Show PORTNEUF enterprise chesterfield idaho marob march 26 25 1896 spring to Is evidently pear near at hand band in ID t this his locality the recent rains together with the warm sun of the past lew few days daye have melted most of our snow should the present r continue plowing will commence by the first ot april with the coming of spring our valley has hab bright prospects before it tue tae people have organized a company tu to take out a canal from bear river commencing near sods boda springs the canal will run westward a distance or of six illes where it will enter the port neuf valley on the east at this point branches of the canal will be made to conduct water to the various parts of the valley which when watered will furnish homes lor for a few thousand industrious energetic people eople the tract of land lying under the proposed canal contains contain iii not less than acres considerable of which is already taken by settlers we are informed that quite a number of now new settlers are golnic to move in here this spring from utah and other parts of the country the Port neut valley Is located immediately med lately of gentile valley the oregon short line L i railroad passes the center of the valley from southeast to northwest bancroft being the a amiot it is located about central from all points pints of the valley there are two ward organizations chesterfield organized some 14 years ago and lund ward organized but a few ago there is some talk of organizing an other ward at eighteen mite mile creek we have had bad as aa good a stock range as an can be found in the rocky moun gaiu region timber is ia plentiful and can be had bad at a distance of from 4 to 7 miles alies from the various parts 0 the valley work on the canal will commence about the first of may giving the people time to put to in weir crops the construction work to la to be done by too toe Bett lers the most of it can be done with teams sc scrapers scra perc and plows settlers to secure homes will do well to take advantage of the inducements offered them here an aa tach mao man will have we the privilege of working out his water right B |