The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-01-13
Boomers T orrY.

Bonners Ferry is the commercial center of the upper
portion the Panhandle of Idaho 1t is located at the head
navigation the Kootenai River % miles from the In.
ternaona line 1t is situated the line of the Great
Northern Railway and at the American terminus of
mai Valley Railway, extending into the mining camps of
British Columbia 1t is at present town of about 500
uation which is increasing with the development of the
country
The resources of the country surrounding Bonners
Ferry are 10 its timber ranches and mines The country
forests of fir and CEDAR which capable
of manufacture into excellent quality of lumber aid shin
giles, There two saw mills at Bonners Ferry besides
millions OF feet of logs and RATED down the koOtcnal
river annually to the mining towns on Kootena lake In
British COMMUNICATING employment to many persons. As
to agriculture the Kootena Valley 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 ranchng 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 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 the Kooena country the last but not least
be named famed world wide and need special
ton in these columns. The three principal
toned above all yet their iDancy compared with the
great possibilities of the country.
Tributary to Boomers Ferry other smaller valleys
than the Kootenai and thriving settlements exist at Cow
creek Paradise valley Moravia Naples Deep Creek Moyea
Meadows Round Prairie and number of other places and
the remarks made herein apply to them well as the
greater valley.
Port Hill is thriving town located a point in
the valley where the Kootena the International Line
incidentally speaking fruit culture is receiving great
the small fruits thrive The quality of the fruit is fine ard
the quantity s all that could be asked, has been demon
instance,
sold 500 worth of strawberries from quar-
of of ground.
Stock raising dairy business also profitable
Ranchers have sold pound of butter Boomers Ferry
in the last for less than % cents and ranch bring
% cents per dozen.
illustrating the possibilities of ranchng take the
item of raising hay. Many ranchers fine meadow
lands which a6ne 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 emormOus ground
suited for its culture and always demand good price
We know of an instance where the nothy) went five
the acre. and timothy hay has been worth less
than $40 in Bonners Ferry and high $15 1t cost
about $25 clear the ground referred
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 a ready market a good price The
mining camps within easy reach furnish home market
The climate the Kootenai country is remar <aby
mild considering the latitude This demonstrated by the
tender fruits that may be raised here 1t s unusual
thing the thermometer get below whole
The beauty of the Kooena country unrivaled
and nowb ere in the world is there finer hunting and
fishing close to ansporation lines
, The Kootenai is navigabe stream and many fine
steamers ply upon it,
Boomers Ferry has many of the qualifications for good
the least of which is the feet that electric power
NAV be obtained from Movea Falls only six miles distant
There thousands of of railroad and
land suitable for agriculture be had railroad land
be had cheap and payments Government land
may be homesteaded. No great of land required
10 piece of ground for fruit and garden with your
grazing the hills, will yield in actual profits
than whole quarter section many prairie countries The
greatest is in clearing the ground but get start
and the profits from few we'll cultivated will do the
rest Wages always fair and industrious laboer
nearly always get employment Loggers get $50 $40
month aud board ranch hands, s25 to $50 AM board
miners So to So so per day; day aborers $3.50 So
penters $50 $3.50 per day. Board is $4 So per week
I not including lodging.
Bonners 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 exceptionally enterprising elias
of people 1t has splendid public school and there
churches located here The people law abiding
. they pride themselves in their hospitality.
New settlers always welcome The country is still
and the opportunities good Capital of course is ad
vantage here elsewhere but nowhere in the world will
little capital deal of muscle ntelligenty applied
go further than in the Boomers Ferry country