Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-03-08

Neg FerceZ COuHCy outpfAF " Iilf Il
Indian Reservation. has towz
and farm population of S,000or |
| 10000. Adding the miners, the |
number would be from 5000 to |
10000. when sthe Reservation
is opened this summer an i'm
mediate1increase of 1900 to 5000
families may he'expected. 81
Near the middle Of the North
ern line of Idaho County, and
three miles from the South line
of the Nez Percez Reservation, is
thetown of cottonwood, the hub
of the prairie, from which, as
spokes Of a swheel, :ail roads to
thedifeuent sections branch out.
Cottonwood is beautifully situa-
ted ION a creek OF the same name
a never-failing stream. It is1a
thriving, growing town, center
of prairie trade and the natural
outfitting point for the mining
districts, Many mercantile
houses, large and small, con-.
strnction and repair shops of va
rious kinds, a brewery, two ho-l
tells, a large livery, from which
go out stages, many wagon 1and
pack trains daily are some of
the business interests. A pork
packing establishment and a.
-four mill are in course of con-
ttruction. Church, school and
other interests are well represent
ed. Within sly fi1iles are six
large mills and planning
mill. Lumber and fire. wood are
abundant and cheap. Cotton
l wood is about 5000 feet above
the sea-level. tits the Southern
terminus of the main stage and
wagon route from the nearest
railway station forty-eight miles
distant. And brings us TO Lew
iston, the most northern town Of
this section; being only two
hours drive of Uniontown, Wash,
ington, d station on the line of
the Northern Pacific Railroad,
and reached by the Union Pa
cifc Railroad by steamboats,
three times weekly from Riparia,
Warrington. If Cottonwood is
the hub and center, Lewiston is
properly the gateway of the prai-
rie. A prosperous town of $500
people, situated at the junction
of the Gle arwate and Snake Riv-
ers, it is noted not only for its
business activity. but as great
winter resort. Being only 600
: feet above sea-leyel it's Climate is
semi tropical, and many of the
dwellers on the plateau and the
! mountains escape for few weeks
in winter from their more brac-
: ing air to Lewiston's more gen.
ial climate. Lewiston is the
county-seat of Nez Percez Coun-
) ty, and is the location of the
Govern ment land Office. In the
extreme Southern part Of the
plateau are the fourshing towns
of Graneeville and Mt. Idaho,
0 the latter the countyrseat of Ida
!, no County. Denver, Keutervil lie
d Glenwood, Waha and Rustic are
i thriving settlements, The gold
: quartz mining camps are numer-
e Gus and very rich; some of the
. largest are Warrens, Florence
e Elk City and Pierce City. Hy
Il draulic and placer mining is al
9 SO carried on extensively ano
n very profitably all along th'
g banks of the Clearwater ant
IS Salmon Rivers and their mum
II erous branches,
~ 10 The Northern Pacific, the Un
10 io- Pacific and the Burlington
and Missouri River Railroad
If have each made surveys for tn
le extension of their roads through
y, the prairie. All these survey
az AZ have run through or near Cot
In tonwood.
= The intending settler, the in
~ ~ vestor, the miner and prospecto
IS IS are all invited to make Cotton
- wood the center of their opera
q a. tions and their base of supple
- - with the assurance that nowher
~ ~ else can they combine ample az
= commodations, large stocks, tn
~ ~ minimum of freight rates an
10 m the maximum of facilities fc
:. 90 transportation than in Cottor
"a. M wood, the hub of the Great Can
Vy as Prairie of Central Idaho.