Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13

many people wander there for short
time each summer for recreation and
relief from village life.
The lake is drained by the North
Payette river, which flows due south
from the lakes through the center of
the valley its whole length, except
Round valley. 1t does not enter
Round valley at all. This river can
be fordsd the year round, except two
or three months in the spring. Into
the river there are streams running
from both sides it's whole length,
those on the eastern side being larger
than those on the western side, gen.
orally speaking, ON account of the
foothills spoken of above, give the
eastern side the longest slope. The
streams will nearly, if not entirely,
supply the valley with irrigating wa
ter when farmers commence to till
the land. At present there are only
one or two bitches under construction
in the valley for irrigatihg purposes.
One by the Moore brothers and
Flood, taking water from Clear creek
and one in Round valley, neither of
which is yet completed. The water
in all tho creeks is good for the use
of all animals and cooking. Finer
water you could not wish. And for
timber all the settlers do is go to the
mountains aud help themselves to
!" Uncle Sans wood.
Agriculture is the main resource of
the valley, but, however, not the only
one; there are placer diggings on
both sides of the valley. George
Chapman, ST., is working claim in
the southwest corner of the valley, on
Brush creek. The Copeland diggings,
on Gold Fork, are being worked by
Kennaly and Evans, and three claims
on Boulder creek by unknown par
ties. As to how these mines are
paying it is not known, as they have
not cleaned up this season.
There are milling advantages by
water power on Big creek, Gold Fork
and at the falls of the river, about
twenty miles from the southern end
of the valley. A saw mill is being
constructed on Big creek now by Mr.
Hawkins.
There has been considerable of an
immigration to the valley this year,
principally from Eastern Oregon.
At present there are between two
and three hundred families in the
valley, with upwards of a hundred
school children and no public school
Steps have been taken, however, by
the citizens to construct school house!
of their own, one being constructed
about the first of July.
The parties in there at present ars
holding their land by "Squatter'
Rights" the land not being yet sur
veyed by the government. They arr
looking forward for an official survey
yet this season, but chances are no
very favorable and nothing definite
yet known about it. Settlers are a
present not doing much in the way O
opening up the land for tilling pur
poses. 1t appears that they are hold
ing back for the survey, not wishin.
to expend much money on thei
claims until they know where thei
lines are going to be. Most of ther
are expecting to make living fror
their stock.
Those who have been in the vale
four and five years claim that cattl
is the profitable stock for the valley
the temperature between day an
night being too great for young colt
or young mules until six months ole
Cattle do we'll the year round and Q
all ages.
The valley is now connected wit
E the outside world by three WACO
!. roads and two trails. One wago
l road leading from Round valley
e Squaw creek and from there to Boi.
0 Basin, Boise City and other railroa
: points; by this road their close
railroad is about eighty miles. Al
o other road leads from the very mort
9 end of the valley into Salmon Mea'
: ows and after passing through Cou'
e Gil valley and Indian valley reach'
:. the railroad at Weiser, about OF
If hundred miles distant. The thil
n road has been put in within the la
l. few days, 1t is to give commune