posts cents
) piece; wood 81 per cord; hay from
, 81 to 81 per ton; wheat 2 cts; oats J,
rye y, potatoes cent, onions 81,
=. cabbage 2, beef 12k at retail.
In my opinion Camas Prairie will
be great farming and stock raising
: country. 1t has many natural advan-
tages, and but one disadvantage, and
that is the SNOW fall, which is not a
serious one. The average depth OF
snow the past four winters did not
exceed "a feet, last winter being the
deepest snow since the prairie was
! settled. Mr.. Peck is the oldest set.
tier of the prairie. He says that Cam.
> as prairie suits him to live in, and he
+ intends to stay with it. Mr.. Peck is
a very pleasant gentleman, and one
! of the oldest pioneers of Idaho. Mr.
' Peck is the owner of the town site Of
Soldier City. He also has beautiful
i farm just above or north of town
). Mr.. Abbott is another old settler here
II and is quite an extensive farmer anc
stock raiser, and with all, very clev
er gentleman. The residents here il
general are very sociable and clever
people.
l will say, in conclusion, to anyon,
r contemplating farming or stock rails
ling, not to overlook Camas Prairie
. but go and see for yourselves, for tn,
0 opportunity of getting home OF
J. good land and near good marke
q will be very scarce in the near future
- Yours, A. n. H.
al Many tenement-house cigar maker