The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-07-23
AS OTHERS
SEE LfMHI

that Hon. l.. vs.. Shurtlsn ana froI. |
| Ilendera,n Of ogden sere induced Ia
| visit salmon aud assist in entertain-
ing the people. These gentlemen
we're 10 we'll pleased with this part
Of Idaho that, through the Ogden
Standard, they ha We told ot the won
dsrful RESOURCES the delightful eli
mate and great opportunities OF
L.emhi county. hundreds OF people
will read tue articie and that IL viii
create an ingerest in this section OF
the stat. there can be no doubt. The
aitiels follows.
President l., W. Shurtliff returned
this morning from Salmon City, Ida.
no, where, on invitation, he deliver
ed the address At the Fourth of July
exercises. lie Ii thoroughly we'll
pie ascd- " ith ala trip and has become
a booster for that part OF Idaho. De-
scriblng Salmon City, he says
! "pernaps no city in the state OF
q Idaho is more centrally located With
4 Ia the state than Salmon City, as far
y anout lbs miles east OF ths western
: line, and lies close TO the eastern
? boundary which Joins Montana. II
'' is generally conceded 10 be within
: the NEST mountainous section Of th'
i state. IL Is the county seat of Lem
i hi county.
C "To reach Salmon CITY, one mus
Y take the Oregon Short Line railroa'
n 10 Armstead. Montana, Jo7 mile
north OF Ogden, and No miles soatl
Of Butte. AZ Armstead QUE mus
take the Gilmore a Pittsbnrg rail-
rs road. THIS road runs northwest ove
20 the Bitter Root range Of mountains
VI the main continental divide, and end
T. al Salmon City. The road Is Ia
y. miles long, though direct line froI
Armstead TO salmon City Is but
mites. There ls, therefore, about
~ miles taken up In kind OF Aig-1a
~ mountain climbing.
ne I'm general appearance. the oori
rs try looks like all tie rest OF the u
u
d. pecially we'll provided with pure cry
~ tai streams OF mountain waite
.rk Every canyon contains q rushing ~
tie torrent, and each Is generally =
puted To be- an excellent trout strsar
Only the most distant mountains a
N. very rugged, and they are ara cover
he with snaw peFpetuAlly aud In AbuD
10, ance. The lower mountains are rol
rye Ing, aud are covered win dense "a
Jed ests OF pine which appear TO be pie
be tlfu enough 70 last forever. II
rs, streams in the lower valleys a
ads tordered with cottonwood ald'
In birch and willow. salmon WIS III
Of settled la 1855 by a company of G
~. onizers from Utah Who we're seeki
eld good territory to take care OF the j
,ial nienxe Immigration into salt La
phi. CITY la those times. These eoloniz'
nty lived la Lemhi valley, n tributary
Aili Salmon, until 1858. They built D,
Lemhi. broke up land and rais
:. thousands Of bushels ~ grain, and
abundance Of veRetables. They GO
leet structed an Irrigation canal and
the first irrigatins In the north~
territory They left the county
the spring ot 1865 because OF lad
hostiiities.
hE In 1855, the discovery OF Y
brought great numbers OF peo
back To Saln.on river. Many X
g. claims we're located, and much IA
80. inR Was done ON a small scale.
.ns mines Included some good pla
claims. aud much gold vas tai
q. from the streams by panning.
-, early times gold dust was the curr
-, money. and cider residents still
-. uf having bought OF sold for W nj
- dust Although there IL much
-, liable ore In the country mining
- re.sed 10 BE- the chief industry
cause of the expense OF transpoi
-. tlon. Agriculture aud stockrais
49,. are nav tie chief occupations.
had When one looks 81 the map
t.,ok sees tBat salHaH IL located In
Z AltAbAAihbAs ANNHAhNR w 80 -"
,rin. Impression that the city is la
took mountain tops where winter prev
had mast of the year. This is
Il as lfslse impression. one all zee "
rtgBt he aiights from the train that
uyh. elevation IL 1000 feet. and there
"A yes considerably lover than Ogden.
ths climate sesms 70 just as mild
1 ths fruitful. too July lst sees an abr
her anos Of nss potst0ss and other
neat. den truck Beautiful and lusc
taks cherries load the tr>ss and the 81
b-fry crop has ali beeB nATVss
tsla. Cmcum bers, tomatoes, sSeetcorn
WHO ali the tender garden plants looi
other II they we're IN their paradise. }
~tor. and cold nights have long hssn Ia
"a. .snce and ell not cea.e back ans
man. these vegetables have oesn harve'
nv Even winter time never brings ~
-, 40 weather, and the sBo~ seldom
.asst deep enough Ia she valley TO PR
found sisighing.
,sls. The resources Of Salmon are
.,ps unly numeFous, but they are Gel
Tan and extensive. Perhaps the are
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