Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-12
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Flowing Well al Medbury Gives Prom
Use Of Unlimited Water for
That Valley.


have attracted the most attention OF
any small, exclusive tract of fruit +
land in Southern Idaho This valley /
has every advantage claimed for the
King Hill tract, and more. A trans
continental railroad cuts it through /
the center, it is in an established ar
tesian basin, where flowing wells may /
be obtained to furnish water for irrl-
CATION, power for any purpose what
ever and gas for heating and illumina-
ton. Better than any ditch for irrl-
CATION is the warm water that flows
from the Medbury well, and better
than any other kind of a water right
is one from a flowing well upon the
land to be irrigated, for then in truth
the water would belong to the land.
1t is these advantages over other
sections that are attracting the atten-
ton of so many who have come to
Medbury of late to look over this
sheltered valley of sandy loan which
is destined in time to be to Idaho
what Palisades, the great, sure crop
peach region is to Colorado. And that
time is not far distant when our val
lev will be covered with commercial
orchards, even as the tall sage brush
covers it today.
A census Of the valley show that
there is population of sixty-hve peo-
pie. This will be largely increased
soon as several families are shortly
to move here.
H. F. Koch has completed a resi-
dence on his homestead and is engaged
in clearing land for an orchard which
he will set out next spring. Mr..
Koch was for eight years bookkeep-
er in new York importing house,
but falling health compelled him to
come west. Six months residence
in the ceaseless sunshine of our val
ley has made him strong and well
again and he has decided to cast his lot
with those who are to make Medbury
valley known among men.
Marvin Hearn is at work with his
drilling machine ON house well for
H. f. Koch. He has been kept busy
all fall on wells for residents of the
valley, and his Investigations have
proved that shallow wells may be OBJ
tanned wherever desired.
Henry Krauth has fine windmill
puming plant in operation and intends
to plant strawberrys extensively.
This valley can put strawberries or
the market as early as Hood River.
Several hundred acres of brush will
be cleared here the coming winter.
The outfit used is 16 foot railroad
iron drawn by four horses and TIVE
applications Of this removes at leas
rs per cent of the brush entirely, anC
after burning the loosened brush, the
balance may be easily plowed out
John Laid and family will shortl,
move down from Mountain Home tt
their claim.
Dr. f. S. Hawley of Mountain
Home secured fine quarter section
of land here recently.
J. II. Hawkins of Mountain Hom
was looking over the valley recently
By united effort the settlers in thi
vicinity have succeeded in having tn
county commissioners order the build
ing of bridges over Cold Springs an
Bennett creeks and the laying out o
county road between these creeks
1t is expected these bridges will b
finished early in the winter.
R. W. Simpkins of Mountain HON
has been here three times the pas
week with parties whom he has lc
Gated on government land. There ar
still 3, 600 acres of gradually slopin
land adjacent to the rimrock this
may be obtained 1t is this class {
land that the experienced fruit grow
ers from the fruit regions of Wash
ington were seeking at the King Hi
opening. The first consideration
the raising Of fruit is land that wi
drain easily. On the slopes there
also a better air drainage which
perfect protection against earl
frosts.
Mrs. Geo. Crandall has joined he
husband here on the homestead.
F. E. Wilson has received the lun
Der for his residence soon to be bui
on the river front.
John Hughes has demonstrated TIL
fine quality of potato can be raise
in the loose, sandy loan Of this va
ley without irrigation.
Medburv valley is one of the. fe