Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-09-08
A Visit to the "0oId Belt"

EDITOR BuLLETls:-On August Goth, started from
Mountain Home, accompanied by Mrs Mary A. Doom,
one OF yonr citizens who started to visit her adopted
daughter Jessie Boyen, the wife Of Cyrus Court.
ney living at ponaphan, CanIas Mine No @ The
first night we stopped at my farm. From there Mrs.
Stout accompanied US, and we Travelled 80 miles and
that night were the guests OF Joseph Jones, on
Big Camas prairie. The day fine and the scenery
along Canyon creek and over the high peaks to the
prairie gave variety interest," beauty and pleasure
Our stop at noon ON babbling brook, to eat lunch
under the cool shade Of and cliffs OF rocks was
most CHEEKY, restful hunger satisfying and relish
for the cold dainty bits provided by the only ones
who know how to make travel joyous and food relish
able on such trips. Stock not plenty on the
prairie iarm-houses and fields of grain were but few
stacks and ricks Of hay seen far up and down
the Malad river. During winter here, snow falls 10
the depth OF four Owe feet Mr. Jones and his wife
entertained us most royalty. Mis- farm is one Of the
finest in ldaho-leyel door and in the center Of
the great Level field gushes up big iow Of boiling
water, hot enough to scald hogs and where he and
his neghbors do their butehering. He has bath
house where many persons come to battle in the
health-giying virtues Of the water Many hopeless
cases OF rheumatism have been entirely cured in
short time Mrs. Jones is an experienced, practical
wonderful. II am any Judge, it will yield rs or SO
bushels TO the acre.
Night passed, morning came. All ready, we bade
our host and hostess adeu. Stock on the prairie is
more plenty. Grainfelds and houses at the base OF
the mountains to our left, travel cast show up
we'll Deserted houses and broken-down fences are
quite plenty on our right. Criekets, hoppers and
scarcity OF water for irrigation was the cause The
NJ he tba baa,
tiful Nine miles, and we are at Soldier, quiet lit
tie village-a postoce, store tavern, grocery black
smith shop and school house. No church. They
mnst be happy people who and DO come to-
gether under the broad blaze OF reason to make grand
this life. Here we met Thurston Hutchins and Hon,
Charles Himrod, moss backs with the moss of
Three miles, and We are at Creighton, the deserted
Nine miles, and we at Willow Creck-a big house
and big barn, and as rich land as earth, sun and
water makes and skilled hands make it yield its
wealth. 1t is wonderful garden in the mountains.
Now We enter canyon-rocks piled up high on
both sides roadbed made along rushing streamlot
first on one side then the other, up up, six miles
aud we come to the stamp mill of Camas mine No. 3
One mile further, up, up, up and we come to Doni-
phan, the mine. Now are at the end OF our Jour
ney. Here remained three days the guests of Mr.
and Mrs Courtney, who showed us all the attention
that goodness, kindness and intelligence could.
Now we off for home. Our team felt their
keeping and rest, and with plunging movement,
down, down, down shot out of the canyon,
and up onto the prairie again. Called on Mr., and
Mrs. Jones and there met rheumatic patient, Mrs.
Best, who was being treated Some miles further on
we stad all night at Mr.. Burnett's, where we met
Mrs. Webster, from Omaha, sister OF Mr. Burnett,
and Mr.. and Mrs. osgood. We were kindly enter.
tanned and the company most agreeable.
Next day, homeland now, after eleven days, We
are in Mountain Home, returning Mrs. Doom safely
with better health JAMES STOUT.