Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-05-02
INorIKIIss ANswEREp.

climate, wages, opportunities to
make money, the richness Of our
mines, and other subjects pertinent
TO getting on in the world" and
one inquirer wants to know whether
our people are as honest in their
dealings as those Of the older set
tied districts east. Having neg
lected to read up in regard to the
honesty Of the people east, we are
unable to answer this question; but
we have made inquiry here and are
informed that real estate is some
times left out Of doors over night in
Idaho with safety, fact which may
enable our correspondent to form a
tolerably correct opinion by the
process Of comparison. The climate
/ depends altogether upon locality.
In the mountainous regions il is
! cold and snowy in winter time, with
very little or no wind; in summer
in the same regions il is indcscrib-
ably delightful and pleasant. On
the valleys, and frequently only a
few miles distant, very little snow
falls; spring comes from four weeks
to two months earlier than in the
mountains, there is more wind, and
the summers are hotter, but still
pleasant and enjoyable.
Wages are as good as in other
portions Of the Pacific slope, which
means that they are - to 50 per
cent higher, in proportion TO the
cost of living, than in the eastern
States. Opportunities for obtain
ing employment are, perhaps, %
per cent better than in the old
States.
In the matter of healthfulness we
believe Idaho surpasses any other
section of Uncle Sans domain. No
disease can be truly said TO prevail
in the State nor do W. know Of any
! except diptheria that has ever as
sumed an epidemic form here, and
: that was in towns which had stood
I for years without sewerage or other
D means of draining out unavoidable
! accumulations Of filth.
The valleys are not altogether
free from malaria, but much more
SO than are the valleys east of the
. Rockies. In the mountains uncu
!. monia and rheumatism are oul
= most common ailments. Now ano
i, then death from consumption ii
. recorded, but this il rare, and WI
u think the victims in most, if not all
cases brought the disease with then
, to the State. La grippe has been {
visitor in parts of the State both THU
y year and last, but so far has be
4 haved with exceeding mildness. I,
put it in a nutshell, statistics shoy
+ d lower death rate in Idaho than il
y any other part of the country.
e Like other new and undevelopet
r countries possessing superior nat
l. ural resources, Idaho presents a
:. unusually attractive field for tn
investment Of capital. We hav
millions of acres Of arabic land I
be irrigated This land is all of In
most fertile to be found. 1t vii
produce ahunlantlg Of all cereal
" and vegetables, and Of all fruit
n grown in the temperate zone. ca
- nails and reservoirs must he cor
/ structed TO convey water from on
y mountains aud rivers 10 irrigat
40 this land. In this work alone mi
m lions of dollars may he protitabl
% invested. We have countless mile
n. of forest to be converted into lun
n her This viii require other grea
OUTLAWS Of money, and will retur
profits equally great.
Our mines cf gold, silver, cope
"a iron and lead are still other source
p Of profit from which fortunes wi
y be made, and are now being mad
{. These are co-exiensive with III
State. and az the processes Of work
ing them are improved and tram
portation cheapened, the profits ,
mining will increase; and TO sa
that the annual yield of Idaho
ID mines will reach $4G,000,000 insid
of ten years, is entirely With
Of the bounds Of comparative reason
y ing. To summarize: Idaho il I'll
y best place on the globe for healtl
for enjoyment; for safe investmer
az of money, the best place in whic
y to realize good profits on inves
~ ments; the best place for practices
w mining; the best place to get
i cheap and desirable home; the bel
place for successful prospecting
- = the best place for stock growing
!. the best place for farming and tru
n growing, and the best place for da
- laborers in the country; and onl
= the latter is in danger of being owe
i done.-Ketchum Keystone.
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