The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-11-22
4 Trip to HALEY,

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interesting and accomplished frien
Mrs. Laura Tucker, we started OF
last Wednesday morning to pay
visit to HALEY. The day was 81
perb. The sun shone bright an
warm, and barring the dust that in
sisted upon forming one of tn
party, nothing marred the delight
Of the journey. The road lay alon,
q narrow strip of beautiful valley
buttressed on each side by hills tina
terminate with singular abruptnes
at the valleys edge. These hill
are etched here aud there by forest
of evergreen; but as rule the,
are denuded of vegetation and thei
precipitous sides jagged with bro
ken rocks and Drowned by the frost.
of autumn, give an aspect of sever
ity and wildness to a scene tina
abounds in interest to the lover o
nature in her unadorned state. Al
intervals peering out from behinG
and above the groves and rocky
crags are seen little knob-like peaks
bare and smooth as stubble field
while below the forests, below the
rocks and hills, severing the fail
little valley in twain, runs one Of
the most beautiful little streams
that adorns any mountain land.
scape on the earth. 1t is Wood
river; and clearer than crystal,
brighter than silver it winds its
noiseless way among the cotton
woods that fringe its banks, COM
pleting q picture of sylvan love-
illness which can havo no counter
part in painting or poetry. Now
and then a glimpse Of winding rail-
road bed, or q farm house seen
through the trees or browning slight
eminences by the way side, varies
the charm of the delightfully."- prim-
tive scene, at the same time remind
ing the beholder Of it's invasion by
civilized man.
Three hours drive brought US to
the handsome county eeat Of Altu-
ras county, where We saw much to
delight and please; for
HALEY, though still Scared by the
fire of year ago, is q larger and
more attractive place than we had
to see. Being well sup
piled with water its enterprising
inhabitants have sought to crafty
their good taste and love Of beauty
by planting trees, shrubbery and
flowers about their houses, thus
replacing the primal wild of the
vale by a touch of art and domesticy
which the completeness of few
years growth will render incompar-
ably lovely. The court house,
Alturas hotel building, the school
house and some business houses Of
Haley are of brick, and the three
former are elegant structures. The
schoolhouse, however, is the chief
ornament Of the town, as it is Of
Idaho towns generally. 1t is
splendid two story brick building,
large enough to accommodate $50
o. more pupils, and occupying as
it does 4 prominent and command
ing site, presents an airy, attractive
and graceful appearance, unap-
preached by any other building in
town. Better still, we are informed
that school is maintained there all
the year round, either by private
subscription or local taxation when
the county school fund has been
exhausted.
While at HALEY We met and shook
hands with Hon. Frank Ensign,
whose acquaintance we formed So
years ago, and when both of US
we're younger, at least in appear
.nce, than We are now. We also
net Judge v. s. Anderson and
others.
After taking In the town We re-
paired to the restaurant kept by
Lr. and Mrs. Dick West, where we
we're served with one of those ex-
client luncheons they know SO we'll
LOW to prepare. and after another
'isit or two started on our return
Quincy home. Mr.. and Mrs. West
,eep frst-class establishment and
re doing we'll, but like the gener-
lily of ex-Ketchumites, long to
eturn to their old haunts and
riends in the queen town of the
Wood River section.
The last place visited was Mrs.
dress making parlors.
Ire. Richardson is elegantly fitted
p and prospering in her new home,
ut in spite of her pleasant sur
and liberal business
atronage, she hopes to return to
<etcham in the spring. And the
-EYsroaE hopes that altered con-
itions will soon warrant all who
ave wandered in search of greener
elds in returning to remain per-
'anenuy.
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