The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-08-20

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The state board Of equalization has
not yet entered upon the task Of eauali.
xing. The work win probably Be taken
up The early part Of NEXT week when
Attorney General Mcfarland and Sec
Rotary Of State Lewis return 10 the cap.
ltaI.
An examination of the assessment 10.
ports o. The counties dIsclosaa some In
terssting facts. n the states resources
were measured b the assessment roll.
the commonwealth would be forced into
bankruptcy inside Of six months.
The assessment IN Idaho for the most
part h . fares. as win be sssn b. an en-
animation Of the reports on die with
the state auditor. II . man would
Judge Of the amount Of mercantile bus-
iness transacted In the state By these
reports. his estimate would scarcely do
the state credit. VERY few OF The eonn.
fies report any m0Ts merchandise all
told than Il eontaIned in their largest
store. Ada county reports merchandise
70 the amount Of only eiel MS.
The reports show that there are In the
neighborhood Of 10000 sheep In the
state. but the total amount Of wool A.
sessed is 10000 pounds. That h . bad
record for Idaho's sheep.
According 70 tie county reports.
there are not to exceed 300 muaieal In.
strnments and sewing machines Ia the
state, while We are almost with6nt
watches. Idaho county reports 1--we
watches. Kootenai forty. -four, Owyhee
$50 worth. Custer eslS worth. Boise
county $1,000 worth and Ada county
ei.s0S worth OF watches and iewelry.
There are no watches IN the other eoun-
ties. Bicycles are also scarce. Ada &
the only one that reports any number.
This county has sixty. some counties
20 In high on land and others assess at
ridienlously low figures. The agricul.
tural land Of Custer county d assessed
at el.S0 per acre.
Idaho aaseasors found mpney also
very scarce. Moot Of the reports show
there b no cash On hand, while Others
report only small amounts. The follow.
Ing b m abstract Of the county reports:
Ada Total assessed valuation a.
ioO. SO. the highest Of any county in the
state. Patented land 5000 acres: IN.
lands - SIS: town lots k9li:
M miles Of iEEigasing canals: S,1o0
cattie: 2.esS horses: ea9e0 sheep; money
se,1O0.
Bannock Total eI ,OOs.S 72; cattle TO-
Ia; horses s.2sa; sheep 2a.A4s: money
eIB6OO.
Bear Lake Total s7II. ep5.OO; cattle
'oos; horses EOS; sheep la7ls: no
money.
Bingham-Total eess els: cattle 7OoS:
Aoses Sste: shesp GLOSS: money $500.
BlalDe-To ebos9Is; eattle 6a1s;
1orses assessed 1t 81! Ol6, but no num-
Der given; sheep $50; money $500.
se-TOtal ssss, 2se: IL quartz mills;
e saw mills; cattle 209B; horses 6o7:
'heep $500; money ell2S.
Canyon-Total 81, 80, PIT: I2s miles
" iuigating canals; cattle 0SS6: horses
s5si; sheep - 81: money ell,9lS.
Cassia Total esq, p6S: cattle I2,0Os;
IOats so: horses sSiI; sheep 1850; no
money.
Custer-T0tal e4eOSI2: cattle ssOe;
horses Ssol; sheep le,7Ib; money OIA07.
Elmore- Total e7s2. 1885: 10 quartz
Mills; cattle t8S7: horses l3oO; sheep
$500; no meney.
FremOnt-TctAl t000Sl7; cattle 05sS;
lOrses S2os: sheep es.ses: no money.
Idaho -Totai sO7ss7A; cattle 7sIe;
lorseS dSsS: sheep IA: money e7746.
Kootenai Total 500 ,sis; cattle Gss7;
loBss etSO; sheep 1908: no money.
Latah-rOtal s2,6s7 SIS; cattle ass;
lones ans; sheep zoe; money elO0O.
Lemhl-Total tsssOIS; cattle lO6ss:
lorses Soel: sheep 5000; money sssS07.
LiDcoln-rOtal tsl0Oss: cattle 2sss;
lorses lsos: sheep q. $50; no money.
Nes RsrCe-TOtal el.es4 soc; cattle |
saI; horses S7is; sheep lGAOe; money
SOS.
Oneida Total 81 81! 67a; cattle I2 BOG:
'Orses lsl7; sheep IA. s7s; money $500 |
0wyhee- Total sQs7, bI6; cattle 7sIs;
'orses 76II; sheep III, s7S: co money.
Shoshone-TOta 81 ,lo7, 77S; II quartz |
nils; ls Concentrations; cattle 1919;
'orses 1904; sheep 90; money seO,7ss.
washington-TOtal o. ,2iQ, Sss: cattle |
iIOos; horses 500; sheep lSO.7S7; mon
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