Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-08-03
FROM BLACKFOOT TO BOISE.

Midnight Trains Mar the Pleasure OF the
Journey improvements at Mountain
Home and in the Yalley--The Capital
City Enjoying the Midsummer Lull
and Quiet--T Popular Old Over
land, Etc.
The pleasure of journey from
Blackfoot to Boise City and return is
greatly lessened by the schedule time
of the trains running between the
two points.
The time for leaving Blackfoot is
1850 in the morning, the time of re-
turn depends upon the uncertain guam
tity of freight trains running out Of
Pocatello. One may always feel GER
tain of the 1:50 a. m. train, to 60
west, but as no one can tell what the
morrow will bring forth, so no one
can tell how long he will be detained
in the Gate City after he reaches that
point on his return 1t all depends.
Going West from Pocatello, the
first two places of interest-American
Falls and Shoshone, are passed in the
night time and at the hours when
deep sleep falleth upon the tired tray
eler. He misses the moonlight view
of the great water power of the West,
and of the toWn-now county seat
and now it is not. He misses regret.
fully sight of the rolling, roaring,
foaming waters going to waste instead
of giving It's force to whirling machin-
cry, and he misses sight of the town
of many hopes and of as many disap-
| pointments.
At Bliss station, one is aroused and
enjoined to cultivate an appetite for
the splendid breakfast which awaits
him at Glenn's Ferry. Mrs Ryan's
good breakfasts first tempted the
appetites of the travelling public in
the early days at Cokeville, and they
have been improving with the age and
experience of this courteous and
scrupulously polite old lady ever
since A breakfast at her tables will
live in memory Of one travelling to
the utmost length of the Union Pa
cifc system.
From Glenn's Ferry to Mountain
Home there is no pleasure in looking
over the wide waste of sage brush
fields; there IS nothing picturesque,
beautiful or sublime in them; one
had better look within and study the
fine inish and polish Of the Pullman
in which he rides. Mountain Home,
the great wool center of its section.
shows signs Of prosperity in growth
and public improvements The many
new homes in the town and the many
new cottages scattered over the sur.
surroundings plains tell that Mountain
Home is growing as Rome once grew,
not as a city built in a day but as one
of the Eli kind-get there by and by.
Nampa is still on the same page Of
growth as last year; in some respects
it looks little thumb worn, but it is
a junction city, and city at the juno
ton of railroads is full Of hope and
future prospects. From Nampa to
Boise, to use the classic words of a
once leading politician Of the state.
IS a lovely ''rual deestrict." The
intervening fields are fast becoming
orchards Of choicest fruits, and are
not only pleasing and grateful to the
eye but to the imagination as one sees
them IN spriBgtime in full bloom or
in the fall heavily laden and rich in
golden fruits
Boise City, the lovely city Of or
chards, is still the foremost city in
the State. In growth, it is not akin
to those Of boom days, but it grows
and proudly advertises its additions.
Business is fairly good and satisfac-
tory for this season of the year. Poht,
cally, the City is extremely quiet,
With only little bubble here and
here on the surface Of the waters.