The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-01-20
Bonnors Perry.

Boomers Ferry is the commercial of the upper
portion of the Panhandle of Idaho is located at the head
Of navigation the Kootenai River % miles from the In.
ternaonal line 1t situated on 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 is present town of about 500 pop
uation, which is increasing with the development of the
country.
The of the country surrounding Bonners
Ferry 10 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
giles. There two mills Bonners Ferry, besides
millions Of feet Of logs cut and RATED down the Kootena
river annually to the mining Kootena lake in
British COMMUNICATING employment many persons AS
agriculture the Kootena Valley the fertile
and attractive the Northwest 1t is from three to five
miles wide and so miles long There many broad mead
utilized for hay land and ranching But the best ranch
ing land is 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 proven
the most profitable owing 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 of the Kooena country the last but least
to be named famed world wide and need special
ton in these columns The three principal
toned above all yet in their Dancy compared with the
great possibilities of the country.
Tributary Boomers Ferry other smaller valleys
than the Kootenai and thriving settlements Cow
creek Paradise valley Moava 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 frn culture is receiving great
attention Apples pears plums peaches apricos and all
the small fruits thrive The quality of the fruit is fine ard
the quantity is all that could be asked has been demon
straed by actual results AS instance last year gem
teman SOLD 500 worth of straw berries from quar-
ter of of ground
Stock raising and the dairy business is also profitable
Rancers have not sold pound of butter in Boomers Ferry
in the last for less than 20 cents and ranch eggs bring
% cents per Dozen
item of raising hay. Many ranchers fine meadow
lands which fine crop of wild hay after the overflow
of the river each 1t makes good feed and sells well
in the market But tame hay yields enormously ON ground
suited for its culture and always demand good price
We know of instance where the crop tnohy) five
the acre. and timothy hay been worth less
than $40 in Boomers Ferry and up high $5 1t
about $25 clear the referred and put
In cultivation AT prevailing prices the ground yielded $50
acre last And there still unclaimed ranches
the Kootenai Valley that can be made Il productive
All products find "a ready market at a good price The
mining camps within easy reach furnish hone market
The climate of the Kootenai country is remarkably
mild considering the latitude This is demonstrated bv the
tender fruits that may be raised here not an unusual
thing for the thermometer not to get below the whole
winter through.
The scenic beauty of the Kooena country is unrivaled
and nowhere in the world is there finer hunting and
fishing so close to transportation lines
The Kooenal is a navigable stream and many fine
steamers ply upon it.
Bonners Ferry has many of the qualifications for good
the least of which the feet that electric power
may be obtained from Moyea Falls only six miles distant
There thousands of of railroad government
land suitable for agriculture yet be had railroad
be had very cheap and easy payments Government land
may be homeseaded No great area of land required
10 piece of ground for fruit and garden with your
stock grazing the hills will yield actual profits
than whole quarter in many prairie The
greatest expense in clearing the ground but get start
and the profits from few well cultivated will do the
Wages always fair and industrious laboer can
nearly always get employment Logger get $50 $40 per
month aud board ranch hands, S25 to $50 AMI board
miners So to So 90 day. day laboers, $3.50 3d.
penters S25O $3.50 day. Board "a to So per week
, not including lodging.
Boomers Ferry has large of country from which
draw trade and does immense business each year
Nearly every line of business IS we'll represented and
population made up of exceptionally enterprising
of people 1t has splendid public school and there
churches located here The people are law abiding anc
they pride themselves in their hospitality
New settlers always welcome. The country still
and the opportunities good Capital an ad
vantage here elsewhere but nowhere in the world will
little capital great deal of muscle inegently applied
. GO further than in the Boomers Ferry country.