The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-29
Boomers Ferry.


inquiry Boomers Ferry and the country
surrounding it, by people to Idaho and To-
is for the benefit of those and of patrons OF the
HERALD who have friends whom they wish to send
descriptive matter of tie country that the following brief
and conservative article is written:
Ferry the commercial of the upper
portion of the Panhandle Of Idaho 1t is located at the head
Of navigation on The Kooena River %
ternationa line 1t is situated line Of the
Northern Railway and at the American terminus of Koots
mai Valley Railway extending into the mining camps of
British Columbia. 1t is present of about 500 pop
ulation which is increasing with the development OF the
country
The of the country surrounding Bonners
Ferry in its timber ranches and mines The country
contains vast forests of pine fir and cedar which is capable
of manufacture into excellent quality Of lumber AID shin
millions Of feet of logs are cut and RATED down the Kootenai
river annually to the mining towns Kooena lake in
to agriculture the Kmrna VALLEY is one Of the most fertile
and attractive in the Northwest 1t three five
miles wide and so miles long There many broad mead
ows utilized for hay land and ranchng But the best ranch
ing land usually along the foothills, owing the
overflow of the meadow land Almost variety of
can be raised but sdenng and fruit missing have proven
the profitable owing the demand Tor these products
nres that in eastern state. would seem fabulous the
mines of the Kootena country the last but least
to be named famed world wide and need special
all yet their Infancy compared with the
great possibilities OF the country.
Tributary to Boomers ,rry are other smaller valleys
than the Kootenai and thriving settlements Cow
creek Paradise valley Morava Naples, Deep Greek, Moyea
Meadows Round Prairie and number of other places and
greater valley
Port Hin i a thriving town located at a point in
the valley where the Kooena the international Line
incidentally speaking fruit culture receiving
6" nma bps s bs rp a n%d ard
the quantity is all that could be asked has been demon
strated by actual results As instance, last gan
solo 800 Of strawberries from quar-
ter of of ground
Stock raising end the dairy business is also profitable
Ranchers sold pound of butter Bonners Ferry
in the last for less than % cents and ranch bring
, % per dozen
As ,Lu he of Ike he
one 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 is always in demanda good price
We know of instance where the crop (nothy five
the and timothy hay has been worth less
than $40 in Boomers Ferry and up high 5 1t cost
about $25 clear the ground referred and
in cultivation At prevailing prices the ground yielded $50
last year And there still unclaimed ranches in
the Kootenai Valley that be made productive.
All products find a 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 is demonstrated by the
tender fruits that be raised here 1t MT unusual
thing for the thermometer not to get below the whole
The scenic beauty of the Kootenai country unrivaed
2 and nowhere in the world is there finer hunting and
. fishing close to transportation lines.
. The Koofsnai is navigable stream and many fine
steamers ply upon it.
Bonners Ferry has many of the qualifications for good
the least of which is the feet 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 cheap and 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 in actual profits
than Whole quarter in prairie countries The
greatest expense is in clearing the ground, but get start
profits from few well cultivated will do the
Wages always fair and industrious laborer
nearly always employment Loggers get $50 $40
month aud board; ranch hands, $25 500 AMI board
miners SO to So 80 per day. day l4bore $50 so;
penters 80 80 80 per day. Board "a to 80 week.
1 including lodging
Bonners Ferry has large of country from which
draw trade and does immense business each year
Nearly every line of we'll represented, and the
population is exceptionally enterprising class
people 1t has splendid public school and there
Located he law abiding and