Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-06-02
COKRESPONDEN
CEDAR CREEK P. O.,
Nav %, 1881.

tEDAR kREEk L. w.,
May %, 1881.
DEAR TELLER Since my last VIC
have in person visited the Cove dis
'rict and find much more extended
improvement than ] anticipated. The
first settler entered and made a loca
ton about years ago, and now about
% settlers have located here, and
about Is have families. They have
about $500 acres under good fence, and
about 1900 acres under cultivation.
The crops look healthy and so far as
we could see none had been injured by
the frosts. The country is rolling,
we'll watered and timbered and is shell
tered from high winds that sometimes
prevails few miles west of this point.
We next visited the Deep Greek set
Element about s miles east of the
old Ewing bridge. We visited this
place about ten years ago, when not a
soul had mad. a location in this sec
ton. Now nearly ever fourth section
is taken up under some one of the land
laws, and many fine farms and resi-
dences have been erected and large
area is under fence and cultivation,
the precise amount we have been un-
able to learn. Quite number have
pushed themselves four or five miles
up the creek into the timber. The
timber of this section is among the
best found on the coast, and taking
the valley of the Palouse above Deep
creek, and the small tributaries of the
Palouse, for IS or 40 miles contain q
vast quantity of CEDAR. white pine,
and other varieties that must become
of immense value to the country lying
west in Washington Territory 80
soon as railroad can be penetrated
this section to- take away the lumber
manufactured therefrom. At present
the channel of the river which is
very narrow and crooked is the only
means of transportation, save the little
carried of by farm wagons. We no.
ticed in the Deep creek settlement sew
eral fields of grain that had been ten
dered by the frost, and one or two
young orchards that had been partially
killed 10y either too much moisture, or
by freezing, or by both, some of the
settlers seem disheartened at this, but
Why need they when they contrast
their position with that of large por-
ton Of the states east of the Rocky
mountains during the Winter past.
Ours is a paradise contrasted with
that, although in crude state Of ad-
vancement by reason Of recent settle
ment. Nearly all these settlers came
here poor, and yet they have by their
energy made themselves comfortable
homes, each of which in the short
space Of five years will be worth thous-
ands of dollars. We passed over the
divide from Deep creek into what is
known as the Bean settlement. Here
we found several very well improved
farms, thence we passed down the
the Cedar Greek fiat where we are now.
Here Mr.. LaDow settled several
years ago or the Washington side of
the boundary line. Mr.. L. has made
considerable improvement here since
We were here some : years ago, He
has several sons settled near him, and
quite large list of settlers have since
occupied the lands along Cedar creek
up to the base Of the mountains and
all show indications of thrift.
FARMINGroN, w. T. May 81,
Our visit to the Mountain Cove,
Deep creek and Cellar creek settle
ments was hurried, but just enough of
time was taken here to comprehend
the situation. The people are gener-
ally well fixed with a prospect for the
future that appears bright; at any rate
it will'be very brigh. should the pro-
iected railroad up to the timber region