The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-01-29

and giving summary of the CONNER
cial and industrial progress of st. An
thonY and many of its business houses.
is proud indeed, of the record which II
is privileged to submit and accounts if
pleasure to do so.
Fremont County was formed NV ;,
division OF Bingham County and was
first settled by VIM. Powell in 1877.
1t is s3 miles wide by 1913 miles in length
and contains l0,209 square miles. an
area greater than some Of the New
England States. 1t is trayersed by the
upper Snake river and its branches
which afford ample water for irrigation
purposes The soil. of this portion of
the valley is most fertile, being com
posed of a clay loan and a sandy de-
composed lava which with subsol
capable of being snbirrigated insnres to
the farmer an abundant and varied pro-
duction of crops Without irrigation
this valley would be used for nothing
but grazing as the virgin crop is sage
brush with some grass growing about
the roots, but at the meager touch of
water and sunshine the sage brush
withers and dies and the hitherto desert
Is converted into one of the most fertile
regions of the world. Five large irriga-
ton canals now traverse this county.
which with their numerous latterals
cover an area of over 300, 600 acres and
afford an abundance of moisture to the
growing crops and at small cost to the
farmer Being independent of droughts
and floods, the menace of the eastern
agriculturists, he plants his crop with
the full assurance of reaping a bountiful
harvest. The principal productions are
wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, alfalfa
and other tame grasses and fruits of all
kinds. Wheat yields from 30 to -
bushels per acre and brings an average
OF one cent per pound or 60 cents per
bushel; oats from 40 to 10 bushels per
acre sell readily at 40 cents per bushel;
300 to 600 bushels of potatoes are not an
y
falfa Averaging two tons to the acre is a
fair average, while fruits of all kinds
attain a high state of perfection in this
valley. The soil is especially adapted
to the raising of all kinds of bulbous
vegetables, particularly the sugar beet,
and experiments have shown that the
per centage of saccharine matter and the
co-ef1icient of purity is high. The re-
sources of this county are vast and
varied and offer to the homeseeker and
investor opportunities not surpassed in
the UNI / States today. Free home
steads that are desirable are no longer
obtainable, but what is much better,
cheap decided land, surrounded by
neighbors and ready for cultivation. can
be had at prices varying from $40 to $50
an acre according to location and inn
proyements. With cheap land for the
husbandman, the fruit grower and the
stockman, and homes for thousands of
Industrious people in all walks of life,
this is essentially the country for the
man of moderate means and few years
of thrift and industry are all that are
necessary to place him in the independ-
ent position of owning Il good farm.
In the mountains east and north an
abundance of large game including elk,
deer, bear, antelope and mountain sheep
can be found, while in the rivers the
salmon trout and the beautiful speckled
brook trout exist in countless numbers
and can be had as the reward of skill
and patience 1t is the paradise of the
sportsman.
Building material is cheap and plenti
full in the way Of timber, and pink,
brown and blue sandstone of superior
quality. A good variety of brick is
made from the clay found in the county
while for foundations lava rock may be
had for trife.
Wood for fuel and timber enough for
fences and other purposes may be OBJ
tanned on the foothills and mountains
free of charge, while a nine foot vein OF
excellent coal has been opened up in
Teton basin only IS miles from st. An
tk6ny which will insure cheap fuel for
all time to come.
Situated at the terminus of the o. ).
L. extension 3S miles north of Idaho
Falls and about SO miles distant from
= the boundary of the Yellowstone Nat
ional Park is the thriving little city OF
st. Anthony the County Seat OF Ere
mont County. 1t was first settled by
G. H. Moon who gave it its present
name 1t grew to be considerable
trading point and the last census gave