Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-20
PARIS, COUNTY SEAT
OF BEAR LAKE COUNTY

Twas at the close of very hot
day in midsummer that | slammed
the door of my Office to repair to
my home where everything was in
readiness to start on an outing to
different points In Idaho and sur
rounding country. had brought
my family from the east Ave years |
previous to Salt Lake City, and had I
IT, epted "a position with an iasur-
an i. company 'as cashier. Business
had been very good with the COM
pany and every man In the Office had
worked increasingly for months.
had been granted leave of absence
for 30 days and accordingly had
/ made. the arrangements previously
mentioned,
II was planned TO go by team so
We left our home early the following
morning,
!. Nothing Of importance. happened
during our three days travel from
Salt Lake City to- Franklin, Idaho
Here Oh lueF MtStGlu aStoU1 NJ NV
Rear River range we camped oul
third night from home, The sun had
gone down over the hills in the wet
and we retired calypso az. 20 be abit
10 get an early start the following
morning, as 1t was our Intention tc
go over the new State road from
f Franklin to Bear. Lake Valley, Idaho
j. Long before the sun had risen W.
swere astir in camp and just as ole
sol had thrust his head above the
mountain tops we We're entering tbs
d. canyon road which would lead US te
our destined + Ia of pleasure. We
had heard o. SO beautiful mountain
81 esasX along the route, but no pei
4 had been equal TO- the description
nor shall ] even make. an attempt
suttiee7 1t to say that the transcen
dant beauty .of those mountains
those little table lands, those forests
Il OF pine and quakenasps, beggar de
scription. At last we have reached
the summit. and here Ii beautiful
spring and fine feed for our team
The sun 49, nearing the zenith, sc
We have concluded to make our mid
day camp. which is soon accomplish
ed, and while our horses are graz
ing we all ascend, an eminence tc
view the surrounding country. Away
yonder to the south Of MS can be
seen the city we have lately left al
we'll as the beautiful valley OF Sal
Lake, Ogden in Its, surrounding coun
try. seemingly right beneath GU
n feet with It's fields. of grain warming
liz the sunlight Is Cache Valley. tn
gfanarysof Utah. on to the north
III west Is. Gentle Valley dotted her
and there with Its farms and farm
houses sAll this beautiful scenery |
worth ones trip over the new Stat
road from Franklin to Bear LAX
Valley Idaho. After luncheon an
as the sun was rapidly nearing tn
western horizon we started down tn
eleven miles of splendid road fror
the summit to the valley below. jus
Sas the sun has passed out OF sigh
we came from the mountain cnnyo
Into the City of Paris, Idaho Pari
Ii beautiful little city nestlin
closely TO the foothills on the cas-
Stone OF the Bear River range Q
mountains 1t was first settled |
1863 and Is the beginning OF tn
Ssettlement of southeastern Idaho
10 her north east and south va
ley opens out to so miles In lengt
north and south by 10 miles wids
Al the southeastern edge of this cit
flows one of those beautiful crysts
mountain streams, fed by eterns
Knows, that lis only seen In this intel
mountain country. This stream Q
the time of year which we Writt
was very shallow in places owing
the water being turned from Its M
nral channel into irrigation ditche
Tut In the spring of the year II
h yeritable torrent. At all season
,,lf the year 1t Ia full of speekle
Mountain beauties that gives col
tinuous pleasure to the angler. Par
sits as a queen upon her throne an
Watches with pride the growth an
development of , the surroundin
puntry, and the progress of neigl
bring towns.
Since the time that the sun fir
lone on her dirt covered cabins sf
held supremacy as the leadin
or Bear Lake Valley. Durin
time Laketown, Garden Cit
aakh Haven, st. Charles and Bloom
a&ton on the south of her. and Owl
Montpelier. Bennington and Georg
fawn on the north have sprung
lgRe magic, but none have outstrip
81 her in the way of improvement
emf Il might be Montpalier whit