The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-04-16


we'll known throughout the entire coun-
try that it is not necessary to say any
thing regarding the general resources
Of the state other than to say that this
"Gem of the Mountains is rich in min
eral, timber, grazing and agricultural
lands. The agricultural land is exceed
ingly productive wherever irrigation is
applied to the cultivation Of the soil
| That Idaho is destined to become one
Of the wealthiest states in the Union
goes without saying and fortunate in
deed will be the holder Of real estate
within our borders.
The purpose Of this article is partic-
ularly directed to bring attention to
our home county (FremonN and its
resources
Fremont county is situated in the
eastern portion of the state It joins
Wyoming on the east and Montana on
the North and the great Yellowstone
National Park occupies q strip in the
northeastern portion Of the county.
There are approximately 100000 acres
of land in the entire county,
about one third Of which is capable Of
irrigation.
The resources Of Fremont county are
many. Agriculture, cattle, horses, hogs,
mining and timber resources predomi-
nate The chief crops are wheat, bar
ley, oats, alfalfa, timothy and wild hay
and potatoes Beets and other re. Il
give enormous yields The tendency
in the last few years has been to raise
the standard of all kinds OF stock.
Thoroughbred cattle and sheep have
been shipped in as well rs a few high
class horses, Mining is as yet in its
infancy Coal mines are now an estab
lished fact and hundreds of tons have
been mined the past season and are now
being mined, while gold, silver anC
copper claims give rich indications
indications that point to great min
ing camp in the near fnture on the bor-
Saw mills are numerous and all do {
thriving business The demand fol
building material is greater than the
Z mills can supply. A large and complete
Z saw mill outfit has recently been estab
lished whose headquarters will be at st
Anthony.
+ The soil throughout the county varie
in character. There is the black loamy
soil, the clay loan, the light sandy soil
! small gravel loan and the sand soil
! All kinds, however, yield good crop
when we'll watered and there is neve
: any fear of a crop being Iost-such
Z thing is not known. Wheat yield
( from 80 rs bushels per acre accordin
j to location and the manner in which
|, is cultivated Oats run 40 to 10 bush
|, els per acre, barley similar to wheat
T alfalfa hay from to tons per acre an
Z timothy about II to ? tons. Potatoe
i as high as 400 Bushels and stock beet
i have yielded as much as 81 tons pc
acre.
Hardy apples, pears, plums, etc, al
: now being raised with good succes
while all kinds of small fruits grow
profnsion. Butter making and tf
poultry industry form no small porto
of the business of the county.
There are several good small tow
throughout Fremont county, the pril
cipal of which are. ST. Anthon
County seat) Rexburg, Rigby Levi
Vile, Menan, Market Lake, Duboi
Spencer and Teton City, and Victor
Teton Basin The smaller settlemen
are Parker, Plano, Wilford, Saler
Independence, Lyman, Archer, Gran
LaBelle, Lorenzo, Annis Camas, Mary
vile, Haden briggs and others of lie
importance. Realizing the importan
of Fremont county and its upper yalle
as producing center, the Oregon Sho
Line railroad, a little over two yea
ago, extended it's line to St. Anthony
distance of 3S miles from Idaho Fa
and ss miles from Pocatello. St. A
thony, the county seat of Fremo
county, had population of 400 peol
or thereabouts two years ago, VII
today there are not less than 1900 peol
within its limits and there Is eve
assurance of its further steady grow
--- 1t has telephone exchange, S4o,'
water works and electric light syste
$40, 900 graded public school, eleval
saw and planning mill, two hotels,