The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02
Boomers Ferry.


inquiry about the of Bonners Ferry and the country
surrounding by people Idaho
te 1t is for the benefit of those and of patrons of the
HERALD who have friends whom they wish to send
descriptive of the country that the following brief
and conservative article is written:
Boomers Ferry is the commercial of the upper
portion of the Panhandle of Idaho located the head
navigation River 25 from the In.
ernatonal line 1t is situated line Great
Northern Railway and at the American terminus of Koots
mai Valley Railway extending into the mining oamps Of
British Columbia 1t is present town Of about 500 pop
ulauon' which IS increasing with the development Of the
country.
The of the country surrounding Bonners I
Ferry in its timber, ranches and mines. The country
contains vast forests of pine fir and cedar which CAPABLE
of manufacture into excellent quality of lumber aid shin
giles. There mills Boomers Ferry, besides
millions OF feet of logs are cut and RATED down the Kooena
river annually to the mining Kootenai lake in
To- aarcuItnre the Kootenai Viiev E one Of he most t
and attractive the Northwest. 1t is from three five
miles wide and 80 miles long There many broad mead
utilized for hay land and anching But the best ranch
ing land is usually found along the foothills owing to the
overflow of the meadow land Almost every variety of crops
be raised but gardening and fruit raising have proven
the profitable, owing the demand for these products
in the mining camps where all products Of the ranch bring
prices that in eastern states would fabulous The
to be named famed world wide and need special
ton these columns. The three principal
great possibilities Of the country.
Tributary Bonners Ferry other smaller valleys
Paradise valley, Morava Naples Deep Creek Moyea
Meadows Round Prairie and number of other places and
greater valley q
Port Hill i, thriving town located at point in ]
the valley where the kooena the international Line
Incidentally speaking fr"it culture is receiving great
attention Apples pears pums, peaches aprcots and ali
quantity all that could be asked
stated by actual results AS instance last gsn-
sold 500 berries from quar-
ter of of ground.
stock raising and the CARRY business also profitable.
Rancher have sold pound of butter Ferry
III the last for less than % and ranch eggs bring
% per dozen.
frustrating possibilities of raaching, take the
one item OF raising hay Many ranchers fine meadow
lands which grow fine crop of wild hay after the overflow
Of the river each It makes good feed d Us wau
in the But hay yields enormoug an ground
suited for It's culture and is always demand good price
We no" G" an instance where the crop nothy) went FIVE
tons to the and timothy hay has been worth less
tlan FLO in Banners Ferry, and nigii Sl5 Ii
about s25 clear the ground referred and put
IN cultivation At prevailing prices the ground yielded $50
last year And there still unclaimed ranches in
the Ko otenai Valley that be made productive.
All products find ready market a gDod price. The
mining cnnps within easy reach furnish no market.
The climate OF the k"otenai country IS remarkably
lender fruits hat may be raised here 1t is unusual
thing for the thermometer get below the whole
The scenic beauty of the Kooens country unrvaled
and nowhere in the world is there finer hunting and
fishing close to sportation lines
The Kootsna Is a navigabe stream and many fine
steamers ply upon It,
Bonners Ferry has many of the qualifications for good
not the least of which is the gc' that electric power
may be obtained from Moyea Falls only miles distant
There thousands OF acres OF railroad and government
land suitable for agriculture be had railroad land
be had cheap aud on ymens Government land
may be homesteaded. No great of land required
10 piece of grouud for fruit and garden with
grazing hills, will yield profits
than wh,ie quarter many prairie The
greatest expense in clearing the ground but get IA
and the profit from few well cultivated will do
Wages always fair and industrious aborer
nearly always employment oggers get $50 to $40
month aud board; ranch hands S25 to $50 ana board
miners F3 to $S so per day day 4borers $3.50 80
pntr- $3.50 80 80 per dav. Board 81 to 50 per week.
inciuiing lodging.
ltuers Ferry has large of country from which
to ii aM trade AN an in each
Nearly line of business Is well represented and
population made up of exceptionally eneprising
people 1t has spIendid public school and there
churches located here. The people abiding