The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-11-05
RESOURCES OF
TETON VALLEY
While it is an Ideal Spot for the
HOmeseekcr it is a Glorious
Place For the Hunter.

briggs. Idaho, Oct. 20.-Since your
correspondent last saw the Teton valley
some two years ago it shows marvel
ous 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 were here in the midsummer it was
the season of huckleberries, the noun
tains being covered with this luscious
fruit, and o. the buckleberry pies that
are brought out at picnics like mother
used to make" are better in reality
than Imagination. There are all kinds
of wild fruits here in abundance, cur
rants, gooseberries, Strawberries and
many other kinds; and | do not think
any country excels the smaller culti-
waited fruits, and those who have set out
the larger fruits long enough for them
to begin to bear are now getting re-
turns, such as apples and other hardy
fruits though this is not considered a
fruit country.
sire to locate here | will say that there
is yet considerable GOOD land and water
that can be located on, and considerable
patented land with good water right
can be bought at from So to $40 per
acre. The principal crop here is hay,
two crops of alfalfa per season, and
there are splendid timothy and wild hay
meadows. However, there is great
~ Of nd oil nd
vegetable but having no flour mill
here there is not so much encourage
ment to raise wheat, but what is raised
chickens, etc Timber is abundant and
mills here turn out fine quality OF
a good opportunity here for flour mill
and creamery Hundreds of cows are
left to run on the range with theil
calves for the want of creamery
Some good ore has been discovered
lately in the east range of mountains
bearing gold and copper, principally
1t is reported that Senator Clark is in
terested in one group Of claims. an(
there is quite a force of men now de
veloping the mines it is also reported
| UudO ~ SulclUtI WILL Ut GI0CUtu. Dull
more veins of coal have been discoveret
in the west mountains which is of gooc
quality. Engineers were in here thi
summer looking over the route for
railway and no doubt these mining in
dustries will be an additional impetu
for one to run in here soon.
The valley is somewhat similar in ap
pearance to Salt Lake valley, the higl
mountains on the east with canyon
and streams of water and low rang
of mountains on the west, with the TIE
ton river running northerly like th
Jordan through the valley; the gran(
Teton peaks towering majestically cas-
of about the center of the valley. w
are situated about 46 miles east of Rex
burg and st. Anthony, and border o,
the Wyoming line. The principa
wards are briggs, Victor, Leigh Ha
den, Pratt, Chaplin and Darby, an(
these branches Of the Church are gen
orally in good live condition, though WE
need more Latter-day Saints to settl'
with Us and help out spiritually ant
temporarily
We have a good stake organization
with live young men at the head thai
are doing great deal for the advance
ment of the people, Stock and sheel
are or have been the principal indus
tries, and the range is abundant, ant
with many of the people their wealth is
growing while they sleep and are OF
the shady side of easy street." that is
they do not have to work like trades
people and clerks for certain hours, bu
when they feel like it. Many poo
young man has come here and in a few
years has made himself Independent o
servitude The presidency of the stalk
have started an Information bureau
and inquiries addressed to President d
G. briggs of this place will receive care
full attention.
It is now the hunting season and deer
antelope, some few elk and wild shee
are occasionally bagged but NOR
particularly over the hill in the hunter
, paradise, Jackson's Hole.
: AS for fish, the streams are all aliv
with fine brook and mountain trout an
, one need not go hungry for wha
would be called rare dishes in the olde
settled countries -Deseret News.
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