Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-01
BRIGGS, IDAHO.
NEWS OF TETON VALLEY.
Coal and Other Minerals-Forest Re-
serve Conference.

serve Conference,
Special Correspondence,
briggs, Fremont Co., Ida, Nov. ~
Even the people of Teton valley have
their turkeys for dinner today and
enjoy the same blessings as other coun-
tries. We are blessed this year with
abundant crops ana good prices for
everything. We are enjoying red hot
fires from the coal which is mined here
and which cannot be surpassed In the
west. Everyone viii burn coal this
winter 1t can be bought at the mine
for So per ton. The mine Is owned bt
Mr.. William Hill who Is having a large
hotel built to accommodate the team
sters who have to wait over for coal.
The mine Is in only 100 feet, but Is eX'
celent coal, clean and covered with oil
Several good claims have been taken up
and in the near future we expect a
railroad. as this is the only coal In
southeastern Idaho.
Teton valley as has been predicted
many times before, has a great future
before It, Aside from its stock raising
and dairy business, mineral has been
discovered In the Teton range and runs
high In copper, gold, silver and lead,
Nothing has been said about this
through the papers, but ii Is a sure
thing that we have a good amount OF
mineral on all sides. our west noun
tains are full of coal and the Teton
range on the east has the other miner
ais,
INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE.
The Jackson Hole and Teton valleys
viii have telephone connections by
spring, as eastern capital Is to have let
contracts to build a telephone line
from jackson through here TO ST. An
thony 1t was thought for a while that
the Bell Telephone would build one, but
they put Il off a little too long and
some eastern tourists saw the necessity
of one and all arrangements have been
made to complete it. The name OF the
company is the Teton Telephone COM
pany.
FOREST RESERVE PRIVILEGES.
The government allows the citizens Of
this valley the same privileges as the
Wyoming settlers in regard TO getting
timber from the reserve. The Wyoming
line comes along the foot Of the Teton
range and leaves portion OF this
valley In Wyoming, and until recently
the Idaho settlers were cut off from
the use of this timber.
Mr.. Edward Holden, who has been
operating a saw and planning mill in
this valley, but over the Wyoming line
was fined sllO0 at Cheyenne the other
day for violating the laws In regard
TO saving timber on the reserve Mr.
Holden's many friends will get up a
petition In his behalf,
When completed Driggs can boast OF
one OF the most substantial and COM
modlous district schoolh0uses In east
ern Idaho, 1t Is built OF cut sandstone
and will be finished by the first Of the
year.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.
Quarterly conference Of the Teton
stake was held In the ward hall sun
day and Monday last There was an
extra large attendance, notwithst9nd-
ing the cold weather. The presidency
OF the stake-D. G. briggs, George s,
Young and ]. ID. Kilpack--were present
and many good Instructions were given
especially In advising the people to be-
more neghborly and sociablc. and to
avoid debt.
Mr.. Ben Jones OF Victor, the gentle
man who was stabbed by Charles Carr
a few weeks ago, is able to be out
again. Carr Is In the Blackfoot jail
awaiting trial.
John Henrie OF Leigh was arrested
last Monday for stealing beef
The Consolidated Wagon q Machine
company Is talking OF putting In a
branch house at this place ana VIII also
make II the distributing point for Jack
son Hole.
The Teton Valley stll offers better in
ducements 10 homcseckers than any
valley In eastern Idaho. There Is sull
good land to be taken and we have
every advantage over other new coun-
tries.