The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-19
CITIZENS WENT
TO FFTY-sPRINGS

Fifty Springs on Lincoln creek an
} viewed the site proposed by the Re
publican office for affording waite
supply for Blackfoot. The water
now used by three Indian farmer
for irrigation. 1t has already beel
described In this paper, and the peo
Iple who went Sunday expressed mucl
satisfaction at the wealth of waite
they found ,as well as the altitudl
and favorable landscape for laying ,
pipe line to town.
The temperature of the water wa,
tested and found to vary in the diff
ferent springs from seventy to eighty
five degrees and to have tempera
ture Of seventy-two in the creek
where all flowed together. Every
body drank Of the water and pro
nounced it good, but too warm fol
drinking until it had travelled fal
enough to cool. Manager Davis Of
the Blackfoot Steam Laundry took
a sample for analysis and said that
If he had soft water like that for op-
Grating his laundry it would make q
great difference in the expense and
the appearance of the clothes when
finished.
| City Engineer James Young stated
that Blackfoot is using about thirty
inches of water now, and that there
appeared to be about 500 inches in
the stream at the lower edge Of the
spring basin, and much more than
that down the creek, due to the
springs in the creek bed. J. T. Car
ruth said he was much surprised and
pleased to find so much water at such
La favorable location. Cecil Clark
said he hoped we could find way
to bring it into use in Blackf0ot with
out waiting for the present fran
chise and the present system to clear
the field for a united, single system.
j. G. Millick stated that the stream
apparently increased in size for some
distance because Of springs along the
sides and bottom Of the creek, and
then soon began to sink, for the
stream dwindled as it went down the
valley. He recommended impound-
ing the winter flow in an artificial
lake and making enough to supply
the town and the Indian farmers too
In the party besides those already
named were Hamilton Wright,
Thomas Dahman, Fred M. Fisher, Ed
Boyle, A. H. Simmons e. T. Peck
and his wife and daughter, Mrs.
York, Mrs. Cecil Clark, Miss Graham,
Miss Burquist. C. Millick, Misses
Marie and Genevieve MillicA, Frank
Farmer, Harold York, Mayor Ste
phens, Harry Berryman and 7. A,
Hayes Jr, ss
Chairman sNofear Davis Of water,
committee, Neil r.. Boyle and Hamil-
ton Wright went out on Monday.
Printed slips bearing the follow
ing, were distributed among the
party. ii.
We pass thru some gates. and
drivers of rear cars are requested to
shut all gates.
We 60 east on the Rich lane to the
Hopkins ranch in Lincoln valley and
then to the head OF the creek three
miles above Ft. Hall school site.
This is Ft. Hall the third, established
as military post in 1870 turned
into school few years later and
removed to Ft. Hall the fourth (Ross
Fork) in 1904. The site is now owned
by Thomas Cosgrove, and a once
beautiful villa is simply grove and
a meadow.
Cold Creek comes into the valley
from the left at Ft. Hall. A short
distance up Cold creek is fine road
material like the Silver Bow sand, in
great quantity and outcroppings of
good building rock. Cold creek is
too small to supply Blackfoot, but
just over the summit from its head
are large springs, tho they fow into
the Blackfoot river, east of the range.
The logical course for piping Fifty
Springs to Blackfoot would be along
the westerly side OF the valley and
over the ridge west or northwest Of
Ft. Hall.
A road up Lincoln creek leads into
the settled country over the range
whose people would like to trade in
Blackfoot. but when you Sc, the kind
Of road they have to come over, even |
after they get down out Of the noun
tains, you will know why they 60 to
Idaho Falls, Bancroft. Soda Springs,
or anywhere but here.
1t is said that a road up Cold
creek affords a good route over the |
range and saves the long trip around |
the elbow at Wolverine. Blackfoot |
men might find it Joy to seek out |
the best routes and make roads that |
will bring that traffic this way.
Our boys have taken the kinks out |
of the Huns over there; why can't we
take the kinks out of few sections
Of mountain roads over here!