The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-12-11
Opportunities at Boomers te,ry

Boomers Ferry is the principal TOW.
the north end of Koote18i county. Idaho.
beautifully situated p The head OF ua..
cation on the KOof nal river wit au.i
DIV population. II - the CONNIE ca, ..t.l
social center of the great kOotenaf va4...
on the main line OF he Great No ,neru
railroad, the northern terminus ol a,
hootenai Valley railroad, and about ~
miles from the British possessions
Ihe surface and character o. tns rouf.-
try tributary 10 Bonners Ferry are a..c..
hDiy various Beginning with the gfeat
Hl4uNlal nats along The river cOmplialus
about $4,000 acres, OF natural meadows
pralie ana grass lands, chiefly valuable
tcr stock raising, dairying and kindred
Industries. Then the great table of ben a,
lands extending Lack to the mountains
covered with one of Idaho greatest for
ests of pine, fir, tainarack and cedar. The
Nortnern racine Railway company own
ca all the odd numbered sec uOns and
mas sold most Of its holdings to settlers
III the last few years; the even numbered
sections, or government lands, are oeInA.
rapidly taken as hOmesteads. and a few
lie under the timber and stone act On
these bench lands the soil is good with
plenty OF good water plenty of rainfall
ana no irrigation needed On most of the
claims there is a spot where there is H.
tie or no heavy timber. where It is cas-
lily cleared; here the settler commences
farming operations. Some of the older
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 Welding abund-
antly as well as all root crops and ber-
RES. Rich grass grows all through the
timber and on the bald hills, furnishing
unlimited grazing for cattle. There is at
least one wagon road on every township
surveyed in the valley leading to and
ftom Bonners Ferry. Settlers wisely leave
the heavy timber stand on their claims
10 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 OF all of 1t, bur.
naturally, the best locations and the best
numbered claims are taken and those re-
naming are chiefly suitable for home
steads, rather than timber claims These
are TO be found from 10 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 are yet unsurveyed. In
ts~~e unsurveyed localities are to be found
some splendid farming and timbered
eands, with some fine bodies OF white pine
and cedar.
Now is the time to take up claims
the time for selling them has not yet ar
rived Just as soon as some OF the pro.
posed sawmills are built and operated
at Bonners Ferry there will be an unlim-
ited market for timber, and the supply
Will be as unlimited as the demand The
numbering industry has not yet begun.
there is no timber being cut or markes-
ed; 1t Is all awaiting the erection and op.
eration OF sawmils here.
There are great opportunities for in
dusflous people TO get cheap homes here |
and to engage in agricultural, horticultu- |
raj and stock raising pursuits on any
scale, large or small: there are SUI. !
greater opportunities Tor sawmill men 10 |
engage in the manufacture of lumber on |
any scale but especially on a large scale |
A good quality OF yellow pine, red fir !
tamarack and cedar can be bought IN
large or small guam les al 81 PEI 100. |
stumpage, or the timber land can be
bought tor from So to $40 per acre. all |
along as fine a river as flows anywhere |
splendid facilities FOR manufacturing and /
shipping exist at Boomers Ferry. with |
good freight rates. we have the world !
Tor market. Don't write too much for I
but if you want anything |
come and get it; that is what the rest OF
them are doing If you don't 40 II you
VIII he 100 late.
There Is no room now for any bust
ness that does not utilize the natural re-
sources of the country. Yours truly,
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION
Boomers Ferry Idaho.