Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-27
Wealth of Settlers in this Fruit
full Section Of Idaho Grows
While They Sleep.
DEER AND ANTELOPE GALORE.
While 1t is an Ideal Spot for the
Homeseeker it is a Glorious Place
For the Hunter.

Special Correspondence.
briggs, Idaho. Oct 20.-since your
correspondent last saw the Teton valley
some two years ago It shows marvel.
Gus growth and Improvement, more
land being brought under cultivation.
nice homes and surroundings, the i'm
| provement of places and the bounteous
| crops, stacks of hay and grain look
very encouraging and prosperous. When
we We're here In the midsummer II was
the season Of huckleberrles the noun
tains being covered with this luscious
| frult, and o. the buckleberry pies that
are brought out at picnics like mother
used 10 make are better In reality
than Imagination. There are all kinds
OF Wild fruits here In abundance, cur
rams gooseberries, strawberries, and
many other kinds; and | do not think
| any country excels the smaller cul-
tiyated fruits, and those who have set
out the larger fruits long enough for
them to begin to bear are now getting
returns, such as apples ana other hardy
fruits, though this is not considered "a
fruit country.
For the benefit OF those who may de-
sire TO locate here | will say that there
II yet considerable good land and water
mat can be located on, and consider
able patented land with good water
right can be bought at from So to $40
per acre. The principal crop here is
nay, two crops OF alfalfa per season,
ana there are splendid timothy and wild
nay meadows. However, there is n
great quantity OF grain, and all kinds
or vegetables, but having no flour mill
mere there Is not so much encourage
ment TO raise wheat but what is raised
finds a ready market for feeding hogs.
chickens, etc. Timber Is abundant and
handy several saw and two single
mills here turn out a fine quality
of finishing and rough lumber. There Is
a good opportunity here for a -four mill
and a creamery, Hundreds OF cows are
lett to run on the range with their
calves for the want Of creamery.
Some good ore has been discovered
lately In the east range OF mountains,
bearing gold and copper, principally. II
Is reported that Senator Clark Is In
terested in one group OF claims, and
there Is quite force OF men now de-
veloping the mines Il is also reported
that smeter viii be erected. Some
more veins Of coal have been dlscov.
cred In the west mountain which Is OF
good quality. Engineers were In here
this summer looking over the route for
o railway and no doubt these mining in
dustrios viii be an additional Impetus
for one TO run In here soon.
The valley Is somewhat similar In APP
pearance to Salt Lake valley. the high
mountains on the east with canyons
and streams OF water and low range
OF mountains on the west with the Te-
ton river running northerly like the
Jordan through the valley; the grand
Teton peaks towering majestlcally east
OF about the center OF the valley We
are situated about 40 miles east OF Rex
burg and ST. Anthony, and border ON
the Wyoming line. The principal
wards are briggs, Victor, Leigh, Hay.
den, Pratt, Chaplin and Darby, and
these branches of the Church are gem
orally In good live condition, though we
need more Latter-day Saints to settle
with us and help out spiritually and
temporarily
We have a good stake organization
with live young men at the head that
are doing great deal for the advance
ment of the people. Stock and sheep
are or have been the principal indus
tries, and the range Is abundant. and
with many OF the people their wealth
Is growing while they sleep and are
on the SHADY side OF easy street,"
that IL. they do not have TO work like
tradespeople and clerks for certain
hours, but when they feel like H. Many
poor young man has come here ana
in a few years has made himself indie
pendent OF servtude. The presidency Of
the stake have started an Information
bureau" and inquiries addressed to
President u. G, briggs Of this place will
receive careful attention.
II IL now the hunting season and
deer, antelope, some few elk and wild
sheep are occasionally bageed but more
particularly over the Hill in the
hunters paradise Jackson's Hole
As for fish. the streams are all aliv.
with fine brook and mountain trout and
one need not 60 hungry for such wha.
would be called rare dishes In the old
er settled countries.