Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-27
THE CLEARWATER COUNTRY.
A Short Recital of Its Advantages and
Prospect Showing what Untold
Wealth Here Awaits
Development.
Lewiston, The Natural Supply Point
For One of The Richest Undevel.
oped Sections Of The globe. =

| Idaho is full of surprises. y careful
survey of her resources shows a variety
and richness that fairly staggers the
investigator, and fair recital of the
wonderful wealth, locked up in her
rock-ribbed hills, sounds like fairy
tale. Her fertile prairies, yet am
touched by the hand of toll, will yield
Il wealth equal to any, and her rich
river valleys, protected by deep canyons
and warmed by the Pacific winds, are
the future great fruit growing centers
of the west. No state has been more
generously slandered by the earlier
geographers and writer's. 1t is
described as being rugged, broken,
bleak, barren, and unprotective.
Luckily, however, Idaho to-day bellies
the statement and shows to the world
the richest undeveloped section in the
northwest. Save in the extreme north
and south, where enterprise and en-
ergy have gained fair foot hold,
Idaho is practically an undeveloped
country. The developed regions show
a wonderful mineral wealth and an
agricultural soil prodigal with richness.
Central Idaho is untouched and untold
wealths here awaits deliverance at the
hands of enterprise and capital.
A well defined section of this vast
inland empire is the Clearwater coun-
try. Lying south of the Clearwater,
locked in by the deep canyons of that
river and the the Salmon river, is one
of the most productive regions in the
Pacific northwest and the one offering
the best inducements to capital and
investment. 1t is in itself almost
imperial in extent, embracing a variety
of resources marvellous in detail En-
tending back into the rugged Salmon
river range ami we'll into the crest of
the Bitter Root, lie vast bodies of ore
!, that will, when developed, make this
section equal, in fame and productive
ness, to any now known. The camps
of Florence, Warrens, Oro Fino and
Elk City are already well known.
Thousands of rich leads have been
discovered that now lie undeveloped
: because lack of communication and the
$ inability to transport machinery and
: apparatus to work the ore renders use.
less what will soon be great wealth
producing properties. Many of these
S camps are accessible only to pack
G trains, but the hardy miner with pack
J. mule and pick has pushed along the
;, trail and located many rich prospect
:. that, when better lines of communica
d ton come to open up this section, a.
!, come they must, will yield a rich har
d vest for his patient toll. The Orc Fin,
e basin once constituted the riches
placer mining district of the world, ant
Ia sooner or later, the quartz lodges, from
# which these placers came, will be dis
Il covered and excited thousands will
!. rush in here as they did in the earl,
"a sixties. Late developments about Ell
!. City point out that locality as futur
10 center of great mineral wealth. Mil
81 lions of tons of ore Of low grade Ii
ia about that camp and they only awai
a the advent of railroads and bette
No transportation to produce the creates
- out put of gold in Idaho.
10 Idaho Is becoming celebrated for he
ia lumber regions. Along the forks of tn
~ Clearwater lies the finest timbere
section Of the state. Not only has thI
country the red fir, red pine an
tamarach of other parts Of the stat,
but produces, in abundance, . fiu
variety Of white pine and cedar. tn
timber Is easy Of access and export
e- tion. It lies upon the numerous forl
~ Of Clearwater whereby the logs can |
ne foated to points easy accessible to Il
= railroad. In . recent article on Il
oe "Forests Of Idaho" the writer say
lt- II believe that there Is greater amour
or Of timber now standing and CROWN
~ In Idaho than was ever In the fores
n Of Minnesota and Wisconsin combine
This has the appearance of a rath
ne extensive assertion, but If actual mea
~ urement could be had am confidel
of that my estimate is not too big
ct. Recently the representatives Of an e
tensive lember firm of Chicago visit
the lumber regions of Idaho and on b
return remarked: we once though '
S aSct had timber in Michigan, but Idal
of presents the grandest bonanza for Il
e lumbernan l ever had the pleasu
me of inspecting The timber of Idaho
" composed mostly of red pine, red
..vo and tamarack. The trees grow ia
led l have seen trees, and nota few, tn
on, would run forty to eighty feet witho
id' touching q limb, any many are fro
six to ten feet in diameter. The gra
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