Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-03-17
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sent from this point The aggregate
mounts up rapidly a. the estimates am
ply show. Still this b only Begin
ming to what will be In the s'neglected
corner Of the west'' when the proper
transportation facilities are given TO It.
INCREASED WHEAT CROP.
The amount Of wheat for shipment
at this point this season will be largely
in excess Of that Of the past three
years, crops being light during that
period on account Of dry seasons. but
the rainfall during the fall and winter
just past assure crop OF 50O, 600 bushels
to be marketed in Lewiston, and : like
amount in Asotin county, which the
Northern Pacific could handle II built
to this section.
INSTRUCTIVE sTATI0TICS.
The following ARE the statistics Of
tonnage received and shipped at this
point and country adjacent which
would be controlled by the Northern
Pacific:
Amount of goods received ut this
point, $500 tons.
In 1891 (dry year, the wheat ship
ment was 5000 tons. It IL estimated
that in 1892 it will reach 12,000 tons.
Fruits-The acreage In orchards and
vineyards on Snake river. including
young orchards which will bear their
first crop in 1892, 95l.
Lewiston and immediate vicinity,
181 acres.
"Total, 1881 acres.
At q low estimate of production Of
900 pounds per acre, 1870 tons or
SIX car loads Of ten tons each daily for
six months from June to December.
Acreage susceptible Of irrigation at
small expense, and likely to be planted
in orchard as soon a. transportation f.
cilities will open = way to markets.
From Riparia to Lewiston-S,574
acres. Within radius Of six miles oi
Lewiston-2,300 acres, or 5,s74 car
loads yearly.
The completion of the water ditch
during the summer OF 1892 will make
some 5000 acres more Of fruit land
available.
| AN EARLY SEASON.
The climatic differences Of from ter
to thirty degrees Fahrenheit existing
between the Palouse country aud th.
Snake and Clearwater valleys, making
the season fully q month earlier In tn,
latter cannot fail to make them tn
vegetable garden for the farmer ~ vel
a. for the city Of Spokane and tn
Occur d'Alene mines. Shipments thi
season, were railroad built In time
would fully come up to q carload pc
day from the vegetable gardens In or
Grafton now, but could easily b
brought up to five or six carloads pc
day. The following season and there
after would be only limited by the d.
mand.
AVAILABLE LAND.
There are 10000 acres of fruit land
in Nez Perces county. 10000 acres {
grain lands, and "a ,945 acres Of grain
; lands, making q total Of 114,954. b
+ sides there are unsurveyed grain
lands amounting to 85O, 900 acres, raj
ing the grand total to 454 1854 acres.
On Craig's mountains there are rs
r 600 acres Of timber, grain and timoth
lands, and 125, 900 acres Of unsurveye
grazing lands amounting to 200.
:. acres.
On the Nez Perces reservation the
are 135, 600 acres of agricultural ar
5000 acres Of timber and grazing LAM
making q grand total Of all lands
g ], ,O49, ,945 acres, add to this the agricu
g tural lands Of Idaho county, Idah
% and Asotin county, Washington, ar
you have at least 5000, 900 acres.
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