The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-31
NEBRASKA man
WRITES LETTER
Of CALDWELL

Mr.. G. G. Jenkins of Ne
ligh, Neb., who spent several
days examining the territory
about Caldwell, has the follow
ing letter in his home paper of
last week g issue:
Caldwell, Idaho, May 12.-Dear
Leader: When Moses led the children
of Israel through the Red Sea and
across the plains of Paran (see Doc
BARLEY or G. A. Sellery for a detailed
account), and pitched his tents among
the sand dunes of Il don't just re-
member the exact locality, he made
the mistake that has since been made
by many man of lesser ability. What
Nose ought to have done, was to have
kept on going until he crossed the
western slope of Wyoming, and un-
hftched old Buck and Bright on the
southeast corner of the present town.
site of Caldwell, turned them out to
Craze. and told his followers to 20
forth and prompt the Boise valley, and
to proceed to replenish the earth. But
we cant lay it up against Nose, for in
those days the trolleys were not in
good working order, and the hello
girls were out late at nights and COM
munication was all shot to pieces. and
as result but little was known of this
country; but just see what he could
have handed down to posterity if he
had been wise to his country.
landed in Caldwell Thursday
morning at o'clock, and, in the alb
sence of the city marshal, took DOS
session of the place at once. and have
had undisputed possession ever since.
Caldwell is the county seat of Canyon
county, is located in the Boise valley,
and has population of 1900 school
children, lot of good looking women
and quite number of men-I don't
know just how many, as I didn't pay
much attention to them. She is To-
Gated on slight elevation, and over
looks the beautiful Boise valley, and
between the Boise and Snake rivers;
she is connected with Boise, the capt.
ia! city, and with Nampa and other
suburban towns, by electric railways,
and Is on the main line of the Oregon
Short Line railway, the main artery of
outlet for all this western country.
Idaho is q great state; she is capa-
BILE of great things; her resources are
unlimited. and her climate has got
them all faded to two-spot; her sky
is dark indigo blue, sunshine per-
petual. water unlimited, soil unex-
celled. the population progressive; and
that means that they are all in line for
my old friend. the Colonel. |
She is bound on the north by the
aurora borealis. on the east by lot
OF sheep pelts strung on the wire |
fences. on the south By the descend
ants of Brigham Young and Joe Smith,
and on the west by the unorganized |
territory called Oregon. with the Pa
cific ocean as background, and as
George Fitch would say, you can take
from your uncle Jimmy, that, God
bless you. Idaho is some country"
| realize now that I made the same
mistake when I started for this place
that made last June, when i went to
Spokane, except I had Barley Ryan
with me on that trip, which helped
some. What should have done was
to have brought Bill Munroe or Jud
Lyle with me. I have been handi-
capped ever since came. I'm out
classed, and pushed clear off the map,
and 1t ! ever make another western
trip I am going to take one or both
these gentlemen with me, for I shall
never be Inundated in this fashion
again.
What would you think of pulling
fish out of river with a span OF
mules! Well. that's the way they
catch them out here. / know that is
correct. for Tom Nichol told me so
Cne man told me he saw little girl.
SIX years old. land a sturgeon that
weighed Zoo pounds, and that he had
known four men to be yanked into the
river and drowned by one fish-Ruess
that is some fish, but he saws he will
swear to It If necessary; but / told him
i was not necessary, as I was conf
dent It was true.
Then. again. what would YOU think
= you saw them threshing dried resp
berries off the bush with a thre shinp
machine9 Well, they do. I know This
70 be true, for Tom showed me the
patch where they grew the berries.
They let the berries dry on the
bushes and then cut them with a
mower and thresh them as the do oats
- SS$ssS W VIC q SuCCGSS. /
! saw several pea fields that will be
nown with a mower when green, and
'hreshed and canned. the same as hand
picked peas. The vines are then taken
70 distillery and distilled into AL !
syrup, that is said to be superior toll
maple. although I cannot vouch for
his statement.
II was my pleasure to take dinner
x,th Will Farber at Payette yesterday. 8
VIII runs the leading hotel at Payette.
mas splendid business. is delighted =
With the country. does moi. desire to re-
urn to Nebraska (another evidence of '
'rogress), and in addition to the many Q
'ther delicacies served. they fed us on
surgeon Caught by the aid of a span b
# mules). and it was all that could he v
Iesired in the way of fish. Will sends v
us best regards to all of his old Ne 6
,raska friends. and hopes they will 4
how their good judgment by moving
o Payette. u
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lybolt are re- o
ponsible for two very pleasant daysl