Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

We have great grazIng country. We
have tens OF thousands OF sheep which
can feed out OF doors on the plnlna In
the summer, but which have to have
hay In the winter. This gives Us plcn-
" OF market for feed. and the alfalfa
farmer has sure thing OF Il. II does
not cost him more than dollar q ton
10 raise harvest and stack his hay, and
the stack"
hut where nra farms OF this kind,
Senator Dubois7" asked.
There are lots OF them In the Snake
River valley" was the reply. Land
can be gotten there FOR about $50 an
acre, including the perpetual water
right; for the lands are Irrigated, you
know. There IL also some government
land which is not taken up. but NOT
very much. We have any amount OF
good land In Idaho, and we could have
great deal moro II tho Hovornment
WOULD make appropriations for irriga-
ton purposes"
MONEY IN FRUIT.
1T la not gcherlly known" said Sen.
atpt Dubois. that Idaho is fast be-
coming one Of the chief fruit produce.r
states OF the Union. We arc now ahip-
ping apples. peaches and pears 10 chi
Sako. our apples sell there when tho
eastern apples are rottlng under Inc
ttcei. They are much larger and finer
man those In tho east We have al
ready at least 10000 acres OF orchards.
ana about onc-third OF this Is devoted
TO APPLES. We are also raising a great
many pfunes. We have as fine prunes
as are raised anywhere. The fruIt
business Is very profitable. I know
men VINO net from 500 to $500 per aero
out OF their orchards. Edgar Wilson.
VINO now represents Idaho In Congress
nus an apple orchard OF sixty-four
acres near Boise. lie sold his apples On
the tree this year for 70 cents n boz.
This about 20 cents peck az ROY
holds about three pcoks His orchard
- stu young. When Ii N I'm full hear
ing - VIII net him 1900 or 5000 a
GOLD WHICH FLOATS.
How about minerals" senator? IL
there much gold In Idaho?"
We nave mined altogether since the
peklhhinE ABOUT a quarter OF a billion
dollafa' worth OF the preclous metals"
hllu senator Dubois. Last ycar we
produced nearly Sl50OO.O00 worth, orr
gold comes from both quartz and placer
mines. Out OF the Boise basin s25, OOO.-
wv worth anu more gold has been
washed ana have hundreds OF millions
left IN the beds OF the atrcams. -,
mat Edison has invented some now
method collecting fine gold from pInc.
cIH' III he can save the gold that now
goes 70 waste IN the Snake river IL
would make the whole nation rich.
The snake river has "a winding course
through southern and western Idaho.
IL W big stream. and It's bed IN perfn.-
ated with Hour gold. that ~. gold dust so
me and iiaky that II Will fioat upon the
water. IL II No Hight that IL cannot
De caught by quicksilver az the heavier
spld which comes from the ordinary
placer mining. The result IL that most
OF II goes to waste. Different methoJa
Of gathering Il have been attempted.
out no inr without success. II Edlson's
new method VIII save II Idaho Will lie
the richest state OF the Union"
$4,000 a CAR LOAD.
ator?"
Some Of thom are rich. The 'Trade
Dollar mine sent one cur load of or.
70 the Denver smcltors which was sold
Tor over $4,000. II assaycd forty-one
ounces OF gold ana about 5000 ounces OF
silver TO the ton. II u said that IL was
the Richest car load OF ore ever sent TO
Denver The Occur de Alene mines are
rich In lead and silver. and many
others OF our veins carry silver and gold
In the same rock"
FRANK q. CARPENTER.