Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-23

the name of Idaho. "Gallop your
horses" says MIR. Miller, "as l have
hundred times, against the rising sun.
AS you climb the Sweetwater noun
tains, far to your right you will see the
name of Idaho written on the noun
tain top-at least you will see a pecu-
liar and beautiful light at sunrise; a
sort of diadem, on two grand clusters of
mountains, that bear away under the
clouds, fifty miles distant.
~ called Colonel Craig's attention to
this beautiful and arched light. That
said he, is what the Indians call E,-dah-
hoe, which means the light or diadem
on the line of the mountain That was
the first time ever heard the name."
Idaho is imperial in extent. Its area
Is greater than that of New York, New
Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shire combined. The people of the East
have but poor conception of the di-
mensions of the new states of the
Union. 1t has been said that if Idaho
could be taken from its mountain fast
ness and set down OH the Atlantic
coast, while touching the middle line
Of Lake Ontario on the north, its south
ern boundary would be in the vicinity
of Raleigh, N. c.; and with its eastern
line at the city of Washington, its
western boundary would be on the
parallel of Columbus, Ohio. In area it
embraces 55, ,22s, ,16O acres, or more than
$4,000 square miles, exceeding in size
twenty-seven other states of the Union.
OF this vast domain, IS per cent. there
of is adapted to industrial occupation,
and the remainder is largely covered
with immense forests of timber.
Idaho's climate is proved by the off,
cial reports of leading nations to be the
healthiest in the world. Its geograp-
ical position would naturally suggest
the frigidity of the polar circles, but no
climate with such equable temperature
and SO large an average of sunlit days,
can elsewhere be found on the Ameri-
can continent. In the same latitude as
sunny France, Italy, Spain, Portugal
and Switzerland, and subject to SINH
lar oceanic influences, it possesses a
similar climate. Statistics demonstrate
that Idaho is the healthies country in
the world. Its death rate Is less than
any other state or territory of the Union.
Even California, with its wonderful
climate, has death rate nearly five
times greater than Idaho; Colorado, a
summer land, the resort of thousands
of health-seekers, has mortality three
times as great as Idaho;" Florida,
"where tits spring all the year," makes
Il showing three times less favorable
than Idaho. From the United States
army mortality statistics and the vital
statistics of all nations, we CLEAN the
remarkable fact that in the pure atmos.
phere of Idaho, with its light, dry soil
pure water, and bright, genial sunshine
is found the healthiest region in the
universe.
Idaho's arabic belts enjoy the influ
ence of the warm currents of the Pacific
and are of grand proportions and unex
celled for productiveness. The yield o
wheat, oats, barley and all kinds o
cereals and vegetables is not excellet
even in the great Palouse valley. Th'
counties of Latah, Nez Perce and Idah'
alone produce grain enough to feed al
empire. There are 1900, 600 to IL, 600,
600 acres in the valleys and uplands O
Idaho, which can be cultivated AM
made lavishly productive Of all the Gel
eals and vegetables that are raised nortl
of the ootton-growing line in the Allan
tic States. Even tobacco and cottol
have been grown in the lower valleys
Furrow her bosom with plow and tn
fields of Idaho bloom with bountifu
harvests.
No region east Of California, not eve
the "Sunny South" can excel Idah
valleys in the production of fruit. Al
pies, peaches, pears, nectarines, apr
cots, plums, grapes, prunes and q
small fruits are produced in the grea
est abundance and in endless variet!
Let but the water kiss even the sag
brush lands, the very emblems ofsteri
ity and desolation, and behold thel
blooms an Eden of fruitage and flower
; An eloquent man has said that "this
q land where the flowers have no pc
!. fame and the birds no song" If h
1 floral beauties exhale no fragrance, Ge
has decked the canyons and vale,
8 and mountain sides of Idaho with tin
i and hues as rich as ever flashed in Il
e sunlight Of Linda, AMI clothed h
b birds with plumage as gay as tn
9 which decorates the songsters of Il