, 1890-02-20
FROM CLARK'S FORK.
A Prosperous Town on the Line
of the Nor srn Pt ode
Railroad.
With Rich Agricultural and Mineral
Resourccs-A Chance Tor
Homo Seekers.

What makes n town In n question
answerableI In various ways. Clark's
Fork Ia located In the heart of n re-
glon that Is very prolific in agrl-
cultural and mineral products, and,
bcing possessed Of n population of
thrifty, energetic people, goes far to
indicate that II bids fair to be one
of the best and most prosperous
towns In the Panhandle of Idaho
territory.
There are many hundreds Of mines
within radius of twenty-five miles
of this place. There are hundreds
Of beautiful farms and meadows
along the valley of the ClUrlt's Fork
river and also in the numerous
tributary gulchcs and canyons.
There arc mi llions after millions of
feet of the finest kind Of pine, fir,
cedar and tnmurac along the streams
and mountain sides. Tho ranchor
or, morc appropriately speaking, the
farmer, who settles here finds an
abundance of good soil, good water,
wood and hny In abundance, and
moreover finds u ready home mar
ket for all his farm produce. He
gets his hand from Uncle sam and,
of course, IL costs nothing, Compare
these facts with those concerning
the farmer In Dakota or any other
prairie region and II will I've seen
that our advantages overshadow
everything.
But the question intended to bc
considered Il the future prospects OF
the town Clark's Fork. Certainly,
such Il country rs We have surround
ing us IL convincing evidence II is In
very good location. In connec-
ton with our great agricultural re
sources we can say that the mines
In close proximity to this place are
inevory way very promising, though
they are yet comparatively In their
infancy. The mines in the Mos
quito creek gIlch are being worked
quite vigorously, some of them hav-
ing both night and day crews en-
pluycd. Parties from Duluth have
large sums of money Invested In
these mines. Several carloads OF
ore have eccn shipped from them Ia
the Helena smeltcr with very favor
able returns.
The Lightning gulch extends
from here over the summit OF the
Cabinet mountains, through which
trail haas been made recently
terminating at the now town oi
Madison on the upper Kootenai.
The trail opens up u new mineral
region which, II seems the tircless
prospcctor baL never before sought
for its golden treasures. All along
The trail are groupings of very iiuC
galcnn and Notwithstanding tht
great depth fsnow during the pnsi
two months "a large number of lucn
tions are already staked out. This
trail will be the shortest and most
accessible route from the mines o
the upper KoOtenai, the Sahk, Bull
River and other points above Bon
ncr's Ferry, the distance being only
twenty-five miles from Madison Il
Clarli's Fork.
The village of Clark's Fork Il
situated on level plain ON the lin,
oi the Northern Pacific ninety-fv,
miles from Spokane Falls. Tive
beautiful creeks How through tn,
suburbs OF the town which, In time
will furnish great water supply fol
lH' Nbb't N Itlbit
than plentiful. Gardening is very
successful. For fishing aud hunt
ing the surrounding country |,
truly sportsman's paradise. In
every way conceivable the home
seeker, whcthcr'hc Is n rich man, Il
poor man or laborcr, can find ns
many Inducements to settle here II,
at any other known place in tn,
west. The farmer can commenc,
seeding about the LIST Of March
Crops are never known to fail. Nc
irrigation IL required. Suppose ht
plants potatoes only; he can by his
own labor take proper care of eight
10 ten acres of them, and ut Tho
least calculat ion he will raise 2i,0Ot
pounds TO the acre. This would
bring him, at the present prices
. cents per pound, the sum OF Sist
for every acre of potatoes he raises
BY the lst of September his crop u
ready and can he marketed rlgh
here and his first years incom,
places him at once among the hap
picst of men-an independent far
mer. All other crops are equal,
profitable. The farmer here get
from ~ to GO cents n head for cab
bage, VIII lie the eastern farmer will
equal expense gets only to o cent
a head. Carrots, parsnips, peas
beans, rutabagas, beets, squash ant
melons hll grow well here and al
ways marketable. Tho hosts of min
ers In this region must he supplied
and therefore there II always a goot
demand for everything In the lin,
Of vegetables and when we find ,
good demand for them we find alst
good prices.
Mr.. j. G. Nagol, our worthy post
master, was the first who located oI
the present townsitc. lie IL n popu
lar citizen and highly esteemed b.,
all.
Three shlngle mills arc In con
stant operation. They are run b,
water power from Lightning crecl
and find an abundance of tinibc
close ut hand to keep them In opera
ton for IA great many years.
There Is room for many other en-
terprises here that would at once b,
profitable. All desiring informa
tion on any subject pertaining Il
this place and vicinity will hnv'
their inquiries promptly nnswcre,
by addressing Mr.. a. II. Rallton o
NJ. r. Stephens. Yours respectfully