The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-12
Description Of the Capital Of
Idaho.
OF ITS PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Newspapers of the TOwn-P0litics-
Effects of the Test Act-NaInpa,
the Future Centre

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place. He had always been of tn
opinion, formed in some way or other
that the capital of Idaho Territory wa
an uninviting place at any season o.
the year. but more particularly so il
the winter time. He had got it into hi.
head that Boise City, and the region
round about, was extremely cold il
winter, something like Alta, Park City
HALEY and other well-known camps
and towns. With such an impression
upon his mind, he began, when ordered
to proceed to Boise City. to Look up all
the warm clothing he could scrape to-
gether out of his scanty wardrobe
| He thought he had every necessary but
a heavy overcoat. This latter he had
not, and could not afford, under any
circumstances, more especially when he
considered the backbone of the winter
broken, to make such a purchase.
| Meeting friend on the streets of Salt
Lake, he related his position, and
mildly inquired if he could lend him
tell you, it's cold up there" he replied
land you will need good wrap. |
have a good overcoat, but-,' and
then proceeded on my way.
THE JOURNEY.
From Salt Lakes to Boise City is an
easy journey. salt Lake to Ogden
Ogden to Pocatello; Pocatello to
Nampa, on the Oregon Short Line 4:
Nampa to Boise City, on the Idaho
Central, a line opened for traffic about
SIX months ago. The Journey, when
all trains are on time, can be made in q
little over twenty-tOur hours. Form
erly, passengers for Boise CITY had to
book to kuna, a station on the 0. S, L.,
some distance below the depot now
known as Nampa, (about which some
thing will be said later on) and stage
the rest of the distance-about twenty
miles TO Boise City.
The Idaho Central depot at Boise is
situated on the south side IF the Boise
River. about twenty miles ride over a
very rough road from the city. it is
needless to say that the Idaho Central
is branch line from the Union Pacific.
At present, that company has not con-
sldered IL expedient TO run the line into
the city. The reason given for this is
that to do SO will be a costly JOB to
bridge the Boise River, and that In the
meantime, the traffic on the road does
not warrant such an expenditure.
AT BOISE.
Arrived at Boise City, The HERALD
man put up at tle Overland Hotel,
about as good / a country hotel as lie
ever struck. From fifty to sixty people
can b. accommodated at this place. It
is owned by Eastman Brothers, resi-
denters of good standing in Boise City,
| and men who have shown commenda-
| BILE enterprise in the development of the
| town which they have adopted as their
home. The hotel was full TO overflow
ing. Upon inquiry, it Was found that
this was, ID great measure, occaSioned
by the fact that the Supreme Court was
| at present in session in Boise City. All
the liwyers CT idaho Territory, good,
bad and Indifferent, seemed to have
Hooked 10 the capital to attend to the
interest of their clients in the Supreme
Court. The hotel, indeed, had very
lively appearance. Animated CONVEX
were tol and jokes cracked necessarily
around the great big stove which stands
IN the centre OF the hotel office. Among
the crowd thus congregated was the
well known figure OF Judge Ros-
borough, OF Salt Lake City, who was in
Boise to attend to some legal business
before the Supreme Court.
BOISE CITY
is pretty little place, and is said TO
contain about 5000 inhabitants. In it
there are many handsome residences
and public buildings. The former have
been built by men who have heavy
mining Interests in Idaho, and wto
spend the winter with their families in
these comfortable homes. The public
buildings, of course. have been erected
by the people of the Territory. They
consist of Capitol. County Court. and
public school. These are all located
upon one block in the central portion of
the town, and present very imposing
appearance. The Capitol building
stands in the centre of the block. with
the school house on the east, and
County Court on the west, all facing
south, and to break the monotony. as
1t were, OF the whole. there is monu-
ment of George Washington on horse
back, to the west of the school house,
in the school house grounds. George
himself and the horse upon which. he
sits, are gilded with gold the whole
presenting Very dazzling appearance
under the sun.
THE CAPITOL
building, which is built of brick, cost in
the neighborhood OF 100000. The
building in an architectural point of
view, is one over which no one
will ever get into ecstsc es. It has too
much the appearance of great big
Dutch barn; but the interior arrange
ments are excellent, neat and compact.
Everything is Well finished.
THE SCHOOL HOUSE
is an elegant building. and of good de-
si2p. apdls cana BE Of Accommodate