The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-10-09

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Pocatello, Idaho, is about 300 miles
from Pittsburgh and tne best rate we could
get was 5000, this was second class but
exactly the same as first with the excep-
tion of riding in the Pullman Palace cars
which few care for but allows you the
use of the Tourist Sleeper which is
just as comfortable. We leit over the
Santa Fee r. X. from Chicago and came
by way Of Kansas City. Any of the
roads, however, are fine and it is lit
tie difference which you take after you
arrive at Chicago.
This town is peculiarly situated 1t is
sometimes called the "Gate City" as to
pass through Idaho, You must come
through the canyon only seven miles be-
low this place, and to look at the canyon
from Pocatello in the clear atmosphere, it
appears to be about two miles of. The
town is situated at the junction ofthe Ida
no Division with that of the main line.
One line runs from Granger, on the Un-
ion Pacific, to near Portland, Oregon, and
the other from Salt Lake City to Butte,
Montana, the road being the Oregon
Short Line, one of the best equipped in
the west. All their trains are vestibuled,
chair cars free and With splendid road
bed and the best and kindest attention by
their employees makes it pleasure to
travel over it. In coming to Pocatello,
you must come in on this fine road,
either from Salt Lake City, or Granger.
You cannot get here any other way.
Ten years ago, when the above road
was built, passing as it did, and will for q
few months longer, through the Indian
reservation. there was nota foot ofg-ound
for even an employee of the railroad to
build a shanty on or erect teut without
lrespassing on the rights of the Indians.
and can tell you that the government
looks very carefully after their rights.
Bat at last, after some years of"red tape, I"
a town site of three miles square was
taken from the reservation, but the mon-
ey that the lots brought was given to
the Indians. So that the town that ten
years ago had but lew tents, now has
! five thousand inhabitants and is incorpo-
rated. To give you the reaaon why
it rich" is, that in ten years the growth
has been so rapid and that we have ar
rived at the time when the reservation
will be opened in few months, and it is
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mineral, which, if true, will bring a
much larger population, and a smelter
will be built which will altogether q m
ploy many men, but that the Oregon
Short Line has just ordered their shops at
this place, that already employ nearly a
| thousand hands, to be enlarged to the ex-
tent of $500, 900 this fall and another ad-
dition of S350,000 in the spring. Besides
all this prosperity, there is now being
erected new court house, to cost $4,000;
brewery to cost $50, 900 and the State is
advertising for bids that will be opened
on the Sd of the coming month for large
academy to be built here. Houses are
only vacant few hours and you are
lucky most of the time to get one Of any
kind. Wages are s. per day for labor
and all who seek will easily find it at all
times. Both my sons sre working and a
friend of theirs, Harry Carson, is also
permanently engaged. We have pure
mountain water and clear, dry air. The
elevation is little over 1000 feet. Since
ARRIVING we have only had one day O.
steady rain and besides this only three
or four showers. The town and sur.
rounding country, that is in the immedi
ate vicinity, is not agricultural, but in al.
most any direction within "a miles there
are the very best ranches with plenty o
water for irrigation and on which almos
anything in the world can be raised will
the exception of corn, which does not dc
well on account OF the cool nights. Tha
is one of the delightful experiences o
this climate, that no matter how hot tht
days may be the nights are always coo
and it is pleasure to sleep. The winter,
are said to be mild here and the dryness
of the climate prevents one feeling th,
cold. We had rain the other day anC
snow on the BOnnock mountains whicl
surround the town on all sides but one
aud the snow is still there.
This is the country TO live in if on,
wants health and wealth, If they are will
ling to work for 1t. We have the Indian
all around us. They are constantly il
the town everywhere and for a time i
was interesting to watch them, and il
fact, we have good deal of curiosity yet
but it is wearing off.
If any of your readers would like Il
know more in reference to this part o
the west, Idaho, the "Gem" of the west
we shall only be too glad to answer am
communication they may favor us with
either as to this place or any other part o
Idaho.
We receive the FOREST REPUBLICA,
every week and read it with the creates
interest. But will close with the inior
nation that this is the first summer il
forty, that have missed having the "hal
fever" truly boon had never expect
ed to experience.
Sincerely Yours.
W. G. MILTENBERGER,
Box 23S, Pocatello. Idaho.