The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-02-03
Boomers Ferry.

Bonners Ferry is the commercial of the upper
portion of the Panhandle of Idaho is located at the head
of navigation the Kootenai River 25 miles from the In
ternatona line. 1t is situated the line of the Great
Northern Railway and the American terminus of Koots-
mai Valley Railway, extending into the mining camps of
British Columbia 1t at present town of about 500 pop
uatlon which with the development OF the
country
The of the country surrounding Boomers
Ferry in its timber ranches and Mines The country
contains forests of pine fir and cedar which capable
of manufacture excellent quality of lumber aid shin
giles There two saw mills Bonners Ferry besides
millions OF feet of logs and RATED down the Kootenai
annually to the mining towns Kootenai lake in
British COMMUNICATING employment many persons AS
to agriculture the Kooena Valley of the fertile
and attractive in the Northwest 1t is from three five
miles wide and so miles long. There many broad mead
utilized for hay land and anchng But the best
ing land usually found along the foothills owing to the
overflow of the meadow land Almost every variety of
be raised but gardening and fruit raising have proven
the most profitable owing to the demand for these products
In the mining where all products of the ranch bring
prices that in eastern states would fabulous The
mines OF the Kootena 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 Dfancy compared with the
great possibilities of the country.
Tributary Boomers Ferry other smaller valleys
than the Kooenai and thriving settlements at Cow
creek Paradise valley, Morav Naples Deep Creek Moyea
Meadows Round Prairie and number of other places
the remarks made herein apply to them well the
greater valley.
Port Hill is thriving located at point in
the valley where the Kooena the International Line
incidentally speaking frnit culture is receiving great
attention Apples pears pums peaches, apricos and all
the quantity all that could be asked demon
straed by actual results AS instance last year gen.
teman sold 800 worth of strawberries from quar-
, ter of of ground.
Stock raising and the dairy business profitable
Ranchers have sold pound of butter in Boomers Ferry
in the last year for less than % and ranch eggs bring
20 cents per dozen.
AS illustrating the possibilities of raaching 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 eormous ground
suited for its culture and is awaysin demand good price
We know an instance where the crop (nohy went five
to the and timothy hay has been worth
than SlO in Boomers Ferry and up as high $50 1t
about $25 clear the ground referred and put
in 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 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
thing for the thermometer get below whole
. winter through.
and in the world is there finer hunting and
fishing close to transportation lines
. The Kooena is navgable stream and many fine
: steamers ply upon it.
Boomers Ferry has many of the qualifications for good
town not the least of which is the fact that electric
may be obtained from Moyea Falls only miles distant
There thousands of of railroad and government
land suitable for agriculture to be had railroad land
be had cheap and payments Government land
may be hOmeseaded No great of land is required
10 piece of ground for fruit and garden with your
stock grazing the hills will yield in actual profits
than Whole quarter section in many prairie
greatest in clearing the ground but get
and the profits from few well cultivated will do the
Wages always fair and industrious aborer can
nearly always get employment Loggers get $50 $40
month aud board; ranch hands, $25 to $50 and board
miners SO $3.50 per day; day laborer so $2 car
penters $3.50 $3.50 per day Board is "a So per
I 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 thu
population is made of exceptionally enterprising class
of people 1t has splendid public school and there
two churches located here The people law abiding
= they pride themselves in their hospitality.
New settlers ALWAYS welcome The is still
and the opportunities good Capital of is ad
vantage here elsewhere but nowhere in the world will
little capital great deal of muscle intellg ently applied
go further than in the Boomers Ferry country