Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
MOUNTAIN HOME AND IT'S SUR.
ROUNDINGG.

interests Of this State which will make
heir appearance at the Worlds Fair,
ends the following to the Chicago In.
er Ocean, which will certainly prove ,
reading to the BULLETINS
Eastern readers. He say-:
To the people of Idaho, and to those
Who have never passed through from
he East 10 the Pacltiic coast, there is
still in store some Of the most wonder.
Jul things 10 be seen IN Southern Idaho
that can be found upon the globe.
Beginning IN the western part Of Wy
omlng and extending across the entire
State Of Idaho, [passing through the
beautiful aud ilodrishing town ~ /
Mountain Home, the county seat OF |
Elmorcl and on, in northwesteriy !
course, across portion OF Oregon into
Washington rs far as the great bend 81
the Columbia River, there bas been nj
a comparatively recent date great
length, with an average width 81 more
than 100 miles The depth of this
molten mass varies from 100 10 600
feet. At nearly every point where the
lava crops out through the soil the sur.
face shows the semi circular flow OF
Stag as clearly defined as the top of a
newly made Stag pile nt a large furnace.
OF course no volcano or series OF volca-
noes could ever deposit such flow Of
/ lava, covering "A surface area 0f more
than 10000 square miles, but from
some cause beyond the knowledge Of
sciectiiic man this great lake Of fire,
melting everything into ilnii slug so
thin in its liquid quality ms TO show at
all points upon its surface an effort Ia
find its level like the flow OF thick
sirup. Imagine il you can. here upon
this earth, and even within three days
travel OF the city OF Chicago, an inland
ocean Of liquid stone of such magni
tude--a boiling, scething ocean Of fire
"in our very midst"
GREAT CAVES ~ THE LAVA BEps.
In tile process Of boiling and cooling
: great caves were formed and many up
heayals of rock extending over larg,
: tracts OF the counlry, giving il til,
, appearance of broken plane in places
These caves have the appearance d
, great air holes, and not nj all the al
pcarance 81 having been the mouths "a
: cratcrs. Indeed, there are very few
3 places that give any evidence ii the
latter condition. Near tile village .
! Shushune there are several OF thcs,
I caves, some Of them having been
! explored many thousand feet vet yer,
Z little interest has ever been taken ID
T developing the extent Of those won
ders.
The great Saakc River flows ovul
: portion OF this country, and in son,
, places cuts through the deep lavi
beds. Upon this stream is located tn
! only fall Of water in America that NJ
rroaches Niagara in magnitude. Tn
name "Shoshone' Is an Indian namt
meaning SNAKE" and il pronounced
. in three syllables sho-sho.ne, the az
cent on the second syllable. Shnshon,
Falls are 10 feet higher than Niagara
while the natural scenery very muei
finer. The river here flows through /
deep canon, and the walls on either
side above tho falls are from 600 10 50,
feet high.
Most Of the mountain streams low
ing into this great valley Of lava from
: its northern side sink soon alter lcav
Q ing the foot hills Of the salmon Rive
, Mountains. aud following Il suh.erane,
nm waterway make their appearance
hundred or more miles distant dow
the Snake River in the form Ut great
spring flowing out Of the high bluf,
along its banks.
: This great lava plain Is covered il
many places with the very richest sol
to be found in the world. aud in Ore
g0n and Washington il furnishes tin
the great wheat fields. notably eth.
Palouse Country" and "The Great
Bend Country" In Idaho il produce.
marvellous crops OF cereals aud veg
etahles and the finest fruits Til,
prnnns from Idaho now prepared fen
the World Fair have fairly "hcafen
the record" for dried fruit on the FL.
eiiic slope, n The proportion oi dried
product from the mat1red green irait
is I3 per cent. II i. therefore. mt NJ
all strange thai Idaho people are plant.
ing prane och ,rls, Tai. industry
vii soon BE- to I!lhn what orange.
growing i u - uthern California, fur
il pays hun dteds Of dollars per acre
each year. Large companies are tax
Ins hold of prnne raising where n.tef
for rrie atom can he obtained
THREE cEnrs az ArAIFA 4 YEAR.
Alfalfa, or eAlsaee Glover" j. also
raised anon this Atpl saIl AMI fl i. ~