Show TETON BASIN RAYMOND teton basin feb 21 ilg winter in this valley began very rough with high winds and cold snow enow storms prom from the of december to te chelst the ast 1st of january 9 was a series of cold storme with high winds that made Us ua think we were going goine to have a hard winter but not so go for january was un uh arming with many worm warm sunny days february up to the ath was wa 9 a little rough but tile the fth brought beautiful weather which continued up to the one of the oldest settlers oett lera told old the writer that be had not been aoh such a winter for many years yean it is 18 just what was waa needed for the valleys valley we had bad a large number ol of new comers and not enough bay lor for a loog long hard winter in ID consequence no stock has baa suffered Bufler ed and the health of the people has boo been excellent three deaths are reported up to date I 1 1 believe this valley to be one of the most localities on the pacific slope elope DO malignant disease of a y nature has baa visited us ua except once and that was in the winter of 1894 diphtheria we give the credit of our health largely to the beautiful streams of water that cornea comes from the grand old teton range or of mountains mountain on the east side aide of the valley the largest streams sire are trail creek coming into the valley on OD the southeast and forming a junction with the main river teton telov the next jar keet la Is the teon creek coming from the grand teton cati canyon yon still further urther north ill ia lees lee s creek the two jast fast named are among the he most abt picturesque of all our mountain stream sm 9 the a most bet of the season they varry narry a large amount of water and will give fine mill power we are in need of a rood good saw mill and a grist mill to help build up one of the finest valleys of toe the great snake river country we have timber water and stones atone coal of a fine quality the tb three ree great elements of progress progression IOD there are yet many hundreds of acres ot of the bast of idd on the west side elde of the valley to be taken but there will require the building of a canal to convey the water dow dobo a the west side aide some fifteen milts fihs in length don donil IL get gel it into your heads deer dear readers that this valley valey is ia an icebound region fit for nothing but the polar bear anti and the winter king moose the year of 1895 was a frosty season tout but it brought us many hundreds ol 01 bushels of good grain just the same anti and all kinds kinas ot of good gond garden stuff those atio have no homes may profit ably come and see eee out our valley it ha bat been dedicated and met apart spart for the u uie is of the children of men by goda servants and la in time will yield up to the honest sons of toil all their hearts can desire tue are abundantly supplied cup plied with alib and winged game of all descriptions deer daer and elk are not 0 o plentiful as aa they were some four years yeara ago in the game season however there is still good bunting but ere re long if the wanton slaughter ot of these noble animate animals Is ia not checked by the iron band of the law they will be a thing of the past and the snort of the proud buck and the shrill abrill whistle of the monarch donaron elk will awaken th the 0 solitude of the woods wooda no more very respectfully NE PLUS ULTRA |