valley, as well as Payette, is very prosperous.
The railroad again crosses the Snake river into Oregon before it reaches Ontario. Near here the Malheur river joins the Snake, which I soon again crossed, arriving at Palma, Idaho. There, and at Caldwell, is the same rich country, made productive by irrigation, from the waters of the Snake river and its tributaries.
Arriving at Nampa, Idaho, I gaze in wonderment, for the sage brush is entirely gone, and in its place are the broad fields of hay, grain, and all kinds of fruit. There is no uncertainty whatever as to the future of these irrigable lands, with the impounding of the flood waters of the streams, so that the annual wastage may be saved and utilized at the season of irrigation. Pastures verdant and beautiful, orchards
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