Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-28
LAND DRAWING
AT GRAND VIEW
SOUTH DAKOTA PEOPLE ARE
FORTUNATE " SECURING
HIGH NUMBERS.
q. II. Grange Comes First on the List
of Drawing-Thirty Registrations
and Filings Aggregated go Acres
automobile Mari Trip For Some

The Statesman has the following
in regard to the recent land drawing
at Grand View:
Heber Q. Hale, register of the
state land office, returned Monday
night from Grand View, where he
conducted the opening of the Snake
River Irrigation company's Castle
Butte project, including a tract Of
6066 acres of Carey act lands.
1t is anticipated that those who
took part in the opening will become
bona fide settlers and will increase
the rapidly growing population Of
the Gem State A great many pow
ers of attorney were given by people
from South Dakota, and the first and
last numbers drawn from the box
were assigned to prospective settlers
from that state c. f. Grange from
NermilliOn, s. d., was given the first
choice of the lands, and James p
Partridge, also of vermillion, was the
recipient of the last number drawn.
Power of attorney for both of these
was held by o. j. Franklin of Boise
The second number was drawn by
Fl. w. Stone of Caldwell the third
number by Elwood Perisho of Yer
million, s. D., the fourth number bv
r. NJ Pugsley. also from Vermillion
the fifth number by John Park Of
Rock Springs, Wyo., the sixth num-
Der by Katherine Quackenbush of
Pierre, S d.
FILE. ON 72O ACRES.
There were in all 80 registrations
Tor lands, and the filings aggregated
720 acres. The company sold water
rights amounting to $4,000, of
which $4,000 was paid in cash Water
rights cost $50 an acre The water
is furnished by pumping system
from the Bruneau river and is piped
across the snake river. The lands
filed upon are situated in the ex-
treme southeast section of Ada coun-
ty, 50 miles south of Boise, and to-
gether with the state school lands
and private lands, embrace 1900
acres.
Mr.. Hale reported all sorts of diff
ficulty in reaching the scene of the
opening. He left Sunday afternoon
at about 4:3O o'clock with e. c.
Croker, vice president and general
manager of the Snake River Irriga-
ton company in the latter's car.
There were also in the party Miss
Smyth and Miss Tucker. stenograph-
ers. NJ. l. Church and Mr. Andrews,
employed by the company to assist at
the opening.
A short distance from Boise one OF
the tires of the automobile burst
A little farther on one of the rear
springs broke. Both of these acct
dents were the cause of considerable
delay, so that it was dark before two
thirds of the distance was covered.
The party was destined to figure
in a further chapter of accidents
however, and while going along the
steep grade which leads to the
Snake river bottom, the stearing geai
became deranged and only by the
most careful handling was the car
saved from being thrown over the
cliff.
The sagebrush plain was reached
in safety, but there the car stopped
and refused to go. The party accord
ingly passed the remainder of tho
night on the sand without food OIL
shelter
Mr.. Croker ferried across the
Snake river. however, secured a team
of horses and succeeded in gettine
the party into camp at the place .o
the drawing at daylight Monday
morning.
The drawing was held Monday
afternoon at O'Clock. The party
which conducted the drawing re
turned home in the automobile, an,
reached Boise without further acct
dents