Show WOOD another that fine fanning farming I 1 ciul mining Minli region As we have already instated bla teil our friend judge R KA Kl re returned wednesday evening from the wood river begioni region relearn we learn that lie visited hailey a ley bellevue and ketchum it rained almost constantly while he was here and the nights and mornings were sufficiently cold to require fire and the WEATHER WAS disagreeable generally the rains and melting of the snow in the sawtooth range has caused the highest waters ever known in the country and the bridges above IC etchum have been washed away while those below as far down as bellevue Belle vuc had bad barely been saved by the most extraordinary exertions of large forces on each butac but as the waters were receding when he left confidence in in saving baving those bridges seemed strong and that communication between the eastern and western sides of the river which had bad been cut off for several days lays would soon be restored THE agricultural LANDS in the valley had been appropriated under the various homestead pre emption Lt timber imber and desert acts and the waters of the river were being fast a appropriated P r 0 pr ia ted to secure water to the lands n d so 0 appropriated but the general opinion was that there was plenty for all the idaho oregon land co w which tr ich had largely under the desert net act lias has obtained its patents after a spirited contest and this is regarded as settling the qi question estion as to the lands oy of the valley being largely of DESERT desent QUALITY the lands have rapidly risen in value and as they are cultivated and their fertility is demonstrated and their adaptability to all the hardier fruits grain and growths generally en rally their value will be great fy enhanced judge Z williams Wil llama haying having two years ago entered acres some two miles from fram bellevue arran arranged wed fco to get water and will proceed to have his land sown to lucern and expects to REAP A HANDSOME INCOME rom it I 1 he reports many fine vegetable g gardens adens around each of the named towns and says that he be saw some splendid luxuriant lucern growing ilig the philadelphia smelting smelling Sm elting works of ketchum are both extensive and profitable while the out ut of ores will be largely increased his this over any former year engish capital is now being attracted to this mineral region and the lon don company that recently purchased the minnie blinnie moore close lo 10 bellevue has from to laborers laborer s constantly employed it has erected considerable and COSTLY MACHINERY and has already about paid for the mine from its ores and its recent strikes promise a greater abundance and richer ores than has heretofore bean een taken from it the queen of the hills just across the gulch from it is working a large force putting up valuable machinery and is fast coming to the front as an important mine this is the mine that our townsman judge emerson and his son A C emerson have an important interest in which is likely to prove VERY profitable TO THEM the bullion mh mines ies grebein are being 9 sough tafter also by E english capitalists ta lists and there was talk of a probable sale of the idahoan for aalf half a million of dollars this mine mine in in part belongs to our townsmen JS lewis and Bons who are likely to make a fortune out of it athas a very large quantity of second clasa clam ore on its dump and which is being fast and profit profitably abl y concentrated by its new machinery which cli lias has very recently been put up and which is is eaid said TO BE A GRAND SUCCESS tho th bullion and mayflower 1 and some other mines mines in this bullion camp are putting out large qualities of ore the deer creek mines are now much attention and putting out large quantities of ores the narrow guage a short distance west of the 1 davitt davite and snow fly consisting of nos one and two are being successfully and profitably worked and their output is beginning to be large and several others in t their heir immediate neighborhood are also just developing into good mines as h ua a large force at work and its output this year is likely to excel that of last years which waa was 70 in value it has tl a very large amount of second class olnes ore now being concentrated at tit the new plant of jabez chase at hailey who ia is 0 one no owners THE SNOW FLY in which our townsman judge judg williams owns a fourth interest is ie fast developing ng into a prominent prop erty r jt t has now on ita its dump over i 0 eions tona of ore a large portion of winch which however ia is second clam which it ia is expect expected ed to have concentrated cent rated at the hailey works so eoon soon as the roads and river will ad of transports tran transportation bioni it is now J largely also ot of f ore ahiah bah iah brings at I halley over to the ta ton p philp tran transports ion from them the mine ine to halle 5 per ton there are from 8 to 12 laborera laborers daily employed on this mine and it now has over 1000 ft of tunnel shafts wint zes upraises up raises slopes etc etca and is generally regarded us its uno wic of the valuable ablo properties of THE WOOD RIVER COUNTRY both as to the mineral and agri cultural prospects of that section judge lV williams illiams thinks the outlook very promising and confidently expects a large profit from both hia his mining and land investments |