The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-03-04
A Few Words About 5onners Ferry.

Boomers Ferry Is the principal town In
the north end OF Kootrnai county. Idaho.
beautifully situated At the head OF navi-
cation on the Kootsnai river. with about
800 population. II - the commercial and
social center of tho great Kootsnai valley,
en- the main line of the Great Northern
railroad, the northern terminus OF the
Kootenai Valley railroad. and about 30
miles from the British possessions. .,s
The surface and character OF the coun-
try tributary to Boomers Ferry are agree
ably various. Beginning with the great
slluvial flats along the river, comprising
about $4,000 acres, of natural meadows
srairie and grass lands. chiefly valuable
for stock raising, dairying and kindred
Industries. Then the great table of bench
lands extending back to the mountains
severed with one OF Idaho's greatest for
ests of pine, fir, tamarack and cedar. The
Northern Pacific Railway company own
cd all the odd numbered sections. and
has sold most of its holdings to settlers
b. the last-few years; the even numbered
sections, or government lands. are being
rapidly taken as homesteads, and few
! ale under the timber and stone act. On
hese bench lands the soil is good, with
plenty of good water, plenty of rainfall
and no irrigation needed On most OF the
slams there is spot where there Is lit
tie or no heavy timber, where 1t is cas-
by cleared; here the settler commences
farming operations Some of the older
Iettlers have splendid orchards, bearing
Ill, 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-
antly, as well 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 10 lumbermen when wanted. There
is 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
umDered claims are taken anu lhOSo IS-
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
th-ee unsurveyed localities are to be found
some splendid farming and timbered
'ands, with some fine bodies of white pine
and cedar.
There are great opportunities for In
dustrlous people to get cheap homes here
and to engage in agricultural, hordcultu
} raj and stock raising pursuits on any
! scale, large or small; there are still
greater opportunities for sawmill men t
: engage in the manufacture of lumber OF
a any scale but especially on large scale
A good quality of yellow pine red fir
z tamarack and cedar can be bought II
large or small quaint les at 81 pc" 100
stumpage or the timber land can %
> bought for from SO to $40 per acre. al
. along as fine a river as flows anywhere
Splendid facilities for manufacturing ant
shipping exist at Bonners Ferry. wiz
: good freight rates. we have the WORK
, | for a market. Don't write 100 much 70
information, but If you want anything
i come and get it; that is what the rest o
them are doing. If you don't du f. 20
- will he too late.
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION.
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