The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-22
Boomers Ferry.

inquiry about the of Boomers Ferry add the country
surrounding it, by people anxious to Idaho and To-
is for benefit of those and of patrons the
HERALD who have friends to whom they wish send some
descriptive of tie country that the following brief
and conservative article is written: Q
Boomers Ferry is the commercial of the upper Q
portion of the Panhandle of Idaho located at the head
Of navigation the Kootenai River % miles from the In
ternational line 1t is situated the line of the Great
Northern Railway and at the American terminus of Koot
mai Valley Railway extending the mining camps of
British Columbia It'll present of about 500 pop
uaton which is increasing with the development of the
country. o
The resources of the country surrounding Boomers
Ferry are 10 its timber ranches and mines The country
contains forests of fir and CEDAR which capable
into excellent quality of lumber aid Shin
giles There are two saw mills at Boomers Ferry besides
millions feet of logs and RATED down the Kootenai
river annually to the mining towns Kooena lake in Q
to agriculture the Kootena Valley is of the most fertile
and attractive in the Northwest 1t is from three to five
miles wide and so miles long There many broad mead
utilized for hay land and anching But the best ranch
ing land usually found along the foothills owing to the
overflow of the meadow land Almost every variety crops
be raised but gardening and fruit raising have
the most profitable owing to the demand for these products
the mining camps where all products of the ranch bring
prices that in eastern states would fabulous The
mines of the Kooena country, the last but not least
be named, famed world wide and need special
tonin these columns. The three principal 8
toned above all yet in their Dfancy compared with the
great possibilities of the country.
Tributary Boomers Ferry other smaller valleys
creek Paradise valley Morava Naples Deep Creek Moyea
Meadows Round Prairie and number of other places and
the remarks made herein apply to them as well as the
Port Hin is thriving located point in 9
the valley where the Kootena the international Line
incidentally speaking fruit culture is receiving great
attention Apples, pears pums peaches apcos and 81
the quantity all that could be asked has been demon
straed by actual results AS instance last
tI~man 800 strawberries quar-
of of ground
raising the dairy business also profitable.
Rancers have not sold pound of butter in Boomers Ferry
in the last for less than % cents and ranch eggs bring
% per dozen.
AS Illustrating the possibilities of ranchng take the
lands which grow fine crop of wild hay after the overflow
of the river each 1t makes good feed and sells we'll
in market But hay yields enomousy ground
suited for its culture is always 10 demand good price
We know of where the crop tnothy) five
the acre. and timothy hay has been worth less
than $40 in Boomers Ferry and high S15 1t
about S25 clear the ground referred to and
iii cultivation At prevailing prices the ground yielded $50
last year And there still unclaimed ranches in
the KCotenai 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 This demonstrated by the
tender fruits that may be raised here 1t is net unusual
thing for the thermometer not to get below the whole
winter through
The scenic beauty Kootenai country unrvaled
and nowhere in the world is there finer hunting and
fishing so close to transportation lines
The Kootenai is navgabe stream and many fine
Ferry has many of the qualifications for good
town not the least of which is the feet that electric
be obtained from Noyea Falls only six miles distant
There thousands Of of railroad and government
land suitable for agriculture yet to be had railroad land
he had cheap and Government land
may be homesteaded No great of land required
10 piece OF ground for fruit and garden with your
stock grazing the hills, will yield in actual profits
than while quarter section in prairie countries The
greatest 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 get employment Loggers $50 $40
month aud board ranch hands, $25 to $50 ana board;
miners, SO So 80 per day. day labores $3.50 50;
peners 1886 80 so per day. Board $4 So per week,
not including lodging.
Boomers Ferry large of country from which
draw trade and does immense business each year
Nearly every line of business IS we'll represented and the
population made up of an exceptionally nterprlsing class
of people 1t has splendid public school and there
churches located here The neone abiding and