The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-27


the matter Of d bridge across the Snake
River ut Weiser The Board proposes
60 go before the legislaturcand ask for mn
appropriation to help build the bridge
would come to Idaho were such bridge
hnilt One Of the first purposes Of organ
ised society (governmentl is TO furnish |
the public with such needful public ut'i-
tiles. success 20 the enterprise.
Melons And Then Some.
It Is estimated that the Payette Valley
melon crop this year will amount to
about 60 cars. or these about 80 cars
will be Of the sueculent cantaioupe. the
Test being the old reliable, smiling, invit-
lug water milyou." These figures may |
go over or under. They are estimated
upon the opinions Of various growers
and shippers, and upon the number OF
crates secured for the handling Of the
cantalOupes. There have been II. 600 Of
them ordered, and they run about 1000
TO three ears. The quality Of the melons
will be up TO the usual Payette Valley
standard, which means second TO none,
but the crop will not be as heavy per
acre as last season. This is due to the
fact Of extreme eariness, nearly ihroe
weeks ahead az last yeur. and consequent
growth and ripeninE during period OF
e.,lA nfubfv H,v.nu.r b. foIlfnu ,,H 10.
hardly apprechble. The local crop will
beat Rocky Ford info The market about
IS days. as usual. that district also hav-
ing had an early season. The ilrst mel
ons came IN last week, and shipments
hogan this AS generally. the bulk OF
the output viii be shipped to Montana
and northern points. hut great deal Of
tlie fruit will 70 to the far east and much
10 the west coast. independent
We are informed that considerable es-
citement exists on Snake River over the
reported sale of J. i. Fuller aud others ii
aluminium cluims situated near Iiagcr-
man. IL is reported thai Fuller has sue
the enterprise aud they made thorough
test ii the clay which EXISTS in incxhaust-
able quantities. The tests made proved
that from a ton Of clay 700 pounds Of the
metal could be extracted. \ condition
tie Of the property has been made and
$4,000 deposited in a Portland bank,
which is understood To be the price paid
pending Il personal investigation by the
Portland people. II. upon investigation.
The property and water power privileges
are found TO b. as represented The trans
Ter wll be madc.-Shoshonc lndcpcnd
ent.
Forest fires are again raging in the
mountains west Of Montpelier Owing
oihe dry weather the fires are Spreading
rapidly and destroying great amount
Of timber. These conilagrations come
with great regularity every wear ard they
ARE directly chargcable 70 the carlcssness
Of sheep herdsrs III most cases these
herders are IN charge 81 rowing bands
from Utah, and they care little whether
their camp fires are safe or not. There
should be more stringent regulations con.
Corning tile leaving Of camp fires These
rowing bands are not satisfied with COB
bling up all The grass on the range, but
they must also burn up All the timber 10
the country, timber. which under the
departments strict regulations, farmer
ran scarcely get enough for his absolute
aud necessary use lt's about time some
radical steps we're taken for the protec-
tion Of these forests and the punishment
OF those who neglect TO take proper pre-
caution against the setting ont Of fire NJ
Montpelier Examiner.
The st0ckgrowers are becoming alarm
ed at the condition OF the feed What
there is is good enough but there is scar
clty Of water and the range is diving up
II this continues the stock will not re-
main in good condition BY fall 1t Will
be unable to stand The winter. They ~
member when there WAS such season as
We are having Il WAS about ten years
ago The stock was too weak TO be drlv
en- 10 the winter range, and cousider.
able percentage died on the way. During
the ensuing winter the loss was from 80
to IS rer cent. All the stockmen WHO
did not winter feed Lost heavily, some be-
ing ruined. Now shout all the stock
growers living north Of the Snake pre-
pare To feed their stock in winter. When
the grass crop is heavy hay is SO cheap
that il does not cost much more 20 feed
than To range stock while The gain is
much greater on feed than on range stock.
This wear however. the crop is not very
heavy aud hay viii be dear. For this