Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-07-25

pre- emption. homestead or timbef-cn.
ture claim from somebody who locat. d
ii for speculation. You can thus GET 100
acres in good lncat on with some in
provements for $500 or 500. Such
claims usually have house on them,
and some fencing or breaking. and new.
corners will find it advantageous to Sc
cure claims by purchase.
The roll is a black loan, In some
places thin, and in others six feet deep
including clay sub-oil OF Is inches. l.
produces natural grass. called bunci,
grass. which grows thick eDogh to b.
cut and saved. When not cut it cures
on the stalk and makes very nutritious
feed for stork in the winter. All the
tame grasses, such as timothy, rye, blue
grass and all varieties of clover do well.
The principal crop We raise is timothy.
This year $500 We will cut two tons to
the acre. Oats, barley. wheat and fax
are the principal grain crops and they
all thrive remarkably well. Wheat this
year will average thirty-five bushels to
the acre. The other crops will yield
equally well.
The simmer season here is usually
dry. The spring, fall and winter are
wet August and September are til,
dry months. In the other ten months
rain is liable to fall at any time.
We generally get few niphs' frost
in November, bnr winter nsually com
nences about December 90. In De-
cember, 1885, farmers were plnw,ng 8
late as December "a. In 1886, plo~-
ing ceased on December 90. We gem
orally get one big snow storm in JAM
nary or February. but the Chinook
wind.usually dissolves it in less than II
week. The most di-agreeab' part a.
the year Is The spting, with ITS cold
rains and mud, but all through III.
winter and spring there are weeks
when we have delightfully."- open weathe'
free from frost. Taking seasons on.
With another We have the best and mps'
heathiul climate in the world.
Cattle and horses do well here. Stocl
raising is our principal industry. II ~
not customary to feed stock, and until
the last few wears no feed was put NJ
Tor them. In the last few wears the
breed of cattle has improved through
the importation of biooded bulls an
the herds are now worth feeding Pooled
Angus. Galloways, Herefords, Snori-
Horns and Holsteins are the favori,
stock. The breed of horses is al-o I'M
proving. AS some of the best thorough
bred stations on the Pacific Coast ha,.
been introduced. There are alsp severa
thousand head of sheep which AT.
pruflab!u on account of their wool and
mutton. Our surplus beef cattle are
bought up by stockmen from aboar'
market of Oregon, Washington and Ida
iio. Horses are generally punched To
gether by several owners and driven t.
Montana and Dakota, where they sell
readily. None of the diseases common
to eek elsew here are known here.
Our nearest shipping point is Lewis
ton, sixty miles distant, where there j,
choice of routes. either by wav OF the
Union Pacific or Northern Pacific sys-
ems.
Caynse horses can be bought her.
from Sl5 head aud upward, or span
of blooded mares at $500 II span, will
horses of all kinds at intermediate
prices.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Bring as little baggage and household
furniture as possible, as You can bn,
here cheaper than traveller can pay
freight on his baggage. We have the
best country in the world where it is
easy to get along. The shiftIess. lazy
ne'er do well class are not wanted, and
are earnestly requested to stay away.
Poor men, with families, who are max
ing good living where they are, are
not advised 10 sell out for the purpose
of coming to this country. Those who
are more particularly invited 10 come
$3.50 'N'N'S "i'''6 no oiO 'oC Chttf ~
lug and progressive people with lillle
money 1t is not advisable to bring
stock of any kind, as they can be bought
here cheaper than they can he shipped
Enterprise. industry and integrity are
the only royal roads TO fortune ia this
country.
HOW TO GET HERE.
Lewiston is the key to this country,
you can reach Lewiston either by Il e
Onion Pacific or Northern Pacific ra /.
roads. Buy your ticket direct to Lev
ton, and on your arrival there take The
daily stage To Cottonwood. Grangev,l.
or NJ. Idaho. The stage leaves Lewis
ton every morning and arrives at Cot
tom" ood al u. M. at Grangevllle at 8
p. m and at Nj. Idaho at p IN.
Republican Central Committee Meeting.
The Republican Central Committee i
requested 10 meet at NJ. Iiabo on Sat-
nrday, August 2nd at one O'clock u. NJ,
for the purpose of iransaciing snch bus
mess rs aDay be properly brought before
II. K LARIMER,
S. WELLER, Chairman.
SECRETARY.
MARhIED.