Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-04-27
THE PorLATcH COUNTRY.

THE Por1ATcH COUNTRY.
The Peilatch drains nearly eleven
townships Of surveyed land, a part Of
which is timbered and part of it cut
BY canyons, with about one half or
three,6fths Of good plough land, capa-
be Of producing from 25 to so bushels
Of wheat to the acre, and suited to all
other sereals. Vegetables of every
kind IS we'll as the hardy fruits, and
grass in abundance. Its natural and
proper outlet to market 10 via Lew.
iston. at present it has no good road
via. Of the stream to Lapwai thence
down the Clearwater, tho shortest and
best route, although ours is in prospect
Of construction and 10 expected to be
completed this summer in time to take
away the coming surplus harvest. So
far ~ We can ascertain this section now
contains in the neighborhood Of 300
settlers, . large pr portion Of whom
have families aud many more are en-
route FIR that section to occupy lands,
most Of the settlers are recent Corners
and yet they have made qsite large
improvements and seem to be intelli
gent and energetic, and many come
with ample means to make . good
starter for thrifty farming. They are
there and well pleased with the country,
it, soil, climate and other advantages
end are determined to make that Sec
tion bud and blossom A. the rose. The
thrse.6fths Of plough land contains
$4,000 acrea ready for cultivation,
sufficient for over 800 settlers, with
100 acres each Of plough land. Sub
tract tn, 800 already there, and We
have room for 200 more. Were this
land all occupied by settlers, and each
settler sewed one half Of his ploughed
land in wheat each year, or 30 sores
each year, wo would have $4,000 acres
in wheat each year and allowing that
each aero produced Is bashsl, the min.
imam estimate Of its capacity, we would
have as the product 1875, 900 bushels
annual yield, worth SO cents per bushel
when delivered at Lewiston equalimg
4sS7. 5OO,at the present rate Of hauling
~ teams it is worth nearly 2S cents
per bushel to haul il to Lewiston, ieav-
ing the farmer but IS cents only for
bic grain. But suppose that railroad
were built to the I.,pwai or the mouth
Of tho Potlatch, then the farmer could
readily deliver that grain At that point
from his granary At the average of 10
cents per bushel, snd the railroad could
deliver II At Lewiston at FIVE cents per
bushel and tho farmers would realize
for his grain IS cents per bushel at the
gransry. or 1856, $50 and besides
tl87,500 for his hauling and tho rail-
road company 453.750 for delivering
il q Lewiston in warehouse on bank
Of Snake river ready for further ship
mont below. Whatever advance over
30 cents per bushel for wheat at Lew.
iston would 60 TO the farmer. At the
present price, 60 and 65 cents per
bushcl, the farmer would realixe 40
and Is cents per bushsl At bis granary
and % on as grain advances above these
6gures. Tho present Potlatch settle.
ment must readily foresss this, end the
Lewiston people without distinction
should have eqsal foresight, end their
benefits wosld oecr~e not emily in the
arrival Of largely increased products in
our city and the consequent increase
OF our business, but also in the grea,
advance in value Of al our real estate
and every section farther up the Clear.
water e the timber regions and ia.
into then would greatly swell oar city
advantages. These are facts weR worthy
OF consideration. In addition to oil
this our population all through thi.
whole section Of country would rapidly
sxell in numbers aud in all probability
would soon lead to the opening OF thu
Indian Reservation under the Indian
homestead laws, aud the sale Of thu
residue Of the lands not taken by The
Indians.
SECRETARY TELLER has practice
views on the Indian question. In ,
recent debate in the Senate, he sharply