The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-06-23

development of the past few years,
it is evident that its era of property
and material development is just
beginning.
1t is a region of sunny skies,
fertile level plains and abundant
water. The Snake river is the
light, the hope, the good angel of
these sun-baked plains, parched
with the thirst of centuries. It is
the great artery through which |
flows the lifegiving stream that will |
in time redeem the arid lands along
it's banks for thousand miles.
The Snake is one of the great
rivers Of the world Many others
are larger, but it is today, with
two or three exceptions, the subject
of more study, investigation and
exploitation than any other river
on the globe.
This river has been especially
mysterious and battling in one
respect the source Of the fine gold
with which its sands abound from
its head waters high up in the
Wyoming mountains to its junction
with the distant Columbia. For
fifty years the presence Of gold i'll
its sands has been known. When
the ebbtide of the California forty
miners flowed back over the interior
country, scores of miles of its bars
and benches were located as placer
ground. Those claims carrying the
coarser gold were worked success
fully for many years, and some OF
them are still worked a part of each
year.
In recent years several dredges
have operated with varying success
in an effort to collect the elusive,
shining particles, and one or two
are now SO engaged. In the past
half century hundreds of prospectors
have taken part in the search for
the mother lode, but the quest has
been fruitless and the solution of
the problem is apparently remote
f as ever.
Wealth of Water.
While it's gold first attracted
attention, the cause of the present
great development along its banks
is it's wealth of water. 1t is deeI
and rapid stream at all seasons.
It's flow of food water is enormous
and continues until late in the
summer, reaching the highest poin'
: from the middle to the last of June
: For 20 miles down from St. An
. thony not single tributary stream
enters it from the north side. Al
:, sink in the sands of the desert o.
. among the lava beds. But at in
: tervals along this bank Throughout
:. the whole distance gush forth cop
ious springs of crystal water who's
=, sources are supposed to be th'
: numerous rivers and creeks which
emerge from the snowcapped noun
:; tains to the north and sink in tn
intervening sands. There are lit
orally thousands of these springs
: and the flow of the largest is sai'
: to be 1900 miners inches-quit
= a respectable young river in itself
- The special features of the devel
:, opment of the upper part of tn
:. valley in 1904 is the establish
=" ment there of the beet sugar indus
try on large scale. Last year
large factory was constructed an
!. operated three miles northeast 9
ia Idaho Falls. 1t was successful an
established a new record for frs
years beet crop.
81 The site of the new factory an
i. the new town of Sugar City is o
le the east side of Teton siding an
E. about half way between St. Anthc
s. nv and Rexburg. The factory
le a large one-is approaching con
h pletion, and, about six miles north
west on the opposite side of tn
d Snake river, an auxiliary, or Gu
IT ing station, is under construction
4, This is to take advantage OF a
i. area of rev beet land at that poin
to the beet juice to be pumped
tn through pipe line to the factor.
or Smooth Land, Abundant Wate
Id The land here is level an
to smooth and is said to be especial
ne adapted to the growing OF heav
lie crops of superior quality of beet
III The construction of these fa
We tories has materially enhance
land values in all the adjacent tie
ny ritory. At nearly every railros
ly station from Blackfoot to St. Ant
ty ony beet loading stations hi'
it been established consisting of
he driveway leading to an elevate
to platform, from which a wag'
of load of beets can be dumped dov
Die chute into car.
lid The Sugar City plant is expect
ere to be ready for operation by Sc
lat tember /, while work on the one
di- Blackfoot will be rushed i'll t
for ox-xDec+ot;O,, Of having II ready a