The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-09-24
PICTURESQUE
JORDAN VALLEY
The Land Of a Prosperous
People and of Many
Happy Homes
RICH IN MANY PURSUITS
The Three Days Racing Pro-
gram Last Week a Decided
Success in Every Way---Visit-
ors Hospitality Entertained

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trip from Silver City to Jordan
Valley at this time of the year is truly
pleasure and an enjoyable event.
To the stranger making the trip for the
first time IT is replete with many
scenes of wild picturesqueness and in
cidents that appeal strongly TO the
vivid panoramic Vision of the imagina-
tion and draws forth the full resplen-
dent views Of nature's handiwork.
Leaving Silver City on the John Hore
stage, Friday noon last, a representa-
tive of the Nugget started on his first
visit to Jordan Valley to take in the
dance and racing events, and incident
ally to see the country and to meet the
enterprising and hospitable people of
that prosperous section. The other
passengers on the stage were Miss
Maggie Cavaney, county treasurer,
also enroute to the valley, aud Frank
Fueling the DeLamar merchant. On
down the Jordan Greek canyon we roll,
past the quaint little mining town of
Dewey, where is located the famous
Trade Dollar mine and the immense
milling plant of the company; on past
other properties that are but undergo,
ing development, we arrive at DeLamar
in time for lunch. Here is located the
famous DeLamar mine, and mill which
is equipped with the most modern ma
chinery and processes, known to the
ingenuity of man, for treating the ores.
l'eLamar is typical western mining
town, and the old saying that "a
rough exterior more oftentimes contains
kind heart" is fully exemplified
here. Hospitality and true friendship
is the slogan of these people, for in
DeLamar thelatch string always hangs
on the outside.
After lunch we boarded the Jordan
Valley stage, Mrs. Minnie Weston be-
ing passenger from DeLamar to the
valley with her millinery goods, as
were also another lady and gentleman
whose names we did not learn. Roll
ing off down the canyon behind good
team, and with everyone aboard in
good spirits, we soon passed through
the old historical (now deserted) placer
mining camp of Wagon Town and be
gan the long ascent of the divide. Ar
riving at the top we were richly re
warded with one Of the grandest and
most magnificent panoramic views O
natures handiwork. Several thousand
feet below us there was spread out tC
the eye beautiful valley of green yer
dure, dotted with substantial dwelling,
and pleasant surroundings which be
spoke many happy homes; the prolific
grain fields awaiting the harvest; thu
fat and sleek herds of livestock grazing
on the succulent grasses of the rici
meadow and pasture lands; the tower
ing mountains of alfalfa and wild ha,
already in stack for winter feeding
the orchards; the gardens; all told tn
story, far better than words can depict
of the wondrous wealth of this fertil
valley that is truly prosperous in it
solitude, and whichis atpresent solittl
known or thought of outside of its ow
Immediate sphere. But Jordan Vale
will not be lonesome long, nor littl
known to the outside world, for its pee
pie are progressive and they now hav
the promise of railroad on which cor
struction work is to begin in the yer
near future. Again they are shown
their enterprise in the reclamation {
some $4,000 acres of choice arid land
living adjacent to the valley on th
west, for which they have ample watc
and natural reservoir sites. A new
paper, up-to. datei inevery way, and oth'
enterprises will also soon be starte
in the valley town. With such ente
prising and progressive business me