The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-09
The Itist Letter.


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let without constituting valleys After
viewing the mountains about Pueblo.
Salt Lake City, Portland and other poists |
here We are. tucked away 10 valley that |
Affords scclusion, rest and every form Of |
legitimate luxury. an At Emmett, Ida
and as happy ~ = lsrk-thoogh consider
ably larger, less fleet wines. and not 20
musical. The ''other fellow" FURNISHES
bicycle, food and lodging. and have on
ly 10 furnish motive power for two-hun-
dred-ter avoirdupois in order 70 zee the
beauties OF this part OF the valley. A fev
yean ago l rode all over the lower part Of
the valley many times, and nowI an
privileged 70 explore the extreme upper
part. Those low foot hills 70 the north
rise higher and higher until they end in
the mountains known as the Seven Devils.
This valley looks wide enough. deep
enough. and long enough 70 lead one to
believe that out Of her were cast . legend
OF Seven Devils" However that may
be. the mountains are yoader and the val
ley is here. How many devils are still
here God land the cditor) only can tell.
II is said that pioneer missionary in
these parts once said that he hoped TO or
lganizc the First Church Of Seven Devils
A wicked bystznder remarked that such
thing was impossible, as he already
knew OF one that had at least that num-
ber One OF the first things that attracts
my attention here is the presence OF that
ubiquitous church that is the first TO 90
everywhere-the Methodist II Nansen
ever succeeds in finding the North Pole
be need not be surprised II hethodist
preacher steps out from behind the pole
aud exhorts him 70 come 70 the mourner's
| bench. Other churches and benevolent
orders are here; . nice. large school house
adorns the town; good bushes houses are
on the main street: local paper in the
hands Of one whose pen will never cor
rupt the minds OF the people is issued ev-
cry week; an excellent physician who has
settled down in his own bright home as q
permanent fixture dispenses powders and
pills: band compells the mountains that
surround Emmett as others surrounded
Jerusalem 10 echoe sweet music; and, last
lly--there is an undertaken. CNay bis
D services In this little town Of five hun
dred be lew and far between)
The Psyetts river. deep. swift and clear
sweeps by the town with pleasant splash
e ing AID gurgling that renders the still
q ness of the evening most musical Out
Of this river are taken canals for irrigzt
ing purposes, and down its willing wstefl
float RATS Of lumber to supply the de
s mands Of commerce In that line.
D. We look dreamingly and lonRingly uI
the river a. We think OF the beautiful
N Payette lakes not a hundred miles away
,f and million acres OF timber land. cloth
ie ed with tamerack. fir and pine, some o
$. the trees rising 10 the height OF a hunde'
feet, almost without flxw, and stsnninl
50 thick on the ground ~ TO exclude tn
= sunshine. The lakes lie on the Nortl
summer by families from the towns Il
this valley. The deepest soundings. s. SOC
es have failed 10 find the bottom. II add
N tionsl irrigsting water is ever needed fo
this valley 1t will be found here in END
Us less quantities. The Middle Fork Of th
nd river finds its birth place In the everlss
ot ing snow Of the Saw Tooth mountains.
n IL Is the boast OF the people Of this va
d ley that they never need 70 pray for rail-
OF Let us hope that the absence OF th
zee necessity will not have tendency 10 lea
TO them into that belief that they do nj
need to pray for anything else. Very II
,d tie rain falls here from May to Octobe
|, 4. and the farmers and other laborers kno
n that their labor will not be interrupts
L. by the weeping clouds. There rs no oI
"A portunity TO shove the OF In the ditch Q
Saturday by cuttiIg down lot OF hs
m that must be drawn In on Sunday for fe;
Of Of rain. About the town there are mi
sht ny beautiful farms and orchards.
no The shutiles Of industry have threade
err the valley with countless little streams
water. thus forming the wool for the Al
ricultursl warp. aud weaving the finisl
ed product OF bountiful crops.
N Land may be purchased II prices ram
- ing from fifteen dollars upward. with VI
% ter privileges 10 be paid for in work {
g the canal from which the water is fu
w nished. Just across the river q new ditt
is 10 10 be taken out by Chicago part
the farmers 10 pay swenty dollars an &C
I. for the land-ten In oAsh and ten iu VOL
'~' on the ditch-the canal. when complet
TO belong to the farmers- Many acres
land will thus be brought under GUILTY.
rm. tion. As viewed the fertile valley fro
ok an eminencc called Point Freeze Out, o
'es- OF the most encouraging thoughts tn
I'm came TO me vas that The sage brnsh scr
OF that lie along side the orchards and Rrs
luly fields are mat A pro<iuctfve a. thOoe tn