The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-26
is A PROSPEROUS YEAR
KoorENAI COUNTY INDUSTRIES
Has Made = Pins Record In Manufacturing
aud Other branches II Indastry
AEEieaitars is Becoming Important
Factor.

A correspondent at Rathrdum has
been gathering some information
regarding Kootenai county industries
aud sums up bis Investigations as
follows.
The year just closed has been the
most prosperous in the history Of
kootenai county. The sawmilling
industry has been developed to such
an extent that the product is almost
double that Of any former year, and
large areas Of mountain slope and
valley have been denuded Of their
forests 10 supply logs To the numerous
mills. These mile have been built
largely by eastern capital aud vary
Ia their capacity from 10000 TO
100. 600 feet per day.
The Humbird mill at Standpoint,
the mill Of the Hope Lumber com
paBy aud the Occur d'Alene Lumber
eompany's mills are among the largest
la the northwest The KootenAi Bay
mill, now owned by the Humblrd
people. IL provided with a double
band saw that cuts logs both going
aud returning, one saw cutting the
log ~ IL moves forward and the
other as the log passes tack. Owing
10 the increased production there
seems To be an oversupply Of lumber
At preseut aud sales are somewhat
slow.
The mills Of Occur d'Alene and
Harrison treoeive their main supply
Of logs from the St. Joe and St.
Marios rivers aud the supply from
these regions IL said TO be almost in
exhaustible. The supply of logs for
and Hope Is drawn from
timber along ClArk's Fork and forests
Tributary 10 Pend d'oreille lake.
while BonBers Ferry mills get their
supply along the KootenAi river.
Vas, quantities Of railraod ties, poles
aud oordwood are stored along the
lines Of the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern awaiting shipment,
aud large supply Of che same
material IL scattered through the
timbercd districts adjacent to the
railroads. 20 be hauled to shipping
points during the winter.
Among agricultural products Of
Koolensi county hay Is the most
important. This year timothy
averaged about one ton per acre on
prairie lands aud three tons on the
loW lake and river bottoms. As hay
10 now selling a, si0 per ton,
farmers are reclaiming large areas OF
swamp lands aud seeding to timothy
Along the kootenai. Occur d'Alene
and 81, Joe rivers hay and vegetables
TIRE the principle crops. Tho main
grain raising section OF the county Is
on the Ratbdrum prairie, where all
cereals do we'll. About 100, 900
bushels Of wheat aud $50. 600 bushels
Of oats were raised In this section
this year. Wheat Of the blnestem
aud Martin amber varItiee averaged
l0 bushels per acre; oats over 80
baahlcs 10 the acre. The average Of
rye grown here this year was much
less than that Of former ycars.
Orchard fruits such as apples,
pears, peaches and prunes do we'll,
aud fruit men are we'll pleased with
this years crop.
Cattle raising has received more
attention this year, aud estimating
from the assessors roll the actual
value Of cattle in the county at
present amounts 20 about $500, 600.
Although poultry raising has in
creased. the local supply OF fowls and
eggs Is sufficient for home consump.
ton. Very few sheep or hogs are
raised and the home markets are
supplied almost wholly with mutton
aud pork from other cities. Quite a
number Of horses Of the cayuse
; variety are raised. but they are Of
] little value In the markets