The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-12
ROUND VALLEY


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lug was published In that paper Sent ,,,h Nv.
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this place on that date.l III
Chaills, and in fact the greater
portion of Custer county. hos
oeen held back and it's progress
greatly retarded by the lack Of
adequate transportation facil;t.
les. NO section of the state is
richer in natural resources or has
greater possibilities.
Stock raising has been and
will continue to be one Of tho
chief Industries of the county.
Stock ranges on the public do
main throughout the early
spring, summer and fall. and
owing to the light snow fall in
the valleys and especially those
in the vicinity of Challis, the
feeding season is short. In the
mountains and foothills the fin
est sheep ranges are found.
Along the valleys some fine
ranches are to be found, wheat,
oats, rye, barley and alfalfa are
the chief products. Yields of 40
to 10 bushels of wheat, Is to 80
bushels of oats, 80 bushels of rye
and barley and 3 to 5 tons of al
falfa to the acre are not uncom-
mon. In addition to this, wild
grass grows in abundance; on
many of the ranches it is the
only hay crop grown. Along the
streams and irrigating bitches
white clover grows naturally.
furnishing much pasture for
stock.
Four miles northeast of Chal-
lis is located the VIM. Babcock
ranch, comprising 100 acres. all
under cultivation. This ranch
is mostly in grain and hay. but
there is a good sized orchard of
we'll selected trees. Apples are
the principal fruit and grow to
perfection. One great advantage
this section enjoys over many
others for successful Orcharding
is the absence of moth, scale and
other pests so detrimental to
fruit trees. Spraying is COM
paratively unknown, a majority
of the trees never having been
sprayed. Small fruits of all
kinds are grown and thrive re-
markably well. The berries
grown in the Round valley are
noted for their size and fine flaw
or. Several irrigation projects
are now under construction ID
different parts of the county that
mean the reclamation of several
thousand acres of fine agrlcul-
tural land and its settlement by
a thrifty class OF people that Will
add greatly to the wealth and
resources of the county.
The East Round valley pro-
ject consists of about 5000 acres
work on which has been carried
on for some time and is now over
half completed. This tract is
on the east side of Salmon rlver'
and secures it's water supply
from this stream. The canals
and laterals will all be complet-
ed and water furnished IN time
for next springs planting.
The Hawley & Hill project
known as the Round Valley CO.
Operative Irrigation Co., covers
over 5000 acres of land in the
immediate vicinity of Challls' IN
fact the main canal passes on
the village. Water Tor
this project will be taken irom
ChalliS creek about seven niile'
from town. A dam will be ouiiV
across the creek, the dimensions
of which will be 1926 feet long az
the base and $50 feet wide ana
40 feet in height. The location
of the dam is perfect one' soilo
lava walls on either side ana tlie
bedrock wall on the south slae
of the creek that will convey '''e
water during the construc'io" -