The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-04-02
BEAUTIFUL PAYETTE.
/ Tribune Representative Takes q Peep
at the Promised Land.
THE FAMOUS BLACK CANYON
A Pretty and Productive Country Wait.
ing for Capital. Something About the
Last Chance Ditch 20.

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The inspiration of the promise of
spring, the cheeriest and fairest of tho
seasons, led TRIBUNE representative
and Uncle Sans head official of Cald.
well to a search for green fields and
piccadilly last Saturday. Intuitively
our course headed for the gateway Of
Idaho's great undeveloped empire-the
Payette valley surrounding the town of
Emmett.
To many of our readers the view of
tho famed valley of the Payette
from the head of Freeze Out is as an
old, old story-to the writer it was a
revelation. No where in the sage
brush region is there prospect that
will compare, to say nothing of equal
ing it. Looking straight ahead for
forty miles the scene is one continuous
picture Of cleaning river, green fields,
and level virgin soil, bounded on either
side by the everlasting hills whose
graceful curves and velvet-clad slopes
round out picture that will remain
impressed on the mind forever. To the
right through the low pass where the
river comes down in its course from the
everlasting fountains hundreds of
miles away, one sees the tall peaks of
the Payette range laden with the
growth of ages, with small patches of
snow glittering like pearls in the midst
of the black forests, while glance
across the valley reveals the town of
Emmett in the midst of system of
enclosed fields fairly alive with the
staunch yeomanry of the valley prepar-
ing for seed time and harvest, and over
and above all that noted land mark of
the whole sage brush country-Squaw
Understands like guardian to the
forces to nature and civilization that
are contending' for supremacy at his
base.
Our companion, who is known by
every man, woman, child and dog in
Emmett, is anxious to move ON and
renew old acquaintance, and we reluc-
family begin the descent of the famous
grade which is established on tho hill
sid with mathematical accuracy, and
we soon round up at the famous Muir
ray hosiery, warm at the ample fire.
place that reminds us of days of long
ago in the Des Moines valley. and are
soon partaking of an old fashioned, but
sumptuous, boiled dinner.
Once again on the road we are headed
up the river, still on this side, and after
a drive of several miles are rewarded
by view and inspection of the noted
Black canyon-and we confess right
here that the name is more OminOus
than the reality. 1t is truly canyon
though, solid rock formation, though
not more than 200 feet up and
down the river, extends to and below
the waters edge on both sides of
the river. All around this place
are evidences of mans striving to
overcome nature. Inquiry reveals the
fact that several valuable water
locations have been made at this point
and that one man is kept at work here
with pick and shovel to hold them.
Most of the work is on the side Hill Is
feet above the water, and the scheme
as we learn It, is to dam the river ut
the head of the canyon by dropping in
the rock from adjacent hills and secure
Il fall of about fifteen feet. With the
power from this fall system Of pumps
will elevate water into the'canal above
"a pretty scheme on paper. On the
other side of the river several miles of
canal have already been built by the
New York people who We're represented
by Messrs. Rule, Cole and Hendrickson.
The latter is still on the ground being
Mayor of Sidney, the compauy's new
town six miles above Emmett. For
fear Of being run in and cinched rs
suspicious characters the pilgrims did
did not venture inside Of the corporate
limits. The artesian well on the Rich.