Shoshone journal., 1923-03-09

thsi- natural outlet az the Snak,
River This surface water is zoo,
water but is not safe for drinkius
OF household use. for there are 2
great many holes in the lava HAVING
been drilled for furnishing a never
filling eesspooI and the fluids from thi:
5 type Of cesspool are sure 10 contami-
nate any well that may be in close
DroN-nity TO drinking supply. It
{ IS dangerous 10 use water from these
wells where there are cesspools drain
. ing into the lava
The never ending supply OF pure
, mountain water is constantly com;ns
from The sawtooth mountains. and
flowing down into the bottom of the
old lake bed, and Of course this water
pure always. is far below the reach
OF any OF the wells in this country.
and 10 reach il would mean an in
exhaustable supply Of pure water for
shoshone at no cost whatever other
than keeping the pipe lines in order
for the pressure with which this water
would come TO the surface can not be
estimated it would rip out of the
ground any system Of water mains into
which il was turned, it would be pure
artesian water and under enormous
pressure but could be easily. controlled
Another thing this water under this
pressure would be hot water and think
what a hot well would mean TO Sho-
shone, think OF the facilities we could
offer 10 tourists. every tourist travel
ing in this part of Idaho. would make
Shoshone his stopping place for few
days if we had hot water and if we
had a large tourist trade coming here
it would mean that each party would
spend from SO TO s25 during his
stay. Why do the tourists make the
other towns instead Of staying; the
hot water is the answer and there is
no reason why Shoshone should not
develop its natural resources and get
his tourist business.
I can remember when Vale. Oregon
lad one wooden bath tub and The
water ran out Of Hill in a wooden
ipout Haley started to develop its
lot water attractions and Guyer the
anne with the results that they are
'nown al over this western coantrv
o the tourist travelling in so,sthera
daho.
You people all want to know what
D do for Shoshone. I can tell YOU
4 a very few words. Develop your
atural hot water by drilling a deem
-eil. it may require a well 1000 feet
eep. but the expense Of the present
-ater system viii pay for your well
five years Some persons have
I'D me that the present system was
he best to be had7 I say it is not
ie best 70 be had from any stand III
pint, either health or expense. The
se OF chemical filtering plant is a
'trtment 10 any city where there is
~ other way Of getting water. we ii
'nt have 10 depend on the river III
ater being filtered and treated chem II
ally for a splendid water supplv J.
we can develop this water through
e efforts OF the people Of shoshone
VIII put shoshone on the man
ticker than anything else. ana 4,
u bring thousands Of tourists 70 the
y Tor short or longer stay ana
VIZ bring business along with them
The United States Geological Survey
p~ff"ieDf has already pronounced
fnis country 20 be srtesisn asa
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