Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-29

yard, after which he disappeared -
completely as though the .artb had
opened up and swallowed him. 1t
beat all how man could vanish from
the eyes OF his guards and keepers 90
mysteriously. Piles Of rock were
examined, lumber overturned.
boxes peered into, the cell houses
overhauled, aud no trace Of
the fugitive. At last tho War
den happened to look under the car
penter's bench, aud there, close up to
the top of the planning board, the man
lay upon little frame he had fixed for
himself. swell, Jack" he said as he
crawled out, crestfsllen and humili-
ated 1.-THE best laid schemes of mice
and men often meet with serious dis.
appointment" YES retorted the
warden, and while l may admire
your ingenuity, the rules of the prison
require that you should take up your
residence in the dark cell for q briet
period At the time OF our visit he
was the only man undergoing punish.
ment.
"This year an experiment was made
in farming on the prison grounds.
Six acres of land was plowed up and
a detail assigned to look after it. A.
sgriculturists, the boys at the pen
could give our farmers some pointers.
They FIRST constructed . reser. or close
to the hot water we'll of the Hot and
Cold Water Company, and the prison
we'll, which catches the overflow.
They have obtained water enough in
this way to irrigate their miniature
term, and expect to have enough to
cover twice as much land next year.
This hot water gives the very best 10
suits when applied to growing crops,
and it is the pride of the Warden's
life to take a visitor through his little
farm and show them cabbage, turnips,
parsnips. onions, beets, potatoes,
squash, um2ius, watermelons, musk>
melons, and lot of other things, too
numerous to mention. The prisoners
LAID their garden out in good shape,
and look after it ca efully, and the re
suit is bounteous reward for their
labor. Perhaps nowhere in the world
is there prison fare that compares
with that ct Boise. Think Of new
potatoes, sting beans and watermelon
among the dainties 70. dinner.
"The grounds were formerly en-
closed with an unsightIy board fence
This is rapidly disappearing, and is
supplanted with q wide built FASHIONED
stone wall ere ted on solid founda-
ton, SO that it can be continued to
twice the hight if required. The
north and south walls are 4S9 feet in
length, and the east and west " alls
$50 feet. They enclose a fraction
over four acres of ground. This work
was commenced last spring, and is
over half finished now. TWAS nearly
ali done by the convicts, and if our
memory is right there is no other
labor employed now. l. is marvel.
Gus the rapidity with which these men
learned to lay, cut and dress stone
This is not all, massive and substan.
tial structure is erected a, the main en-
trance, to be used as an armory guard,
doctors and Warden's rooms. This
building will be completed this fall
There are many other features that
are worthy OF note, but tits article b,
already exceeded the limit originally
intended, and VIC will sum up our OBJ
servation by saying. that the dscip,
line is good; the general management
is praiseworthy; the prisoners are we'll
fed and kindly treated, and that Mr..
Campbell as Warden is a success"