The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-12-19
NOTES Al ON1 TIE LINE,
Gus Continues His Narrative Of the
Many improvements Under =
THE GREAT SEBREE DITCH.
Sage Brush Pioneers Who Have Made
Farming by Irrigation Pay Big
Money.

ED. TRlBUNE-YOur correspondent
interviewed the Sandgulchers-from
where left off last week. l CLEANED
the following from among them:
TO plainly show that farming will
pay and that irrigation is the best mode
of farming, l called ON Tom Roman,
one Of the many good farmers of Sand
gulch. Mr.. Roman raised $50 tons of
alfalfa hay this year, that is worth and
can be sold for ST a ton which will
bring him $500, and all this was raised
with an expenditure of $3.50 for
water. Show me any business that
will pay any better or as well.
II. |. Mclaughlin, one of those good
looking bachelors, that every girl in the
valley admires for his pluck and energy
for not asking them to come under his
own "vine and fig tree,' has grown
about 800 tons of hay this year and
says hs would rather be Sand gulch
rancher than to be a Wall street broker
he is right.
u. $. Barnum is another young bach
olor who raises lots of hay, barley and
SIGH like. lie wants to get married,
but is too bashful to pop the ques-
ton"
! n. i. Sebree is also located hers. In
days past and gone he used to he gen
| nvn1 Travelling for S,rrin,, lt,,r II
implements, but says that farming pays
better than 500 Il month, so has gone
to raising hay, calves and babies.
u. A. Devers raised near 400 tons of
hay this year and has sold about all
of it.
We now have to skip over the Good
hue ranch, which is great farm. On
this ranch one can find most every
kind of fruit and ornamental tree and
vine that is grown. A person looking
over his farm and seeing what has been
done will fully believe that this coun-
try is good enough for any one. Mr..
Goodhue has farm that is equal to
any found in the east.
, Next is Fred J. Keisels ranch which
is another fine farm. Mr.. keisel has
put considerable money in his ranch
and will new begin to get good returns
from the same. But such business
men as he is will not keep thing
unless they see money in it,.
Mr.. =. z. Shelby's section comes next
and he has lately put a force Of men Oh
his ranch to improve it and has built q
nice house thereon, and from indica
tions he is going to farm on a large
scale also.
Next to Mr.. Shelby comes the Noun
tain View ranch of 1880 acres, ownet
by Howard Sebree. This is the larges
ranch under the canal and fine on
too. Mr.. Sebrse raised about 1900 ton
OF alfalfa hay this season, also lots o
small grain.
We now take turn and follow tn
: canal two miles around hill to tn
end of the ditch, where Gov. Thoma:
). of Utah, and +. II. Lannan, of tn
cdlV LINN navy WV OCStAoAl
of land adjoining, and are maxim.
groat improvements. They only CON
IS mencsd two years ago to improve thei
- - claims, and to-day, to look upon thei
Y farms one is fully convinced that wit
e little water and work these sage brus
plains can be made to bloom and bios
som rs q rose
"a Z. II. Sebree owns section of Ian
below Lannan and Thomas which
e. the last ranch to be watered from til
A. canal This ranch is ut the end of tt
s. ditch, about twenty-five miles from i
~ head. Mr.. Sebree has not improved h
ranch any, but intends to in the he;
future.
There are great many more nix
ne homes started under tho ditch that
is have omitted to refer to, as it Won
It. take up too much OF your space al
i'll time, but suffice it to say all are in
at a prosperous condition and doing we
Gus