Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-03-11
THE cAMAs PRAIRIE COUNTRY.
Its Attractions Sc. Forth in Rhyme.

Its Attractions Set Forth ia Rhyme.
Come all ye sons OF labor who wish to change
who'ye spunk enough to travel beyond your
Come leave the crowded cities where work is
no go,
And come out west and settle here in western
Idaho.
Youli reach the western border not far from
An old and thriving city Of near two thousand
souls.
You'll purchase here your outft-your team
and farm supplies;
Your tent to camp along where streams and
fountains rise
Your course is then southeastward fifty miles
Across the reservation where stock range to
and fro.
You there will cross sweetwater; there you
make the bend,
And twenty eight miles on southward you'n
reach your journeys end.
Now look around with pleasure on what your
eye beholds;
OF these rich landed treasures the half hath not
been told,
For here in all directions as far as you can see,
Ten thousand quarter sections awaiting you
and me.
Here's bunchgrass for the cattle and for the
horses too;
They fatten all the summer-live well the win
ter through.
neighbor has two thousand-for them he cuts
some hay;
They rustic for the bunchgrass not every win.
ter's day.
Tie soil Is rich and loamy, from three to six
feet deep;
The subsoil is a marly clay some say a hun
dred feet.
Tis the bed of an ancient inland sea drained
off long ago;
And rich for grain and fruits and vines wher.
ever you may 60
They mostly get good water by digging thirty
feet.
Sometimes they reach the solid rock their la
And here are lakes and streams, and the Sal
That furnish all the water the Camas Prairie
through
And here is Crags Mt from Prairie lifted up;
its ten miles long and twenty wide, all timber
to the top.
shisslers milf has cut million feet for our use
Ana You can make your posts and rails and
fence your farm of course.
All round ,haa this goodiy mountain are streams
And the stream OF Cottonwood of purest
Wild deer roam the forest and other kinds of
game:
While Woodland songster praise their Creator s
name.
Your sons will not be drunkards In all this
goodly land.
No whisky here or lager beer the mother S
The ladies don't vote nor wear the trousers too,
AHS'i ioi ihoucy ndkluB, morals gOOQ
and true.
Two thousand population is all Camas Prairie
Good schools and preaching at every little post
Doctor here and druggist and printing in
Grangeville.
A. f. Parker publishes the FREE PRESS paper
still.
Across the Salmon river. along Its western
shore,
The mines are rich in gold. in lead and copper
ore
Along the Salmon river sands-twelve miles
away
The gold mines are very rich, hear the people
say.
1 do speak from knowledge having been this
way,
For l am here to work on every working day.
What more, you Sons of Labor than this can
you desire;
Good health. good soil. good neighbors. good
fuel for our fires.
Chose timber land or prairie (or both combin-
ed is besD;
Don't tarry in the cities lcome west young man,
come west);
Smith Il Co. run the stable and hotel.
Robt. Nugent owns saloon and runs a liqour
sell.
Wax & Goldstone own the dry goods store,
Nuxoll manufactures window sash and door,
Fred Drube is the shoemaker in our town,
Dr. Turner has patients for miles and miles
around WHoIsIT.
P. 8. II you should ask more questions please
send along some stamps,
For all things here are somewhat dear save
pitch pine knots for lamps.