The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-06-07
OUR TONNAGE!
Agricultural, Mining and Stock Raising Res
ources Of Custer County, Idaho, Trib-
utary to 6. & P. Railroad.

The following report of agricultural mining raising
resources of Custer County, daho tributary Gilmore
Pittsburgh survey has been the president road
There 100000 good in the Pahsamaro
valley 6OO of which Custer county, capable
ducng 2250O0 tons of hay assuming $4,000 haytwo
crops per yearwh q tons each cutting Putting the
remaining 10000 Custer grain 40 bushels
will produce 100000 bushels per Assuming so
cent of this grain
900 pounds of grain exported which, 10000
would make 400 grain the Pah
samaroi alone.
usually hay
raised this would 81 500 head of stock shipped market
each which with 20 head to the would make 1875
loads of stock from this region which would make total of
carloads per
5000 of land cultivation Pahsamaro
and Round valley Salmon producing good Also
fruits such apples pums and cherries
che quality and of which be exceled The G. P
survey this garden spot entire length and should get
at least IS carloads of produce for per
The survey the G. Round valley from the North
Section Township IA North Range 9 East of Boise Mer
dan valley Townships 3 and IA North of
Range the Boise Meridian and contains about $4,000
acres good Altitude about OO 5000 feet 1t s
truly speaking the Eden of the West considering its climate and
agricultural and where seghng SO rare that but
people invest the luxury OF sieigh AS 1or u appes
prunes Strawberries raspberres and 9th
mention is unexceed and we DEFY com
petition both in flavor quality and abundance we
had failure seventeen and the prospects at
this writing excellent for immense crop this year Many
young orchards being planted this spring Ihe 1u'
from this locality Mountain Fair last attracked
widespread and received the highest compliments
AS for agriculture raising Round valley cannot be
excee few places equal it. In 1909 Round valley pro
duced bushels of gran the average yield
ling about 80 bushels The yield of hay about
five tons per acre. cuttings and the two new gaton pre-
ects now way the Salmon River Land rgaon TO-
and the Round Valley Cooperative Co., will add large tracts 10
the cultivated land of the valley There is an abundance OF
for both projects This valley fully capable OF producing lo
o tons of hay each year 600 bushels OF grain There are
at present head of horses cattle and sneep
this valley. and after the reclamation polecss are
and all the land cultivated Will oe luily oap"o0 " p
r feed for 80 900 head of stock
Tn the Salmon between Round Valley ana STANLEY ~
Cane Horn and Sawtooth valleys there is about zo
f land including the Fork which tributary TO the "
n ov and the larger portion of which is in good STATE
cultivation and about 30 200 head OF socS on
crown there and ships 5 loads OF STOCK eacn year
Thirty miles south this country lies Tue se"o
"a Cono Horn valleys They contain about 'oooV acres "
all and produces abundantly hay and vegetaoes n
in Carey Act projects handled by Boise snou
;ld each wear in the neghborhood OF 35oooo TONS o nay
xnort 900 car loads of stock. The scenic beauty "a w
;s wonderful and is of the most beau1u regions ~
Relative to the agricultural resources OF ous 600 oo
. ,r;hutarv TO the G. & p survey, there Is 'o'S " '
par' land This hay means, at an aver
Of Eve tons per acre. which is very 10" es'l"a'
OK 600 nounds and taking 10000 to the car ~ w. h1f
os 195 car loads of agricultural poouce estimate ths
,h;s yould be consumed at home but IL IS sa q " ~ - W.;
,t . in tuster county tributary to the u. q r. su'sS w.
auce and export least 800 car loaoS pei % hv an
proouce w M m average of SO day OF gram nay 81
~ Tbere would no doubt be looo acres p'' nv -
N Se ruo Salmon river potato is equal 10 any p 81 "
each year. s Greeley Colorado potato does not surpass
sss quality One
. nowng the average yield at oOo ous"e M ~ s on ac,
tatoes allowing w f what is commonly taken from an ac
IN this ocality) would mean o.oo~ ro as and
s Ss sss ss
stock at home there car it would require $50 cars to mo
Z, lowing 700 pounos " ~
. the potato crop , resources of Custer county
met