The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-15
HAPPY CALDWELL.

It 10 Located In a Land OF Unsur
passed Fertility on the Oregon
Short Limo Railroad.
Denver News May Q.
Learning that the annual meeting O.
theS1daho and Oregon Land Improve
mont company was in progress At the
Windsor Netos reporter sent his card to
parlor 724 and was soon pleasantly re.
ceived by half dozen aotables belong
ing to that organization. The walls and
floors were hung with maps and several
tables strcwn with the elabrate details
Of the company's past years business
and future schemes. Said Senator
Caldwell; 1--WE have . very patient
Yong man here whom we always turn
over to you newspaper folks" 1t was
tho well known, sunburncd countenancs
of Robert Z. Strahorn which was thrust
forward at this juncture, and that gen
flsmsn was asked to tell what he knew
about the maps, tho towns, the country
and his corporation.
"Well, here is general map Of Ida
no and Oregon, showing the great Snake
river basin and the Orcssn Short Line
running through the center Of it for 500
miles. Wherever the railroad crosses a
prominent river or valley and it does
80 six times in 400 milss-we have
planted ourselves to stay. That is how
it comes that HALEY, Shoshons, Noun.
tain Home, Caldwell, Ontario, Payatts
and Weissr are the loading towns Of all |
that vast region and always will DO so.
Each one OF them, except HALEY, has a
location something like Greeley or Fort
Collins, and larger tributary country.
"Halley is mining and farming town
combined, more likS Gunnison or Salida.
and Is the best town in Idaho territory.
haley has the same altitude as Denver.
but the other towns down in the valley
are only about half As high. About
two hundred families have settled in
one valley near HALEY in tho past year,
and the town has increased Is per cant
in size and valuation. 1t has water
works, smelters, mills, shops, churches.
schools, telephone exchange, $40. 600 1
court house, $50 900 hotel, and nuner- I
Gus fine business houses and residences ,
and with its superb climate, splen-
did fishing, hunting, fine scenery and
groat hot springs, is becoming quite a
summer resort. The minss near Hailev
yielded 100000 in 1882, $4,000. 600 L
IN 1883, and $4,000, 900 in 1884, and will d
keep up the usual increase this ysar. h
''shoshons is railroad junction
point, near Shoshone falls. These falls r
peat the world. They are much higher b
INN hiagsrs, and the grand gorge in th
which the vast torrent drops re- nj
Minds ono OF some of the fnost feature, :,
Colorado canons. Shoshsne has rail VI
Dad shops costing 260, 900 and employ IN
lg 200 men, with capacity for 500, by
hlch will be st work by tho close OF Tt
10 year. 1t is located in the beat por- o.
On OF Little Wood River valley, while III
alley is on Big Wood river. Twenty arr
aidsnces are now being built in Sho- COZ
lons. Co.,
Mountain Home, Caldwell, Ontario. ~
agate AID Wsissr arc scattered along ais
sst OF Bhoshoss for $50 miles, ali To- OF
to din splendid valleys with immense of
90 OF grazing land on the highlands M,
srlooking the valleys. Those valleys a.,
the precious gems OF the Northwest. a'''
slr soil is as fertile as any in thu stai
rid; their climate is mild rs tho best syrl
Southern Colorado, and for frrit the,
sing thew have no 1 snnaE;or ana FLOCK larg
still have wide stretches of govern The
mt land for the settler and plenty on ate:
ter for irrigation. i.cr
II thsrs :, RI. hs.t "'.el IN Isnalor CSid- corr
VdS- haiO0 lnpofad IN, l.. Dit
famed Boise valley, which is sixty pan,
% long and from ten to twenty miles plum
10. You can ride through orchards orc
peach, apple, poar, plum, cherry, etc. ei"f
twenty miles at stretch in that VAL stra'
while within mile will be sago fruit
IN lands, naturally just as good as and
| i. onlv q IirsIs o ISL sHss Cald- latte
Its church, school, large business los.
sea, telephone sxchangs, q 1926. 600 and ,
v, and handsome residences. Oue s ID.
there hiss sales OF 81 900 per DAY and sahr,
soid 200 plo.a in the last ninety
. Flowing con msnced early in OH'u'
uAry and al grsia is wed mp" Tit
'ut how about your com panyfn omm,
4 the reporter.
wn al thoss townse;.ae expec
a rich country tae best towns mus, first
day be- cities. For inxtsncr. M Coliol
veil, Shoshsrs, II iileY and 0 usro
yn about 600 lols, with 5000 ms
left to carve out moro. To ru.b S.a.
Is along l.t.e We have nat @20.- No. 3,
&c, irrigation csRais at C.lG veil. in o
~ a. nSiiey' 90 100 st Mountain brothr
; and 30 on. 1hsss maps You sse
rod Aronnd here represent sfm b {