Salt Lake Herald | 1895-03-05 | Page 7 | In the Teton

c I IN THE TET03 AuvintngC3 Oflcrcil to Those Scot inS tv Homo DribS Fremont county Ida Feb Lthe Teton basin is no more a wilderness wil-derness There are some SOO families located along the = valley and a large t Immigration IS expected this year We have six district schools all of which are In good running order This valley val-ley is thirty miles long and twelve Yirtap the Teton river a tributary to the Snake is formed in the basin by the numerous mountain streams The YBJIey is almost surrounded by mountains moun-tains except at the northwest corner toward Rexburo where there are rolling roll-Ing hills The red and white pine grows here in abundance and Is easy of access The soil Is rich and fertile stock raising is the main pursuit although al-though farming Is carried on to eome extent It was thought five years ago that it was impossible to raise grain in this country but at the present time it has proven quite a success The in Jiabltants are mostly all Utah people a majority of which came in in the last five years Our society Is of the best and we are up to the times in advancement ad-vancement There are three Do toffices ITsideni h Wggs and Fox The mail comes In 4b11 aind out twicea irpeJc Thejarge mercan l11e c establishmerA of 1 > C Drlsss is OIng n thrIV business for a new I I I = country it is anticipated that a town Tvill be commenced near the Driggs postoffice in the center of the basIn this sprIng There Is one saw and shingle mill in the Teton canyon any one seeking I for homes will do well to give the Teton basin a call before settling elsewhere L05LAND M DRIGGS