Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-22
\ Federation Delegates Trip.
(By Mrs. H. c. WYmanl

A Federation Delegates Trip.
(By Mrs. H. C. Wyman)
1t was my good fortune to go to Twin
Falls as a delegate to the State FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs by auto,
through the courtesy of a friend. About
10 miles out of Boise we came to the
state highway, which certainly Is a
credit to the state. For miles 1t
stretches along the Oregon Short Line
tracks as level and smooth as the city
streets. Anyone who has occasion to
go over any part of the state highway,
then off onto the old road, will hope
that ample funds be provided to finish
1t before another year.
There are many interesting auto trips
that may be taken from Boise but
none more so than this one; after pass
ing Mountain Home and following the
railroad we came to the Snake river,
then along its banks for some miles,
going through the thriving town of
Hammett, again coming TO the river, on
to Glenns Ferry and over the mesa TO
Bliss.
A few miles further the beautiful
Hagerman valley was entered, just as
the moon was rising over the tops of
the tall poplar trees, casting weird
shadows across the road like giant SEN
tinels at the gate.
We stopped for the night at Mr..
Lindsays. The house stands on high
cliff overlooking the river, across which
the great aqueduct of the King Hill
project Is carried on a concrete bridge,
ending at the Malad river about a mile
further on, where the water flows into
II and carries 1t for miles to the King
Hill and Hammett tracts, which are
becoming fine farms from the use of
this water.
We crossed the Malad river, which
comes down to the Snake river in
torrent of waterfalls, above which can
be seen the Malad river power plant.
In motoring through the valley eight
covered wagons were passed taking the
children to the large fine school house.
which affords a social center as well as
better building. attendance and more
efficiency in school work.
On both sides OF the road trees are
planted, mostly tall Lombardy poplars,
making a beautiful as well as shaded
! highway The farms stretch from the
mesa to the banks of the Snake river
with fine houses surrounded with trees.
| The town of Hagerman in the center
of the valley is growing up-t date
place, as are all OF the towns in that
section.
| We crossed the Snake at the old
Owsley's Ferry. The river at this point
for several miles is as placid as lake
and filed with wild ducks After cross
ing the ferry the road stretches COR
miles along the river and follows the
old Oregon trail and passes the famous
Thousand Springs on the opposite side.
l wish everyone might see them. Some
of the springs start from the top OF the
cliff and fall in beautiful cascades,
rushing down to the river between the
| lava--the beautiful autumn tints are
over all, such exquisite shade OF reds.
yellow and browns blended in with the
water, made me wish to have a paint
brush and paint them pm the spot;
after disappearing for a time in the
lava, the water comes out again far-
Their down, forming successive water
falls, until they reach the very edge OF
the river and are only few feet high,
many spreading through the lava TO
great width.
l. There must be some lost river feed
ing these falls or subterranean passage
perhaps the water from the Lost river
of the Salmon county, who knows? In
places the water bursts through the
lava and forms beautiful little lakes on
some OF the farms.
At the Bliss place. at the entrance OF
the valley. there is small lake be-
side the house. stocked with rainbow
trout We fed the fishes bread. u
was early in the morning and they were
hungry. Such flashing pr red sides,
darling here and there and striking at
/ the crumbs, so tame that one could al
most touch them; some ducks swim
ming near tried to get crumb but the
water was whirling mass of fish. Mr..
Duck only looked on.
After leaving the canyon, as far as
the eye can see, across the mesa
stretches the farmlandsI the russell
shades on the trees with the green of
the alfalfa fields making d picture long
to be remembered.
] While travelling through the sage
brush at one point was basin that we
named "Helrs Half Acrev-it looked
! so Godforsaken. but after we reached
the Twin Fails tract we exclaimed