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The valleys along the river have abundance of water for irrigation and good crops of grain & hay & potatoes are raised but no fruit. The valleys, Kuna & Swan, are old stock ranch valleys with stock ranch methods of farming. They need developing or else [[being?]] made into great reservoirs for water storage. Kuna Valley is perfectly adapted to a reservoir site. They are pure Transition as all the warm slopes back of them tho Aspens & douglas spruce come down in masses to the river on cold slopes.

At Irwin we had a fine mess of salmon trout for supper at the ranch hotel & again for breakfast. There is much fishing along the river and camping parties are numerous.

Sheep are the principal stock of the ranchers and a sheep herders dance & big drunk at Irwin last night is the event of the season.

Transcription Notes:
tho Aspens may be: the Aspens