Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-29
BEAUTIFUL BLUE SNAKE.
Illho's Splendid River and Its Cold
en- Sands.
Hot Politics In Fremont County-'s
A. ~" Discoursss ou tho situhs
tion Generally,

RENBuRo, Idaho, Aug. 27.-Thls
par, Of Idaho presents tho contradictory
condition Of being al once the dricst
aud "weliesW part OF tho whole In.
terlor West. by all odds the most
majestic Of all the streams VI the
Pacific slope east Of California n1ws
through the great valley Of which this
settlement is a conspicuous part, while
every thoroughfare IL as deep with
dustas though there were no moisture
this side Of the Pacific ocean.
Alter leaving the Union Pacific
railway at Market Lake, twenty-five
miles west, tho travel hithsr IL mos.
disoomfVrling, especially to tho new.
conner, whose inhalallons Of real
property on the wing are continuous
and aggravaling. The stream spoken
Oi-Suake rivef-is IN places n iOutth
Of n mile wide hpd nobody knows how
deep. with a Hwiitneai varying from
rapids TO au almost tutbld condition.
The stream has about i've times tue
volume Oi sur own ald only jordan
at the formers thinuest place, while
there are points at whlou by oImpari.
son tue jordan uwiudlss 10 the proper.
tons VI an irrigating canal, while the
waters Of the Snake nro everywhere
bluer aud clearer a. well nB softer. IL
debluches Into the Columbia river
away over In Oregon, aud but for tue
numerous falls anu rapids wOuli be
nAvlgablu up 10 ils forks, a few miles OF
here. II II source OF depletion 20 tile
treasury Of bridge buiiioIa, Gus such
company nov having a "dead horse"
on its hands In the shape OF M entire
| span OF BRUCE q third Of mile
| long, which has lust tuucumOed
| TO the current aud disappeared.
| To replace II will cost at least
| 81 900, which the builders must lose.
| Meantime tho chief mole OF passage
| from one bank 10 the other Il by means
Of an olI-iashioned ferry boat which
/ plies ten miles west Of here at a point
where the water Ia vAriouely estimated
at from 25 10 100 feet deep, AMI swifI
enough 10 make all hope OF landing
at tue steep banks there 100 yards
aparil at any other place than the
boats moorlngs entirely out OF the
| question. For this diversion the
traveller pays so ceuts, which Il Usually
given up without regret; II IL tins fact
that the thing must DO repeated that
causes sadness.
Snake river Is altogether too plebelan
name to apply to sucI "a magui'
tioent body VI water, aud II Ia
something Of reprOach 10 the
legislature thnt through all these
years It has notl been given such a
nomenclature as would more nearly
convey 10 the minus OF those who have
not seen II some idea VI Its dignity aud
gfoatnets. It's n worthy tributary of
the beautiful and beautifully named
Columbia, anu yet behold the differ.
encs between the christening! IL IN
appropriate enough In one respect, be-
cause II II aa wiuding and siuu0us ia
Its course ~ n LOa constructor bui II II
no more like snake than ooIk'crew
IN that regard, auu surely there could
be no excuse for appB ing the latter
namo 10 II. However, Idaho IL a
young state and young country alto
getheT, and doubles, suoh Ovursights
will receive attention In due TINS.
The sands Of SNAKE river abound With
dust not ~ annoying nor yet
40 plentiful NJ the other kind
previously spoken or la fac, the latter,
so far from being objectionable, are
very much sought Tor ana IN iucTeas.
Jag demand, Gold In minute Iatti-
olea IL almost AS prevalent M tue SAND
itself but tits NO very fine that II has
up TO the present time successfully
resisted the attempts OF muscular
power guided by reason, backed by
capital and reinforced by science, 10
detach 1t from IL pJimeVal ro,ting-
place In paying quantities. Hut II IN
there nnd l. hrIng taken out every
day, Several machines are IN opera
lion anu IN places aud at times g0Od
wages are reported; II IN expected that
this condition Of tniukB VIII Increase
and expand until gold dust VIII become
"A factor In tile currency VI the
country. Certainly thOs1 who are
AT work Rt IL arc very
much In earucst and Intent 10 keep at
m until fortune crowns their efforts
with full.otbei success or II Ia clearly
demonstrated thE' success nb duih nUt
I'm the siluatlon. have au invltatiUn
10 Walt ana inspect some Of these work
inga and will accept the same within
f,w DAYS, tue results whereof viii be-
eiv,n Won In detail There Is consider.
able Interest regarding the matter and
of COURSE will be more u the workings
should become more general ana the
proceeds become visible TO the uuooy.
cred eye OF the populace'
Thuse who loIk on Tue map Tor Rex
burg, or Fremont county for that mat.
t,r. Will look IN VAIN unless they hnd
one Of no more remote date Of publicR.
lion than last year. At tho last session
Of The Iegislalure--two years ago this
canning Bingham county
wGs struck with legislative lightning
and shiyered iutO three paris, this he
Inc the northern one. Governor Ne
Council appointed all the county
orieials, and IN accordance with q
Ji,nositlon which obtains generally
Win those who have patronage 10