| Show BOISE THE BEAUTIFUL THE GEM OF THE MOUNTAINS py TT N oasis in the desert a beautiful city ro T environed by mountains river and J valley a perfect gem of the mountains such is boise the capital of idaho and the commercial center of a wide stretch of country rich in its varied resources in its mines of the precious metals in its orchards its farms and its cattle and sheep which range upon a thousand hills it is somewhat difficult to convey to the un the e fact that in these mount mountain aln fast evv streets cement sidewalks an up to date water works system electric cat ca lines electric lights telephones and a hot and cold water natatorium that is without a rival in this western country railway connections east and west over the oregon short line while it its citizens are progressive enterprising moral and law abiding to say nothing of the fact that it is here that the government maintains one of its military posts an assay office and other public establishments all of which with its 4 V IF A 01 A 7 aa L e ji oft aw val SOME OF BOISES FINE BUILDINGS this cut is used through the courtesy of W E pierce co the real estate dealers of boise idaho nesses there exists a city which in its beauty thrift progressiveness and is the equal in every respect of any place in the east of the same size still ojill the visitor to the mining congress which convenes there on the bast will be as much surprised as he will be pleased to find in this lovely spot a city of about inhabitants and a city that enjoys almost every metropolitan convenience Yet veni flence ence and luxury a city of fine homes of splendid business blocks a city with paved substantial business firms its solid banking bankin 0 houses and first class hotels has well earned for boise at home an and d abroad a name and reputation which entitles this enchanting spot to a place in the schedule of the leading cities of this great intermountain country in fact one can well say of boise that it is one of the most beautiful a and nd enchanting of the few metropolitan cities which w aich embellish and adorn the mountain ranges of this tl ds great areat and growing west in addition to holding the distinction of being the capital of the magnificent state of idaho boise is the county seat of ada county besides beside which it is justly entitled to the fame it has attained as being a city of homes as this a favorite spot with mining magnates and cattle kings W with ith men of wealth and refinement who have beautified its streets and avenues with handsome dwellings which are environed by grassy lawns and shady walks strictly speaking bois is very largely sustained by its extensive sheep and cattle interests its large larae and prolific farms its magnificent 1 orchards its gardens and its other varied resources but back of all this and a most important factor in its prosperity too is the fact that it is almost surrounded by some of the richest mining sections to be found between the and the sierras 7 sections abounding in mines productive of the precious metals upon which all true and imperishable wealth is based and were it not for this fact it would be hard indeed for this favored locality to maintain its place among the progressive and substantial commercial centers ol of the western states at least yearly in gold and silver gold largely 1 I predominant predominating ng finds its way to the united states assay office of boise a large portion of which comes from the mines and placer diggings in surrounding camps and this in itself is but an insignificant portion of the output of the mines of southern idaho as the greater part of their output finds its way to the smelters shelters sm elters in salt lake A X AA ff blab M 9 7 4 A A 4 I 1 11 ra ra A RU 4 7 7 MINING SCENES AROUND BOISE this cut is used through the courtesy of W E pierce co the real estate dealers of boise idaho city omaha kansas city denver or san francisco in the shape of crude ore so that it will be seen that in the way of mineral production the mining camps of which boise is the natural are the equal if not the peir peer in the matter of production to any to be found between cripple creek and the great mother lode of california for instance to the north of boise is the farned famed boise banin which since the discovery there of placer diggings has a recorded production of over fifty afif ry million in the yellow metal and its auriferous deposits are still being worked on a large e scale to the southeast of the boise gold belt is a large area of country rich in its deposits of the precious metals while along the course of the boise river above and below the city there is almost an unbroken chain of placer diggings in the eastern portion of the boise gold belt are to be found the flourishing camps of dixie and neal the ores of these districts bein being g of high grade while the mines are prolific in their production many of them being worked by big and wealthy companies willow creek and rock creek districts are within twenty five miles east of boise and it is at pearl within the belt that such n noted mines as the red warrior the checkon checkmate ate and bab other er gold producers s have been found and profitably worked within the past two years while along the torturous course of the snake river forming the headwaters of the columbia the bars of gold bearing gravel are innumerable and the metallic wealth they contain is incalculable and it is along this wonderful stream that many big mining enterprises are now being successfully inaugurated that big big dredging projects are now being launched in owyhee owahee county south of boise however at silver city and DeLa delamar are to be found some of the greatest bonanza propositions ever devel aped in the west in these camps aria ar daany prolific producers one of which is the dela bela mar mine with an accredited output of over a million a year for several years past i the trade dollar the blame blaine the black jack the th poorman the alta and many other producing pro ducin and paying r mines so that any one initiated only to a limited extent into the C mysteries lesof of successful mining operations can ea easily s ay 8 gee ee chatin that in the mining camps contagious tol to dahos metropolis many opportunities are presented for prof profitable table investments legitimate speculation and successful mine operation |
