Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-24
BRIEF REtIEW OF LINCOLN
COUNTY msTeR,

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thousands Of sheep ana cattle dur
ing the winter months.
j Shoshone is the county seat. To-
Gated on the o. 5 L. railway. wic
a branch runs from that place
Through Bellevue and HALEY to
hetchun Il l. the oldest town IN
the county. and was the only town
ol any Importance until the advent
of the federal government irrigation
project and others that caused a
number of towns to spring Up. us
population Il l.JOO
ShDshone, although located ia The
heart 0f the sage brush plains OF
The snake river valley. Is set out
tliickiy in trees and shrubs and Is a
>eriiable bower in the desert Ii
has number OF good business
houses. goOd schools. hotels and
all the advantages Of modern town
life.
The irrigation PROJECT Of the fed
erai government, The North Si .
twin Falls Irrigation Company
project that Of the idaho irrigation
Company. made productive vast
areas Of land within the boundaries
OF Lincoln county and has made
possible I, number Of leading towns.
There are perhaps one million
and "a half acres Of land for pastur-
age and dry farming.
The elevation Of the agricultural
lands OF this county range from
3.2O0 to 800 feet above sea level
Tine crops produced are equal in
quantity and quality 10 any county
nj southern Idaho
fhe leading towns Of Lincoln
county apart from ShoShone, are
Hepburn. Rupert, Minidoka. Good
mg. Bliss and Richfield-
heyburn Is at the southwest END
of the Minidoka tract Ia the center
II a=gieh aad large seetioa ii farm
ing land irrigated Ds Tie federal
government. and on the Minidoka
branch Of the o. :. l..
Rupert l. situated on branch
line of the o. :. L. railway. 10
miles from MInidoka Il is a bright
up-to-date town, located IN the cen
Ter Of about 7O00o acres of the
Minidoka project
Minidoka IS on the main line of
the O. :. L. railroad aad i the
junction Of that line with it, branch
to Bull and Twin Fans.
Jerome Il on the new line from
Gooding TO Miner. about 80 miles
from Miner and i modern town.
Wendell Is located on the same
railroad and i siiF younger than
Jerome. II has a good hotel and i
rapidly growing.
RichfieId formerly named Al
bertal. with present population
Of 800. Is only little over two
years old and one Of the important
towns in this section of the state
II has hotel building which cost
$4,000. a fine 5000 school building
a commercial club and good bank.
Gooding l. located on the main
line Of the o. :. L. and l. one Of
the most beautiful of the new towns
m that section. Il now has good
business buildings, d $4,000 hotel,
equipped with ali modern cOnNen-
FENCES. a good high school building,
a water system. electric lights, ce-
mem sidewalks on the principal
streets. and Is the seal OF the Idaho
school for the Deaf. Dumb and
Blind. which has been recently
housed in fine new building
Speaking generally if may be said
that this county has received a.
powerful impetus by the various
irrigation projects that have de-
veloped here in the last few years.
Within the past five years IN Lin
coin county over 100000 acres oil
land have been brought under
water and made tributary TO the
agricultural richness of the stale.
The Minidcks dam across the
snake river very few miles from
Rupert. provides the facilities for
generating almost any quantity Of
of electric power.
Besides diSertine water 10 lfi1-
gate 10000 acres of the land The
government has inst allied Z power
plant to operate pumps FOR tne r.
rigalion of higher lands moi reaehe
bv The gravity system Two UNITS
nave been installed 50 far and $40"
horsepower developed. Additional
units will be pui in as fast as
needed. 4 description of this plant
IS given in another part of 'his
report.
Alresdy the water Is pumped by