The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-03-18
A Few Words About Boomers Ferry,

Bonners Ferry is the principal town IN
the north end of Kootenai county. Idaho.
beautifully situated at the head of navi-
cation on the Kootenai river, with about
500 population. 1t Is the commercial and
social center Of the great Koetsnai valley,
on the main line of the Great Northern
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 Bonners 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
ands extending back to the mountains.
covered with one of Idaho's greatest for
ests of pine. fir, tanarack and cedar. The
Northern Pacific Railway company own
I'd all the odd numbered sections. and
aas sold most of its holdings to settlers
In the last few years; the even numbered
sections. or government lands, are being
rapidly taken as homesteads, and a few
ale 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
lie or no heavy timber, where 1t is cas-
ly cleared; here the settler commences
arming operations. Some of the older
'ettlers have splendid orchards, bearing
al kinds of northern grown fruits of most
excellent quality, and the newcomers are
all setting out young orchards. Timothy.
clover and the cereals are yielding abund-
Nntly, as well as all root crops and ber-
les. Rich grass grows all through the
imber and on the bald hills, furnishing
unlimited grazing for cattle There is a
east one wagon road on every township
surveyed in the valley leading to and
from Boomers Ferry. Settlers wisely leave
he heavy timber stand on their claims
o sell TO lumbermen when wanted. There
5 yet a great deal of government land
in the valley subject to entry under me
homestead and stone and timber acts,
with more or less timber on all of 1t, but.
naturally, the best locations and the best
imbered 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
he 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
'h-se unsurveyed localities are to be found
some splendid farming and timbered
ands, with some fine bodies of white pine
md cedar
There are great opportunities for in
lustrlOus 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 TO
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
arge or small quantities al 81 PEI 1000
srumpage, or the timber land can De
bought for from 50 to $40 per acre all
along as fine a river as flows anywhere.
Splendid facilities for manufacturing and
shipping exist a. Boomers Ferry. WI n
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; that is what the rest Of
them are doing. If you don't do IT you
will he too late.
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION.
Bonners Ferry. Idaho.