The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-04-14


aradvantages. Here In this bustling city OF
10, 600 population a few miles oyer the Idaho
line, YOU have commercial and industrial
centre possessing the finest water power I'm
the country and drawing at once on the
mountains 10 the east and north Tor their
lumber and mineral wealth. and on the
plains and valleys 10 the west and
south for their agricultural and stock
makes tributary 20 its own growth
and progress The Spokane River Is the out
let OF C9ur d Alenc Lake, and n branch Of
the Columbia IL flows through the centre
OF this city, dividing itself near the eastern
limits into two and then three distinct
streams which plunge down decent 1866
feet In the course OF its passage through the
city the river reuniting before the final fall
Of sixty feet Is reached. The channels are
cut as by the hand OF man through solid
masses OF basaltic rock that form indestruct-
ible race-ways. The force OF the river at
l25, 900 horse power. more by far than the
power furnished bv st'Anthony's falls nc
Minneapolis. and sufficient 10 run the entire
manufactures OF New England with'a good
deal 10 spare. The division Of the river into
several channels adds 20 its availability.for
manufacturing purposes, while the tact that
itsneyer either freezes over or overflows It's
bank are additional advantages which its
Minnesota rival Gals OF 81. Anthony does
not possess. Already, although the city Is not
yet decade old, flour and saw-mills, sash
and door factories and other enterprises have
been erected OH It's banks. But important as
manufactures are they alone VIII not build
up a great city; u must have other resources
10 depend upon. our chief OF these IL ever
rich agricultural country TO draw from.
South and west Is a rich agricultural
region, Astounding IN a soil which for fertili-
" SURPRISES even that OF Dakota or Mime
sofa. Wheat crops reaching sometimes as
high az 20 bushels per acre. while from % 10
40 bushels IL a fair average oats yielding ~
much as 100 bushels and potatoes and other
root crops doing proportionately ms well, tell
the tale more eloquently than any analytical
tube of the chemical ingredients OF the soil
could do. Fruits OF the temperate zone, APP
piles, pears, plums, ETC., grow In abundance;
hay and nutritious grasses have yielded as
high az five tons per acre, while land when
Is too broken for agricultural purposes affords
unlimited cattle, sheep and horse ranges, for
horse raising Is regular and very
lucrative business In this Country. These
agricultural lands can be- bought at
from 80 TO $40 per acre OF the railroad COM
pany or private individuals, while OF course
there are yet thousands Of acres Of govern
ment land I'm the territory, although that
nearest town and railroad communication IL
all taken up. Supplementing this agricul-
tliral territory tributary 10 Spokane Falls,
tins city has NJ another source of wealth, the
fact that liz Is tho distributing point for the
vast mining region 10 the North, East and
South-e asst, country replote with mineral
deposits that have only just begun 20
be opened up. There are at least
seven distinct mining districts with
IN convenient distance of this town,
which Il made the headquarters and business
centre for the miners and mine-owners, and
the source from which they draw the major
part OF their supplies. The & Gur IL Alene
district almost directly east of the Falls has
already become famous. where mines
which have been sold for Sl.500,000 have
been discovered, and new ones are being
opened up daily. North Of the C9ur d'Alene
Is the Pend P0reille district lying around
the shores OF Lake Pend dOreille. the Sal
mon river country, the Colyille district, the
Kootenay, the Metaline, etc. Not only IL
this city the natural trade centre Tor all this
great mining region, but active steps are be
Ing taken 10 erect here smelling and concen-
tratlng works. Besides the main line OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad which passes
through Spokane Falls, number OF branch
lines connect IL with the surrounding agrl-
cultural and mining regions, and the Seattle,
Lake Shore and Eastern, Pacific coast
line, Il building rapidly towards this city,
where 10 Il expected that IL will meet the
81. Paul, Minneapolis. and Manitoba line
from the east, thus forming new transcon-
tinental line and making Spokane Falls an
lmpoTiAul. IhliEVau ctutIts iut Wlutcfn
are short-about 4 weeks-and not seven, the
summers long, with cool, pleasantmghts and
balmy days There were only three thun-
der storms recorded In two years here, and
even this winter Of extraordinary severity
all over tho world did not prevent the wild
flo wers from blooming on the Spokane prai
ries In January. The town itself occupies
the valley OF the Spokane river on either
side Of the falls. although some OF the finest
residences occupy commanding locations ON
the neighboringIlnlls and bluffs. The streets
are wide, aud lighted by clectrisity, with fine
brick blocks ON either side OF them. Abund-
ant water Il furnished by the Holly system.
Tho residents enjoy the further eonyenlences
OF daily papers, gas, telephones. and street
cars, while motcr line Is TO be built 70
suburban districts. Churches representing
the leading denominations, private, public
and parochial schools, thrco colleges, one
controlled by the Mcthodlsts, and another by
the Catholics. an academy for young ladies',
which will be ready 70 receive pupils the
coming school year, are spokane's cduca-
tlonal advantages. which exceed any point
on the North Pacific railroad between the
Twin Clfloe and the cOaal. H. a a.