The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-13

highest ranges of Rocky and Bitter hool
mountains, lying on the eastern border Of
the TERRITORY. arc covered with. snow
most OF the year, which, melting and de-
scendlng 70 the valleys below, supplies
the channels oil the streams leading TO the
Columbia, and these are 50 numerous as
to interSect every portion Of this region;
while the Snake river with It's numerous
tributaries, meSndering q distance Of
l 200 miles, furnishes the needed supply
for the southern portion. These streams
abound In rapids and falls, and have an
average fall OF ten feet 10 the mile, SO
they can be readily and efectually turned
for Irrigation, - - 49, y
This Territory has not been explored
or surveyed sufficiently TO state definitely
tho amount of tlllable land therein, but
It Ia sale 10 put 1t down at 5 600, 900 acres.
That quantity Of land Of q quality such
as is usually found IN the arabic valleys
OF The mining States and Territories Of
the West, would, with good husbandry,
produce nearly twice as much grain,
fruits and vegetables as were raised In the
State Of New York in 1860, according to
the census reports.
STOCK RAISING.
Whatever else may be doubtful, 1t Is
clear that this Is the herdmen's paradise.
Already from neighboripg States, thou.
sands Ofcattle are annually driven here
to winter. Stock with US needs no shell.
ter nor feeding In the winter. All the
year round the nutritious "bunch grass"
Invites them to eat and grow fat, which
they do. Shows being light, the air dry,
cold, damp storms In the spring being in.
frequent, sheep and wool growing are
conducted with great profit. In all cold,
dry countries, the coverings Of animals
are peculiarly heavy and fine. This
holds good with sheep, 80 that Idaho wool
In quantity and quality will always range
above par. Our grazing facilities are am.
pie for the support Of q very much larger
number OF horses, cattle and sheep than
were found In 1870, In any Of the old
States. When these facts are considered,
1t will not be doubted that Idaho can
support III comfort and prosperity, ilden
pendant Of her minesloi the precious
metals, a population Of several millions Of
inhabitants.
TIMBER, FUEL, MANUFACTURING FACiLI-
TTIEs.
Though not as barren Of timber as
many or most Of her sister States and |
Territories, yet Idaho Is deficient In that
article Of prime Importance. On her
mountain sides, along the banks Of her
numerous streams, she has sufficient, but
It is very unevenly distributed. North Of
Clearwater river is very long belt Of
the finest growth Of red cedar In the
United States, many OF the trees being 200
feet high, and 10 and 10 feet In diameter.
These can easily be rated down 70 this
city, and then down the Snake and Col
umbia RiVera. As Oregon and Washing.
ton, with their Astounding timber, are
within easy access, lumber for building
purposes will be cheap, as soon as the
Northern Pacifci engines make our
solitude vocal. Extensive coal beds ard
excellent iron ore have been discovered.
Taking these into consideration, together
with the most abundant water power,
with climate admirably adapted 10 wool
growing, with the millions Jof Asia for
customers, and It does not seem over
sangulne 10 expect that Idaho will loom
up In the future as the manufacturing
rival Of Pennsylvania.
CLIMATE, SNOW.
Our severe cold Is confined 10 the up.
lands and mountains where SHOWS fall to
considerable depth. Even there the win.
tiers arc generally less severe than in
northern Iowa, or Central Minnesota,
while In our agricultural sections, the
winter climate will compare with the
District OF Columbia, always excepting
tho dampness OF the latter. During the
summer and autumn the atmosphere Is
most delightful, the days being warm but
not sultry, and the nights retreshingly
cool. The annual average. Of heat and
cold In the western part Of the Territory
Is much the same as In Central Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, and Southern Pennsylva-
MIA, while the eastern or mountainous por-
ton more nearly resembles the climate Of
Massachusetts and New Hampshire,
Winter does not begin till December, and
ceases with February. That our SHOWS
will furnish no impedlments TO railroads,
or to our development may be gathered
from the fact, that, except upon the sum.
NIT of the mountains cattle range all win.
ter, always coming in "spri1g fat"
HEALTH, POPULATION, INDIANS, &C.
Consumption, fever and ague, malarIsl,
nervous diseases are not products Of our
climate, and II imported here, soon sue
cumb to the high oxygenation Of our at.
mosphere. On all this earth there can
be found no region 80 healthful, 30 bra
cling, so conducive 10 the bringing out oil
q man all his physical and mental energy,
as in the belt Of land lying between Lake
Superior and Puget Sound, aud the As
deg. and so deg parallels, in which belt
Idaho Is located.
The census of 1870 reports our popula.
ton at II 900 whites, A 900 Chinese, 1900
Indians. Our home estimates nearly
double the given number Of whites. AS
yet our Indians have given no indications
Of hostility to the approaching Northern
Pacific, aud other appliances and foster.
ers LIBERALIZATION.
Time will not permit me to give you
an account OF our Shoshone Falls, on
Snake river, which arc 600 feet wide,
Niagara; nor OF our ambitious
cities OF from 1000 to 5000 inhabitants,
with their expensive brick buildings,
dlstilleries, I've raise more corn than we
can hedILfuly consume) brewerles, -four.
Ing mills, &C, but hope have done
In contributing my share to
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