The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-11-11
A TRlP 10 EMMETT

Captain Jas. Gum, editor Of the Boise
Sentinel, visited Emmett recently and
has this 10 say Of his trip and Emmett:
"A trip 10 Emmett these days. is u real
pleasure. The road Is solid, smooth. freq
Of dust and the sunshine and temperature
all that can be desired. A three hours
spin from this city will put one at the
summitof FrcezeOut hill. overlooking the
valley Of the Payette. With the river
winding through il fringed with foliage,
and the town Of Emmett nesting in the
distance. perhaps no more peaceful, quiet
and beautiful scene can be witnessed
anywhere In the mountain regions. noted
as the country Is, for delightful PASTORAL
scenes. Well the journey from the apex
of the hill. 10 the valley below, is a short
one. II is more Of a drop than anything
else. for the bluff is almost precipitOus,
and a zigzag road shoots in and out Of
the mountain side. One drives round
two or three abrupt elbows, and is then
buried In a hillside gorge. and finally
emcrgcs ON the broad fertile valley below.
The growth of the town has not been
rapid. but 10 has improved, and what IL
has gained has been Of "A solid substantial
nature. Heretofore but very little has
been said of Emmett and its surround
ings. In the future however. IL is des-
tined 10 come prominently before the
public, and attract It's full share Of atten-
ton. There are few residents. even Of
Boise, who are familiar with the resources
Of the Payette Valley. Well up towards
It's source, near the summit Of the noun
tain range. hat forms the boundary line
between Boise. Washington and Idaho
] a.ttutt.u fla. .,tpfrtH - ...ts.raI Nth
valuable timber, which now furnishes
lumber and fuel for the farmers in the
valley below. Coming on down as far as
Horse Shoe Bend. we find coal and gold
In close proximity. in the adjacent hills.
The coal Is of a superior quality. From
this point To Emmett, the river furnishes
the finest water power to be found in the
state. The valley broadens out. and we
find ourselves in the heart of the great
fruit region. of which the people of Idaho
are so proud. II is hard to speculate ON
the agricultural possibilities of this re-
gion. All the fruits, for which the state
is becoming famous, are grown here in
the greatest abundance. I'm fact the
residents of the Payette, think their
neighborhood is a little the best, but If
we say that IL is as good as the best
that ought To be enough To satisfy any
body. Not only fruit. but almost any
thing that can be grown In the temperate
zone. thrivcs here. Within the last
year attention has been called To hop cul-
ture. and a little farther down the valley
several fields have already been planted.
In "a very short time IL is expected. that
this industry will be- a source of revenue
To farmers.
At the town of Emmett, the ditch of
the Payette Valley Irrigation and Water
Power company, has It's inception 1t
runs ON the south side OF the valley.
covering all the land TO It's junction with
Snake river. This is u gigantic enter-
prise In the irrigation line The ditch
is thirty 1--we miles in length. is twenty
eight feet wide at the top. fourteen wide
ut the bottom. and seven feet in depth.
aud carries rs. 200 inches of water, aud
10 covers 80. 900 acres of land. II is need
less to say that this country is settling
up fast
On the north side of the river, is a
tract Of land eighteen miles In lengthl
and from four to five miles in width. not
under water. The valley will never a.
chieVe its full measure of prosperity
until an irrigation ditch run through
this beautiful region. The residents Of
Emmett may point % IL with pride, auC
challenge comparison with any other 10
caliiN In the country. This fertile DO
main will not remain long neglected
ON the invitation of a gentleman inter
ested In that neighborhoOd. We took
seat behind a span of rcadsters. an,
| drove about iour miles cut on this grea
level plain Commencing al the foo
hills which border Il ON the north. /
lays with "a gentle slope "a the south
lAud Is apparently AS level as a barn floor
l. As il presents mo- engineering diflicultie
s in the way of putting water ON IL, Their
is reason Ia believe that this rich trac
of soil will bon be- utilized by man, am
then Emmett will put on metropolitan
airs.