Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-08-02
DAKOTA man ENTHUSES
OVER MOUNTAIN HOME
Hall Fruit Ranch Greatest Ever and Our
irrigation System has Govern
ment Project Faded.


done lot of thinking. 1t is clear
to me that even a short sojourn in
that bracing climate, that splendid \
water and grand scenery puts ones
brain in good shape to think
In the first place, believe the !
sunshine is the brightest | ever ex-
perienced; the wind, while the sun
shone clear and warm-almost hot
and still that wind, we'll hardly
wind either, just a nice breeze
coming from off snow capped noun
tains many miles away, was fresh
and stimulating. Why, talk about
e1ixirs of life, drugs, that are bad
tasting, and lastly liquors which
so many of our people now adays
seem to think they must have in
order to brace them up-why God
is furnishing all that is needed in
the very air and climate in that
beautiful Snake river valley, in ev-
cry breath. The time is coming
and is not far distant when thou
sands of our people in the eastern
states will realize it, and then watch
land values there go soaring. The
productivcncss of the soil when
water is put on in moderate quanti-
ties, is simply marvellous. 1t must
be seen to be appreciated.
took my final trip into the
country from Mountain Home to the
ranch of George Hall on Snake riv-
or, and say, what time never
enjoyed anything like it, and such
fine people; sociable, hospitable,
bright, enlightened and healthy
looking. Such are Mr.. and Mrs.
Hall. The only complaint l had to
file was that could not stay long
er, and they were not to blame
for that. We picked from the trees
in Mr.. Halls orchard one half BUSH
ell of ripe cherries, Grated them and
carried them home. From Butte we
had the porter put them and the
samples of green fruit which were
picked there, apples, pears, peaches,
piums, apricots (the peaches were
taken from a two year old trce), on
ice. The fruit arrived in Valley
City in a most excellent condition
and some of our people here who
sampled them realized the differ
ence in eating nice cherries picked
from the trees when ripe, and the
stuff we get here in market at 2oc
per pound, which no doubt arc
picked while yet on the green side,
and by the time we get them they
are tough and void of flavor.
Mr. Hall Is very careful that
every bit of fruit that leaves his or
chard is all right, and therein lies
the secret of his great success, to-
gethcr with good judgment, hare
work, fine location and splendic
soil. Things there carried me bach
to the scenes of my childhood.
There is something about tina
place that one can not help bu
like. The cherries hanging on tht
trees in clusters, nice, red and lus'
cious. AS we picked the cherries
from the trees the mother hogs will
their Filters of young ones follow
ing would rub against us to pick w
stray cherry we might happen t.
drop, and talk to their little pigs
There seemed to be an air of con
tcntment there which the pig
caught.
Then came the trip back t
Mountain Home, and as we woun,
up the side of the rock to the lcve
country above, the sight is one neve
to DC forgotten. When the top wa
reached we stopped to let the tear
rest few minutes and looked dow
at the orchards and the wind
ing Snake river nearly 1000 feet be
low. The sight was grand. M
little boy who accompanied me said
Papa isn't that grand? wis
we did not have to go home"
could plainly see that the feeling {
satisfaction had gotten hold on hii
too. He never liked cherries, bl
since that trip to Halls, where +
got a sample Of the genuine articl,
his mind and taste have changed.
We arrived in Mountain Hon
about 80 p. m. and the GLOW,
fields looked inviting. An occasion
al piece was already mown, son
were raked and the punches we
as thick as they could lay. Or
who would ask for anything bett
would be a crank and not wor
listening to. The macaroni whe
which belonged to j. E. Greene w
simply fine. have raised whe
for a long while and | know
when see it, and that of Mr.. Gre
nos was the finest ever saw. N