The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-04
Opportunities at Boomers Ferry.

Boomers Ferry is the principal town in
the north end of KootelA county. Idaho
beautifully situated ID the head of navi-
cation on the Koof,ual river. WITH about
SO population. Ii . the commercial and
social center of the great k0Otenai valley
on tine main line of the Great Northern
railroad, the northern terminus OF the
Kootenai Valley railroad, and about 80
miles from the British possessions.
The surface and character OF the cOun-
try tributary to Bonners Ferry are agree
ably various. Beginning with the great
aluvial flats along the river, comprising
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 bench
lands extending lack 20 the mountains
covered with one OF Idaho S groa est for
est~ OF pine, fir tamaraCk and cedar. Tne
Northern Pacific Railway company own
ed all the odd numbered sections, and
has sold most of its holdings to Sc tiers
in the last few yea s.; the even numbered
sections or government lands, are being
rapidly taken as homes ,odds, 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 sp1. where there IS lit
tie or no heavy lmOer where Il is cas-
Iy 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 qualify. and the newcomers are
all Sc ting out young orchards Timothy,
clover and the celeais 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 org Nlr Tbnra il a {
least one wagon road on every township
surveyed in the valley leading to and
from Boomers Ferry. Settlers wisely leave
the heavy timber stand on their claims
to sell TO lumbermen when wanted. There
is yet a 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, but,
naturally. the best locations and the best
timbered 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 are yet unsurveyed. In
te~<e unsurveyed localities are to be found
some splendid farming and timbered
sands, with some fine bodies of white pine
and cedar.
Now is the time to take up claims
tne time Tor selling them mas 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-
tied 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 market
ed; it is all awaiting the erection and op-
Grafton of sawmills here
There are great opportunities for in
dustrIOus 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 still
greater opportunities for sawmill men 20
engage IN The manufacture of lumber on
any scale, but especially on a large scale.
good quality of yellow pine, rel fir.
tamarack and cedar can be bought IN
large OK small quantities at 81 PEI 1000
slumpase or the timber land can be
bought for from S3 to $40 per acre. all
along as fine a river as flows anywhere.
Splendid facilities for manufacturing and
shipping exist ct BOnners Ferry. With
good freight rates, we have the world
Tor market. Don't write TOO much for
information. but if You want anything
come and get it,; ,hat is what the rest OF
them are doing. If you don't do IL you
viii he 100 late.
There IS no room now for any bust
ness thar does not utilize the natural re-
sources OF the country Yours truly.
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION.
T}Oruere FafrN Idaho