Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-05-19
FROM LOST RIVER.


70 f1z EDrfoR OF zns wooD RIVER TINES.
A mighty change has come, within
the past thirty days, and has wrought
an almost magical transformation on
the whole face Of Nature. The snow,
which came 20 early and stayed 90
late, entirely disappeared from the
valley about three weeks ago, and a.
ready we have rye grass foot high,
and green verdure and flowers, eve"
to the edge Of the snow.bsnks on the
.loping hillsides.
TO the settlers here, who have for
Eve long, weary months suffered from
the vicissitudes of tho hardest winter
on record, it Is indeed . welcome
change; almost, as to thirst stricken
caravan, there is suddenly revealed
the living CLEAN Of rustling woods
and the CLINT of laughing waters.
A magnificent river now flows
through the entire valley; creeks and
springs are flowing from every noun
tain canon and rxv,ne, and our drouth-
stricken farmess eau now realize
that the deep snow, which entsiled
such fearful losses, has already brought
its compensa.ioos. A prosperous
farming season is at hand, and it 10 to
he regretted that so many OF the set
tiers will be unable to avail them.
selves of il. Our isolated position
makes it difficult 10 obtain such as.
sistance and relief Us has been afford.
ed the settlers of Camas Prairie and
else where. However, the need Of
out ,ide aid is, probably. not so press
ing here, and it is creditable to the
energy and relf.reliance of the Lost
River settlers that none has been
asked for, and there is every where
manifested disposition to 60 to work
with . will and repair their losses.
The soil was never in better shape, or
the conditions for seeding more favor
able than now, aud it is likely that At
least an average amount of acreage
will be sown, notwithstanding the
difficulty of procuring seed. The
losses of stock were fully as great as
they were reported-in fact, the est.
mate of so per cent. was rather below
the mark. Still there are several cows
left, aud quite q number of horses
still survive. 1t is evident that, after
all, more stock died of q kind Of
disease, superinduced by the long
continued exposure to the extreme
cold and lack of shelter, than from
starvation.
The mining boom which was &C
confidently expected at Houston has
so far, failed to mAterialise. The al
legged capitalists, who took working
bonds on 90 many properties, and
raised such great expectations b,
their profuse promises of "big things
to be done in the way of mining de
velopment, have not yet come to time
and parties here. who took contract
for the sinking Of hundred-ieet shaft
aud various other jobs, have prudent
ly deferred operations until the finan
cial integrity of eye experts" is de
monstrated by something more tsngi
BILE than words of mouth. Verify, til
ways Of the mining sharps" ar
sometimes past finding out. PEI
h.ps it can be regarded as favorabl
auxury for their return that they p.
up s.spet cash" for their board bills.
But, Notwithstanding SO many draw
backs and disappointments, there
: no doubt Of the merits Of this sectio
rs . region of great promise in ii
. mining exploration and development
and in the general revival Of that il
terest which we al so CONFIDENT
expect. there is no fear that the msi
ni6cent resources and opPortuniti'
,. which this section presents will /
!. long neglected. Lost River will SOC
come to tho front. Let any one vi
doubts behold from . height sh
beautiful valley ~ 1t now sppears
its brightest and best, re!ulgent in 4
the glories Of Geld and meadow, 81
and stream. Even now che bow
promise is in the sky, and the som
J. birds are proclaiming it upon the
y that the burden of our misfortur
and tribulxtions are over; that henc
+. forth our section will forge ahead II