The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-02-17
STUCK ON IDAHO.

and great impetus has been giver
to mining throughout Idaho. The
cattle and sheep industries bring grea
wealth to the state and the men en-
gagged in it, and there are thousands
OF acres of rich grazing lands of the
public domain free to all. Vast ir.
rigation canals have reclaimed great
areas OF arid lands which produce
abundant and certain crops with each
returning season; where sage brush
and coyotes once were, there are now
fruit farms and waving grain fields
smiling up to perpetualiy sunny skies.
1t is singular fact that there are ir-
rigated lands in this state, which have
produced large crops for thirty CON
secutlve years without fertilization
and will apparently continue to yield
in that manner indefinitely.
No storms come to destroy crops
or soak the new mown hay; chinch
bugs, rust or thousand and one pes s
which exist in other places never mo-
lest an irrigated farm, and the far
mer can depend with absolute reli-
ance upon bountiful crop at harvest
time.
If the people OF the east could but
know of the great natural resources
or this state and the ease with which
Il livelihood and even competency
can be acquired here if INDUSTRIOUS
they would leave crowded centers Of
that region and come west, where
they could breath pure air, enjoy
good health and share in the munili-
cence of nature. If q man wants a
farm, there are thousands of fertile
acres from which to select and create
home ut no cost. If he prefer cat
tie aud sheep raising, let him get
few heads of each, herd them on I'm
Gle Sans ranges and wait for them
to multiply; should mining be his
choice OF occupation, let him put his
grub and pick on his back and 90 out
among the mountain Businesses, or if
he be too poor to stake himself, en-
ploynent is abundant in the many
mining camps Of the state where
good wages prevail. If nothing but
numbering business suits him, he has
open to him every opportunity there
was i'll Wisconsin and Michigan TWEEN
ty five years ago; all the various oc-
equations Of any city are here pre-
sented to every man from which to
choose, and no man need be frio ht-
ened with the Malthusian theory that
population is in any danger of crowd
ing on subsistence.
| have met many Wisconsin peo-
Pile in the west, and | have vet to find
one who has not prospered, and more
are preparing to come. Many ia-
quirles come to me from friends and
acquaintance in Wisconsin, in fact
so many that most of my time would
be occupied if | shonld attempt to
fully answer them all.
Wisconsin all Right, But-
As for myself all can say is that.
while | still have warm spot in my
heart for old Wisconsin, the state oh
my birth and my education, and
where have host of generous
friends still | am rapidly learning to
love the state of my adoption. The
and courteous treatment |
received from everyone, endcared me
to this place from the first, and can
see nothing but a pleasant life and
success before me- | do not desire
TO forget Wisconsin, neither do de-
sire to return there to live. The
soundness OF the beliefs of the people
II the west on questions OF finance
S pleasure to every man who be-
leves America great enough to Ieeis-
ate on all subjects without European
and my known views on that
subject have caused me no embar-
assmcnt out here.
WANTEDl-To purchase some
Iood rug furs- coyote, cougar, OF