The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-02-24

Boomers Ferry is the commercial of the upper
portion of the Panhandle Of Idaho is located at the head
CT navigation the Kootenai River % miles from the In
ernatonal line. 1t is situated the line of the Great
Northern Railway and at the American terminus of KOot
mai Valley Railway, extending into the mining camps of
British Columbia 1t Is at present town of about 800 pop
ulalon, which is increasing with the development of the
country.
The resources of the country surrounding Boomers
Ferry in its timber ranches and mines The country
contains forests of pine, fir and cedar which capable
manufacture an excellent quality of lumber and shin
giles, There mills Boomers Ferry besides
millions Of feet of and RATED down the Kootenai
river annually to the mining towns on Kootenai lake in
British COMMUNICATING employment to many persons AS
to agriculture the Kootena Valley is of the most fertile
and attractive in the Northwest 1t is from three to five
miles wide and 90 miles long There many broad mead
utilized for hay land and ranchng But the best ranch
ing land is usually found along the foothills owing to the
overflow of the meadow land Almost every variety of crops
can be raised but gardening and fruit raising have proven
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 seem fabulous The
mines the Kooena country the last but not least
to be named famed world wide and need special
ton in these columns The three principal resources men
toned above all yet in 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 the
greater valley.
Port Hill is a thriving town located at a point in
the valley where the Kootena the international Line
incidentally speaking fruit culture is receiving great
attention APpgs pears p~ms pe @ %picGtS and 81
the quantity is all that could be asked has been demon
strated by actual results AS instance last gen.
ter of an of ground.
Stock raising and the dairy business profitable.
RancEes have sold pound of butter in Boomers Ferry
in the last year for less than 20 cents and ranch bring
% cents per dozen
illustrating possibilities of raaching take the
one 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 ground
suited for its culture and always demand good price
We know of instance where the crop (tinohy) five
tons to the acre. and timothy hay has been worth less
than SlO in Boomers Ferry and high SD 1t
about $25 clear the ground referred and put
in cultivation At prevailing prices the ground yielded $50
last year. And there still unclaimed
the Kcoenai Valley that be made productive
All products find a ready market at good price. The
mining camps within easy reach furnish hone market
The climate of the Kootenai country is remar <ably
mild considering the latitude This demonstrated bv the
tender fruits that may be raised here. 1t is
thing for the thermometer not to get below the whole
winter through
and nowl ere in the world is there finer hunting and
fishing close to transportation lines
The Kootenai is a navigabe stream and many fine
steamers ply upon it,
Boomers Ferry has many of the qualifications good
the least of which is the f9c electric power
may be obtained from Moyea Falls only six miles distant
There thousands of of railroad and government
land suitable for agriculture yet to be had railroad land
had cheap and Government land
may be hOmesteaded No great of land is required
10 piece of ground for fruit and garden with your
stock grazing the hills, will yield actual profits
than whCe quarter section many prairie countries The
greatest expense is in clearing the ground but get
profits from well cultivated acres will do the
Wages always fair and industrious aborer can
nearly always get employment Loggrs get $50 $40 pei
month aud board; ranch hands, $25 to $50 ami board
miners, So $3.50 per day day aborers $3.50 So
pntes $3.50 $3.50 per day. Board is $4 IS per
q including lodging
Boomers Ferry has large of country from which
to draw trade and does immense business each year
Nearly every line of business IS well represented and tn
population is made up exceptionally enterprsing
of people 1t has splendid public school and there
two churches located here The people law abiding
a they pride themselves in their hospitality.
New settlers always welcome The country is still
and the opportunities good. Capital of ad
vantage here elsewhere but nowhere in the world will
little capital great deal of muscle ntelligeny applied
0 60 further tLan in the Boomers Eerrv country