The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-03-11
A Few Words About Boomers Ferry.

Bonners Ferry is the principal town In
the north end of Kooteaai county, Idaho.
beautifully situated at the head of navi-
cation on the Kootenai river. with about
800 population. It "a the commercial and
social center OF the great Kootsnai 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
slluvial 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 Idahos greatest for
ests of pine, fir, tamarack and cedar. The
Northern Pacific Railway company own
I'd all the odd numbered sections, and
las sold most of its holdings to settlers
In the last few years; the even numbered
sections, or government lands, being
rapidly taken as homesteads, and a few
.
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 1t is cas-
ny cleared: here the settler commences
farming operations. Some of the older
Iettlers 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-
| 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 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-
6 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 q
railroad and large river
Some of the main valley and most OF
the lateral valleys are yet unsurveyed. II
I ,h>ee unsurveyed localities are to be foun(
1 some splendid farming and timbere'
r 'ands, with some fine bodies of white pin
T. and cedar.
There are great opportunities for in
T dustrlOus people to get cheap homes her
l. and to engage in agricultural, horucultu
- raj and stock raising pursuits on an,
y scale large or SMALL there are still
d greater opportunities for sawmill men t.
. engage in the manufacture of lumber o.
any scale but especially on large scale
g A good quality of yellow pine, red Ill
q tamarack and cedar can be bought /
large or small quantities at 81 Pc JOG
, stumpage or the timber land can
bought for from SO to $40 per acre. a
along as fine a river flows anywhere
- Splendid facilities for manufacturing an
J. shipping exist at Boomers Ferry. VII
: good freight rates, we have the worl
for market. Don't write too much fc
II Information, but if you want anythin
q come and get it; that is what the rest {
them are doing. If you don't uo II 20
will he too late.
= BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION.
Bonners Ferry, Idaho.