The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-20

perpetual snow, were denuded thereof as
early as June. More quartz mines are
opened and more stamps ready to drop
than ever before known in the history Of
the territory. Notwithstanding all the
croaking he has heard, your correspondent,
who has had considerable experience, is OF
the opinion that the mines here are fully as
good upon the average, as those of Colo
RADIO In some respects they differ.
AT ROCKY BAR,
for instance, the country has been much
shaken and a lost crevice is not found in
the same manner as in the state named.
Many a mine has been given up as worked
out'' in this territory where the walls and
gauges had slipped but few feet. We
saw practical demonstration of this fact
in the Alturas ledge, Elmore county, last
year. If we should have fair snowfall
next winter it is very likely that the gold
product of the territory will exceed any
thing that has preceded it, but this year
there is good reason for belief that it will
fall million or two below the average
we mention these facts in this connection
because we started out to show that Idaho's
population must remain very nearly sta
tionary until more mines are opened or
worked and more irrigating bitches made.
Working men should not be induced to
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them. Capital can always find safe and
profitable Investment but your correspon
dent is
''oLD FoGY" ENOUGH
to believe that neither this nor any other
territory can bear too much OF that. The
drain will eventually make money scarce
and hard to get, provided it goes out of the
territory in payment of interest All ar
guments to the contrary are similar to
showing that high tariff does not increase
the price OF goods to the consumer Re
turning to the theme of agriculture. 1t
might provoke smile in the plodding CA
culating mortal were it known that your
correspondent made pretentions in that
direction. Judge Kelly, formerly editor of
the Statesman, and a gentleman who usu-
ally, if not in all cases, makes a success of
whatever he undertakes, exhibited to us
last evening some ears of corn raised on the
West Springs property, of which
he and his son-in-law, James H.
Bush, are owners, and it is
truthful statement when we say
that some of the ears were as large as the
average of the Iowa or Illinois corn and
resembled them in all save color, for they
were yellow and not white. The kernels
were not so large, but were well filed.
The idea that corn cannot be raised in Idaho
is folly 1t may not be so heavy as that of
the states above named but is far superior
to that of New York or New England.
Good crops of this staple are raised OF
Mann's creek, Washington county, and
four years ago we saw a fine field of the
same between this city and Rocky Bar, on
the overland road. When we get plenty of
water diverted from natural courses, we
can raise all the maize necessary for our
wants. We have seen enough TO convince
us that " Yankee corn planted in the Mis-
sissippi states will become white, and the
latter planted on this slope will again be-
come yellow. 1t seems to vary, like chame-
lions and politicians with what it comes in
contact
THE FIRES IN THE MOUNTAINS
have been terrible this year They have
invaded the Ceur d'Alene country, the
Wood River, the Boise basin, the eastern
part of the territory, until, go where you
will, the same blue discoloration of the at
mosphere occurs. There is little use of
specializing as to how these fires had their
origin, whether in the carelessness of pros
pectors, the friction of dry branches, love
for mischief or malice, the result is the
same; millions upon millions of feet of
splendid timber have been destroyed, inso-
much as to affect the market price of lum-
Der in marked degree. There are times
when the sun is obscured for hours in this
city by smoke. 1t has seldom been seen
until late in the day since these confagra-
tions commenced.
Early in the season the grass was SPLEEN
did in this part of Idaho, but the continued
drouth has burned it out completely in the
range. If we do not have much rain this
fall and
HARD WINTER FOLLOWS,
as is most likely to be the case, last season
there will be great losses among
stock men.
A great deal of Egyptian corn has been
tried this season by the ranchmen, and they
are pleased with the result.
Fourteen thousand dollars is being ex-
pended on Capital square in making new
walks, etc.
When the visiting Congressman were
here about three weeks ago. Mayor James
A. Pinney in CURED expenses amounting
to about one hundred and forty dollars for
their entertainment, relying upon the city
council for the settlement of the bill. This
they refused to do, leaving him in the lurch.
He is on the reception committee to receive
the Senators this evening, and it is
very probable that he will divide
in the future with his
friends. Mr. Pinney is in very comfort
able circumstances and is public spirited,
but there is limit to human endurance,
even though one may be engaged in so
1leasurable an employment as entertaining
real, live Congressman.
Ex-Mayor Pehy, who refused to either
sign the constitution, take his pay as dele
rate, assign it to anyone else or have any
hing to do with it in any manner or form,
still holds out and probably will to the end |
# his earthly career RTZ