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Show iosity. It is a tiinimcl in a mountain! of sandstone rock with t'"p, sides and ' bottom plastered with cement l!oi.-.e also claims the hottest artesian ar-tesian wells in the world. The tern- , prrature is 175 degrees. Fanrenhtit. ' Hans are being prepared for a na'atoriuin and sanitarium to equal anything in the west. The traffic of the Idaho Central lailway, the Union I'acinc'c branck to this place ftill continues to in crease. When built three yearv'.go ; this line averaged ten passe ".gvs a. day and an income of $10,000 per , month. It now carries 100 pas sengers per day' delivers 460 ears of freight per month for this station, and its monthly receipts are $40, coo. A GRKAT WATER POWER. Boise City, Ida., June 19, 1891. The Boise Electric Light company have just completed their nev power house and have placed their new plant in position. Its capacity is 2,500 lights ef 6 candle power each and 50 arc lights. Water power is used exclusively, the company utilising utili-sing a fall of sixty feet. It is pry-bable pry-bable that in the near future the water power of Boise river at this point will be extensively used for manufacturing purposes. The Ridenbaugh canal, taken out five miles above the city, furnishes an ample supply of water and a fall of sixty feet. Such a supply and such ahead are bound to make thi a manufacturing center. The reservoirs reser-voirs of the Artesian Hot aud Cold Water company, with a capacity of 1,000,000 gallons, are said to be ths largest covered reserviors is a cur- |