The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-13
THROUGH THE FAT LAND.
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grow IN abundance, making 1t an
ideal country for cattle, sheep and
horses. Thousands of horses are be
ing shipped from the state this season
and from Washington County alone,
nearly 1900, 600 lbs of wool.
Its immense forests of pine in the
northern portion of the county will
be a source Of wealth as soon as the
new railroad now building, reaches
them
To get clear idea of this middle
western part of the state, let us start
from Weiser on the Oregon Short
Line R r. Weiser is the, County
Seat of Washington County. 1t is
also the seat Of Weiser Academy, and
the Idaho Industrial School 1t is d
growing town of about two thousand
people Located on the Weiser River
near its junction with the Snake, not
far from the place where Marcus
Whitman braved its icy waters, in
his famous winter ride from Walla
Walla to Washington, more than
fifty Years ago Weiser with its four
churches and its excellent school
privileges, has bright future.
Leaving Weiser by the new r R.
the Pacific and Idaho Northern. we
wind along the valley by fields Of al
falfa and orchards of apples, peaches,
prunes and plums for forty miles,
and we are in Cambridge, the present
terminus of the Road, and the ship
ping point for the adjacent country
and the copper ore from the mines of
the Boston and Seven Devils Mining
Company, located in the Seven Dew
lis Mountains, sixty five miles further
north; and still we are in Washington
County. Continuing orr journey
from Cambridge by wagon-road, we
follow the Little Weiser through the
town of Salubria, located in a fertile
valley of the same name. Twelve
miles further, and we come to Alpine
at the foot of Indian Valley. This
valley contains about fifty square
miles and about five hundred people.
Centrally located is the Congre-
gational church with no other
church nearer than fifteen miles
though our Mormon friends contem-
plate building in the near future
Indian Valley is one of the most
pheasant and attractive in this chain
of valleys.
Leaving Indian Valley on the
right and winding over the hills to
the left, crossing the Middle Fork
of the Weiser, we come to Council
Valley and smart little town, built
largely during the past year in antic-
ipation of the coming railroad for
which the road bed is graded and
ties are cut for number of miles
above Council Here the road di-
vides, the main branch heading for
some point on the Northern Pacific
Road, via Salmon Meadows, the
branch already surveyed via Hornet
Creek to the Seven Devils, forty
! miles to the northwest. Here are To-
Gated some of the richest copper
mines of the state, affording en-
ployment TO one hundred freight
teams drawing the ore to Cam bridge
whence it is shipped, much of it at a
net profit OF $50 to the ton We
must not leave Council till we have
visited the famous Hot Spring, a
Short distance from the town and
only a few rods from the railroad.
These springs have long been held in
high repute for their medicinal pro-
perties, and especially valuable in
cases of rheumatism effecting com
plete cures in the most stubborn
cases. The waters issue from the
rock short distance from the river
and about 100 feet above it. The
best conditions possible for sanilar-
ium purposes. The water is too hot
for bathiug until the temperature is
reduced. The exhilerating climate,
altitude about $500 feet, the adj
jacent forests of pine, and the noun