The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-14
A GLIMPSE or SoTRH IDAHO.
what the silver City SuEgzt Thinks Of
Occur d'Alene.

what the silver city SuEgzt ThInks Of
Occur d'AIene.
The third annual meeting OF the
Idaho Press association, held at
Occur d'Alsne on 18th and 10th
instants and attended by about forty
ladies and gentlemen Of the news
paper fraternity, was an interesting
event, heartily enjoyed by all who
attended.
Starting from Nampa, where
Nugget Joined the number attend
ing from the southern part Of the
state, we had The pleasure OF accom-
panying the delegates 20 the Grand
Lodge meetings Of Odd Fellows and
| Daughters of the Rebekah, held at
Occur d'Alene at the same time. We
passed over the Oregon Short Line TO
/ Huntington, thence through Eastern
Oregon and Eastern Washington TO
Spokane over the Oregon Railway 4
Navigation company's lines, passing
through Baker City and the beautiful
Grand Ronde Valley and across the
Blue Mountains to. Pendleton, where
we were switched onto the same com
pany's line TO Spokane, riding through
waIla walIa and the beautiful and
productive wheat and fruit lands Of
/ Eastern Washington, finally fetching
up at Spokane during the night. The
| Chamber Of Commerce In Spokane,
we being scheduled TO arrive there at
! s o'clock In the evening, bad prepar-
ed for ne a banquet aud reception,
but the train not arriving until B
O'Clock In the morning, the persistent
and Hospitality inclined gentlemen
staid up 10 meet aud pay us every
attention. Leaving Spokane in the
morning we rode over n branch Of the
Norhern Pacific railway forty miles
TO the thriving young town Of
Occur d'Alene. Here we found all
the residents OF the charming town
bent ON extending TO the hundreds of
Odd Fellows aud Daughters OF
Rebekah aud 10 the smaller gathering
OF the Idaho newspaper people the
most generous hospitality. The two
fine hotels being taxed beyond their
capacities. rooms in the best private
residences were opened for the
visitors, and all were comfortably
provided.
A. to Occur d'Alene: II is a
prettily located town Of about 5000
pouplation at the foot of the lake of
the same name of the most
beautiful reaches Of water in all the
West. II Is simply an irregular cash
in the surrounding hills and mount
: aims where the Spokane river has
been slackwatered for 30 or more
miles by a natural obstruction, form
ing a lake from a few hundred yards
to one or more milee in width, the
contour Of the land forming many
: beautiful bays along its shores and
dark green forests of pine, hr, cedar
u and tamarack coming down every
: where close to the waters edge and
9 giving a green tinee to the lake. II
IL all surprisingly beautiful. ON
It's shores are already built many
. cottages where people of Spokane
;, make summer homes. As the years
go on, its shores will be lined with
homes as picturesque and inviting al
y those on the borders of Como OF
= Windermere. Adjoining the tow
81 Is Fort Sherman, now abandoned
/. military post, with barracks, officers
quarters and residences. stables, lawn
4 and parade grounds all vacant aud
. under charge of caretakers, Thi'
., reservation of several hundred acre,
- OF nearly level land, covered will
an tall, graceful pines, would be al
ideal place for natioral soldiers
40 home, and II has been suggested tina
!. the government make it such.
. Occur d'Alene is essentially
OF lumber town. Up the lake and Tn
dc continent rivers are the very selec
NJ the lumber forests of Idaho, IL
oh estimated that not less than Hfteel
billion feet of saw timber read 1
as reached from the lake tributaries
and the lake itself is natural boor
- Tor tho lors-can be drawn to mill