Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-04-19

is cut from three to five times each year,
producing from one to three tons at each
cutting. Horses cattle, sheep and hogs
keep fat when pastured upon it. Visited
a hog ranch and found them running on
alfalfa pasture; about four head per acre
can be successfully matured in this man.
ner, AMI the business Is becoming quite
success.
On my arrival, March 10th, I found
the peach and apricot trees in blossom
and figs as large as pea upon the trees.
Am almost tempted to say well I'll
pull, out of North Dakota and find a
home in this valley" but I'll look around
awhile yet, the hot season has not yet
arrived, bnt it is ''plenty hot for me
now, thermometer stands above 50 de-
grees in the office during the middle of
the day and will run to 1O3 degrees dur
ing the summer.
Imagine drive up an avenue lined on
each side with palm trees and back of
that orchards of peach, apricots, etc, IN
full bloom, then pass outside the irri-
gated land and You are again upon the
sandy desert with desolation on every
hanl The line between the desert and
irrigated land is as marked as the dead
line at Libby prison, on the one side life
on the other death.
The great question to my mind is, can
sufficient water be obtained to success
fully irrigate the valley, when 1t is all
cultivated? Have my doubts about it,
but the gentlemen who have the heaviest
investments assure me that there will be
no trouble from that source as the canal
companies will provide storage systems
sufficient to furnish an abundance of
water for all purposes. Already opera
tions upon two large systems of storage
have been commenced. Among the
curiosities Of the country is an ostrich
farm. Here saw for the first time the
ostrich at large, and he Is an immense
bird. The parties in charge have all
confidence in the success of the venture,
have A fine birds all from single pair
years ago. They are plucked every
eight moths and will average nearly
500 for each full grown bird Like the
wild geese, they do not breed until 3
yeas old. They lay from y to Is eggs
are all running at large IN an alfalfa
pasture, their only feed. By the way,
cut stalk of alfalfa 81 inches long, to-
day, and saw wheat, oats and barley
headed out, also saw load of new hay
| on the street.
The Castle Creek hot springs. located
in the mountains about 50 miles north.
west from mere, will soon become a great
winter resort. I spent 10 days there
with my sister, Mrs. Irwin, enjoying the
hot baths.
The springs are located in a canyon
about half mile north of the house. at
| an elevation OF about 2,30O feet above
| the level of the seattle temperature OF
/ the water IS about ll5 degrees Farenhelt
| The springs are the property of Mr.
| Thomas Holland, a veteran of the Mexi
can war, known to every one as 'Uncle
! Tommy" and better man is hard tt
| find. He IS an old time democrat, but
thinks the country has had about enough
| of "Clevelaud's object lessons Here
tofore the grounds were over run by
camping parties who almost invariably
abused the privilege, but "Uncle
Tommy has secured his patent and
hereafter camping upon the premises
will be prohibited, unless by his consent
He has very comfortable house ano
is ably assisted in the entertainment OF
guests by Capt. Grove, wife and daugh
ter, Miss Minnie. The latter Is virtually
the "head Of the house." and makes the
comfort of the guests her particular
business.
The table is good. just think OF SLICED
tomatoes, young onions, new beets
radishes and such like on the table al
this season of the year aad grown in the
open garden adjoining the house
know they we're no: grown in hot house
as saw and pulled them myself. No
being an Invalid had nothing to gair
from the baths, but INDUCED twice each
day during my visit.
Saw man who could with difficulty
walk to the spring, he was SO crippled
with rheumatism, but after taking three
baths each day for three days, had nc
trouble in getting around. He informed
me he had tried several doctors withou,
getting relief, but had now no doubt
but that he would be entirely cured in
a very short time. II l was troubled
with the rheumatism would be sure to
spend month at these springs and am
sure it would effect cure.
The only drawback to the springs is
the long stage ride, SO miles, but the new
north and south line of railroad will run
within % miles and n wagon road is
practicable through the mountains.
II we only had such spring at Spirit
wood lake, it would make the great re
sort OF the northwest. 1 intend to visir
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