What to see in America . 358 What to See in America. The Capitol, at Boise copper, and zinc, and theyare producing a third of allthe lead output of theUnitedStates. Boise, Idahos largest cityand capital, is on the site ofan old trading post of theHudson Bay Company. Itwas founded in 1862 as theresult of gold discoveriesthirty miles northeast. Fromthe placer mining ground inthat vicinity hundreds ofmillions of dollars worth ofgold have been sent to theworlds mints. Boise is noted for its hot springs, the water from which is piped through the streets, and warms a considerable portion of the city
What to see in America . 358 What to See in America. The Capitol, at Boise copper, and zinc, and theyare producing a third of allthe lead output of theUnitedStates. Boise, Idahos largest cityand capital, is on the site ofan old trading post of theHudson Bay Company. Itwas founded in 1862 as theresult of gold discoveriesthirty miles northeast. Fromthe placer mining ground inthat vicinity hundreds ofmillions of dollars worth ofgold have been sent to theworlds mints. Boise is noted for its hot springs, the water from which is piped through the streets, and warms a considerable portion of the citys homes and business blocks. The hot water is also conveyed to one of the largest natatoriums in the West, and many sufferers from rheumatism and kindred ailments are relieved by miles from Boise on the river of the same name is the great Arrowrock Dam, three hundred and forty-eight feet high, ninety feet of which is below the river, where it is anchored to solid granite. It is the highest structure of its kind in the world. Arrowkock Dam
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