, 1883-04-14

"ATAoN !. IL APi- % iooS-
Ed. SrATEsNAS The activity with which
the Sprin trade opened still continues,
much TO the satisfaction Of the business in
terests of the town. The arrival of immi-
grants is unusually large for this season Of
he year. Never before have we experience
ed such an influx Of comfortably h,ed new
comers, and under the stimuIu. of their cash
offers for improved farms, real estate has
one and still continues going skyward-
Work on the Potlatch road is actively pro-
sgressng. and will be pushed ahead in order
to have the road opened by June lst This
work will prove . lasting monument to the
enterprise and iberality Of Lewiston and
will be the means Of centering the trade Of 8
large extent of country in this metropolis.
The Potlatch creek and its numerous trib-
utaries drains the country lying between the
north fork OF Clearwater and the Genesee
country. The farming lands consist Of ex-
tensive prairies of deep black soil sloping
gradually back toward the Clearwater and
intersecsed and broken up by the gulches
through which the waters Of the creek pur-
sue their way TO the river. The altitude OF
the Potlatch country is considerably lower
than that of any other Of the farming lands
in Northern Idaho, north Of Clearwater,
hence the climate is more mild, the yield Of
cereals more prolific, and the growth Of the
finer fruits and vegetables more certain than
in other districts. In its Typographical and
climatic features the Potlatch country great
ly resembles the Assotin Flat The Potlatch
has the advantage, however, in having a
more uniform depth Of soil and in the pos
session Of groves Of fine tamarack which dot
the Potlatch prairies. 1t is the best watered
portion of the new northwest and has heavy
forests Of fine timber in the adjacent foot
hills. With these advantages it is the latest
developed section in northern Idaho consid
ing its nearness to the Lewiston market, but
hitherto it has been inaccessible for the lack
Of a suitable wagon road. Ever since the
settlement Of the Po.lateh three years ago.
the ouly outlet to Lewiston vas by way of
the heavy canyon of the Little Potlatch.
through the Genesee country and down the
hill to Lewiston. Hence the Potlatch peo-
pie have found it more convenient to climb
the intervening mouutain and DO their mar
ketng at Moscow. in preference to swinging
around the circle and paying a ferry tax to
cross into Lewiston. The new road runs up
the north side of the Clearwater, distance
OF fifteen miles to the mouth OF the Potlatch
creek and thence up the creek to the settle
ments, reducing the distance 10 twenty-five
miles, with an easy grade all the way and
diverting all the trade to Lewiston. The
cost Of the road will be 81, 100, whi:h was
all raised in Lewiston by voluntary sutscrip-
ton, forming quite q magnificent sum for
community 50 limited in numbers as this,
where the circulating medium is so scarce,
and where there are so many calls upon our
liberality and enterprise for other schemes
required by the development OF the country.
la addition 10 bulding roads in our own
county. We. of Lewiston are from time TO
time called upon for subscriptions to build
reads in other counties of northern Idaho, as
well as in Garfield county and the southern
portion of Whitman county, in your Terri
tory. This is one OF the penalties Lewiston
pays for its greatness az geographical ami
commercial center, and it always PAYS it
cheerfully-
Me- PERCE.