Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-07-04

There is a country bordering on
Snake rivn, and above the mouth Of
the Clearwater on the Lewiston side
that has been attracting considerable
attention for the past year. This COM
prises some valuable lands for farming
purposes; is handy to market and close
70 Lewiston, the head Of Snake river
navigation. Lew ston was blil. up in
1862, and was then at the zenith Of It's
prosperity. From that period it COM
menced retrograding until it reached
the bottom round OF the ladder some
IL months ago, since which Lewiston
has been looking up. The lands adj
jacent are being taken up and put in
cultivation. The hills between it and
the Sweetwater are heavily coated with
tho famous bunch grass, fom which
the supply Of lay 70, the most part Of
that entire region has been taken.
Sioce the country is being settled the
hay supply from that source is mcasur
ably cut off. The hills, we are told,
are being dotted over with farms; that
the prosperous farmers are supplying
the people Of Lewiston with good
article OF wheat hay. and that bunch
grass is no longer obtainable.
Lewiston is the supply point for
many mining districts. II has done .
large business for the last Is or II
years, and heavy trade ia being ear
ried on there now, aud will continue 10
be done in the future. The town will
soon be the metropolis Of Idaho. When
that time shall have came it will be
come an important commercial center
and will be included in the state Of
Washington.
Being at the confluence Of the Sake
and Clearwater rivers and at the head
Of navigation it's traffic can not be di.
verified from it; new buildings will take
the place Of the old, aud when new
ones are erected they will be of an
improved class. Such the writer be.
lieves is to be the future Of Lewiston
The TELLER may think this picture
overweight and an exaggeration Of
what is to happeH, but the writer vert
ly believes It. and points to the future
for veriication of the facts. There
may be no railroad connection with ths
outer world, but when the river i'm
provements shall have been completed
her prosperity will be assured, ane
Lewiston will be one among The in
pnrtant business centcrs of the grea
Northwest W. w. Union.
There must have been new ham
at the bellows when the above wa
wri ten for the Union, for this is tn
first instance in our recollection G
about 10 years Of the exis,ance Of tina
paper wherein Lewiston has been give
the credit Of ever having a good pro-
pect before it. and it could not hav
noted the course of the TELLER 9
considered the position Of its conduct
ors to have intimated tho. the TELLE
would deem the picture the Union HI
now given oper,orought or eraggerate
Of what is to happen in the future
Lewiston. The editor of the TELLEl
Is years ago, first saw Lewiston; sa
that God and nature Ind designed
at some period as an important radia
ing center Of trade aud commerci
prosperity, although then there W
but one house in the pl,ce, and that
rude log house, aud during these
years the writer has made this his r
dating center, amid both is brilla
mining trade and in It's retrogra
movement consequent upon the wani'
prosperity Of the mines which h
given it its support. When other tow,
both in the Territory and its sisi,
Washington. have sought its inju
and predicted its future lit,leness; VII
the then leading raper Of sou,he
Idaho was so disposed to libel the pl
IS to spell its name with u small's'
in order TO fasten upon i tho charac
of littleness, we were bold to resist
libel aud contend for its supremacy
all the natural advantages that go
make place desirable for habitat
and with prospect of ultimate asce'
ancy over it's envicus neighbors. III
the thousands of square miles of q
arabic lands in close proximity "
comparatively unintabi'ed, AMI no $
veys made and no means adopted
the government whereby settlers N
these lands could acquire perman
title. The various mining camps {
Of us furnished all the support Of
town and tho men here were o
transient sojourners to absorb all
proceeds Of the miners and either 8,