The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-08-05

inquiry about the of Boomers Ferry and the country
surrounding it. by people anxious to come to Idaho and To-
1t for the benefit of those and of patrons
HERALD who have friends whom they wish to send
descriptive matter of tie country that the following brief
and conservative article is
Boomers Ferry the commercial center of the upper
portion of the Panhandle of Idaho 1t is located at the head
Of navigation The Kooena River % miles from the In
ternational line. 1t is situated the line Of the Great
Northern Railway and at the American terminus of Koots
mai Valley Railway, extending into the mining of
British Columbia 1t Is at present town of about 500
uaton which is increasing with the development Of the
country.
The of the country surrounding Bonners
Ferry in its timber ranches and mnes The country
contains vast forests Of pine fir and CEDAR which is capable
of manufacture into excellent quality of lumber AID shin
ges There two mills at Boomers Ferry besides
millions feet OF logs are cut and RATED down the kooenai
river annually to the mining towns on Kootena lake In
British "umbla-glvng employment to many persons AS
to agriculture the Kootena Valley is of the most fertile
and attractive in the Northwest 1t is from three to five
miles wide and 80 miles long There many broad mead.
utilized for hay land and ranchng But the best ranch
ing land usually found along the foothills owing the
overflow of the meadow land Almost every variety crops
can De raised out grdenng ana rut raising nave proven
the most profitable owing to the demand for these products
in the mining camps where all products of the ranch bring
prices that in eastern states would seem fabulous The
of the Kooena country the last but least
be named famed world wide and need special
ton IN these columns he three principal resources men
toned above all yet in their Infancy compared with the
great possibilities of the country
Tributary to Boomers Ferry other smaller valleys
than the Kooena and thriving settlements Cow
creek Paradise valley, Moavia Naples Deep Creek Moyea
Meadows Round Prairie and number of other places and
the remarks made herein apply to them well the
greater valley.
Port Hill is thriving town located at a point in
the valley where the Kootenai the international Line
Incidentally speaking fr"it culture is receiving great
attention Apples, pears pums peaches apricots and al
the fruits thrive The quality the fruit fine ard
the quantity all that could be asked has been demon
straed by actual instance year gan
tIeman sou 500 worth Of strawberries from quar-
ter of of ground.
Stock raising end the dairy business is also profitable
Rancers have sold pound of butter in Boomers Ferry
in the last for less than 20 and ranch eggs bring
20 cents per dozen.
AS Illustrating the possibilities of ranching take the
one item of raising hay. Many ranchers fine meadow
lands grow crop after the overflow
Of the river each 1t makes good feed sells well
in the market But tame hay yields enormously ground
suited for its culture and is always 10 demand A. good pce
We know of instance where the crop inohy) five
to the and timothy hay has been wo less
than $40 in Boomers Ferry and up as high as $5 1t cost
about $25 clear the ground referred and put
in cultivation At prevailing prices the ground yielded $50
an acre last YEAR And there are still unclaimed ranches in
the K ntena Valley that can be made productive.
All products find Il ready market at good price The
mining camps within easy reach furnish home market
The climate of the Kootena country is remarkably
mild con.I' ring the latitude This is demonstrated by the
tender fruits that be raised here. 1t 10 unusual
thing for the thermometer not to yet below the whole
The -,ic beauty of the Kootenai country unrivaed
and nowhere in the world is there finer hunting and
fishing so close to transportation lines.
The Kuotenai 5 IA navgable and many fine
steamers ply upon it.
Bnnrers Ferry many of the qualifications for good
MT the least of whi,h is the feet that electric power
may be obtained from Moyea Falls only six miles distant
There thousands q" acres of railroad and government
land suitable for agriculture be had railroad land
oe hau very ch"al on government
may be homestea,ed No great of land is required
10 piece of grou"d for fruit and garden with your
stock grazing the Mills will Weld in actual profits
than whue quarter in many prairie The
greatest is in clearing the ground but
and the profits from few well cultivated will do the
Wages always fair and industrious aborer
nearly always get employment Logge get $50 to $40 per
month aud board ranch hands, $25 to $50 AMI board
miners, $3 - 90 per day; day aborers $3.50 3d.
peners $3.50 80 80 per day. Board 81 S. per week.
not including lodging.
Bonners Ferry has large of country from which
to draw trade and does AN immense business each year
Nearly line of business IS we'll represented and the
population is made of exceptionally enterpsng class
of people 1t has splendid public school and there
churches located here The people law abiding and