Show FROM SNAKE RIVER RAYMOND 8 victor P 0 idaho idabo april 28 IS from april ath to the was a merlea ot of storms with rain anti ami snow making the roads roada almost impassable and disagreeable to both mau and beast it Is 18 SD an old saying that it Is an ill wind that blows no one any good and the april storms have deposited much snow in the mountains abile the cold weather has held bold the snow back and on as it gradually leaves the foothills it goes into the earth instead of into the channels and streams to be carried away before it to is needed for irrigating purpose pur wind Is ip a die agreeable thing to contend with but it has many missions to perform drifts ing the he snow into huge banks which large bodies of snow make the streams hold bold up until the water is most seeded needed timber does not hold the snow like some think it door snow goes out of the timber lim in many instances before it goes off the sides of the mountains it looks as though we wera going to have a little mining boom up in this bis part of the snake river biver country the miners are locating claims along the river alvr in jacksons valley comelier sole aole placer mining was done last season on the main liver ilver and we the buffalo fork and the gros ventre river rockers bookers were used toi tol gather the fine gold with copper plates piston charged with quicksilver cyanide some borne prospect ing is belog being done here in the basin for silver gold and stone coal there has no not been much prospecting done for quarts in this vicinity though some very good specimens of sliver silver and gold quartz has been lound in the range east of the basin bald the health of the people at the present time to is good and there are lair fair prospects for good crops crop now new comers are beginning to come into our valley it is reported that colonel sawyer la Is coming with a large number of famil les lea from colorado NE PLUS ULTRA |