The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
GROWING STATE OF IDAHO
IT'S AN EMPIRE OF WEALTH
Carved Out of Oregon In 1868 IL Has
steadily Grown In Wealth and PoPula-
sion-state for Fourteen Miner
alweaIth Increasing.

The state Of Idaho is an empire
worthy of the name that was carved
out Of the old Oregon boundary in
1868 and designated rs the Territory
of Idaho. From the British Columbia
country on the north to the boundary
that is marked by Utah and Nevada
on the south is a distance Of 500
miles, while from Wyoming on the
east to Oregon on the west is dis
lance Of 800 miles. A magnificent
area OF nearly 50, 900 square miles,
as diversified in topography and
prOductiveness as any portion of the
great west, is included within the
boundaries Of this state. As mem
Der of the American family of com
monwealths, admitted to the Union
In 1890, Idaho is yet to be consider
cd as experiencing its flush Of vigor-
GUS youth. In the fourteen years
that it has enjoyed the privileges of
statehood 1t has been acquiring a
population that is fully alive to all
the material advantages that the state
has to offer, and the result has been
q most remarkable development Of
resources and an accumulation Of
wealth from its mines, its forests, its
broad acres Of tillable land and its
thousands of square miles Of grazing
territory, Of which any state or com
munity might we'll be proud.
Idaho stands almost as the latest
exemplification of the wonderful
prowess of Americans in transform
ing the wilderness into the abode of
civilization and adding to the
national diadem a star that has every
promise Of eventually attaining to
the first magnitude. One need be
familiar but in a cursoFy way with
the general characteristics Of the
state to be convinced that its future
as a great commonwealth is assured
There is no section of the United
States where for the last ten years
there has been greater activity in the
development of industrial oppor-
tunities-the building of thriving
cities and towns, the cultivation OF
great areas Of cereals and fruits, the
raising Of cattle and sheep, that has
given the state the reputation Of the
principal stock section of the west,
and the production of minerals to a
value that is almost fabulous.
In this last line of industry alone,
Idaho bears a reputation that is en-,
viable. 1t stands as the third min.
ing state in the Union, as in the
production Of one of the most useful
minerals, lead, it leads al others. II
issestimated that fully 40 per cent OF
the entire lead product of the country
IL mined in this northwest empire.
In one single mining property within
the limits Of the state, one-sixth oil
the total lead produced in the United
States is mined. From the tradi
tional days of mining in this country,
Idaho has always been known as al
Eldorado. Its reputation as a verit
p aDAV hAC%A9AAC hOuHG LAdS DCrH ElFhuliJ
augmenting since the early day wher
more than $3.50, 900, 600 of minera
wealth was transported by pack trains
over the old Shermantown trail from
the Boise Basin past Silver City, il
Nevada, across the Cascades to tht
mint in San Francisco, adding to tn,
name of California as a gold anC
silver producing state. There Is NJ
doubt that in miuing it will con
tinue to compete for the palm, anC
In all other regards its future may b
anticipated with pride by the sturdy
progressive men and women who hav,
made their homes within its terri
torial limits. -POcatello Advance.