Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-12-13
Questions and Answers.

Gazette is published where the pecu-
liar characteristics of this section of
country are, and We republish for the
information OF our Atlantic subscribers
and exchanges:
RocKLAND, Me-, Oct. "a, 1873.
MEssRs. KELLOGG T. HoPKrNs:-
In your postal card of August Cd you
say If will ask questions about your
part Of the country you will answer.
There are some parties here Who are
looking to Washington territory, and
particularly to your country. thinking
Of going there, and are trying to get
some information regarding the stock
business particularly.
l. What is the price of stock. and
is there plenty chance to range without
buying land?
2 Do you have to feed any in win
ter?
3. What is the chance for the future
in that branch of business, il it liable
to be overdone, in your opinion?
4. What could one do with 81, 500
to commence with, and is it a business
that requires large part Of ones time
to attend to il?
3. Is your part Of the country gen.
orally billy or level, well watered or
not?
6. How warm do you have it 10 the
hottest : weather. in summer, and are
your nights warm or cool. There are
somS PARTIES here with about the above
capital.s and they wanted me to write
and get what information l could.
Very respectfully,
ss M g. n. Sanford.
Mr.. McManamon informs rs that he
was offered few weeks ago 40 head of
cattle, viz: SO COWS and Is yearling
heifers with % calves, for $500. Also
that $1,000 invested at these figures
viii justify one man or boy to spend
his time with them, and he would not
have to work one fourth Of HE time.
As for range, there is no possibility of
overlooking this country for years.
There are portions of country, y along
the Columbia river, where person can
ride for days without seeing house.
For few days last Summer the Their.
mometer reached 100 degrees above
zero. Generally our Summer weather
is from IS to 80 degrees above zero.
The nights are always cool and delight
ful, even 10 the few days Of the warm
est weather.
The raising Of horses and sheep can
be followed with equal profit and sue.
cess Of cattle, and most Of our stock
growers handle horses and cattle 70.
gether, while others are engaged in
sheep raising exclusively. Nearly al
farm extensively 10 addition to their
herds. The other questions are an
swered in the following extract from
Mr.. McManamon's article on "Our
Stock District" which We published
some time ago:
The section Of country now under
consideration is belt the full width Of
the county from north to south. by 20
miles from east to west. II is thinly
peopled BY few pioneers engaged ia
the double avocation Of farming and
stock raising. Their focks, herds and
other possessions constitute large Dor.
tiousof the taxable property Of Whit.
man county. In addition to their an.
nual shipments of wool and sale of live
stock, their abundant harvests con-
tribute largely in grain and other cereals
to the exports Of the Pacific coast.
srThe next section under considers.
tioa il that known as the Stock Raissrs'
Paradise, lying north of and adjoining
the Columbia river, our western border,
and vatsrsd BY Alkali, Union and
Rsbel flats, Pslouse, Pleasant valley,
Oo1toawood, Pine creek, Rock crsek,
Gov creek and Willow creek, together
with many streams Of less importance,
with ponds, lakes and springs too nu-
msrous 70 mention, and comprising an
area Of about four thousand square
miles. Settlers 10 this section are fsw
and far between, wholly engaged in
stock raising, with what success I will
give you figures and leave you to judge.
Selling prices of cattle are At present as
follows: Yearlings per head, IS; 2.year
olds, $40 to S12. These figures include
all females, as 2-year old heifsrs are .
good here as any--many Of them are
mothers at that age. Three year steers,
SID to ZIG; 4-year Odds, $50; 5 and
upwards, S22 to S24. We nr0vida M
artificial shelter or feed in winter; our
homo market is supplied with beet the
year round. driven direct from our
bunchgrass hills to the slaughterhouse.
where they are Immediately butchered,
put on the block and retailed to GUS
TONER'S. I believe these cattle viii
compare favorably in size and quality Of
beef With stall.fed beef Of the Missis.
sippi valley sold to eastern markets. Il
can 60 out or these hills when winter 10
over and pick out cattle nine months