Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09

more or less rock. This land. however,
has very much less rock than many
other tracts. But what is of more i'm
portance is that. the small amount of
rock consists mainly of small, loose
boulders that can easily be gathered up
and hauled off. When the land is once
cleared of this loose rock it is cleared
for all time.
These lands have sufficient slope to
the south to give good drainage. Drain
age is an important factor in the hand
ling of irrigated land. The southern
slope is not to be overlooked. az it
makes a notable difference in the spring
on which slope of the hill the crops are
growing.
Another feature that helps to sell
this land on sight is the fact that the
purest and best of everlasting well
water for domestic use can be found at
a depth of about 95 feet. This is proven
by the existence of several wells located
on old established ranches along the
edge of the segregation. This in itself
is big item to the pioneer who goes
to establish home in a new country.
1t is not a speculation with the new
conner as to what this land will produce,
and how much. AS before stated this
land lies along the Big Wood river,
none of it is more than six miles from
that stream, where there are old ranches
located which have been worked for
years. Here the prospective buyer can
see the orchards growing, can talk with
the people who have long farmed the
same kind of land and later in the sea
son can see the crops growing. For
all kinds of hardy fruits these lands are
ideal. Apples, pears, prunes, cherries,
plums, in fact nearly all the tree fruits,
and almost all of the small fruits, make
fine crops. This is proven by the or
chards along Big Wood river raising
these fruit crops proftably and success
fully
Idaho fruit is recognized as the best /
and has come to the front in all the ]
of the world. Already the |
foundation for this reputation is laid
and Idaho fruit growers are harvesting i
rich rewards every year. The buyer of
land on this track can put it out to any (
of the standard fruits and will, in few /
years, be absolutely Independent. This I
is not mere guess work, as it is being
done by fruit growers right along in
sections of Idaho where the natural I
are not equal to those of
this particular locality.
Another thing that will make these
ands go very fast is the price. 1t is
now being placed on the market at the
exceptionally low price of S35. so per
acre. Without doubt this is the last
Carey Act land, in this part of Idaho at
any rate, that can be purchased at this
price All the new segregations that
lave been planned will go to the settler
1t $50 so an acre, and up. The reason
or the increase in the initial price is
he increased cost of the later projects.
The earlier projects, very naturally,
we're those that We're the least expen-
i've to water. The easier projects be-
ng gone. those now undertaken are
much more difficult and expensive. and
he settler has to pay the increased
ost of construction. The mere differ
nee in price, $i5. an acre, win make
profit for the person who
'uyes this land instead of waiting for
he next opening.
Mr.. Wilson has 10000 acres of this
and to dispose of, over which he is :
eady at any time to take prospective I
uyers and furnish them with any de-
iTed information.
The price Of this land is $3.50 an +
ere, So. 25 down, the balance IN annual !
covering a period o. ten
ears.