A historical, descriptive and commercial directory of Owyhee County, Idaho, January 1898 . of tlie late Steohen A. Roberson, son of Uncle Abe Roberson, an oldand respected pioneer of Owyhee county. The property consists of about 300 acres, and is located in the center of thebeautiful valley of the Bruneau. being well shaded by poplar, ash, maple, and fruit trees of various kinds, and being well watered by the Bruneauri\er, wliich takes its course througli the center of the property. The mainproductions of the ranch are hay, grain, etc., and Mrs. Roberson informs usthat the yiel
A historical, descriptive and commercial directory of Owyhee County, Idaho, January 1898 . of tlie late Steohen A. Roberson, son of Uncle Abe Roberson, an oldand respected pioneer of Owyhee county. The property consists of about 300 acres, and is located in the center of thebeautiful valley of the Bruneau. being well shaded by poplar, ash, maple, and fruit trees of various kinds, and being well watered by the Bruneauri\er, wliich takes its course througli the center of the property. The mainproductions of the ranch are hay, grain, etc., and Mrs. Roberson informs usthat the yield this season amounts to 200 tons of hay. The place is also wellstocked with horses, cattle, sheep, and the residence is very well built and painted white, .md presents a very pretty scene, nestled ina background of green. HOT SPRINGS. Hot Spring district comprises the upper half of the beautiful valley of theBruneau, and takes its name from the innumerable hot springs, which are locatedmainly on the ranches of the Robersons, Arthur Pence and Lewis & Hot Creek ana Falls, near Hot Springs Post Office. The soil is extremely fertile, and abundantly watered by the Bruneau river,and the ranches are noted not alone for their picturesque beauty but their largeproductions of hay, cereals, fruits, etc. 84 HISTORICAL DIRECTORY OF At the top of the valley, opposite the county bridge over the Bruneau river,which was recently completed at a cost of about $2,, is to be found thewell-known hostelry of Lewis & Olsen, comprised of Captain Lewis, the post-master of Hot Spring, and Chris Olsen, the county commissioner of the thirddistrict. tiOT SPRINGS DIRECTORY. Avery, George, ranch hand. Blackstone, B., rancher and road con-tractor. Bridges, John W., rancher. Coats, David, rancher and wool grower. Coats, J. C, rancher and wool grower. Crabb, Charles, rancher. Crutcher, H. E., school teacher. Dodge, Willis, rancher and freighter. Duffield, Frank, capitalist
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