The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-12-18
Opportunities at Boomers Ferry

Boomers Ferry is the principal Town D.,
the north end of Kootelai county. Idaho
beautifully situated p he head II nav
cation on the KOOf-p ai river. with aDOu
500 population. 1t 80 the CONNIE cial ana
social center of the great kootenal vaAe.
on the main line Of The Great No .nerI
railroad, the northern terminus OF ne
kootenai Valley railroad. and about 81
miles from the British possessions
The surface and character OF the coun-
try tributary to Boomers .ry are ag4Oe-
ably various. Beginning with the great
alluvial flats along the river. comprlslns
about $4,000 acres, OF natural meadows,
prairie and grass lands, chiefly valuable
for stock raising, dairying and kindred
Industries. Then the great table OF Denon
lands extending back TO the mountains.
covered with one of IdahOs grea est for
ests of pine fir, tamarack and cedar. The
Northern Pacific Railway company own
ed all the odd numbered sections. aad
has sold most OF JUS holdings to settle.
in the last few yea s. the even numbered
sections. or government lands, are beins
rapidly taken as homesteads, and "A few
file under the timber and stone act on
these bench lands the soil is good with
plenty of good water, plenty OF rainfall
and no irrigation needed. on most of the
claims there is a spot where there is lit
tie or no heavy timber where 1t is cas-
lily cleared; here the settler commences
settlers have splendid orchards, bearing
all kinds of northern grown fruits of most
excellent quality. and the newcomers are
all setting out young orchards Timothy,
clover and the cereals are yielding abund-
antly, as well as all root crops and ber-
ries. Rich grass grows all through the
timber and on the bald hills, furnishing
unlimited grazing for cattle There is al
least one wagon road on every township
surveyed in the valley leading to and
fOm Boomers Ferry. Settlers wisely leave
the heavy timber stand on their claims
TO sell TO lumbermen when wanted. There
Is yet great deal OF government land
in the valley subject to entry under the
homestead and stone and timber acts,
with more or less timber on all of it, bur.
naturally, the best locations and the best
tmbcred claims are taken and those re-
naming are chiefly suitable for home
steads, rather than timber claims. These
are to be found from TO 20 miles from
the town and from IA to miles from a
railroad and large river
Some of the main valley and most of
the lateral valleys ate yet unsurveyed. In
'h~~e unsurveyed localities are to be found
some splendid farming and timbered
,ands, with some fine bodies of white pine
and cedar.
Now is the time to take up claims;
she time for selling them has not yet ar
rived. Just as soon as some CT the pro-
posed sawmils are built and operated
at Boomers Ferry there Will be n unlim-
tied market for timber, and the supply
viii be as unlimited as the demand The
numbering industry has not YET begun.
there is no timber being cut or marke.-
Ell; il Is all awaiting the erection and OPP
GRAFTON OF saWmilis here.
There are great opportunities for in
dusulOus people to get cheap homes here
and 10 engage in agricultural. hOricultu-
RAJ and stock raising pursuits on any