Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-28
GUT IN IDAHO.
..D.mocrat,, correspondent over
The Eoad, and what He Sees

EDITOR DEMOCRAT:
Leaving Salt Lake City, Tuesday morn
inc the 18th, on Utah Central train al
8 o'clock, reached Ogden on time, put
somehow the transfer to Utah & Nortn-
ern train, though also made on tlme' dlo
not hasten our departure for the north as
rapidly as was desired by the passengers,
and we were compelled to swelter in the
heat of Ogden nearly two hours. The
reason of the delay was not apparent,
though suppose it grew out OF habit OF
NEGLIGENCE on the part OF shippers OF
GOODS by express. If that was the cause,
f should be remedied at once. Passen-
oers have a right to promptness on the
mart of managers of railroads, who ougnt
to teach shippers to be prompt. Let og,
den merchants get up in the morning ana
be ready with their shipments.
The country from Salt Lake north as
far as Franklin looks prosperous, crops
being apparently good, and the people
seem to be securing their grain and other
crops as fast as they mature. =.
Reaching Logan in time to secure DIN
ner. the hungry crowd of passengers
made way to the hotels, the crowd going
one way and your correspondent, VINO Is
not fond of crowds, vending nus way
alone to side hotel which seemed to Oh
fer quiet time and possibly q decent
meal, and in both he was successful. Inc
dinner was ample and we'll cooked, ana
the company choice and select, TINS
writer being the only patron at-the DIN
ner hour.
Paving fifty cents for my dinner, re-
turned to the train to brag on the dinner
and make the other fellows sick who had
paid seventy-fve cents for inferior ac-
commodations. BY the way, why should
people be charged the latter sum by the
railroad syndicate for a dinner which
would not cost more than fifty or twenty
five cents in Salt Lake, and which Is sup
piled by others in the same town tor nifty
cents? -,
Going north there seems to be but lit
tie change on the route until we reach
PocateIlo, which seems to be quite a
lively place where the q. Il n. and y. ,.
L. trains meet.
At Ross Fork Agency met Mr.. Cooke,
the Indian Agent, who spoke OF some ex-
element among the Indians, growing
out of the supposed murder of squaw
who was found dead few days ago. MIR.
Cooke did not think that any serious con-
sequences would result from the affair,
although some of the natives were quite
mad.
Blackfoot seems to be growing, and
owing to the location OF the county seat
of Bingham county at that place, the
people seem hopeful of its future, al
though Eagle Rock at present seems tc
be in the ascendant.
Laying over at Blackfoot one night
where it seemed to be as hot as the night
previous was in your city, l took the
stage on the 10th, crossing Snake River
on a strong iron bridge, and proceeded
directly across the desert toward Arco
At the Big Butte 1 had also an excellent
| dinner at the stage station, disbursine
for the same one of the unpopular silver
dollars; this charge is much more rea
sonable than the railroad charges OF
seventy-fve cents, the station being forty
miles from the railroad, and twenty miles
from anywhere.
In 1868 l camped at this butte on my
way to Boise, and see but little change
a house and barn only occupying the site
! OF my encampment. Indeed, in this lava
| country, until God makes it, there can be
but little change. At Arco, on Big Lost
river, l spent the night at the station
which was robbed only few nights be-
| fore by two road agents. On the goth
having met private conveyance at Arco
/ l entered and proceeded to Howe Post
office, on Little Lost river, where | am
now staying at the Hawley ranch. Here
is some very beautiful and very rich land
with some water. This is good stock
country, but owing to the limited supply
of water, this region cannot become
densely populated. Some fifteen miles
north is the Blackburn mining district
which though not much developed, may
! some day send out great deal of wealth
and 1 believe it will.
On the evening of the 21st we had 6
very destructive hail storm here, result
ing in much loss to the farmers who hap
pened to be in its path, my friend Mr.. D
B. Hawley being probably the heaviest
loser, about $50 acres of grain on. his
ranch being a total loss, excepting what
may be picked up by his hogs and cattle
In one hour all the labor of the season
being swept away, Mr.. II. might be justi-
fed in feeling blue, but l don't see that
he is more blue than mysely, being per-
haps more of philosopher On my
way here from Blackfoot | met some OF
your Salt Lake, or rather Utah, leading
mining men who had been out to Era in
speeding the Martin mine, of which SO
much has recently been published in the
papers.
1t is unknown here whether they will
buy this mine, on which they hold bond
OF $50, 900, or not, though it is believed
by some that they will not.
If such men as Messrs Chambers,
Campbell, Egan and Mcqueen decline to
report favorably and to buy mine at the
above price, shall conclude that it is
not worth the money; but time will tell.
Idaho is possessed by the prevailing
epidemic-du times.
Yours, H. D. j.
HOWE, IDAHO, Aug. %, 1885.