Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-27

general character is very much
harder and tougher lumber than that |
made from pine secured from any
other part of the United States.' The
Clearwater country embraces the very
heart of the numbering producing dis
trict of Idaho. The upper forks of that
river penetrate into the finest part of
the timber belt, and that rich product
can be easily tloatcd to railroad and
will find a ready market. The white
pine and cedar, of which there are inn
medsc quantities, are especially in de-
mand and sooner or later a large man.
ufactuiing industry will be established
here for the working up of this product.
The stock ranges of this district are
of the very finest. The foot hills,
valleys and canyons are covered with
fine bunch grass, and the stock are we'll
sheltered and winter without feed. In
the past winter, which was one Of
extraordinary severity, less stock was
lost here than in any portion of the
west. Thousands OF head of cattle,
sheep and horses roam the ranges and
the annual increase of capital being
invested in stock raising proves it to be
a profitable Investment Wool Is pro-
duced in great quantity and sold at a
fair profit, even ut the low price now
prevailing. The development of the
industry is, as yet, only in its infancy.
With an increase in the product, better
transportation and perhaps woolen
manufactures at our very doors, this
will prove great industry and yield
handsome profit.
1t is no exaggeration to say that the
agricultural lands of the Clearwater
basin are not excelled in the world.
The same conditions that render the
Palouse country famous exists here.
Irrigation Is unnecessary. The annual
rainfall is sufficient to secure a crop.
Rye, oats, barley, timothy and wheat
are grown, with an average acreage,
that excels that of any eastern state.
North Of the Clearwater these cereals
yield this year 4O 60 and even 50
bushels to the acre. South of the
Clearwater the great Nez Perez Indian
reservation locks up a half million of
acre. just as productive, which within
the next year will be opened to home-
steaders. About the reservation
boundaries lie the fertile sections
known as the Wefppe, Camas Prairie,
Caigs mountain and Waha districts,
embracing million acres of the finest
agricultural lands. These lands are
now being rapidly settled and the
advent of railroads will hasten thou
sands of homeseekers into this section.
The soil is prolific and the yield in
many cases phenomenal. A careful
competition ofavcrages, recently made,
establishes that the average yield per
acre is as follows: Wheat forty bushel,
oats fifty bushels, barley fifty bushels,
potatoes 200 bushels, hay five tons, and
SO on through the list of farm products
The two grand trunk lines of the
Pacific Northwest, with their hall
dozen branches penetrating partially
into this region, are to-day totally
blockaded with the immense grair
product of this country and eastern
Washington, and it is safe to assert
that before another year hundreds o
miles of railroad, on branch and com
peting lines, will penetrate and oper
up this country to ready and conven
lent market. Here homes are cheal
and land is plenty, crops grow il
abundance and labor reaps rich re
ward. What more can the homeseeke
ask for? Here you do not need to wal
for millions of capital to open up watc
bitches and develop a system of irriga
ton. Here nature does the work, all
the bursting graneries, over crowds
barns and the happy and contente
farmer can testify how generously tn
work has been done.
I, Low in the river valleys along th
breaks and bottom lands are the home
Of fruit culture. Orchards line th
= river banks, and system Of irrfgatio
is fast developing what will prove on
Of the most profitable industries ,
Idaho. The low attitudes and she
0 tered condition Of these valleys insur'
against frost. Blight IL unknown an
u there is never q failure in the fru
& crop. The varieties are Of the fine
8 and the crop finds a ready market, I
q good prices, while with increase
II means of transportation an immen
, traffic in vegetables can be develope
u Lewiston is the center Of the fru
l. growing industry and the natural dl
& tributing point for the whole Clea
u water country. Located as 1t Is at Il
Is head of river navigation, the cOmp<