The Teton peak. [volume], April 16, 1903, Image 1

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he Teton
ST. ANTHONY, FREMONT COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1903
Official Paper
of Fremont
County - -
NO. 52
A. K. Steunenberg,
President.
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G. E. Bowerman.
Cashier.
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extended, consistent with
ing business. &
ess respectfully solicited. &
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HENRICHS & SON
BRIEF WRITE - UP
Fremont County, setting fo
The Mining and Agricultur
Resources. Richest Sec
tion of Idaho.
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Contributed to the Teton Peak by Hammond &
Robbie, Fremont County Abstracers.
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Idaho, as a state, is now becoming so
well known throughout the entire coun
try that it is not necessary to say any
thing regarding the general resources
of the state other than to say that this
"Gem of the Mountains" is rich in min
eral, timber', grazing and agricultural
lands. The agricultural land is exceed
ingly productive wherever irrigation is
applied to the cultivation of the soil.
That Idaho is destined to become one
of the wealthiest states in ihe Union
goes without saying and fortunate in
deed will be ihe holder of real estate
within our borders.
The purpose of this article is partic
ularly directed to bring attention to
our home county (Fremont) and its
resources.
Fremont connty is situated in the
eastern portion of the state. It joins
Wyoming on the east and Montana on
the North and the great Yellowstone
National Park occupies a strip in the
northeastern portion of the county.
There are approximately 4,000,000 apres
of land in the entire county, I
about one-third of which is capable of
irrigation.
The resources of Fremont county are
many. Agriculture, cattle, horses, hogs,
mining and timber resources predomi
nate. The chief crops are wheat, bar
ley, oats, alfalfa, timothy and wild hay
and potatoes. Beets and other rn £>
give enormous yields. The tendency
in the last few years has been to raise
the standard of all kinds of stock.
Thoroughbred cattle and sheep have
been shipped in as well as a few high
class horses. Mining is as yet in its
infancy. Coal mines are now an estab
lished fact and hundreds of tons have
been mined the past season and are now
being mined, while gold, silver and
copper claims give rich indications
—indications that point to a great min
ing camp in the near fnture on the bor
ders of Fremont county and Wyoming.
Saw mills are numerous and all do a
thriving business. The demand for
building material is greater than the
mills can supply. A large aud complete
saw mill outfit has recently been estab
lished whose headquarters will lie at St.
Anthony.
The soil throughout the connty varies
in character. There is the black loamy
soil, the clay loam, the light sandy soil,
small gravel loam and the sand soil.
All kinds, however, yield good crops
when well watered and there is never
any fear of a crop being lost such a
thing is not known. Wheat yields
from 30 to 75 bushels per acre according
to location and the manner in which it
is cultivated. Oats run 40 to 110 bush
els per acre, barley similar to wheat,
alfalfa hay from 3 to 5 tons per acre and
timothy about G to 2 tons. Potatoes
as high as 400 bushels and stock beets
have yielded as much as 21 tons per
acre.
Hardy apples, pears, plums, etc., are
now being raised with good success
while all kinds of small fruits grow in
profusion. Butter making and the
poultry industry form no small portion
of the business of^the connty.
There are several good small towns
throughout Fremont county, the prin
cipal of which are. St. Anthony
(county seat) Rexburg, Rigby, Lewis
ville, Menan, Market Lake, Dubois,
Spencer and Teton City, and Victor in
Teton Basin. The smaller settlements
are Parker, Plano, Wilford, Salem,
Independence, Lyman, Archer, Grant,
LaBelle, Lorenzo, Annis, Camas, Marys
ville, Haden. Driggs and others of less
importance. Realizing the importance
of Fremont connty and its upper valleys
as a producing center, the Oregon Short
Line railroad, a little over two years
ago, extended its iine to St. Anthony,
distance of 38 miles from Idaho Falls
aud 88 miles from Pocatello. St. An
Ithony, the county seat of Fremont
I connty, had a population of 430 people
t or thereabouts two years ago, while
today there are not less than 1200 people
I within its limits and there is every
I assurance of its further steady growth,
j It has a telephone exchange, a 445,000
I water works and electric light system,
a 410,000 graded public school, elevator,
saw and planing mill, two hotels, sev
I
oral handsome stone and brick 1
and stores of all kinds and rep
tives of all professions.
Flour mills and a sugar fac
expected to be established here
near future. A dam across Sna]o
within the city will be built
which will develop about 20ÜÜ
power to he utilized to produce
motor power and light, as we
furnish power for factories, etc
Rexburg is situated about
southwest of St. Anthony and is
St. Anthony branch of the Shnr
railroad. It has a population
the 2000 mark. It has recently
an electric light franchise. It ha
substantial business and resident
ings. It is essentially a Morin
but all strangers are welcome. T
ests of everyone is for the up
of the county. Rexburg is th
tpry are
in the
e river
shortly
horse
electric
1 as to
14 miles
in the
t Line
nearing
granted
rs very
build
in town
he inter
Imilding
dura
tional center of the Bingham,
<' mont
and Teton stakes of the Mormot
e'iurch,
a 440,000 academy building be
ng now
under construction.
Rigby is the newest town to i
how any
growth and since the advent of
the rail
road has surprised even lier ow
ti people
by its remarkable and steady
growth.
Rigby is destined to Vie one of
he prin
ciplo small towns in the mail
valley.
The country tributary to it is
situated
both in Fremont and Bingham
counties
■ui,d its natural location will co
tnniand a
large share of ihe business
of both
counties.
ildings.
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The point of most important
e to the
homeseeker and the investo
is the
water supply for irrigation.
Fremont
county is peculiarly situated
n regard
to this. It is on the western si
ape of the
main continental water shed, its eastern
borders being on and close to t ie divide
which sheds the waters of the Yellow
stone to the east and those of the Snaki
to the west. Fremont's water supply is
practically inexhaustible
Water rights are of varioi
the oldest being what is called
water rights, this is where one
users of water for irrigation h:
or together appropriated th
from some stream and applied
to their farms and produced
grain and hay, etc., such use a
priation giving them prior
the waters of such stream '
also the farmers' private and
ated canals and canals built b
tors. The private canals are s
incorporated canals, except,
owners have not incorporated
certificates of stock in th" car
represent so much water as v
much money and the holdei
certificate is entitled to the :
water it represents. The ine
canal is identical with the
with the difference that they h
porated under the corporation
the state.
Canals built by speculate
water by rental, by water dee
water right deed. Rentals
from 30 cents per inch or a
"Water deeds cost from $5 to 8
and the holder thereof pays
maintenance charge. Water r
call fora small charge per
which entitles the holder t
such amount of water as he m
for the irrigation of his land a
fixed or sliding charge to be
by the necessities of the own
canal or the expense to tie ii
operating the same.
In addition to the foregoin
what is called irrigation
where a community lori
into a district, the same bein
both land and canal, for the
tion of such canal and each a
aide land, whether cultiva
being liable for its due porti
debt of such district. The ami
being made sufficient to cov
nance charges which run fr
to 81 per acre
Farmers owning their (
' either in private canals or
canals get their water at pru
from a few cents per inch to
than 25 cents, all depending
cost of maintenance and
with which they can handln
in the canal and from the ri
ns kind
natural
or more
ive singly
waters
:he water
crops of
nd appro
rights to
here are
ineorpor
• speeula
milar to
that the
but, hold
i! which
ell as so
of such
mount of
n-porated
foregoing
ave incor
laws of
a supply
1 and by
average
re to |1.
per acre
in annual
gl.t deeds
re yearly
) demand
ay desire
t a certain
governed
rs of the
leur red in
: there are
districts
ns itself
' bonded,
construe
■re of till
ed or not,
m of the
ual charge
■r mainte
ii 35 cents
,-n ditches
corpora ted
es running
ddom more
upon the
he facility
the water
er.
The main source of the water supply ,
of Fremont county is from the great
Snake river both from the north and
south forks and from the main river and 1
also from the Teton river, Fall river and
numerous other smaller streams in the :
different portions of the county. The j
water supply is positive!j unlimited. 1
The total length of all canals and later ,
als in Fremont countv approaches close :
to 101)0 miles, not to speak of the smaller
ditches leading to the farms from these
canals and laterals. To the uninitiated
t,he magnitude of our irrigation system
cannot be understood.
The advantages of
absolutely indispntah!
reports show tin
irrigated lands 1
average value <•:
belts. This is e
gat ion supplies i
moisture for or,
which assures a
irrigation
Governm
i value of
■„•I liar
i Har
vesting is accomplished with greater
ease and with mort certainty than in
the rainy regions. It is seldom that it
rains in this section during harvest.
The dry air of Idaho is such that hay
can be stacked on the ground and with
out any covering whatever it will keep
in an excellent stale of preservation for
several years.
Nowhere in the United States can
you obtain results with a like expendi
ture of labor and capital.
We have fertile lands, an abundance
are
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t' u ' ]
o I 'in the I
■ - ram ;
1 ' r; ' ! I" 1 ' 1 ' i
vith tli • ri"ptired ,
' igut time
of water, plenty of timber, untold min
eral wealth, a fine healthy climate, and
a vast area of summer range for grazing.
Quoting from the Oregon Short Line's
descriptive circular, "The man with
the hoe in Idaho." "The upper Snake
River valley offers inducements to new
settlers such as can he found in no state
in the union but, Idaho. Rich, cheap land,
unlimited water supply, pure air and
moderate climate, such is the valley of
the upper Snake river."
There is pi en tv of wood for fuel,
fencing and other purposes on the foot
hills and mountains. A line coal mine
has been opened in Teton Basin which
insures a good supply of cheap fuel for
the future.
One important industry has been so
far overlooked in those pages aud that
is the private fishery for the cultivation
of native and brook trout for which
there is unlimited market. Fremont
county seems to be particularly adapted
for this business. There tire numerous
natural locations for the cultivation aud
raising of trout for tho markets where
the temperature of tho water varies
but little the year round. The natural
food supply is also there in unlimited
quantities so that millions of trout may
be raised without, artificial feeding being
necessary.
Fremont county is also a fine field for
the investor both in regards to the pur
chase of town and farm property as
well as in first farm and city mortgages
and school and city bonds. Both towns
and country must advance. There can
be no backward reaction Th<> farmers
are now generally in a prosperous con
dition and every effort is being made to
further the prospects of the county.
Land is increasing in value and mort
gages now placed on reasonably conser
vative valuations must prove first-class
investments. The rates of interest arc
d but t'u ■ investor can
somewhat; v?
CANYON C :EK'a ROAD HOUSE.
M /L.so.Y ;.m eg is
Men Is <itoilhours dui/ or niijbt.
Good bills. Good Sfidtlinfj.
.......SHOES!
Y ES; we know everybody
of shoes is
tells you their line
the best. For three years we
have been telling you of the merits of the J. MILLER
and JOHN STROOTMAN Shoes. Those who
have used them know of their wearing qualities. If
you have not used them 1 would advise you to com
mence fit once. We have just received a big shijj
ment of both kinds.
™ THE GOLDEN RULE STORE
I Farm, Field and Garden Seed |
of all Description.
Special attention called to|
Bulk Garden Seeds.
MILLER BROS.,
South St- Anthony.
rest assured of from 6 to 8 per cent with
no possibility of any loss.
We can also appeal to the sportsman,
for in addition to being the key of
Idaho to the great Yellowstone Natiot&l
park, which is yearly flooded with
pleasure seekers, Fremont county itself
is a sportsman's paradise. From the
finny tribe to the larger game our
streams and mountains offer undimin
ished sport for years and years to come.
Grouse, chickens, ducks, geese and
swan, as well as various kinds of larger
game abounds on our ranges and lakes.
The foregoing presents in brief a gen
,. r „i description of the resort roes of the
county from thehomeseekers, investors.
and sportsmans point of view respect
ively. More specific information can
always be had of this and other locali
ties in Idaho by applying to the Bureau
0 f Immigration of Idaho at Boise, or
from any real estate agent in any of the
more important towns throughout the
state.
With a climate of perpetual mildness,
no eye, loues, no blizzards, nineteen
varieties of indigenous grasses* anti
streams and fountains of pure mountain
water the upper Snake river valley is a
stoekraiser s paradise and there are sure
and speedy fortunes to the agriculturist.
There is room for a nation's flocks
and herds to feed.
Vienna Bread, Rye Bread, Graham
Bread and Pumpinchol from the Royal
Bakery received daily at the Huh. Leave
your orders.
We have for immediate acceptance
good income paying city property to
exchange for farm property.
Robbie & Hammond.
Borland & Herndon pay the highest
price for hides, pelts and furs. Inquire
nt Bnrland's Liquor House.
Bams Herndon, Buyer
-Constable Sale.
Rico Precinct, Idaho
('. I».
Notice of Execution
& ('<
l) .'feudal
Out of an order issued to me by the .Justice
Court, of Rice precinct. Fremont county, state
of Idaho: on a judgment given against Ueo.
Porter & Co., defendants, on the 23rd day of
February, 11)03. for one hundred and three dol
lar.; end two cents (#103.02) and costs of suit
wi.li interest at 7 per vient per annum; said
indûment was rendered in favor of Logan Rose
borough, plaintiff, l will offer and sell to the
highest bidder fo • cash in hand in lawful money
of ihe United States, the following property
to wn: About 27 tons of baled hay ami two
sorrel hors vs, harness, one bay horse and his
mate (one bay mare) and their harness and two
slot Is. at the saw mill at Island Park. Fremont
Co,. Idaho, belonging to said Geo. C. Porter &
Co. -ale to commence at one o'clock p. m , on
iho 20 th da v
Dated thb
of April, 1003.
sth day of April, 1008.
F.dgar Roscborough
Constable
Oregon Short Line
Hr. Anthony Branch & Connection
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