The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-09-28
The Town of Lewiston.


the hospitality of her progressive citi
zens, To most of the residents in on
, mining camps, those portions of ou
state devoted to agriculture and horti
culture are but little known-in fact
much like their conception of our in
dustry. Lewiston is located upon the
banks of the Clearwater at its junction
with Snake river and the beautiful val
ley extending up the former stream, into
the home of the Nez Perces, is becom-
ing famous as one of the most prolific
fruit sections in all the West. The
NUGGET man, with several other MEM
bers of the fraternity, through the kind
ness of the citizens of Lewiston, took a
drive up the valley several miles, and
visited several OF the fine vineyards
and orchards and saw a profusion Of
fruits, almost bewildering in abundance
and in character.
! Among the places visited were those
of Messrs L. A. Porter and MI. Vessel.
Mr.. Vessel, when we were there, was
preparing an exhibit of fruits to be dis
played at fair to be held in Spokane.
1t was simply grand. There were boxes
of apples, pears, and ounces, and
glass jars of grapes, peaches, plums,
prunes and cherries, which we do not
believe can be surpassed for size and
boo,tu anumbara IN tI,;o ,vorId of onro
Among them we were shown one apple
of the pippin variety, measuring around
the equator, seventeen and one half in
ches, while there were many of various
varities, quite fourteen inches. We
saw pears and peaches which for size
and beauty were worthy company for
the big apples.
We are not prepared to say that this
Clearwater valley possesses capabilities
surprising those of other favored places
in Idaho for fruit growing, four own
beautiful Bruneau valley, for instance,
but we can assert that the gentlemen
there engaged in the industry, have
brought it nearer scientific perfection
than in any other locality. Mr.. L. A.
Porter, whose place we visited, has a
very large orchard of apples and stoned
fruits, and if we remember correctly,
twenty-five acres in vineyard. He has
just begun harvesting his crop of grapes,
He has number of the choicest va
.;at;og ord ouob aoornooua o1nokaru n
beauties that for flavor and excellence
we have never seen surpassed. He in
formed US that he had shipped twenty
two car loads of peaches and other stone
fruits, and was now beginning to ship
his grapes. He, as well as the other
fruit growers there, find their best mar
kets in Montana, the Dakotas, Mime
sofa and Manitoba, and the superiority
Of their fruits and the better condition
in which it arrives, gives them the
preference in those markets over Cali
fornia and Oregon productions. Mr..
Porter has a beautiful home, and all
This has been built on a ranch which
sleven years ago, when he settled there,
was by no means attractive. He has
law mill on his ranch, employed ex-
,lusively in cutting lumber for packing
boxes for his and his neighbors use.
Mr.. Vessel, his neighbor, and several
,thers have charming homes and are
growing rich upon this industry.
Snake river, for one hundred miles
,elow Lewiston, is quite like the stream
IS we know it in this county except
hat its little patches of tillable land
re not SO abundant, the bluffs gener-
lily coming near the banks, but the
he little tillable areas are occupied
wherever there is water to irrigate them
nd, riding down on steamboat, stops
we're continually being made to take on
ruit until the steamer arriving at the
abroad at Riparia was loaded to the
yards with grapes, pears and peaches
o be shipped out by the o. R. & N. and
be Great Northern.
Lewiston is now enjoying quite de-
rec of prosperity on account of the
ayments made to the Nsz Perces, who [
ppear to be superior people to our
'iutes and Bannocks. Many of them
wn and cultivate fine ranches. The (
own is also anticipating boom as soon
8 the Nez Perces lands are opened for
ettlement. This splendid country ex- !
ends up the Clearwater for nearly one {
undred miles, and as soon as opened,
ill all be taken up and opened with {
u Oklahoma rush. Lewiston will COM
land its trade.