The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-08-19

THE HERALD is constantly in receipt making
inquiry about the Of Bonner Ferry and the country
surrounding it, by people anxious to to idaho and To-
te 1t is for the benefit of those and of patrons of the
HERALD who have friends to whom they wish to send
descriptive matter of the country that the following brief
and conservative article is written:
Boomers Ferry the commercial center of the upper
portion of the Panhandle of Idaho 1t located the head
of navigation the Kooena River, Is miles from the In
ernatonal line 1t situated the line of the Great
Northern Railway and at the American terminus OF kooe
mai Valley Railway extending into the mining camps of
British Columbia 1t present town of about 500 pop
ulaon, which is increasing with the development of the
country.
The of the country surrounding Bonners
Ferry are 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 are two mills Boomers Ferry besides
millions Of feet of logs and RATED down the Kootena
river annually to the mining towns Kooena lake in
British COMMUNICATING employment to many persons AS
agriculture the Kootcnai Valley of the fertile
and attractive in the Northwest 1t is from three to five
miles wide and so miles long There are many broad mead
utilized for hay land and ranchng But the best ranch
ing land 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 to the demand for these products
in the mining camps where all products of the ranch bring
prices that in eastern states would fabulous. The
mines the Kooena country the last but not least
to be named famed world wide and need special
ton in these columns. The three principal
toned above all yet in their iDancy mpaed with the
great possibilities Of the country.
Tributary to Boomers Ferry other smaller valleys
than the Kootenai and thriving settlements at Cow
creek Paradise valley MOravia, Naples Deep Creek Moyea
Meadows, Round
the remarks made herein apply to them as we'll as the
greater valley.
Port Hill is thriving located a a point in
the valley where the Kootena the International Line
incidentally speaking nit culture is receiving great
the small fruits thrpe The ouay of the fruit is fine ard
the quantity n all that could be asked has been demon
sated by actual results AS an instance last year one gem
teman SOLD 500 worth OF strawberries from quar-
ter of an acre of ground
Stock raising and the dairy business is also profitable,
Rances have sold pound of butter in Bonnes Ferry
in the last for less than % cents and ranch bring
% per dozen.
AS Illustrating the possibilities of ranching take the
item of raising hay Many ranchers fine meadow
lands which grow fine crop Of wild hay after the overflow
Of the river each 1t makes good feed and sells well
in the market But hay yields enormously ground
suited for its culture and awayin demand good price
We of instance where the crop (tinohy) five
acre, and timothy hay has been worth less
than $40 in Boomers Ferry, and up high $5 1t
%25 an to ground referred put
in cultivation. At prevailing prices the ground yielded $50
last year. And there still unclaimed ranches in
the k otenai Valley that can be made productive.
All products find a ready market a good price The
mining camps within easy reach furnish home market
mild considering the latitude This demonstrated by the
tender fruits that may be raised here. 1t unusual
thing for the thermometer not to get below the whole
The srenc beauty of the Kootenai country is unrvaed
and nowhere in the world is there finer hunting and
fishing so close to transportation lines
The Kootena is a navigabe stream and many fine
|, steamers ply upon it.
Honners Ferry has many Of the qualifications for good
the least of which is the f9c that electric power
may be obtained from Moyea Falls only six miles distant
There thousands of Of railroad and government
land suitable for agriculture yet be had railroad land
be had very cheap and easy payments Government land
may be homesteaded No great of land is required
10 piece Of ground for fruit and garden with your
grazing the hills, will yield actual profits
than whe quarter section prairie countries The
greatest expense IS IN clearing the ground but get start
and the profits from few well cultivated will do the
Wages always fair and industrious labOrer
nearly always employment Loggers get $50 to $40
month aud board; ranch hands, S25 to $50 AMI board;
miners SO SO so per day. day borers, $50 So;
penters $3.50 SO so per day. Board 81 So per week.
4 including lodging.
Bonners Ferry has large of country from which
draw trade and does immense business each year
Nearly every line of business we'll represented and the
population made up of exceptionally enterprsng class
of people has splendid public school and are