Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-01-02


the soil changes to a deeper, darker
loan, the season growing later and the
atmosphere cooler as We leave lewis
ton. Irrigation is necessary in the
valley where the city of Lewiston is
situated. But by thus assistingnaturc
she yields quantity and quality Of
vegetation that is marvel of wonder.
On the table lands Immediately ada
cent to lewiston, which appear to be
out sterile sand bars, wheat and other
sereals have yielded to the acre, with
out irrigation, from 80 to 40 bushels.
There are so many different varieties
of climate within distance of twelve
miles south from Lewiston, as the diff
erent elevations of table land are
reached, that it is no unusual circum-
stance to witness harvesting at Lewis
ton when the Spring wheat is being
sown in the cooler portions. We find
on examination of the plats in The
Land Office, that many quarter sec
lions of this delta are still unoccupied.
The most favoraoly located claims are
already taken up and many of them
are very extensively cultivated. The
general average of grain raised to the
acre is 35 bushels of wheat, 80 of oats
and from 30 to 40 of barley. Vegeta-
bles of all kinds, known to the north
crn states grow in immense yields and
in many instances of great abundance
on the sod lands. This whole prairie
is but spars.ly watered, the streams
usually following the canyons. But
on these table lands with but one or
two exceptions, water has been found
by digging down from five to thirty
feet. The timber for fencing and
building purposes is on Craig's noun
tains, distacne from Lewiston about
Is miles, but the winding roads around
the mountains to the timber makes
the distance from Lewiston to good
i; timber about twenty-five or thirty
miles. There is one saw-mill in Lew
located up the Clearwater river be-
tween the mountains and Lewiston,
Snake or Clearwater rivers can b.
reached from this delta by q gradual
inclino down the canyons from the ta-
bic lands. This country is settled
mostly by eastern men, and the major
g ity of them have their families with
); them. There ore q number Of thrifty
/ bachelors among them who have ex-
1 tensive fields in grain and some finely
: cultivated gardens and orchards. They
g are hospitable and if actions 60 TO,
h ought, they seem to have but one rule
n and that is universal hospitality. Cat
h tie, sheep and horse raising is quite
y generally carried on in this section, il
G being almost impossible for these ami
G mails to go from the range, on accoun
n of its peculiar boundaries unless driv
e en- away by force. During the presen
(. and past Winter it has been neccssar,
n to feed this stock which has been quit
|, an item, good hay selling in the Lew
il iston market, at from eight to foul
1t teen dollars per ton. This time TO
it feeding rarely exceeds six weeks an
IS during the four Winters pceceedin
If the last two, the weather was so e,
At tremely mild that cattle found abur
N dance of grass on the prairie. Their
N are three little cities in embrio on th
ID prairie. Stevencove, lunch static
" about three miles southeast Of Levi
so ton, Bittnerville, blacksmith static
ID about eight miles south of Lewisto
IN and Waha city, a post Office static
rt about fourteen miles south from Lev
Se iston At the southeast extremity
Id this delta is Waha Lake, q body {
f. pure spring water one mile long b
IN sixty rods wide. This lake abound
with fresh water trout and is CROWN
to be q great resort for pleasure scel
ers during the Summer months. 1t
of Just within the mountains surrounde
st on all sides by abrupt hills covere
on with evergreers. 1t is exceedingly r
by mantle and ono popularity of the lal
tn is that the south wind during t.,
tn Spring, Summer and Autumn season