The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-08-12
COMBINING INDUCEMENTS,
1 General ReTisV Of Important and
Advantageous Features.
The Best Country In Which to Settle
Roem for Every Manner Of Enter.
prise and Industry.

All tu0 UloCTIptIVo dVCICIoC, Oh
Canyon county, which of late have
appeared in the TRIBUNE, due care
has been taken to make no state
ment unwarranted by the facts.
The purpose has been to represent
the country just as IL is without the
slightest attempt at exaggeration.
II might be proper at this time to
present compendious review of
tho whole country, with consider.
alton Of such general facts as ap.
pear most important.
Canyon county is located in the
valley formed by the conjunction
Of the Boise, Owyhee, Payette,
Malheur and Snake rivers. Hence
it has visible supply of water un-
cqualed in any other portin of the
inter-mountain region. The elm.
ate in the lower valleys is as mild
NJ that Of Maryland, while in the
higher elevations, the mining and
timtering regions, the climate is
similar to that in the northern
states. At this time we purpose to
speak more particularly of the lower
valleys. They consist of an i'm
mense area of rich agricultural and
fruit growing lands. Here are
thousands and thousands of acres
OF unoccupied and untitled lands
upon which abundant crops can be
raised with comparatively little
labor. Three hay crops are regu.
larry gathered from the same land
each season the averaged wheat
crop is IS bushels an acre with
oats; barley and corn in proportion.
But the glory Of the country con.
sists of it's fruit crops. The mind
can scarcely grasp the possibilities
IN that direction. Before going in
to this subject let us examine the
advantage of location. West of
the Rocky mountains, California
and Oregon have heretofore
been the only frait producing
states of any consequence. The
fruit market is necessarily east
and north of them, Montana
alone furnishing a magnificent
market. An examination of the
map will show that the Canyon
county region is at least thousand
miles nearer than the fruit produc.
ing portions of Oregon. Comment
On this advantage is unnecessary.
The saving in freights and time is
too obvious. Now as to the char.
acter of fruits. Taking the early
berries such as strawberries, rasp.
berries, ETC., the abundance and
quality of product is unexcelled, in
fact, unequalled anywhere in the
United States. The soil and eli
mate is peculiarly adapted to the
propagation of these fruits. With
respect to apples, pears, peaches,
nectarines, apricots, ounces, cher.
ries and grapes, substantially the
same thing may be said. We do
s,ot now speak Of what the country
may possibly do at some future
time. These fruits are now actu.
ally being raised; they are to be
seen on the trees and are exhibited
At the Worlds Fair. Finally a
word about prunes. The success
fal and profitable cultivation of
his fruit requires certain combine
Ions Of soil and climate rarely
met with. Outside of small dis !
Esict in California, until recently,
10 frat class prunes were raised in
he United States. The Boise and I
eayatte valley possess the soil and
climate peculiarly suited to the !
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