The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01
SUMNER RESORT
SCENIC cITYoF CoEURD'ALENE
Large Lunbsr sTiiis aud vast Timber Me-
sources The Coming eity Of sorihern.
laaha aTiId Climate aad a Bsaithfai
Location.

lakes IA tie world, the city Of
Occur d'Aiaue, Idaho, nestlss IL the
feet VI ths Sitter Root mountains II
MAS loeatsI n 1854 snd has pnpaia-
sion today Of 5000 The city gnfn-
ishes ample accommodations for
pleasure. aud tbs numerous aud we'll
equipped steamers sud SMALLER water
crafts are utilized by thousands u
visitors annually H. location makes
IL the eenteF u large aud product
i've fasmiae, mining. aud numbering
country, Il IL rapidly f,Fging ahead
As commercial point Millions Of
fest VI foe timber still stand ~ jaeeat
70 the city.
The farming country tributary
covers MA AFea u At0nf go, 000 acFes
With an ontpat that il enormous
Wheat yields an average ~ IS bushels
TO this acre, and there are 1t present
70, 900 acres planted. showing =
yearly increase ia acreage. Tbs Out.
pat q wheas daFias 1908 vas aEeF
sac. 600 bushels. outs ars planted
10 1000 acres yisidine 80 bushels
20 the sore, making q total yield 81
30. 600 bushels snBuaiiy.
There are 20. coo ncrss planted In
hay, Nhich yields 80 avennee u one
and onr half tons % the aeFe, making
. total u nearly 80, eco tons. One
thousand iivv handred Arges are de-
voted 10 fruit with saeh a. ara
0f tins farming eonHgry. and eth
such excellent yisIds. TIE coautry Is
yearly enriched ~ handF.is Of
thousands - doltaFv. CoenT 4 Aiutse
- locstea 81 = hiRh ~irvation an8 ths
rainfall u atsnndAnt, aveFaRiag stout
rs inches annually Il hss been
found that IN this caantry tbs rain.
fall i saIiieieut "a develop all cTups
The soii u adapted e. growing
afiy all she vegetation witch can
Z gruen 10 ths ismpsrate climate.
Ali kinds q Vegetables do veil. This
IL an saoelleut country for rput crurs.
the snii la bisrk sandy ieam gaes
tec'iy adapted a. tbts class q tegn,
table, Fvw vegetables, hussv~g.
aFu shiEped 'eeA ,iso country. thces
being sold got iusal uao.
Dubac wpssiH surruubd 10 reuutry
aud tawu Aad aH a large purt3au "a IL
IL htliy sud anat ior farming par
poeca, this has bscame = good stock
country bsysauae uf the extensive free
ranges. Stock may roam the hills
and hud, during = greater Part -
tbs year, plentiful supply u tho
sncCalent bunch grass with which
this country is covered. and tcedine
h. necessary noe more than eight -
ten weeks during the short periets
wheu snow cnqeys The ground. Au.
other excellent feature " stock fais.
ms Ia thls country Be- that THERE u
- dom suy severely cold weather
sch as is found east II tbo Rocky
oaBfs5us. aud tho lives Of stock are
ssut I,,VapuacI ny estgmrly cold
Temperature. hlizzards, - hBBistorWss
mos aro they pesiared 81 iuseci aud
Hiea auyIgs lH maF4H emf frs f6a
hills age also sell aatpsesi. therg is,
inp susail streams aud srrtrea sfcfs
whgre There are Ut pFcssut 70 the
|coentfy directly tributary ta Occur q s.
Algee 2aNa bead - aatfls ha+iua a
value 81 E8eNnu. 1900 berss
stitch raIreasat d eaibe ii sl5a 9o1.
and qthcr toek Witch materially
acids e. che value q thls industry
Tee industry for xhyrh the iaVn
aud neuntry have bcy,eue renowned
h numbering FnF miles IA every
direction fhere ara deuse forests,
part Of which have Furnished saw
timbet t. tbe mills located a.
'oeursd'A lenc for long period. and
win continue % furnish the raw
material for one or two moro genera
ions. Logs from these forests are
put in the fall aud winter, hauled
Down 90 the many email stroams
Implying into Coour d'Aicne lake
nd fleated to the town, there 10 be
converted into lumber which Is sent
b all parts Of the world Occur d..
lene has sawmills Of 100. 600 feet,
90, 600 feet, 50, 600 and 20, 600 feet
ally capacity.
Besides these four large establish.
aents, Cosur d'Aleue has a represen.
Ation of sixty.two business houses.
hioh includes three national banks.
bere are six churches, the Baptist,
ethodist, Presbyterian. Episcopal,
athoiic and Christian. The city
~ complete waterworks, which is
perated by gravity system, with
hily capacity Of 600, 600 gallons.
bis improvement cost s62, 600, IL