The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-13
Opportunities at Boomers Ferry

Bonners Ferry is the principal town in
the north end of Koote1ai county, Idaho,
beautifully situated p. the head of navi-
CATION on the Koot~nai river, with about
500 population. 1t - the CONNER cial and
social center of the great Kootenai valley,
on the main line of the Great No them
railroad, the northern terminus OF the
Kootenai Valley railroad, and about 30
miles from the British possessions.
The surface and character of the coun-
try tributary to Boomers Ferry are agree
ably various. Beginning with the great
alluvial 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 back to the mountains,
covered with one of Idaho's greatest for
ests of pine, fir tamarack and cedar. The
Northern Pacific Railway company own
ed all the odd numbered sections and
has sold most of it's holdings to settlers
in the last few years; the even numbered
sections, or government lands, are being
rapidly taken as homesteads, and 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 a spot where there is lit
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. Tim Othy
clover and the cereals are yielding abund-
antly as we'll as all root crops and ber-
ries. 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
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 1t, 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
railroad and large river
Some of the main valley and most of
the lateral valleys are yet unsurveyed In
these unsurveyed localities are to be found
some splendid farming and timbered
lands 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-
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 gteat opportunities for in
dustrlous people to get cheap homes here
, and to engage in agricultural, horicultu-
raj and stock raising pursuits on any
scale, large or small; there are still
greater opportunities for sawmill men to
engage in the manufacture of lumber on
any scale, but especially on a large scale
good quality OF yellow pine, red fir
| tamarack and cedar can be bought IN
large or small ouao'i los at 81 Pc l0O
| stumpage, or the timber land can Ot
bought for from 50 to $40 per acre all
/ along as fine a river as flows anywhere
Splendid facilities for manufacturing anC
| shipping exist at Boomers Ferry. VIII
good freight rates. we have the worlc
for a market. Don't write TOO much foi
information. but If you want anythin4
come and get it; that is what the rest o.
them are doing. II you don't do yot
will he 100 late.
There is no room now for any bust
ness that does rOt utilize the natural re
sources OF the country Yours truly
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION,
Boomers Ferry, Idaho.