Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-01-10
--.-------------- -
THE PAN-H ANDLE.
Nesthsrn idaho, the City Of Lewiston
and the Town OF Moscow.

The northern half of Idaho is practical
bly, part Of the Northwest. 1t is not
separated by any natural division from
Washington Territory, and it is the desire
Of it, residcnts to be attached to Wash.
ington, where the country is elevated and
heavily rolling and in the north heavily
wooded The climate. too, is dry and
the winters are cold.
The Oldest aud largest settlement in
Northern Idaho is at Lewiston and in its
vicinity. The city is located at the juno
tioa Of the Snake and Clearwater rivers
and occupies point which gives it a
frontage on both streams It's population
i about l 200 and it is growing at q rapid
rate. Its merchandise also aggregates
d 900. 900 per year. 1t is well furnish
ID with schools, churches, etc., its people
i've in good houses and it Is in all respects
IN established and prosperous place. The
land for twenty miles away on three sides
u rich, and will, when it comes into the
haads Of farmers, yield = prodigious
amount Of grain. Thirty bushels Of wheat
70 the acre, seventy bushels Of oats and
eighty bushels Of barley are the usual
crops.
A great area Of very good country neal
Lswiston is incorporated in the Neg Perc.
Indian reservation. Camas and one OF
ewo other prairics are Of fine soil and art
we'll watered, and. when in Uncle Sam
good time they are thrown open to settle
uent, will at once gil up with settlers
The Indians on the reservation are part
ally civilized, and would gladly take lane
N severalty if the opportunity were offer
I'd them. A division of laud among tn,
indians on the most liberal plan woult
leave three-fourths Of it for white settle
ment.
Lewiston is quite a.lunber mart. The
Clearwater river rises in the mountains
where the best qualities Of pine and iii
timber are abundant, and several parties
Of Indians make regular business Of cut
ting and floating it down to Lewiston
where it il made into fuel or lumber. A
small mill at Lewiston secures its who'll
supply Of logs from this source. tn,
town i reached at all seasons BY steam
boass drawing no more than three and
half feet Of water, and during grea
part Of the year beats of much create
draught 80 up without difficulty. In higl
water the Clearwater is navigable thlrt,
miles above its junction with the Snak
and the Snake forty miles above the poin
Of junction. Lewiston, which is Just 4Ol
miles BY river from Portland, is, however
called the head Of navigation. There i
no timber up the Snake.
North Of Lewiston there is fine leve
area which is in reality part of the fam
Gus Palouse country. 1t has but latcl,
been known ~ a rich section, but in tn
last three years it has pretty well file,
up. 1t is splendidly adapted to grail
growing and its surplus this year was large
The Colfax branch of the Northern Pa
ci6c reaches this county, although, W
believe, it does not extend to the Idah
line and affords an outlet to market. Fla.
u raised in large quantities, the soil an.
climate being specially favorable to it
production. Two growing towns, Moscow
and Pullman, are the cshters of this val
liable district.
The extreme northern end of Idaho il
wooded and is capable of settlement Ricl
mineral deposits have recently been dis
covered in the Ceur d'Alene district
and it is thought that there will be .
great rush to the mines in the spring
Oregsniax.