The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-02-27
PRIDE OF THE PAN HANDLE

NsR esscs Csswty Rsssseess . Set est ~
| The emiSrstss~ Agent = M Nssthesa p
eiise Rsli~sy-A taad u Oppsstsaity.
Nes Pcrcc comfy is bounded ON the
north by La,ah county. aud is sep aratedl
from Washington by the SNAKE river ON
the west. Sincr the opening u Nes
Perce reservation 10 settlement IN the TALL
of 1895, il has been one cf the iAvorite
agricultural counties Of idaho. BEFORE
the reservation WAS thrown open il was
favorahly kuown on account VI the high
state VI cult walton 10 which much Of liz
land had been brought by the Indians.
who in many cases had acquired consider.
able wealth from farming Il. A good
deal Of this land has since ,,eeu leased
from tlienl. There are as,ctn acres OF
Indian allotmen,s now being fasmed hy
white men under lease. The area ofthe
county IL about sot 900 acrra, Al which
3oo,oon acres are under cultivation
There were i77.ssa acres allotted TO the
Indians, and ss,ooo appropriated for
forest reserve. There arr 3onp farms IN
the county. IN 1899 there were 100000
acres Of wheat So o acres Of harley aud
sono acrea Of oats, yielding respectively
as bushels. 70 bushels aud 50 bushels to
the acres. There were 300 acres Of Alfalfa
planted, aud 5000 scrss of fruit, while
aooo acres we're devoted 10 vcgetahlcs.
The average price OF unimproved land In
this couny il SO au acre, while Inn
proved land ranges from SIS 70 $500 An
acre, the latter, of course, rcpsesentiue
the choiceas Of the irsivaled lsnds.
There are still over sc.9oo acres Of gov.
ernmcnt land open for settiement In this
county under the homestead act, In the
country there are TS,0o cattle valued II
$36o. 900; II COS sheep valued n tiIo,-
Ola, 1908 horses valued NJ t34i ,S6o; and
ra,9s7 hogs valued At t5S.yot. The ~.
sessed valuation OF personal property in
the county IL t9ol ,9g6, and Of real estate
t,,9o2IsA. At the time the reservation
was thrown open il WAS announced that
a charge Of s. rs per acre wodld he made
for the land, but since passage Of the Free
Homestead Bill at the last congress, Land
can be taken up withou, the payment ol
this SUM- The altitude of Nca rercc
varies considerably. ranging from $50 IA
1000 feet at It's point Of contact with
Idaho county. Special pamphlets con.
tanning full particulars regarding the
wonderful fruit. hearing characteristics oI
the Clearwater valley can he obtained b,
application TO the Emigration Depart,
n,ent Of the Northern Pacific Railway
Company at ST. Paul. The table lands
are admirably adapted 10 The growing 81
all kinds Of cereals, ss well ~ tho harder
varieties of fruits. There are about 7s,.
600 acres of timber land In the county
principally fit aud white pine. Il car
boast No shools with 90 teachers aud au
enrolment Of 1855 pupils. MI only II
Nex Perccs county valuable for lis agri.
cultural and fruit lands and for ils timi'
her, but there are large deposits Of gold
silver, copper and granite within Iii
borders. The latter IL soid through ghon,
the northwest country in competition
with the famous barre granite of vsr
mont. Until the last two or three Year,
Nes Perce county was without railway
transportation. Since then. however
the Northern Pacific Palouse branch hsi
been extended to Lewiston, avd twt
other branches have been built, one fi0u
North Lspwai 10 culdessc, wholly wiihi
the county. the other from Spsid,ng Il
Sites. which while JUS. scross the Clear
water river which forms the casters
boundary Of the county. nevertheless sf
tnrds ready outlet for sll that its settler
can produce The proximity Of th'
Buffalo Hump and 81 ven Devils mininl
regions creates = steady demand Tor fsIu
produce Of every kind. Lewiston, I'll,
county seat, st the junction of the cieai
water aud Snake river, has been tn
principal town Of this part Of the countr
for many years, and since the adven, q
the railway ii has rapidly increased Il
population. The United States Lam
Office is located here. and with Cisrks
G ton, i,s suburb, on the Washington sid
!. Of the river, il 10 RAPIDLY assuming
!. metropolitan proportions. Osher town
y in the county are Lspwai, Nesperce
{ ks,niab ard Cul,le&sc.