The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-18

prosperity. Successfnl ~. n SNORT OF
manufacturing and tb. III
1nu ustries that can be fol,o,,,o1, nv or
aoiy. There are good mar,rats PRINT
nome Tor all such products ai d.
good prices. a1 fairly
TIMBER.
Forests Of fine mercnantah,o III,
.Nis. N nearly every part az tha 49,,
opeaKlng on this point. Senator |
oio Al very exhaustive ana a,o-
t1en' ADDRESS delivered before Inc |
american Forestry Association 1a,,,,
airy u, 1896, said:
the central nlountainss % Ia.,,
Wits they support a consdera Bile for.
es' cover, are poor in this regard whom
compared with the northern part of ~
state, Where the forest wealth ;s deva,-
oped second only to that Of the pacifc
states IN economic value. Here wa o,a;n,
TO have the only large amounts sti,,
standing of magnificent white n;na
| Inherent species, to be sure. from ,he
Michisan pine, that is just furnishing
us iast logs to the mill, yet very good
substitute. Here larch Of large dimen-
slons and quality superior to the famed
european article invites the miller. and
giant cedar with trunks up to II feet
| III diameter cast a somber gloom over
the messy floor Of the deep valleys. Red
hrs. lifting their spires 200 feet above he
mountain side, suggest the yet greater
forest wealth of the Pacific coast
The White-pine forests are but partial
ly known in the Priest lake region, RA-
sides, we have extensive stretches Of
yellow pine, blue pine, black pine, tam
arack. spruce, cedar, poplar, cotton
wood birch. maple. etc.
1t would DE nara matter for the
miner and prospector to find a safer
field in which to employ his time and
money than in this county. The coun-
try has only been partially prospectea.
Already the precious metals are being
unearthed in the most satisfactory
manner. There are number of galena
properties in the shipping state, and
the gold showings are attracting cap
italistS. The placer fields are return
ing fair compenSatiOns The quartz
| veins which have thus far been discov-
cred are full of promise. Many claims
are now bonded and others are prepar-
ing to ship ore already on the dump.
So far as known the best properties are
in the neighborhood of Priest lake
, Occur d'Alene, Pend d'Oreille. Yahk
Moyea, Cabinet, Sel1irk, Boulder, Hope
and Bonner's Ferry.
1t is rarely a county can honestly assert
a claim to such important navigation In
| terests as Kootenai county. With the in
crease of population these interests arr
sure to become Of still greater import
ance The Kootenai river is navigator b!
line of steamers any one OF which Woult
: grace a fleet of Puget sound vessels. Th
, Occur d'Alene and Pend d'Oreille lakes ar
" about 80 miles long, by about five or tel
" miles wide. A busy commerce is goln'
on from one point to another on these wv
: beautiful lakes. Several grand steamer
ply their waters, and their whistles am
= heavy pulsations echo ana re-echo iioA
mountain to mountain
Il Resides these sources OF commllnlca
Y ton. there arc two transcontinental rail
y roads crossing the country from east
west. Two other roads, one in the mort
g and the other in the south, afford speed
communication with points III the s'a'
n of Washington.
u good system of wagon foads Is g
IS tahlished and maintained by the county
S Trails lead in every direction TO ever
It important mountain district.
l. The climate Of Kootenal county - su'
nrisinclv mild The latitude leads 10 'l
l. s,nnostion that the winters must De ss
lie we're but this is an error; the eieVa'lo
n ;nsnres an atmosphere free from inols'l'
Il va n,ost agreeable equality OF season
o av;st Tn the common language OF OF
: soan,o wo neither have hot nor cold DAY
,s nv thermometer seldom falls to ger
: ,,d nevar reaches a point indicative
y uncomfortable warmth n'i''' nv,
:; ~, Tho snow falls are heavy. Tl