The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-06-10
Boomers Ferry.

THE HERALD constantly in receipt of letters making
inquiry Boomers Ferry and the country
surrounding it. by people to Idaho and To-
ste the benefit of those and of patrons OF the
HERALD who have friends whom they wish to send some
descriptive country the following brief
and conservative article is written:
Ferry is the commercial of the upper
portion of the Panhandle of Idaho 1t is located at the head
CT navigation the Kootenai River % miles from the In
Northern Railway and the American terminus of Koots
mai Valley Railway extending into the mining camps of
British Columbia. 1t is town of about 500 pop
ulaon which is increasing with the development oil the
country.
Ferry 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 o! feet of logs and RATED down the koona
river annually to the mining towns kootenai lake in
British Iolumbia-gving employment to persons AS
agriculture, the Kooena Valley is of the most fertile
and attractive in the Northwest 1t from three to five
miles wide and so miles long There many broad mead
utilized for hay land and ranchng But the best ranch
ing land is usually found along The foothills owing to the
overflow the meadow land Almost every variety of crops
be raised but gsdenng and fruit raising have
the profitable owing to the demand for these products
IN the mining camps where all products OF 'ne rahch "g
prices that in eastern states would fabulous The
mines of the Kooena country the last but not least
to be named famed world wide and need no special men
ton in these columns The three principal resources men
toned above all in their Infancy compared with the
great possibilities of the country.
Tributary to Boomers Ferry other smaller valleys J
than the Kootenai and thriving settlements exist at Cow
creek Paradise valley, Morav Naples Deep Greek M"yes
Meadows, Round Prairie and number Of other pIarc and
the herein apply 10 them well as the
greater valley.
Port Hin is thriving located at point in ,
valley where the Kooena the international Line.
Incidentally speaking fruit culture is receiving great
attention Apples pears ums, peaches ap!iccs and al
the small fruits thrive The quality of the fruit Is fine ard
the quantity is all that could be asked as has been demon
strated by actual results AS instance last
teman sold 500 worth of strawberries from
tel OF n Of ground.
raising the dairy business is also profitable
Rancers have sold pound of butter in Boomers Ferry
the last for less than % cents and ranch bring
% cents per dozen
item of raising hay Many ranchers own fine meadow
lands which fine OF wild hay after the overflow
the each 1t makes good feed and sells we'll
in the market But tame hay yields enormously ground
suited for its culture and always in demand a good price
We know of instance where the crop nothy) five
the acre. timothy hay has been worth less
than $40 in Boomers Ferry and high $l5 1t cost
about $25 clear the ground referred to and put
In cultivation AT prevailing prices the ground leiaed Foo
last year. And there still unclaimed ranches in
the Kootenai Valley that can be made productive.
All products find ready market at good price. The
mining camps within easy reach furnish home market
! The climate of the Kootenai country is remarkably
mild considering the latitude Tins Is demonstrated by the
tender fruits that may be raised here 1t is not unusual
thing for the thermometer not to get below the whole
The beauty of the Kootenai country is unrvaled
and nowhere in the world is there finer hunting and
= fishing close to transportation lines
The KOotenai is a navigable stream and many fine
Q steamers ply upon it.
Boomers Ferry has many of the qualifications for good
town not of which is the f9c that electric power
may be obtained from Moyea Falls only six miles distant
thousands of of railroad and government
land suitable for agriculture yet to be had railroad land
be had very cheap and payments Government land
may be homesteaded No great of land is required
piece of ground for fruit and garden with your
grazing the hills will yield in actual profits
than whole quarter section in many prairie countries The
greatest expense in clearing the ground but get start
profits from few we'll cultivated will do the
rest Wages always fair and industrious abOer
nearly always get employment Loggers get $50 $40
month aud board ranch hands, $25 to $50 ana board;
miners So SO 80 per day; day borers $3.50 10 81;
penters SO so per day. Board is $4 So per week,
including lodging.
Bonners Ferry has large country from which
q &c trade
Nearly every line of business we'll represented and the
population made up of exceptionally enteprising class
of people. 1t hasa splendid public school and there